Originally Posted by
ulyparis
Well it was my first experience on OZ and it was not a good one: no newspaper distributed, ordinary food, no soap in the washroom and very bad plane configuration. Even though we are * gold, we were assigned seats 29 D E just behind the washrooms and on 777 OZ configuration, there is no link between the two aisles, so people kept passing in our row to go from aisle to the other. You would think people would politely avoid disturbing? Not on OZ!
Also, Seoul airport is so annoying; you have to walk miles in a shopping center just to transfer to your next flight. In Osaka they transport you by shuttle for a third of the distance they force you to walk in Seoul.
People kept walking in the plane even though we were approaching HK and the seat belt signed had been turned on for a good 15 minutes: OZ FA have never heard of turbulence and possible accident to passengers? Safety does not seem a concern for OZ.
Will avoid OZ for the rest of my travelling career (100 000 miles+ per year). It is really subpar compared to AC, NH, TG, SQ, LH.
Sorry you did not enjoy your experience. You must have great trips on other airlines- I for instance don't get newpapers on flgihts except when in C or F, so my expectations are lower than yours. I did not realise that *gold entitled you to some improved seating, although I would have felt that bulkhead would be assessed as "good" by at least some passengers.
It must be hard to put up with pasengers pushing across you on a long haul flight- you have my sympathies
But different strokes for different folks- I relish a good walk after a long haul flight.
In around 40 OZ flights, I've never had your experience on seat belts- it sounds as though you should complain. However I've had troubles when going in and out of china- many inexperinced CN flyers do not seem very malleable.
What flights were you on? I'll know which ones to avoid -although I thought I'd done all the long haul flights with OZ.