airberlin sucks
Oct 21, 2013, 8:53 am
#16
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Paris
Programs: AA LT Plat (4m+), AF Plat, A3 Gold, Hyatt Lifetime Globalist, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat/Ambassador
Posts: 2,648
I am not a fan... planes I've taken are old and cramped. LH is far better in my opinion in this regard. AB essentially operates a low-cost product within Europe at the same rates (or higher) as LH. Also found their times to many cities to be awful (only super early or super late departures). They need to upgrade their offering a bit in my opinion.
Oct 22, 2013, 5:27 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 159
Other than that, I enjoyed my first AB experience.
Oct 31, 2013, 12:42 pm
#21
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: New York, NY
Programs: The Golden status boy
Posts: 854
Flying DUS-JFK on AB in J for the first time in May. Problem is that we only have a 45 min. connection in DUS from FCO. When we get to JFK, we have to switch to EWR for our flight home to DFW on AA.
How's AB's efficiency with transporting luggage in such a short time? The only other J/F mileage redemptions with AA had us fly to LAX on AB and spend the night. But, there's more of a gap in transit through.
How's AB's efficiency with transporting luggage in such a short time? The only other J/F mileage redemptions with AA had us fly to LAX on AB and spend the night. But, there's more of a gap in transit through.
Oct 31, 2013, 12:53 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NYC, DUS
Programs: Mattiott Lifetime Titanium Elite, LH SEN, IB Emerald, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 564
Flying DUS-JFK on AB in J for the first time in May. Problem is that we only have a 45 min. connection in DUS from FCO. When we get to JFK, we have to switch to EWR for our flight home to DFW on AA.
How's AB's efficiency with transporting luggage in such a short time? The only other J/F mileage redemptions with AA had us fly to LAX on AB and spend the night. But, there's more of a gap in transit through.
How's AB's efficiency with transporting luggage in such a short time? The only other J/F mileage redemptions with AA had us fly to LAX on AB and spend the night. But, there's more of a gap in transit through.
Nov 27, 2013, 1:23 pm
#23
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,072
Next Time Fly on Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
Nov 27, 2013, 9:48 pm
#24
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold, NEXUS, GE, ABTC/APEC, South Korea SES, eIACS, PP, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 16,046
Next Time Fly on Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
(many of the fares I would fly are 25-50% earning in m+m, and earn 0% credited to *A. This is why OW gets my TATL business.)
Nov 27, 2013, 11:12 pm
#25
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PVG, FRA, SEA, HEL
Programs: UA Premier Gold
Posts: 4,783
Great until you earn no miles flying them...
(many of the fares I would fly are 25-50% earning in m+m, and earn 0% credited to *A. This is why OW gets my TATL business.)
(many of the fares I would fly are 25-50% earning in m+m, and earn 0% credited to *A. This is why OW gets my TATL business.)
UA/LH are still somewhat decent. There are still some moderately priced fares out there which earn 100% miles. Of course with cheap K, there is nada.
Nov 28, 2013, 9:59 pm
#26
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYZ
Programs: BA Gold/Marriott Gold/HH Diamond/IC Plat Amba
Posts: 5,992
Next Time Fly on Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
Nov 30, 2013, 8:35 am
#27
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
The cheap AF/KL fares mostly earn 25% or 50% in FB, but continue to earn 100% if credited to DL. So sort of backwards compared to LH.
Dec 5, 2013, 2:15 am
#29
Join Date: May 2013
Location: YYZ/YTZ/YUL
Programs: BA Gold, TK Elite
Posts: 1,558
I have flown AB plenty of times, through both TXL and DUS, and never had any problems with the luggage.
Dec 5, 2013, 4:41 am
#30
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: UAMP S, TK M&S E (*G), Marriott LTP, IHG P, SK EBG
Posts: 11,095
Next Time Fly on Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
I am serious on Lufthansa in Coach Class they have a great entertainment system and their food is really good. Request a special meal such as a Vegetarian Meal and you will be served first.
You can get Campari, A Good Gin and Tonic, Red, White, Riesling Sparkling Wines,and other mixers in Coach.
Lufthansa has a great connection system going at Munich(much smaller than Frankfurt) and you can go from Schengen to Non Schengen within 45 minutes. Plus you can connect to pretty much anywhere you need to such as Dusseldorf/Berlin.
Enjoy the Biergarten at Munich. It's worth the extra price to fly with Lufthansa.
?I don't think you have tried their NEK? Or row 83 on their A380 - if the one sitting in front of you is over 85kg, his seat will recline toward you the whole flight.
Food is inedible IMO, once in an earlier MUC-CPH LH flight I got sandwich straight out from a freezer, it was frozen when it was handed to me.
AB smashed my suitcase once, yes they refused to pay - they make the procedure very painful to go through unless you just want a letter from them for reporting to your own travel insurance. I didn't want to do that but I had to because I know it's going to be a seriously long battle.