British Airways falls from #1 in consumers favourite brands
Mar 19, 2018, 5:25 am
#271
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I think someone here are using selective evidence without background information to make a point. Unfortunately people here are more educated like you, who can point out the biases within. I would go on to make the point that SQ is a fine company. Its downward trend in itself is due to the neglect of the middle level flyers (namely Star Gold and Krisflyer Gold/Silver members). Its insistence of separate PPS and Krisflyer alienated middle level flyers and ultimately in many cases the loyalty is lost among these flyers. Those struggle to maintain FFP levels started to look elsewhere. And the uprising of Chinese carriers are making life difficult for SQ nowadays.
Mar 19, 2018, 5:32 am
#272
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You are quite right, but it’s the constant moaning about BA whilst flying other airlines that I believe draws out the defensive comments. I note you are an Emirates ambassador. I have no doubt that a lot of people like this airline, but my one experience in F and the subsequent apathy of their customer services was so bad that I parked the miles and chose not to fly with them. My point is that you won’t find any posts from me on the Emirates forum bleating on how terrible they are. I just moved on and started flying with airlines I like.
Mar 19, 2018, 6:32 am
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Mar 19, 2018, 7:36 am
#274
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Yes, there are probably around 10 posters that you know will always disagree with anybody that posts anything anti-BA.
There are a similar number who would still complain about BA even if they got upgraded to F class every flight!
Cut out those 20, and the BA forum is generally quite well balanced. But what you get is people getting wound up (well, I do anyway!) by the constant love-everything/hate-everything posts from the minority.
Mar 19, 2018, 7:46 am
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Agreed!
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Mar 19, 2018, 8:57 am
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Agreed!
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Mar 19, 2018, 12:24 pm
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Mar 19, 2018, 1:13 pm
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Agreed!
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Mar 19, 2018, 4:28 pm
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Agreed!
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Oh yes - I remember the Comet IV - although my first jet flight was on an Air France Caravelle. BEA was flying those Vanguards at the time in the days when they had (a little bit like the Eastern Block countries) buy British even if no one else did. The one aircraft that I regret never flying was the VC10. I just missed them at BCAL and then they were pretty much withdrawn.
Mar 19, 2018, 5:19 pm
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So is there a ranking outside the Top 20 list? Did BA end up, for example, 23rd on this list or I don’t know...87th?! Not that it matters too much now but it could say a bit more about the overall results.
Mar 19, 2018, 6:10 pm
#282
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Google and Amazon also fell off the Top 20
Mar 19, 2018, 8:15 pm
#283
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Yes, there are probably around 10 posters that you know will always disagree with anybody that posts anything anti-BA.
There are a similar number who would still complain about BA even if they got upgraded to F class every flight!
Cut out those 20, and the BA forum is generally quite well balanced. But what you get is people getting wound up (well, I do anyway!) by the constant love-everything/hate-everything posts from the minority.
WHen you are so far down it is easier to get back up as the company you keep are marginally better.
Mar 20, 2018, 4:07 am
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I never got to fly on a Caravelle, what was it like? The only VC10’s I flew on were in RAF service and I enjoyed them so commercial service for BCAL and BOAC must have been great for their time. Not quite a Comet but did fly on the Nimrod, that was quite smooth and quiet.
Mar 20, 2018, 1:19 pm
#285
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Thank you Pucci for your insight, the triangular windows caught my attention when I was a small boy but never got the chance to fly it. I have flown on the DC9, BAC1-11, Boeing 727 and Fokker 28 but that one eluded me.
