EVA Air recieves Skytrax 5 Star Airline Designation

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Jun 24, 2016, 10:09 am

#31

TennisNoob

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: IAH

Programs: Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist, DL Plat, UA Silver

Posts: 4,043

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Originally Posted by ycc777

Are you messing up CI with CA? I'm not a picky eater but my experience with CA J food had been horrible.

Nope. Both times I flew CA J longhaul they had decent Cod Fish which was impressive coming out of the US. Domestically whether you fly F or J they will give you the nasty chicken w/ rice.

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Originally Posted by ycc777

JL is great and I'm a fan on their long distance new planes but until they decide to upgrade those ancient inta-Asia regional seats, they don't deserve to be on top. I mean come on, i couldn't even see what the monitor shows on J seats.

Intra Asia is garbage yes.

Jun 24, 2016, 11:28 am

#32

Siberian_Viktorya

Join Date: Jul 2015

Posts: 380

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Originally Posted by maortega15

Think about this for a moment, EVA is put on the same level as Singapore and Cathay.

Let us know after you thought it out thoroughly and carefully if they belong in the same category.

Do people actually believe Skytrax ratings?

Jun 25, 2016, 1:36 am

#33

coolfish1103

Join Date: Feb 2008

Location: CAN, LAX, TPE

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Posts: 2,898

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Originally Posted by superangrypenguin

I disagree.

BR J > NH F even for today's standard.

Are you sure? From my experiences with NH I don't even think BR J is better than NH J, let alone F.

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Originally Posted by ycc777

I should be glad they are switching to new se

Jun 26, 2016, 11:44 pm

#34

Wuxia

Join Date: Aug 2013

Programs: BA CX DL KE OZ*G PR QF QR; SPG IHG MR HH

Posts: 76

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Originally Posted by maortega15

Think about this for a moment, EVA is put on the same level as Singapore and Cathay.

Let us know after you thought it out thoroughly and carefully if they belong in the same category.

Just tried BR, and in a lot of ways, it's comparable to OZ, so if OZ is rated 5 stars, then so does BR. I do wonder why KE is not rated 5 stars as I much prefer KE in comparison to CX, SQ, BR or OZ. My primary complaint nowadays with CX is its catering. Food in Y is just so bad. CX also stopped giving activity packs to kids while KE, OZ and BR still give them to their child passengers. SQ is nice, but their prices tend to be very high with very little mileage to partner airlines. SQ also tends to give a lot more routes to SilkAir which definitely does not rank 5* either and is not even part of the Star Alliance.

While I haven't tried HU, the biggest Skytrax mystery to me is how KE and CZ are ranked the same.

Jun 27, 2016, 3:35 am

#35

tya

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: LAX, TPE, NYC

Programs: TK Miles&Smiles, AAdvantage, Flying Blue

Posts: 295

I never take Skytrax rating seriously but I don't have a problem BR being awarded 5 stars. As a Taipei native, I've always had ambivalent feelings towards BR.

My only thought is that BR has been expanding too rapidly in recent years and its training on younger staff can't catch up. I have personally experienced hugely diverging services on the same flight from a senior purser and an inexperienced staff. My only advice would be please be consistent, and don't let inexperienced FAs ruin your reputation on premium products, if they really do care.

One other thing I have to say though is I really like BR Y. In fact they are one of the best imo, better than SQ, NH or LH. FAs on BR Y are surprisingly more friendly than their J peers, and somehow their lavatories are always so clean (even cleaner than NH and LH J in my limited number of sample experiences).