poll - how many *A carriers have you flown?
Mar 13, 2002, 6:09 pm
#79
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: London. Or a plane.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UAL Traveler:
I need to get out of my habit of driving to/from Vienna from the likes of Prague and Innsbruck. It is one of the few cities in Europe where I have never been to the airport.</font>
I need to get out of my habit of driving to/from Vienna from the likes of Prague and Innsbruck. It is one of the few cities in Europe where I have never been to the airport.</font>
You're not missing much
As for *A Carriers:
LH
OS
SK
UA (ugg)
SQ
Lauda
TG
BD (double ugg)
Regards,
Alex
Mar 16, 2002, 7:19 am
#81
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sydney
Posts: 389
My favourite (international) *Alliance carriers for economy class flights (in order):
1.AN - I am still mouring the loss of this great airline. Their C class service from SYD to KIX was devine.
2.NZ - comparable to Ansett, inclduing their excellent domestic and Trans-Tasman service.
3.SQ - nothing surprising, just consistently good. Usually score an exit row seat as a Krisflyer Gold.
4.TG - my first international flight ever (BNE-BKK) and still one of my favourites.
5. NH - new 747 service to LHR is good.
6. UA - E Plus seating is quite nice.
7. SK - two bad flights six years ago on the 767 NRT>CPH route in the space of four days. I may giver them another chance with the new Airbus service.
Have also flown Biz class on LH long haul and enjoyed the sevice.
1.AN - I am still mouring the loss of this great airline. Their C class service from SYD to KIX was devine.
2.NZ - comparable to Ansett, inclduing their excellent domestic and Trans-Tasman service.
3.SQ - nothing surprising, just consistently good. Usually score an exit row seat as a Krisflyer Gold.
4.TG - my first international flight ever (BNE-BKK) and still one of my favourites.
5. NH - new 747 service to LHR is good.
6. UA - E Plus seating is quite nice.
7. SK - two bad flights six years ago on the 767 NRT>CPH route in the space of four days. I may giver them another chance with the new Airbus service.
Have also flown Biz class on LH long haul and enjoyed the sevice.
Mar 16, 2002, 7:21 am
#82
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sydney
Posts: 389
My favourite (international) *Alliance carriers for economy class flights (in order):
1.AN - I am still mouring the loss of this great airline. Their C class service from SYD to KIX was devine.
2.NZ - comparable to Ansett, inclduing their excellent domestic and Trans-Tasman service.
3.SQ - nothing surprising, just consistently good. Usually score an exit row seat as a Krisflyer Gold.
4.TG - my first international flight ever (BNE-BKK) and still one of my favourites.
5. NH - new 747 service to LHR is good.
6. UA - E Plus seating is quite nice.
7. SK - two bad flights six years ago on the 767 NRT>CPH route in the space of four days. I may give them another chance with the new Airbus service.
Have also flown Biz class on LH long haul and enjoyed the sevice.
1.AN - I am still mouring the loss of this great airline. Their C class service from SYD to KIX was devine.
2.NZ - comparable to Ansett, inclduing their excellent domestic and Trans-Tasman service.
3.SQ - nothing surprising, just consistently good. Usually score an exit row seat as a Krisflyer Gold.
4.TG - my first international flight ever (BNE-BKK) and still one of my favourites.
5. NH - new 747 service to LHR is good.
6. UA - E Plus seating is quite nice.
7. SK - two bad flights six years ago on the 767 NRT>CPH route in the space of four days. I may give them another chance with the new Airbus service.
Have also flown Biz class on LH long haul and enjoyed the sevice.
Mar 24, 2010, 10:41 am
#83
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,607
All in the back of the bus, in order of quality:
SQ (by *far* the nicest of the bunch)
SK (E+)
AC
CO (metal cutlery!)
BD (shorthaul)
LX (shorthaul)
LH (shorthaul)
LO (shorthaul)
UA (omg I can't describe how awful they were. one hot meal on an 11-hour flight?! And I didn't know they *made* screens so small.)
Still haven't tried SN, OZ, NZ, US, or any Asian carriers.
SQ (by *far* the nicest of the bunch)
SK (E+)
AC
CO (metal cutlery!)
BD (shorthaul)
LX (shorthaul)
LH (shorthaul)
LO (shorthaul)
UA (omg I can't describe how awful they were. one hot meal on an 11-hour flight?! And I didn't know they *made* screens so small.)
Still haven't tried SN, OZ, NZ, US, or any Asian carriers.
Mar 24, 2010, 3:11 pm
#84
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Westchester Co, NY or Rio Grande Valley, TX or ???
Programs: BAEC G, WN A-, Hyatt G, HH G, MAR T, Hz PC, was [UA2P, FL A+Elite, BD G]
Posts: 2,275
Only 9 to original posting date (now up to 12 as of August 2011), in order from best to worst by cabin:
Business Class:
1) NZ
2) OZ, SQ, TG - too close to call between these on my few flights
3) LX
4) UA (new product)
5) LH
6) US (yes, they call it first class, but it isn't!)
7) MS
8) TK (intra-Europe)
Economy:
1) AC
2) NZ (trans-Tasman)
3) LX, CO, UA (not counting UA E+)
4) US
5) MS
I have now added LH (in C), TK (in C), and LX (both Y and C) to the above.
Business Class:
1) NZ
2) OZ, SQ, TG - too close to call between these on my few flights
3) LX
4) UA (new product)
5) LH
6) US (yes, they call it first class, but it isn't!)
7) MS
8) TK (intra-Europe)
Economy:
1) AC
2) NZ (trans-Tasman)
3) LX, CO, UA (not counting UA E+)
4) US
5) MS
I have now added LH (in C), TK (in C), and LX (both Y and C) to the above.
Last edited by HPN-HRL; Aug 15, 2011 at 12:41 pm Reason: added update since my OP
Mar 24, 2010, 8:17 pm
#86
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Programs: M&M SEN, Amex Plat, Club Carlson, Marriott, HHonors & Accor Gold, Velocity Silver, Qantas Bronze
Posts: 3,767
Let me think:
1) no more existing Ansett (AN)
2) no more existing LaudaAir (NG)
3) Austrian (OS)
4) Lufthansa (LH)
5) Singaporean (SQ)
6) Thai (TG)
7) United (UA)
8) SAS (SK)
9) Turkish (TK)
10) Brussels (SN)
1) no more existing Ansett (AN)
2) no more existing LaudaAir (NG)
3) Austrian (OS)
4) Lufthansa (LH)
5) Singaporean (SQ)
6) Thai (TG)
7) United (UA)
8) SAS (SK)
9) Turkish (TK)
10) Brussels (SN)
Mar 24, 2010, 9:08 pm
#88
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
Programs: UAL 1KMM,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 758
Let's see
UA - all services from UX to P.S. to International First, TED, etc.
US - Express, Y, and First
CO - Y
LH - Business, Y, and First
NZ - First (when they had it)
TAP - Business and Y
Swiss - Business and Y
Austrian - Business and Y
SAS - Business
Spanair - Business and Y
bmi - Business and Y
UA - all services from UX to P.S. to International First, TED, etc.
US - Express, Y, and First
CO - Y
LH - Business, Y, and First
NZ - First (when they had it)
TAP - Business and Y
Swiss - Business and Y
Austrian - Business and Y
SAS - Business
Spanair - Business and Y
bmi - Business and Y