Does poor in-flight sevice cause you to avoid USA airlines?
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As for amenities, I have noticed (in business lounges):
~Superior SELF-SERVE beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, coffee/tea.
~Bathrooms of a superior hygienic and aesthetic standard (granite/marble vs high school locker-room tile)
~Showers are ubiquitous
~Real food (fruit, veg, higher end cookies/bakery, hot items). Not hydrolized, hydrogenated, over-processed "snack" food.
~Various overpriced Mac computers in the working areas (does it provide a marginal value over PCs? No. Does it give a great appearance? Oh yes.)
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- Whatever that lounge is near the AA gate at PVG where J/F pax go. It's another one of those shared lounges
- The aforementioned Star lounge in MAD
- The Star lounges at CAI - operated by MS - even the new terminal one is pretty weak. (The old terminal one is literally a single room with a few magazines and soft drinks.)
- The lounge for US Envoy Class at LGW...although that prior to US joining any alliance so I'm sure it's different today
- Most lounges willing to let me in with my Diner's Club card.
Guys, I'm not trying to say that United lounges are terrific. I'm just saying that there's a greater continuum of lounges out there - good and bad - with your standard United Club not at either extreme.
If you want another example of a really good J lounge, I liked the atmosphere/ambiance and food/drink at ANA.
I've always liked LH Sen lounges but LH Biz lounges are so-so...
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It does make a difference. The post-2000 history of financial troubles for airlines that are or were domiciled in Europe, Asia and Latin America are testimony to what you noted. It's also a factor in the US, where the US legacy majors with TATL and TPAC service have surrendered domestic market-share to LCCs of sorts.
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~Superior SELF-SERVE beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, coffee/tea.
~Bathrooms of a superior hygienic and aesthetic standard (granite/marble vs high school locker-room tile)
~Showers are ubiquitous
~Real food (fruit, veg, higher end cookies/bakery, hot items). Not hydrolized, hydrogenated, over-processed "snack" food.
~Various overpriced Mac computers in the working areas (does it provide a marginal value over PCs? No. Does it give a great appearance? Oh yes.)
~Bathrooms of a superior hygienic and aesthetic standard (granite/marble vs high school locker-room tile)
~Showers are ubiquitous
~Real food (fruit, veg, higher end cookies/bakery, hot items). Not hydrolized, hydrogenated, over-processed "snack" food.
~Various overpriced Mac computers in the working areas (does it provide a marginal value over PCs? No. Does it give a great appearance? Oh yes.)