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  1. 29th July 2009, 07:12 AM #1
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    Airlines Who do you like dont like

    Something thats got nothing to do with Pumas.

    Whats the best and worst Airlines you have been on???

    For me Lao Air ( Fantastic )
    Cathy Pacific ( Fantastic )
    MAS ( Fantastic )

    British Airways ( -100 ) Poor
    Jet Star ( Average )
    Thai ( Average )
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  2. 29th July 2009, 07:29 AM #2
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    I thought this one would be up on your list:

    http://www.pumaair.com.br/

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  3. 29th July 2009, 08:07 AM #3
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    All these opinions are based on cattle-class service...

    Emirates - excellent.
    Korean - surprisingly good, and excellent Seoul stopover at the Hyatt.
    Lauda/Austrian - excellent.
    Air New Zealand - quite good.
    JAL - legs from Australia to Japan treated as not long haul so tiny, tiny seats and little entertainment, but legs to Europe are good.
    Qantas domestic - sometimes good, sometimes bad.
    Qantas international - average.
    Virgin-Blue - rubbish but reliable
    Jetstar - the worst, but cheap.
    Ryanair - would be better off standing (they are trying to implement this) as the seats are like ironing boards, but if you're well insured they are uber-cheap. Watch the draconian luggage restrictions.
    Air France - rubbish, scary food.
    Swissair - average
    British Airways - average.
    United - average
    ANA - OK but flew them a looong time ago. Have a mate who's a pilot for them and he actually recommends flying Jetstar to Japan .

    I'm sure there are others but they can't have been noticeably good or bad and just blend into a fog of grey, generic air carriers.
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  4. 29th July 2009, 08:09 AM #4
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    I recommend using this website to check on airline reviews, and this website to check seating configurations.
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  5. 29th July 2009, 08:18 AM #5
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    You won't need to book Swissair. They went out of business some years ago.

    The best?

    Now defunct Ansett international first class (I was upgraded a few times from business).

    The worst?

    Garuda.
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    The good:
    Emirates - equal best in my books with...
    Singapore airlines
    Ethiad - very good
    Austrian
    Lufthansa (international, domestic not so good)
    Alitalia
    Air Canada
    Virgin Blue - reliable and cheap.
    KLM

    The bad:
    QANTAS - in half a dozen flights with them, never been a great experience
    Indian Airlines - not really bad service or anything, more dodgy planes...
    Garuda
    JAL
    Tiger
    BA

    But by far the worst - United Airlines - forgot to have a plane in Sydney for a flight to LA, 24 hour delay, didn't organise catering so no food for 16 hours... lost all trace of luggage until it mysteriously got found 6 days later and on numerous flights they were generally rude and unhelpful.

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  7. 29th July 2009, 08:53 AM #7
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    well thank you for thinking about me......... and the time taken to find such a lovely airline.


    Quote Originally Posted by Scouse View Post
    I thought this one would be up on your list:

    http://www.pumaair.com.br/

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  8. 29th July 2009, 09:09 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by p38arover View Post
    You won't need to book Swissair. They went out of business some years ago.
    No great loss to the aviation industry...
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  9. 29th July 2009, 09:26 AM #9
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    Butler were good.
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  10. 29th July 2009, 09:42 AM #10
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    Oooh, the stories I could tell.....

    anyway, for cattle class then the good are:

    Kingfisher Airlines
    Qatar
    Singapore
    new Air India 777s (34 inch seat pitch)

    the bad:
    Emirates 777s (10 abreast seating whereas other decent airlines only fit 9)
    BA (a tight squeeze)
    Air France
    JAL domestic high density config
    All low cost carriers

    Premium classes:
    Good:
    Singapore; Emirates; Cathy; JAL; ANA; Virgin Atlantic; Jet Airways.


    In economy, my main issue is leg room. Don't care about IFE or even food. There was a time (for a short while before the oil crisis) when the standard Boeing configuration for the 747 in economy was 9-abreast seating with 34 -36 inches of seat pitch. Now they all have 10 abreast and BA only have 31 inches pitch!

    If interested, there are some good trip reports on Airliners.net | Airplanes - Aviation - Aircraft- Aircraft Photos & News .No, I am not a plane spotter.
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