Top 10 Airlines

nwadeltaboy · **Reply #45 on:** December 24, 2007, 02:10:45 pm

[list=1]Qantas
Continental
American
Northwest
Delta
Singapore
British Airways
Midwest
Cathay Pacific
Emirates[/list:o]

gizgiz · **Reply #46 on:** December 24, 2007, 02:11:08 pm

Ack!!! CHINA AIRLINES?

?? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

*would rather run around naked than fly China Airlines*

1. Cathay Pacific
2. Dragonair
3. JAL
4. Qantas
5. British Airways
6. Air Canada
----haven't flown ones below----
7. Emirates
8. Singapore Airlines
Tied for 9 & 10. Air France-KLM / Lufthansa

Dracolich · **Reply #47 on:** December 24, 2007, 02:22:09 pm

Hmmm, I can only give a list within my own reference, airlines I have actually flown with:

1. KLM
2. Iberia
3. Transavia
4. Martinair
5. China Airlines
6. Malta Air
7. Nok Air
8. One2Go

Special: Bangkok Airways, that plane actually didnt get off the ground, but the people that work there are just nasty!

CornField · **Reply #48 on:** December 24, 2007, 02:32:38 pm

Quote from: "DAK"

All the international american airlines are subsidised and have protection from competition by hiding behind Chapter 11 and restrictions of foreign ownership.

Show me proof this is any different in any other nation....
Chinese airlines have their aircraft purchased by the government, their revenue in an artificially manipulated currency....
Every nation protects in home airlines, to protect jobs and the economy of the relevant nation. Every nation controls the amount of international flights into and out of the nation. Open Skies, Bi-Laterals, etc.,etc., etc.

CornField · **Reply #49 on:** December 24, 2007, 02:43:43 pm

But that being said my top ten is a little different than most here......

1. SkyWest(the US regional, always excellent no matter which Express they run)
2. America West(before the mistake that is US Airways)
3. SkyWay
4. Midwest
5. Mesaba
6. United(but not Ted)
7. Alliegent(would be higher, but the flying pub smell)
8. Air Canada
9. Delta
10. Aero Mexico, American, ANA, USA3000, NorthWorst(they have ALOT of work to do), Ryan International

killian320 · **Reply #50 on:** December 24, 2007, 03:00:43 pm

Quote from: "CornField"

But that being said my top ten is a little different than most here......

1. SkyWest(the US regional, always excellent no matter which Express they run)
2. America West(before the mistake that is US Airways)
3. SkyWay
4. Midwest
5. Mesaba
6. United(but not Ted)
7. Alliegent(would be higher, but the flying pub smell)
8. Air Canada
9. Delta
10. Aero Mexico, American, ANA, USA3000, NorthWorst(they have ALOT of work to do), Ryan International

Lol

nwadeltaboy · **Reply #51 on:** December 24, 2007, 03:09:32 pm

Quote from: "CornField"

But that being said my top ten is a little different than most here......

1. SkyWest(the US regional, always excellent no matter which Express they run)
2. America West(before the mistake that is US Airways)
3. SkyWay
4. Midwest
5. Mesaba
6. United(but not Ted)
7. Alliegent(would be higher, but the flying pub smell)
8. Air Canada
9. Delta
10. Aero Mexico, American, ANA, USA3000, NorthWorst(they have ALOT of work to do), Ryan International

:shock:

you put UNA at #6?

I think United and Ted both suck!

blue25 · **Reply #52 on:** December 24, 2007, 03:38:05 pm

I agree with you 100%

Vamerica · **Reply #53 on:** December 24, 2007, 05:04:46 pm

1. Air New Zealand
2. United
3. Southwest
4. SkyWest
5. Northwest
6. American West/Us Airways
7. ~~~~~
8. ~~~~~
9. ~~~~~
10. ~~~~

These are in order ofthe best I have flown in .

Seattle · **Reply #54 on:** December 24, 2007, 05:25:44 pm

And North West is soooo much better. If you go compare them to the general public and A.net and all the other aviation websites. United will come out above Northwest.

I have flown Northwest and each time it was terrible. Delays, nasty crew, food that I cant digest, etc. (This isn't biased as my family always used to fly Northwest)

I've only had one bad expierence with United and that was when the engine of the plane I was on had to be fixed and it took two hours. (the crew wasn't excellent either, but they were normal for the US airline industry)

CornField · **Reply #55 on:** December 24, 2007, 05:33:34 pm

Quote from: "Seattle"

I've only had one bad expierence with United and that was when the engine of the plane I was on had to be fixed and it took two hours. (the crew wasn't excellent either, but they were normal for the US airline industry)

I had this discussion once while standing in PHX, waiting for the AWA MX folks repair an engine on the 320 scheduled to take me back to ORD. I would rather spend a couple of hours on the ground at PHX, rather than get into the air, end up diverting to OMA, or LNK and being stuck overnight........

CornField · **Reply #56 on:** December 24, 2007, 05:40:06 pm

Quote from: "nwaboy"

Quote from: "CornField"
But that being said my top ten is a little different than most here......

1. SkyWest(the US regional, always excellent no matter which Express they run)
2. America West(before the mistake that is US Airways)
3. SkyWay
4. Midwest
5. Mesaba
6. United(but not Ted)
7. Alliegent(would be higher, but the flying pub smell)
8. Air Canada
9. Delta
10. Aero Mexico, American, ANA, USA3000, NorthWorst(they have ALOT of work to do), Ryan International

:shock:

you put UNA at #6?

I think United and Ted both suck!

I forgot to put Alaksa on the list. It would have been higher than UAL.....
But go through the UAL hubs on regular basis for domestic travel, and tell me where they end up... 95% of airline travel is a commodity, not some luxurious experience. Convient flights, decent prices, flights to places I actually need to go, and a resonable experience is what I expect. I don't want to have a conversation with the F/A or the pilot. Get me on the plane. get the plane to where its going, get me off the plane, get my stuff there in a reasonable condition, and keep the roughly 85% of the population I would consider idiots away from me. Channel 9 and Y+ are just bonuses.
And that STUPID double boarding bridge in Denver was a terrible idea.

blue25 · **Reply #57 on:** December 24, 2007, 06:12:41 pm

I didn't realize that my topic was getting a lot of responses :shock:
Well, keep it up.

Seattle · **Reply #58 on:** December 24, 2007, 07:01:49 pm

One of the best expierences was flying a UA 767-200/300/whatever from Washington Dullas to Seattle.

It was in business class (It was international configuaration with first/business/economy plus/economy)
and the flight attendants were great. They served pasta with tomato sauce and I got to have a nice "bed" (I love ff programs!). Economy would have been fine too, as they got a meal and there were ptv's in the seats, which greatly surprised me. My mom had flown the exact same flight 3 weeks earlier and she had the same impresion.

Vamerica · **Reply #59 on:** December 24, 2007, 07:13:47 pm

Favorite ride on United was from Denver to Washington D.C. on a 757. We got upgraded to first class by the check-in lady. I was just splendid. But still air new zealand is better