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This is stemming from a recent cross country trip. I flew from Florida to California and back, and I learned two things.

1. When they said I was going to be on an Airbus, they werent kidding. It was a Greyhound with wings.

2. The guy who said getting there is half the battle, wasn't kidding. Flying SUCKS.

Would you pay more for better service? I for one am not a fan of crying babies, no food, and being stuck inbetween two fat people!
 
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I've never been in an airbus... :(...

Always MD-80's or 737's, 747's, or 767's...

So wait... what IS the other half of the battle as you said in #2? :confused:
 
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Originally posted by: dethman
um you CAN pay more for better service.
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When they said the flight was full, they weren't kidding. Every seat had an ass in it.
 
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Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I've never been in an airbus... :(...

Always MD-80's or 737's, 747's, or 767's...

So wait... what IS the other half of the battle as you said in #2? :confused:
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Well, I got stuck inbetween two fat people, ground delays ahoy, and almost got stuck in Phoenix.
 
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compuwiz1

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Air bus is so ghetto. Last time I flew on one, it had a broken aeration system, so the whole trip smelled like a giant fart, especially after dinner.
 
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Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Air bus is so ghetto. Last time I flew on one, it had a broken aeration system, so the whole trip smelled like a giant fart, especially after dinner.
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Why do I feel so glad most airliners here in Seattle don't usually have airbuses? :).
 
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Suspicious-Teach8788

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Um, flown Airbus many times. NY to SFO trips, SFO to ATL trips, Taipei to Thailand, etc... All fine.

My most enjoyable ride has actually been in a month-old A330.... everything's new and you can even smell teh new airplane smell...

Pleasant experience so far.
 
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Originally posted by: PAB
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I've never been in an airbus... :(...

Always MD-80's or 737's, 747's, or 767's...

So wait... what IS the other half of the battle as you said in #2? :confused:
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Well, I got stuck inbetween two fat people, ground delays ahoy, and almost got stuck in Phoenix.
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Would you shut up already?

Airbus is great, I've flown both on Airbus, Boeings and others, never had a problem.

Maybe you should take some of that insurance settlement money and bump yourself up to first class princess.

Don't buy economy if you don't want to have to put up with stuff.
 
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Originally posted by: PAB
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I've never been in an airbus... :(...

Always MD-80's or 737's, 747's, or 767's...

So wait... what IS the other half of the battle as you said in #2? :confused:
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Well, I got stuck inbetween two fat people, ground delays ahoy, and almost got stuck in Phoenix.
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southwest and america west are budget airlines and serve an entirely different demographic from regular airlines. im not knocking on them because i fly with them whenever im paying out of pocket, but ive noticed from my trips for work that there are folks that do pay for better planes/people to fly with and get it. my guess is that you flew one of the two airlines because you transferred through phoenix (which serves mostly aw and sw).
 
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Every time I've flown airbus it has been hell, each time I've been caged in one of those things has been progressively worse than the last time I flew. Trip to hawaii was awesome, was not on an airbus, was a boeing 757, on the way back though, it was an airbus and it was god awful.
 
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Originally posted by: gsethi
It is not the plane, it is the airline. [/thread]
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Of course it is the airline, had it been a different airline, they never would have flown that plane!
 
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gsethi

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Originally posted by: goku
Originally posted by: gsethi
It is not the plane, it is the airline. [/thread]
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Of course it is the airline, had it been a different airline, they never would have flown that plane!
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lol..whats wrong with Airbus planes ?
 
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Originally posted by: PAB
This is stemming from a recent cross country trip. I flew from Florida to California and back, and I learned two things.

1. When they said I was going to be on an Airbus, they werent kidding. It was a Greyhound with wings.

2. The guy who said getting there is half the battle, wasn't kidding. Flying SUCKS.

Would you pay more for better service? I for one am not a fan of crying babies, no food, and being stuck inbetween two fat people!
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you need to get out more.
 
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Seat configurations are determined by the airlines themselves. Airbus and Boeing offer suggestions and then the airlines may modify it as they need. For example, the upcoming 787 was original designed by Boeing to have 8-abreast seating. However, pretty much every airlines that has ordered them as opted for a 9-abreast configuration.
 
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