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worst airline ?

Originally posted by: kalster
I say America West



worst airline EVAR
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i second that. flew to vegas and back on america west and all my flights were delayed and somehow they spilled paint on a bunch of peoples luggage.

anyone have any experience with aer lingus? im going to be flying back and forth quite a lot since ill be moving to ireland in fall.
 
Hands-down American Airlines.

I booked two seperate flights. I got a cheap ticket to Europe out of JFK. So, I bought a ticket from RDU to JFK on American. Well, the flight was delayed because of weather en-route (like a plane can't fly around a storm), and I missed my other flight. Well, that screwed everything up, because the other airline didn't have a flight out of JFK for several days. American wanted to charge me $500+ to get home the next day. Even though I had a return ticket. All they would do is the federal minimum: hotel, dinner, and breakfast. I talked to 3 people, same answer. $500. Screw them!

Boycott American Airlines!

Delta, on the other hand, delayed me several hours because of brake problems before takeoff. Thats important, so I wasn't upset. In fact, I felt better knowing they check that stuff. About a month later, Delta gave me a $250 voucher.

Fly Delta! Even if you have to go to Atlanta.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
none of you seem to have ever ridden on a truly bad airline
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well i have ridden in quite a few bad airlines (kenyan, indian (its much better now though))

America west folks are just rude, delays are ok but its the attitude that sucks
 
I've flown enough domestic flights to rack up elite status on Delta, Continental, American and USAirways. My opinion is that a flyer can get good and bad experiences on every airline. I used to think that Northwest and USAirways were terrible, but in retrospect, many "bad" experiences were due to reasons beyond any airline's control, or due to the airline industry in general. Each experience is tempered by the individual airline employees and you get all kinds in every airline 🙂

Certainly, one can make generalizations for certain airlines. For example, I've found that USAirways have older dirtier planes, which is consistent with the airline's financial problems. Flying Delta through Atlanta is always frustrating due to the congestion at that airport. I've run into both good and bad employees everywhere, as well as assho passengers who don't understand rules. I won't fly Southwest because I don't have the time or inclination to be present at the airport early enough to snag a good seat. (Reserved seating is a must for me.) I like Continental's elite flyer program. Low cost airlines have torture seating and often have limited schedules so if you miss a flight, or if one is cancelled, there are few alternatives. And then there is the matter of hub airport quality; e.g. Detroit is awful; Atlanta is OK, Charlotte is pretty nice, Miami--Ugh, Philly and Pittsburg are cool, Newark is improving . . .

I've flown JetBlue only once and it was great. Of course, the plane was brand new, had a TV for every seat, and was only 1/2 full.
 
aeroperu was pretty bad too... avianca was downright nice in comparison... i certainly thought i wouldn't be flying on a 727 again...
 
I fly alot, so....

Worst:
America Worst
United

Best:
American
Delta
Continental

Goddamn do I hate America Worst. Flew with them last week from Phoenix to DC. I had to make reservation changes twice (have unrestricted tickets). Both times, seperate days, seperate operators - it literally took a half an hour to make the changes. They would put me on hold for 10 minutes at a time after asking a few questions. No other airline does that. Then they shipped my bag to Dulles even though I flew into Reagan! These aren't isolated occurences either - I've flown with them a bunch of times in the last year.

They have no leg room.
They charge you $5 for their sh!tty headphones to watch the movie, and they expect you to give them back!
They charge for the awful food.
They have an advertisement on your tray table staring at you in the face. Prime real estate indeed!
Awful airline.
 
I fly a LOT (avg probably 4 times a month), and I dread Southwest the most. It's like flying Greyhound. The pros and cons of the rest tend to be cyclical, so that NWA and Continental, which really sucked a decade ago, are pretty good now, but Southwest is and always will be annoying, due to its rules.

The best airline I have flown was probably Tam (the national airline of Brazil) - I have flown it about 8 times and it was always outstanding.
 
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