Your favorite airline to fly?

[phillybri]

Poll question: Your favorite airline to fly?

I'm going w/ Southwest. I had a 2-hour delay on my flight to Tampa, but I really wasn't horribly bothered...

[goclark]

1. Never North Worse

It is terrible.
Just went on the night eye and they only had about 20 pillows and 2 blankets for the entire group of us.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

56. North- Mess, you mean?

I'm surprised they had 20 pillows. That's 19 more than they had on a flight that I took from Detroit to Newark. The one pillow on the plane (mine) was taken from the flight from Raleigh, NC... God, if looks could kill, I would have been in big trouble with my blanket and pillow!

[Mr. McD]

2. Air Canada

was the best flying experience I have had. :)

[terrya]

21. I like Air Canada also.

Very good service, actual meals (ok, a sandwich. But that's better than a small bag of pretzels) and the fares are ok.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. british airways best

aeroflot the worst :puke:

[Teddy_Salad]

19. I agree

British Airways are very good.

[MallRat]

25. Flew British Airways 9 years ago...

...still one of the best flights I've ever taken. They treated the coach passengers like business class... just wonderful.

Are they still the same today?

-MR

[La Lioness Priyanka]

26. they are far superior to other airlines

[Demonaut]

35. and you guys didnt even vote, wtf, only one vote..........................

[La Lioness Priyanka]

50. i did

[0007]

40. I agree

[proud patriot]

4. Hawaiian Airlines

Oh Yeah ! :D

[Supormom]

13. Okay, that was not an option or I would have

certainly chosen Hawaiian Air. ;)

I chose Northwest- the hometown team. Personally, I have never had a bad experience with NWA.

I have flown Delta twice, and they were the two worst experiences I have had with an airline. Never again.

[KamaAina]

30. Hawaiian or Aloha

'cause the others only fly to the mainland, and who wants to go to the mainland?

Well, maybe for President Kerry's inauguration...

[Kellanved]

5. Lufthansa

:shrug:

[stopbush]

10. Seconded. n/t

[St. Jarvitude]

41. Lufthansa is great

I flew Chicago/Munich, and then Frankfurt/Munich/Chicago with them. They're absolutely gorgeous: incredible service, friendly fight attendants (and very hot, both genders), pretty good food - for an airline - and possibly the best in-flight exercise movie of all time. You'll have to see it to believe it - it's just too incredibly hilarious for words.

[Divernan]

6. Continental

With the exception of the Newark airport personnel, I get very good service - very helpful. I stick with them to get enough miles to qualify for "Elite" passenger card, which gets me into the priority lines through security, early boarding on the planes, no center seat guarantee, and free upgrade to first class seat if any are available.

My second choice is ATA, American Airlines' one class planes. All the seats are comfortable leather, with more leg room, and the cabin personnel usually demonstrate a good sense of humor.

[bearfan454]

7. the cheapest.

the lower the price, the better.

[phillybri]

12. You should be all over Southwest, then...

n/t

[GOPisEvil]

8. Aside from delays in luggage getting to me (because of weather), American

has always been very good to me. If you are flying non-stop, Southwest is hard to beat as well.

[fudge stripe cookays]

49. I've generally had REALLY good luck with American.

Only 1 lost bag, and part of that was my own fault. The only late arrival I've ever had, from Calgary to DFW. I just looked at my statement today- I have over 24,000 miles! We have to go to Europe next year or something!

Continental really impressed me going the opposite way from DFW to Calgary. The stewardess could see I was keyed up (going to Calgary to see reprehensor for the first time-- he'd already been down to DFW once). I HAD to get some sleep, but find it hard to sleep on planes, and I told her why.

I was trying to likker myself up with Bailey's on the flight since we were going camping with his friends in the Kananaskis the next morning and I knew we'd be up all night catching up and....stuff.

When I went back to use the lavatory, the stewardess (ack! 'scuse me...flight attendant...) pulled 2 extra bottles of Bailey's out of her skirt, smiled, and said "Here, I thought you could use these."

No charge. That ROCKED.

[sushi]

9. My favorite

(and I've been on many) is Singapore Airlines. Try it and you'd agree. Even their airport is the best.

Edit: Forgot to mention the superb food.

[camero]

11. Air Tran

Reasonable Price and good service. The pilots are great too. I've never had much turbulence flying with them at all.

[EstimatedProphet]

47. Agreed-AirTran

You forgot to mention the $35 First-Class upgrades. That ROCKS!

[camero]

52. Never gone First Class with them

Economy was great as it was. I should think about that I guess.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

14. Southwest is fucking awful

My reasons:

1) I hate the smarmy, unfunny flight attendants wearing unprofessional clothing.

2) I have NEVER, EVER had an on-time flight with Southwest.

3) They always manage to fuck SOMETHING up (ie. losing luggage, severe overbooking of flights, etc)

4) I can't stand being herded onto a plane like cattle and having to fight for a place to sit. Is it that hard to assign seat numbers?

5) SW planes seem to have smaller and less comfortable seats.

6) The worst part of this is the fact that they frequently ARE the cheapest, and I am thus forced to use them far more often than I would otherwise (which, for the record, would be never).

[arwalden]

15. Domestic: American / Foreign: BA

I voted "American".

[Undemcided]

16. JetBlue

Can't beat having Direct Telly to watch on the flight.

[Commendatori]

17. Haven't flown since 9/11

I'm not afraid to, but I got hassled so badly in my first attempt that I go Amtrak now. Screw the airline industry, I hope it goes under.

[tsakshaug]

18. Jet Blue

TV, more room. Low price

[LynneSin]

20. I like Air Tran

Ramsey and I took that flight to Boston and it was a nice airline. Plus you can upgrade to Biz Class for $35 each way. Being that we paid about $100 for the flight, that wasn't too bad of a deal. Nice big comfy seat with plenty of room.

[pagerbear]

22. Well, I have a gazillion miles on Delta

...but that allows me to book flights on various other carriers, too.

On edit: I've had great experiences with Icelandair and British Airways. Virgin was OK.

[Servo300]

23. Midwest Airlines

(formerly Midwest Express)

Seating is comfortable, and they have the only nonstops between San Antonio and Kansas City.

[Zero Gravitas]

36. Midwest Airlines

Great airline. Big comfy leather seats and hot chocloate chip cookies. Only direct flight from KC to National Airport.

[Servo300]

54. to heck with the cookies

They're o.k. -- but the nonstops from San Antonio to K.C. are a big plus. I'm expecting a grandson in June, and my daughter lives in the K.C. area, so you can bet we'll be making weekend trips from San Antonio to K.C. as often as possible to see the baby! (and our daughter... ) :-)

[MallRat]

24. Southwest: an MBTA bus with wings.

Every time I fly them, I feel like everyone is treated like so much cattle, I have to resist the urge to 'moo.'

-MR

[tigereye]

27. that's how we felt about People Express back in the 80s

although it was very cheap to go to NYC then and since we had little money, it worked well. So I guess the cattle car approach was a good one, in a way.

[ewagner]

28. Used to fly Northwest exclusively

Because the nearest connection was only 45 miles from home.

However....too many times we ran into severe overbooking, late flights, cancelled flights, totally indifferent flight attendants and counter personnel....customer service line was about as unhelpful as you can imagine.

My son has been flying Delta for about a year now and they have been on-time, friendly, and efficient. His baggage got lost last week when he came home and the people at the desk moved heavan and earth to get his baggage to us on the next flight (1 hour, forty minutes later). They gave his discount coupons and a phone card in return for his inconvenience. Northwest NEVER apologized much less tried to compensate for inconvenience.

[flamingyouth]

29. I like Alaska n/t

[skippysmom]

31. Definitely foreign carriers

British Airways and Lufthansa were both impressive when I flew them. I've also heard good things about Air Canada.

Domestically, I'll take whatever airline offers the cheapest flights to where I'm going. I did a lot of flying on Northwest when I lived in Wisconsin and they were generally pretty good. But generally I find that all of the airlines offer pretty much the same experience.

I've flown Southwest, and there is something to be said for having an assigned seat. Don't ask me why. Plus flying to BWI when you're going to DC can be a bit of a headache. I did that once on a Sunday, and it took us longer to get from BWI to our downtown DC hotel than it did for us to fly down there from NY.

Worst airline experience: Czechslovakian Air. We flew that airline in 1989 from NY to the Soviet Union. Yikes.

[amazona]

32. none are all that terrific but I'll give KLM the nod

The worst airline is Continental. But I told you why we'd be here all day.

[ForrestGump]

33. Air New Zealand

[curse10]

34. I primarily fly American- you have extra room!

But I've not yet tried JetBlue, which I hear is nice.

[JCMach1]

37. American airlines SUCK...! Emirates is the best

bar none...

Economy is the equivalent of first class on most carriers ONLY better.

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[DemExpat]

39. KLM...now merged with Air France.

In the US - Southwest.

DemEx

[RT Atlanta]

42. Virgin Atlantic

Branson and Singapore Airlines know how to do it and they got this airline right!

Just wish that Sir Richard could have succeeded with Virgin's efforts to acquire Concorde, but BA and especially Airbus would have none of it.

[TrogL]

43. Westjet (Canadian)

[Lisa]

46. another WestJet person here!

I also like Alaska Airlines if I'm going to the States.

[Rabrrrrrr]

44. All Nippon Air, or Hawaiian or Aloha

When I have to fly domestic, I go with United sicne they're usually cheaper, but I actually prefer American Airlines since they have more leg room. But it seems that United has been making their planes roomier. I don't feel as cramped as I used to.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

45. All Nippon Air, yes!

Plenty of legroom and Japanese standards of customer service!

[Rabrrrrrr]

53. Yep - they make a 14 hour flight feel no worse than a 2 hour United flight

I was so worried before heading to Japan about the long flight, but wow, the service on ANA is great, and roomy, and the 14-15 hours simply didn't feel like it at all.

My 5+4 hour two-leg flight on United to Hawaii was the sucks. Even my two hour flights to Chicago on United are about all I can take in terms of being cramped up and professionally ignored and made to feel like a bother for being there.

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[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

51. Southwest or Air France

Have been my two favorites.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

55. Air Jamaica

Come to Jamaica, and feel all right.
Good food, and free champagne!

[northofdenali]

57. Alaska Airlines is my first choice, but I fly it more often than

all the others lumped together! Second choice is another small Regional, Frontier. If you ever get up here and want to "puddle jump" to the outlying villages, Frontier is terrific. They are on schedule, rarely cancel for weather, and very professional.