4Left From United States, joined Mar 2004, 81 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1403 times:
Let's try to add some good news around all the bad. Feel free to add categories:
1. Best Airport USA
2. Best Airport Eurpoe
3. Best Airport Asia
4. Best Island Airport
5. Best Looking Livery
6. Best Air Line Food Service
7. Best In-Flight entertainment offerings
8. Best En-Route Cabin Service
9. Best Cabin Attendents (Quality of Service)
10. Best Cabin Announcements
11. Best Airline TV Commercial (Feel Free to hyperlink the commercial)
12. Best Airplane (short haul)
13. Best Airplane (medium/long)
14. Best Airplane (those mind bending ultra long hauls)
Let's have some fun with this! Good luck
Planes aren't busses, put service back into the air!
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 6309 posts, RR: 26 Reply 1, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1382 times:
1. YVR (I know it's not US, but close enough)
2. AMS
3. Never been to any
4. Never been to any
5. Tough call, lot's to choose from, but I'd have to say KLM's new livery
6. Lately, AC has been excellent (long-haul economy)
7. I've only been on one flight with PTV's, so I'd have to say NW
8. Toss up with KL and AC
9. Same as above
10. FR and WS (always making a joke or two)
11. VS
12. Bae 146 (regional) / A32X (short)
13. A340-200/300
14. A340-500
Jeffry747 From United States, joined Jun 2005, 887 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1374 times:
1.JFK
2.Never been to any
3.Never been to Asia, but I would say HKG.
4.Bermuda, or for spotting, SXM
5 I have a hard time choosing between DL, NW, or WN. I love all 3.
6.Last good meal I had inflight was on Pan Am, back in '88 or so. I like how WN gives awayw extra snacks and soft drinks when they have leftovers on a flight.
7.Can't really say, since I am always staring out the window on a flight.
8. Pan Am (pre-1991), but as of late, WN
9. WN
10.WN F/As always cracking jokes left and right
11.South African Advertising the A340
12. CRJ
13. Boeing 737-700
14. Boeing 747
MarshalN From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2005, 1520 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1371 times:
1. EWR -- CO terminal. I like it, it's new, it's organized, it's better than most old run down places in the US
2. AMS
3. HKG hands down
4. I'd imagine SXM? Never been though
5. I'd have to say KLM is pretty nice and unique
6. Um, JAL F class
7. Really depends on what's on offer that day! It varies a lot IMO. I have weird preferences
8. Anything not on a US airline.
9. Isn't this the same as 8?
10. It must run in the family, but almost every captain's name is Mr. Speaking
11. Don't pay attention, and don't watch TV anymore
12. Taking 777 from TPE to HKG landing at night with the underbelly cam on
13. 744
14. They all suck -- flights are inhumanly long on those.
BA380 From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 1466 posts, RR: 9 Reply 6, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1306 times:
1. Honolulu
2. Dusseldorf
3. Changi
4. Antigua
5. VS
6. BA when not on strike
7. CX
8. BA
9. BA
10. VS
11. BA's old one's with P J O'Rourke
12. 319
13. 744
14. 744
ExFATboy From United States, joined Jul 2003, 1720 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
1. TPA
2. LHR (but I've only been to LHR and FRA, so that doesn't mean much)
3. SYD (haven't been to Asia, but Australia's close...)
4. haven't been to any
5. AA (I'm a traditionalist...)
6. BA
7. JetBlue (in coach, anyway)
8. Tie - BA or QF
9. Domestic - B6, international - BA
10. B6
11. F9 ("Look! Penguins!!")
12. 717
13. 747-400
14. 747-400
Swissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5170 posts, RR: 27 Reply 10, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1284 times:
1. Best Airport USA - LAX has pretty cool traffic
2. Best Airport Eurpoe - ZRH (but it's in EuropE)
3. Best Airport Asia - KUL
4. Best Island Airport - PKG (Pangkor Malaysia) or MLE
5. Best Looking Livery - South African Airways
6. Best Air Line Food Service - Air Koryo (not kidding)
7. Best In-Flight entertainment offerings - MH,UL,JL,LX
8. Best En-Route Cabin Service - MH,UL,SA,JL,LX
9. Best Cabin Attendents (Quality of Service) - MH,UL,SA,JL,LX
10. Best Cabin Announcements - is that important (if yes, JL)
11. Best Airline TV Commercial (Feel Free to hyperlink the commercial) - AY!!!
12. Best Airplane (short haul) - in term to what? ok, AN4
13. Best Airplane (medium/long) - 320
14. Best Airplane (those mind bending ultra long hauls) - 345,772,346,343
Lionel From Switzerland, joined Dec 2000, 364 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1273 times:
1. MIA
2. ZRH
3. KUL
4. SXM
5. Thai, MHs heliconia
6. Swissair
7. LX, MH, UL (if its running!)
8. SA, LX, MH
9. SA, MH, UL
10. Strange question
11. Don't remember to many
12. DHC-2 (on floats), DHC-6, DHC-7
13. B732
14. A345, A346, 747SP, 773
ZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6430 posts, RR: 9 Reply 12, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1267 times:
1. Best Airport USA-SFO/LAX
2. Best Airport Eurpoe-ZRH/FCO
3. Best Airport Asia-SIN
4. Best Island Airport-SXM
5. Best Looking Livery-NZ, TG, BA, LX, LH
6. Best Air Line Food Service-QF
7. Best In-Flight entertainment offerings-SQ
8. Best En-Route Cabin Service-NZ
9. Best Cabin Attendents (Quality of Service)-NZ
10. Best Cabin Announcements-NZ
11. Best Airline TV Commercial (Feel Free to hyperlink the commercial)-NZ
12. Best Airplane (short haul)-ATR 72-500/737-300
13. Best Airplane (medium/long)-A340-300
14. Best Airplane (those mind bending ultra long hauls)-747-400
USADreamliner From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1236 times:
1.LAS (I just love it)
2.HEL
3.SIN
4.?
5.British Airways(the old one) and the Malaysian "Heliconia"
6.Gulf Air (F and C)
7.Emirates and JetBlue(for a LCC)
8.Air Thiti Nui
9.Malaysian Airlines
10.?
11.The National "Fly Me"
12.ERJ-190
13.320/777
14.777
OzGlobal From France, joined Nov 2004, 1315 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (3 years 2 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1215 times:
1. Best Airport USA - LAX on a good day
2. Best Airport Eurpoe - AMS
3. Best Airport Asia - HKG
4. Best Island Airport - HKG
5. Best Looking Livery - QF, AF
6. Best Air Line Food Service - AF, CX
7. Best In-Flight entertainment offerings - CX, SQ
8. Best En-Route Cabin Service - CX, SQ
9. Best Cabin Attendents (Quality of Service) - CX
10. Best Cabin Announcements - BA
11. Best Airline TV Commercial - QF : http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/iscah (minus music)
12. Best Airplane (short haul) - A320
13. Best Airplane (medium/long) - A330/773ER
14. Best Airplane (those mind bending ultra long hauls) - A345/744ER
When all's said and done, there'll be more said than done.