Airlines

Kuali Baba SG

What do you like or dislike about the different airlines and aeroplane types you have flown with, including budget flights? (Apart from the food which we all agree is dreadful Laughing )

My takes: BA and Qantas had very nice kiddy packs when I was small and hopefully they still do*. Very Happy And SIA usually run out of decks of playing cards...either they don't stock up a lot or they are very popular with the passengers. Neutral

*P.S. It was a code-sharing plane.

EvilDead SG

I hate BA, the staff were very rude back in 1992 Evil or Very Mad

Since then I have never travelled with BA.

Otherwise the other airlines I have travelled on were not too bad.

ben1406 SG

BA, UNITED, AEROFLOT & GARUDA SUCKS BIG TIME ! I will never fly those airlines ever again !

I've got a liking for Thai Airways, Korean Air, lufthansa & Emeriats.

LuNAtIcfArKeR SG

Nothing beats SQ.... when i was younger, mum was working with SATS(still is) We were travelling on complimentry tickets... But on one of the return flight, the economy section was full. But they offered us 1st class seats(foc) as the tickets were foc, we didn't dare ask for anything(inflight services) But the chio stewardess told us dun paisay, as long as anyone who's sitting in 1st class seats, no matter foc or what, they still treat u like any other paid passengers n told us to just make ourself comfortable n that made our journey a pleasent one Very Happy

Qitai SG

Inflight entertainment-wise, SQ still the best. 30 channels to select from and all on AVOD (Audio Video on-demand - i.e. can start and pause as you like). You never get bore on SQ flight.

Price and convinence-wise, nothing beats the LCC (Low cost carriers), just book online in the morning and fly in the afternoon. Hassle free travel at low cost Very Happy . Problem - you got to find your own entertainment.

Other than that, rest are similar. Experience can be different if you happen to fly in different aircraft type and different seasons or if you are flying short distance or long distance.

Airbus330Captain SG

I love this topic ... Ok here I go ...

Singapore Airlines is way way OVERRATED . What so darn good about SQ ? They are just a normal airline like others like Emirates, JApan airlines, Qantas or British Airways. They have a lot of entertainment in their system.,Emirates , have more in fact. SQ's service is pretty good but I find some of their service very robotic like but what I really dislike about SQ is the management. The removal of the jubilee, megatop and Leadership titles really disappoints me. A lot of people gave me their different versions... ooo well .... the conditions of their special airfares that puts me off..... A lot of publicty of SQ which However I will still support them but I feel there are other good airlines if not better then SQ.

My favourite airlines is Emirates and Japan Airlines. Flew on them a numerous of times , have nothing but praise the service and entertainment system. Both airlines have the outside camera where u can see take off and landing shots which is great from a passenger point of view.

I always choose the airline and aircraft type... My favourite aircrafts to fly on are Boeing 777 , Airbus 330 and Boeing 747-400. However, there are some nice birds I flew on and perhaps wont get to fly again , they are Boeing 727 and Lockhead L1011. Call me fussy but that what I am .... My next target is to fly the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 , the only airline that is flying to Singapore is Finnair ! Might fly to Bangkok just for the ride !! Smile

cindtan29 SG

I enjoy cathy pacific flight but the price u pay can take SIA liao...

SIA also not bad for the packed toiletries, their toothbrush comes with colgate and toohbrush got cover so can keep for long term use so no need to dispose off immediately.

I like Luthusa too, they have those packed toiletries, eye mask and socks for long flight. their shower form and shampoo is from crabtreen & evelyn Wink Wink

TehJarVu SG

For wine, Qantas gives you small bottles rather than pouring.

And they are good Aussie wine.

They also have individual screens now for every passanger, ie. Audio Video On-Demand, you can start and pause as you like. There are more movies for you to choose from than SQ flights.

But their frequent flyer membership is about A$100 to join.

Whereas KrisFlyer is free.

Competition is keen these days for SQ.

Qitai SG

Quantas FFP is free. At least I did not pay a cent. A recent flight to Brisbane 2 weeks ago on Qantas economy did not have individual screens.

Qitai SG

The service for SQ is over-rated. Other aspect are just fair. Seat spacing in SQ can even be worse than other airlines. But I would choose SQ for their entertainment system.

All Nippon Airways is very similar to Japan Airlines. Very good also. Try it!

ditzy SG

I fly SQ because I really don't want to be served by ang mors. Laughing

ben1406 SG

I flew an MD-11 all the way to the states ! Argh ! It's noisy !

101wish SG

The services frm SIA is ok, jus tat they serve tos angmoh damn gd @#$%^&, remember we oso pay the same fare as them !!!

I once took Emirates airline. The service frm Sg to Dubai is quite terrible. One stewardness actually placed her luggage in the passenger cabin. My frd is unable to place hers so she made a complaint. Then hor, she kena told off by the captain tat her travel bag is too big for the cabin size, wat the hell !!! Then my frds bu shuan, purposely call for ser vices for water n card n so on, hahaha...however, the flight frm Dubai to London is ok.

Korean airline is so-so lor..can't expect much. No individual tv lor, abot boring...

TehJarVu SG

Your Quantas FFP is free but Qantas frequent flyer has to pay membership fee.

My recent flight to Adelaide 2 weeks ago on Qantas economy got individual screen.

I got a better deal then, hehe.......

TehJarVu SG

i also prefer SQ, can accumulate Krisflyer points.

but i forgot to make booking, called my travel agent in Nov for Jan's booking and flights are already full till Feb! Shocked

TehJarVu SG

Qantas FFP one time joining fee is A$82.50 to be exact.

Ref: http://www.qantas.com.au/fflyer/dyns/joinff

Qitai SG

Don't attack my wrong spelling lah! Type too fast liao. Anyway, I just checked Qantas website and this is what I found

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So, I guess we are both right Cool

ditzy SG

I can confirm with you its full because I had to get dates earlier than intended. Laughing Theres already a nice 3 flights a day but still full. Anyway, SQ is planning to schedule more flights in future.

Kuali Baba SG

Does Finnair uses Airbuses or Boeings for the direct flights to Helsinki?

I also remember seeing an EVA-Air MD-11 - or maybe it was a DC-10. I cannot remember if it had winglets on the wingtips. A model of a KLM MD-11 sits on top of my cupboard.

ssomeone SG

I haven't flown with any planes ever.