Which Airline Do you Prefer?

[Jun aka Pekto]

I don't start that many threads. But, I'm planning another trip abroad and it struck me that the most enjoyable airline I've flown in thus far is Northwest Air during my trip to USA-Japan and back.

Why? The amenities. I'm not sure if this is standard fare among most airlines nowadays. But on the way to Japan, I rode in a Northwest Air 747. I only flew coach. However, some things got me smiling:

* The seats were fairly spacious
* All seats have an lcd touchscreen.
* A "huge" selection of movies and music all organized by genre
* Online duty-free shopping.
* Video games for a small fee
* A remote for the lcd screen which doubled as a gamepad and a phone (I think)
* Business class has internet capability plus power outlets to save battery power of laptops
* Business class also had some very nice seats which were literally beds when stretched out
* Add the usually good food and courteous crew

On the round-trip portion back from Japan, I flew Northwest Air again but this time on an Airbus ??? Same amenities. But the seats on coach and the spacing were even better than coach on the 747.

I haven't tried any other international airlines recently. So, I'm wondering if the amenities with Northwest Air is more common now on the other airlines. If it's not, then I'll have to stick with Northwest Air on the next trip. With the amenities on coach, I really don't see a need to go business class.

[OTEP]

No help from me. I also fly Northwest coach.

The airline whose cabin crew is composed mainly of lolas. hehehe.

[sequoia]

Na try ko na PAL, Cathay, Lufthansa at Singapore Airlines. For me singapore Airlines ang pinaka ok, kasi kahit economy class may LCD screens with free movies and free DOS video games. Ang se-***y pa ng mga stewardes.

[Isuzoom]

mr. jun, what are you travel plan? maybe i can help...airbus is my midlle name. tama is doc otep grumpy lola ang FA ng northworst airline.

[Jun aka Pekto]

mr. jun, what are you travel plan? maybe i can help...airbus is my midlle name. tama is doc otep grumpy lola ang FA ng northworst airline.

We'll see if my wife can't find anything. But, she has a lot of travel agent contacts on the "Pinay Grapevine". In fact, she's the one who arranged that last trip because she said I didn't know how to save.

Add: Anyway, the trip involves me and our daughter staying in Japan with my cousin while my wife, the (by then) newborn kid, and my mother-in-law continue on to the Philippines. My mother-in-law will stay in the Philippines while my wife and new kid head back to Japan where we'll meet and go sightseeing before heading back home. Tentative time is summer of next year.

[OTEP]

To be fair, the Asian leg of most NW flights are composed mainly of younger cabin crew members. It's the North American part that seems to be full of grannies. I don't have anything against older citizens. It was just an observation.

[Isuzoom]

CX economy trans pacific flights is always nearly full 85% load. If you are going to US east coast try singapore premium economy SIN to EWR (newark) world's longest non-stop flight 17HR30Min.

[CVT]

I always fly NorthWest para sa mileage. Suwerte kami dahil business class kami palagi all the way to CA. Normally, 2x-3x a year ang biyahe ko. Base sa mga airlines from Manila flying this route (MNL-SFO), pinakamura ang NW, followed by PAL. Iyon ang alam namin sa opisina....

Ngayon, video on demand na, dati hindi Mga lola nga from Narita-SFO, at suplada sila,- asar nga,-pero I make them work harder. Tipong tumitingin sa kulay. Pero Narita-Manila, mga bata at mababait ang mga cabin attendants. Iba talaga ang mga Asians.

Once, a couple of years ago yata, I needed to change plane dahil mas maaga akong umuwi, and I couldn't get confirmation from NW. I flew UA from SFO to Narita and JAL from Narita to Manila. I was impressed with JAL, malinis ang eroplano at masarap ang pagkain. And since 1 hour earlier ang arrival sa NAIA vs. NW from Narita,- wala kang kalaban sa immigration at madaling lumabas ng airport.

PAL,- ayos din sa mga panahon na ito. Direct flight pa kaya mas maigsi ang biyahe... Madali raw makakuha ng free flight vs. your accumulated mileage sabi ng kasama ko,- hindi katulad ng NW na 'madaya' at mahirap makakuha... Kailangang idoble mo ang mileage vs. published numbers para ka makakuha ng round trip ticket to the US. Hindi tuloy kami makapagbakasyon sa US na aking pamilya....

Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines,- maganda ang service, masarap ang pagkain - pero mahal ang pamasahe....

2901:pokemon:

[n2knee]

To be fair, the Asian leg of most NW flights are composed mainly of younger cabin crew members. It's the North American part that seems to be full of grannies. I don't have anything against older citizens. It was just an observation.

i think they are required to conform to the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of the US, which prohibits them from screening employees based on age, ***, religion, etc. kaya marami sa kanila ang matanda or overweight...

[chua_riwap]

Preferred airlines.....

- Singapore Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Emirates Airlines

The best ang Singapore. Mga ***y at ang babata. Lagi pang nakangiti, kahit pagod na sila.

Papuntang Tate naman, usually....

- AA (yung Class J nila, Bose Noise Cancelling HP ang bigay nila Galing! )
- UA
- Northwest

Mga lola na nga mga flight stewardess nila. Kundi naman lola...........ang lalapad! Hirap sila dumaan sa aisle.