USVirgin Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Seven out of the top ten in the Zagat Survey are Asian based, the exceptions being Air New Zealand, Emirates and JetBlue. Don't know how JetBlue snuck in there ahead of one of the Virgin brands, for example (maybe just token Americanism). Thai came in at number 10. US Airways was ranked 5th worst in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I'm not happy with Emirates in economy any more. They seem to have rested on their laurels and dropped their standards since they've become "global". Qatar and Etihad have taken over from Emirates AFAIK. Also, the fact that Emirates put 10-across seating in coach compared to 9 on say, Singapore and Thai makes a BIG difference! My top 3 based on my own travels are: Singapore, Malaysian and Qatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamokhamok Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I'm surprised to not see Etihad in the line up. Having said that their Economy seating has got worse. Less leg room now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Emirates is pissing everyone off (even Singapore) with their alleged subsidies. Their advertising budget, even here in the US, is mind boggling. Never flown them but I would, out of convenience, if I had to get from say Glasgow to BKK (thereby avoiding Heathrow ). Glad to see Air New Zoo come in at #2. They may not have hot stewardesses, but economy seating has always been comfortable and the service is quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 My top 3 based on my own travels are:Singapore, Malaysian and Qatar. SQ easily my #1 as well, with ANA a close second and CX third (but their prices have me flying them in biz most often -- great value!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USVirgin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 SQ does little things that just don't happen on most other airlines. Example: The ex works for them at LAX. Yesterday, she emceed a cake cutting ceremony at the gate in commemoration of the 30 year anniversary of the LAX-NRT flight (a couple of speeches and cake and gifts for the passengers). She brought a piece of cake to an elderly Japanese passenger in wheelchair in the gate lobby. The old guy got all emotional, for some reason, and started crying. She gave him a hug and took a photo of him and his son. The son asked her to email him a copy of the picture, which she did. But the email was rejected, so she sent a message to Narita staff to have them verify the addy with the pax on arrival. This morning she gets a message from Narita. "Your email probably bounced because the attached file was too big. But don't worry. We printed the photo, had it framed, and presented it to him on debarkation." Turns out he was business class, but that had nothing to do with it. Fark! Talk about going the extra mile. It's not by accident, though. They have training programs in Sillypore to foster teamwork among ground staff between stations. They also encourage creativity, believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Unfortunately I only fly biz so, as much as I'd love to, I'm unable to comment on the quality of economy class these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Would you fit in an Econ seat, Munchie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Of course I would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simie Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Munchie, thanks for that (the fact you don't fly economy anymore I mean) I'm sure it will cheer me up next time I'm trying to eat my meal in economy?! Simie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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