Actually if you factor all other hidden costs eg luggage, seats, meal, in-flight entertainment etc and convenience eg number of flights, timing etc....budget airlines may end up costing more than regular airlines.
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After Emirates flight, must say SIA demise is matter of time
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Actually if you factor all other hidden costs eg luggage, seats, meal, in-flight entertainment etc and convenience eg number of flights, timing etc....budget airlines may end up costing more than regular airlines.
KLM stewardess has some balls in her.
What do u all expect form SIA ? HC is the standard.
Maybe her grand aunty came on that day and she was not in a good mood.
On another flight on BA from Heathrow to Singapore. it was a pleasant experience for me as I had some good chats with their stewardess at their pantry. Otherwise, it'll be a boring 13-hour flight.
On Business Class travel, I'd taken them on SIA from Singapore to Tokyo, United Airlines from Singapore to Cincinnati via Hong Kong and San Francisco and Delta Airlines from JF Kennedy to Narita.
But in Europe, service is sucks because they don't care service, they can be rude and the customers suck it up. Company cannot fire them because of labour unions
Except SIA gives peanuts for being a lremium airline, if not for direct flight Europe to Singapore, nobody will take it. Everything is inferior
To some extent, this is true.
On another Air France evening flight which I took from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Singapore, I don't know if the pilots were drunk or what, the plane was accelerated to take-off speed at the taxi-way instead of at the runway. WTF? I knew it because the plane was just next to the terminal building. Immediately, the brakes were slammed and there was a forceful retardation. Some babies inside were crying non-stop thereafter.
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But say what u like, their business is booming....
All their flights fully booked till next year.. Tkt prices have doubled also.
SIA expensive and service so-so only.
Not if you buy them offshore, ie: outside Singapore.
Can't blame them as majority of Sinkies thinks they own the airline.. Probably the ang mohs are friendlier n easier to serve n please...
Amongst the so many airlines which I'd taken during my working years, I find that the service from Thai Airways was the best.
Those Middle East airlines (eg: Emirates and Qatar) are rather inconvenient (to Europe) because you have to do a transit in their Middle East countries in the pre-dawn hours, interrupting your sleep pattern.
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Yes, Thai Airways is good. Actually MH service is good also if not for their management who screws up the airline..
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The bad experiences are mainly from those Chink airports. Several times out of the blue, the pilot will announce that there are military planes maneuvering on the skies above and the take-off time will be delayed by up to 30 minutes. So, you lan lan have to sit in the plane and wait out for the control tower to give the green light to take off.
Pre-911, those Chink airports were very ridiculous. If you bring on board even an unopened bottle of mineral water, they will insist you to open it to take a sip or 2 in front of their officers.
I also don't like the Kimpo Airport in Seoul because they will always bring their narcotics dogs (aka @Loofydralb) to sniff at you and your luggage whilst waiting at the luggage claim carousel.
Tokyo is also too overstrict such that you'll have to remove your shoes and scan them through their X-Ray machine at the check-in gate, despite also having to walk pass their metal detector sensors.
American airports don't even need to show your passports at the check-in gate for departing passengers. They just can't wait for you to leave the country as soon as possible.
Some Scandinavian airports like Finland, if it's on a weekend, good luck to you because everything (eg: getting your boarding pass, tagging and checking in your own luggage, etc) will be self-service only.
Pre-911, those Chink airports were very ridiculous. If you bring on board even an unopened bottle of mineral water, they will insist you to open it to take a sip or 2 in front of their officers.
I also don't like the Kimpo Airport in Seoul because they will always bring their narcotics dogs (aka @Loofydralb) to sniff at you and your luggage whilst waiting at the luggage claim carousel.
Tokyo is also too overstrict such that you'll have to remove your shoes and scan them through their X-Ray machine at the check-in gate, despite also having to walk pass their metal detector sensors.
American airports don't even need to show your passports at the check-in gate for departing passengers. They just can't wait for you to leave the country as soon as possible.
Some Scandinavian airports like Finland, if it's on a weekend, good luck to you because everything (eg: getting your boarding pass, tagging and checking in your own luggage, etc) will be self-service only.
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Statement of the Year.
The only thing screwing emirates is the Dubai airport. They make you walk nearly 30min to board next flight
The last time I used Emirates (only once) to Europe was many years ago. I don't remember having to walk that far, probably they have changed the airport now. Even then, shouldn't they provide bus shuttle service in between terminals?
They provide train, spacious lift + walking, altogether 30min.
Of the various types of air planes I've taken, I will still prefer the Boeing 777. It's quiet and adequately spacious. I took the Airbus Neo A320 on Finnish Airline to Finland and it was much more noisier than the Boeing 777. Of course the Airbus A380 for my trip to Australia was also very comfortable.
The worse was Cathay Pacific. Their bloody seats cannot be tilted backwards but only the buttock section can slide forward slightly. It is very uncomfortable for flights of more than 2 hours. I'd swear I'll never take Cathay Pacific again if ever possible.
I'd even taken those turbo-prop aircraft from Jakarta to Bandung before and it was also very noisy, albeit a very short domestic flight.
The worse was Cathay Pacific. Their bloody seats cannot be tilted backwards but only the buttock section can slide forward slightly. It is very uncomfortable for flights of more than 2 hours. I'd swear I'll never take Cathay Pacific again if ever possible.
I'd even taken those turbo-prop aircraft from Jakarta to Bandung before and it was also very noisy, albeit a very short domestic flight.
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