View Poll Results: Who do you fly with
British Airways
29
39.19%
Delta
3
4.05%
Continental
9
12.16%
US Airways
5
6.76%
North West
8
10.81%
Virgin Atlantic
20
27.03%
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Who do you fly with
Jul 15th 2008, 4:24 am
#61
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: Who do you fly with
Last trip to the UK was on airmiles with AA, flight was great, the route, slightly less so 
Drive to Fort Myers > Plane to Miami > Plane to LHR > Tube to Marylebone > Train to Solihull > Taxi to Mum and Dads > walk to pub
Going back was even better!
Taxi to Birmingham New Street* > Train to Manchester Piccadilly > Train to Heald Green > Pick up by Hotel Shuttle > stay overnight eating pizza and crisps > Hotel shuttle to airport > Plane to Washington DC Dulles > Plane to Miami > Plane to Ft Myers > Drive home
* - I am a very proud Brummie, but New Street Station is a complete shithole.
I'm going with Continental this time (aug 6th - 20th) - I don't really like them all that much, but they fly into Brum direct from Newark, so only 1 change and 1 pick up by Dadcabs (I offered to get the bus, as he's got to go to work after picking me up, but mum was having none of it!)
Drive to Fort Myers > Plane to Miami > Plane to LHR > Tube to Marylebone > Train to Solihull > Taxi to Mum and Dads > walk to pub
Going back was even better!
Taxi to Birmingham New Street* > Train to Manchester Piccadilly > Train to Heald Green > Pick up by Hotel Shuttle > stay overnight eating pizza and crisps > Hotel shuttle to airport > Plane to Washington DC Dulles > Plane to Miami > Plane to Ft Myers > Drive home
* - I am a very proud Brummie, but New Street Station is a complete shithole.
I'm going with Continental this time (aug 6th - 20th) - I don't really like them all that much, but they fly into Brum direct from Newark, so only 1 change and 1 pick up by Dadcabs (I offered to get the bus, as he's got to go to work after picking me up, but mum was having none of it!)
Jul 15th 2008, 4:28 am
#62
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2006
Location: Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Posts: 3,770
Re: Who do you fly with
BMI were using one on their Manchester - Las Vegas flight, last time I flew out of there.
Jim.
Jul 15th 2008, 5:10 am
#63
Guttural Brumerican
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: The Mile High City
Posts: 1,312
Re: Who do you fly with
It was great up until the Bundespolizei at Frankfurt accidentally sent me out of the airport and the security people wouldn't let me back in with my bottle of duty free Laphroig :curse:
Jul 15th 2008, 5:17 am
#64
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: Who do you fly with
Best trip for me (not the most direct, but the nicest trip) was United/Lufthansa from Chicago via Frankfurt to Brum.
It was great up until the Bundespolizei at Frankfurt accidentally sent me out of the airport and the security people wouldn't let me back in with my bottle of duty free Laphroig :curse:
It was great up until the Bundespolizei at Frankfurt accidentally sent me out of the airport and the security people wouldn't let me back in with my bottle of duty free Laphroig :curse:
Jul 15th 2008, 11:23 am
#65
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 88,067
Re: Who do you fly with
Just for you Jerseygirl......only us Northerners will 'get it' methinks 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg
Thank you...I've seen it before but it was fun watching it again. 
Jul 16th 2008, 9:07 pm
#68
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Joined: Feb 2008
Location: Nowhereland
Posts: 175
Re: Who do you fly with
KLM has never been on the edge of going down whatsoever. AIr-France/KLM is a joint venture where Air France is the leading company. KLM however is still a strong brand name as being the oldest airline in the world. Air France/KLM is one of the best performing airline combinations in the world on both economic and environment issues.
Jul 16th 2008, 11:42 pm
#69
Guttural Brumerican
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: The Mile High City
Posts: 1,312
Re: Who do you fly with
Going back next month for a wedding and going Ft Myers > Newark > Amsterdam > Brum. Another convoluted route, but thanks to my slightly batty, but lovely travel agent sister in law donating her expiring airmiles, the trips going to end up costing me $140.00 
Jul 17th 2008, 2:44 am
#70
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: Who do you fly with
Got a new airport to screw me up now Going back next month for a wedding and going Ft Myers > Newark > Amsterdam > Brum. Another convoluted route, but thanks to my slightly batty, but lovely travel agent sister in law donating her expiring airmiles, the trips going to end up costing me $140.00
Going back next month for a wedding and going Ft Myers > Newark > Amsterdam > Brum. Another convoluted route, but thanks to my slightly batty, but lovely travel agent sister in law donating her expiring airmiles, the trips going to end up costing me $140.00
Jul 17th 2008, 4:41 am
#71
Joined: Apr 2005
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon
Posts: 9,973
Re: Who do you fly with
KLM has never been on the edge of going down whatsoever. AIr-France/KLM is a joint venture where Air France is the leading company. KLM however is still a strong brand name as being the oldest airline in the world. Air France/KLM is one of the best performing airline combinations in the world on both economic and environment issues.
Now that rather looks as if KLM are owned by the French as a wholly owned subsidiary of the French company Air France - KLM.
sorry for some reason this has come out in bold text and it isn't letting me turn if off
Jul 17th 2008, 11:49 am
#72
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Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Formerly Leeds, England - Now Charleston SC
Posts: 63
Re: Who do you fly with
Anyone but Continental. I'd rather be strapped to the back of a Canadian Goose. Have had delays (of at least one day) everytime we used them going through Newark.
Jul 17th 2008, 12:16 pm
#74
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 88,067
Re: Who do you fly with
I've used them for over 14 years...also from Newark...don't think I've ever been delayed. Oh tell a lie...a year ago a delay of 1 hr leaving Manchester.
Jul 17th 2008, 12:50 pm
#75
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Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Formerly Leeds, England - Now Charleston SC
Posts: 63
Re: Who do you fly with
I'm guessing you probably didn't have to sit on your arse on a plane on the edges of Charleston, SC's South Runway for 3 hours whilst they worked out what to do about all the planes flying about in the sky then.
