some European Airlines like Brussels /Air France/BA have cultural / business/ historical ties with Africa from their colonial days,so they can support service with expats going back and forth,etc.Turkish Airlines covers almost 40!!! Destinations in Africa,but mostly with a B737-900 for mid/North Afr...
Jump to postThe whole story is stupid from A to Z.An Israeli passport holder with a bit of common sense should stay away from putting money in the pockets of Jew/Israeli haters....and Airlines should stick to flying passengers as long as they have valid visas to their final destinations.Plenty of Israeli passpo...
Jump to postWill check If It is or was an FAA req...even if not...UA has the courtesy to advise you of something you may not expect.When people book UA,they really think prop...so it make sense.... In that regard,when you book Business Class,you don't expect to be seated in Economy seats.In the US such a produc...
Jump to postcricket, I assumed that LH would be superior...but as you say..just OK...and not even that on our trip.....Unfortunately this summer,this image went down the drain.Maybe an isolated case,but for us it was the very last time.You can't have so many service failures in ONE trip when you pay premium Che...
Jump to postGreat review,and sadly another indication that LH 's Business class is far from a superior experience...the seats,the menses....just compare UA's desert cart to LH's tiny box of ice cream ,and 3 slices of fruit as an alternate....they may have a solid product in Y class,but their Business class is a...
Jump to postWhen I worked at a Certain US airlines res,we had to,as some passengers won't fly prop out of fear,and you must advise them its part of the itenirary .
Today,for example ,if you purchase a ticket on UA,that includes UA Express flight,you will see it in remarks under the flight number.
Correct.KWI let go of their 5th freedom between LHR and JFK to avoid violating USA rules re discrimination.Its beyond me why Israelis would want to fly Kuwait Airways between JFK and LHR and return,but I guess some did,maybe because of a very low fare and were denied boarding.So that's the story.
Jump to postIt's true! I would have accepted an apology,and would have moved on....but after they made an effort to justify every wrong action they took....I decided to pursue it further.So arrogant.Live and learn....I always admired them...now I can't even watch their airplanes without feeling angry.
Jump to postI did indeed write LH upon arriving home,even called them...their answers were even more upsetting than the experience ,and there was a limit to the length of the report. In short they claim that : 1-The terrible heat in the cabin in Miami was because 'technically' they can not regulate temperature ...
Jump to postThat's a nice review,and I must agree with you,Aeroflot's inflight service,and their flight attendants are excellent! I have flown with them a lot lately,medium and long haul ,and in my opinion ,their service and attitude toward passengers is above those of many legacy carriers around.They provide a...
Jump to postThat's correct,not all LX flights are wide body into TLV.Plus I believe the term 'European Business Class' should be eliminated,as that class of service has nothing to do with Europe or Comfort.A very misleading term.And yes,ELAL is the only airline that has a TRUE business class on all of its narro...
Jump to postThat's a terrible story,but I think Airlines should maybe publish some more information about their deep cleaning cycles and general information about the cleaning methods of metal tubes we spent hours in. .The other sad part is that airlines really don't care about their customers.Their customer se...
Jump to postAlso BA currently offers flat beds on all TLV flights,as an airline that respect its market,would not offer a 'non business class product' on a4 hour flight.Thats simply stretching the economics to a level that does not value the market.But if people still fly it,why not continue with that poor prac...
Jump to postGsg013..... indeed the feeling is that the TLV-NYC route is more like a busy bus run,rather than a flight crossing the globe.the demand is huge in all classes.Imagine LY has between 3-5 flights a day to NYC depending on the season( exl BOS,YYZ,LAX and soon MIA) UA operated 3 daily to the US,DL one,a...
Jump to postYes alt flyer,this is awful.From a friend that is a purser I heard she keeps temp in the cabin in the low 70's to keep passengers feel well,and as you know, warm closed places and bacteria .....
Have a cool day:-)
For those of you wanting to visit Israel and Arab countries ,better do it in a separate trips.Egypt,Jordan and the UAE could not care less if you visited Israel.KSA and other May.Isreali immigration will not stamp your passport upon request.
Safe travels
True haf.Typical and really unacceptable LH experience....I wonder how they managed to bring business class to such a low level of comfort,and get away with it.
Take care.
HI MMO, Checking seating maps is wise,but the average person ( except aviation experts and frequent travelers ,would not go into such details) And indeed I knew the hard product was not a flat bed or even close to that,but I didn't expect an all around Economy seat.An Airline can sell what ever they...
Jump to postThank you DAIAM for your input.Indeed those new seats are not anyone would expect to have while flying in Business class for 4 hours...but I guess LH can get away with it,so why not? They probably think "Let's charge premium,and provide zero comfort in return".Shame.
Jump to postEvery word you say is 'a bingo' Ilyagran." The whole experience was nowhere near what a proper business class should be" ....i could not word it better than you. One would expect a lounge in MUC,their HUB to be more than decent.Surprised to hear it was not,but now nothing i hear about LH b...
Jump to postThanks Robisintheair,u r absolutely right,BA respects their Business class passengers on short/mid haul flights,unlike LH.Regardless of the length of the flight,if you paid 3 or 4 times as much as the folks behind the curtain,you deserve better.Big mistake not taking BA,but we wanted the A380. Fooli...
Jump to postThanks flyboy_se... I also think that using that type 'none' Business class on a relative long flight is a shame,especially if you paid for it as if it was business class and got zero value for it.You are right,most times their crews are polite,in our case too,but that didn't matter really as the ha...
Jump to postCan't remember their 1st route...was it Hong Kong out of SFO? The B747 was discussed for a while,but I believe none were based in EWR,and the poor reliability probably would have hurt the high yield market UA has in TLV.Mind you,the B77W is not such a big deal in Economy either,it's the horrid 3-4-3...
Jump to postWow,that's quite high....I can't see myself holding long in such high temp locked in a cabin....UA is 80f I found out.
Thanks.
Thanks lychemsa,but LY will only start their nonstop to MIA Nov 1st.And true,I believe LH is now flying on credits no longer due.In my worst dreams I didn't expect such a poor hard and soft product. No pics taken as there was no mood to remember any of it,but I should have really.Especially of their...
Jump to postMy 12 yo son and myself were very excited about our upcoming trip from TLV to MIA in Aug of 2017, we are both aviation fans,and the thought of riding the A380 in Business class on the upper deck was exciting in particular .We counted the days( not to mention saving for for months as it is not cheap ...
Jump to postHi Guys, One more VERY important reason....CARGO. TEVA, an Israeli medical manufacturer ships tons of mechendise out of Israel in a special cooltainers ,sometimes in excess of 20 ,000 kg per flight....that does not count fresh produce during the winter,and general merchandise .Cargo is huge in profi...
Jump to postAny of you Aviation experts can advise if airlines in the US have certain restrictions as to how hot can cabins be before you board passengers?
Thanks