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Posted by Bob Mann on September 22, 2008, 9:48 pm
6187fc7e971a@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:
> Yowza! Why they are partnered to
> a loser outfit like United Airlines is beyond me.
>
Same reason I suppose KLM is partnered with Northwest.
Is there a comparable US airline to the top Eurpean ones?
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 22, 2008, 10:17 pm
> 6187fc7e971a@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Yowza! Why they are partnered to
> > a loser outfit like United Airlines is beyond me.
> >
>
> Same reason I suppose KLM is partnered with Northwest.
> Is there a comparable US airline to the top Eurpean ones?
I'd love to know. My guess is that since Pan Am went under, the answer
is no.
European airlines like British Airways are seeking partners in the US
because they desperately want to open up routes inside the US; routes
presently denied them by the FAA.
Again a guess, but I think that were BA to move hard into the US market,
it would wipe the floor with a lot of your airlines. Same goes for
Lufthansa: I agree with Saddlebag's comments. LH is a good airline. So
is Air France.
I'm presently in China. I always fly BA if I can. Frequent flyer's card
is one reason, but the other is that it kicks the crap out of so many
other airlines.
Consider: decent food (really), unlimited free booze, on-demand (ie:
stop and start where you please) video with a choice of about 30 films
plus loads of TV, music, etc, and excellent service from the flight
crew. And that's in economy. Only downer in economy is the seat pitch,
which is a bit cramped.
Biz class has flat beds and more.
There are some terrible national airlines in Europe, mind. Alitalia is
about to go bust. Sabena did, a few years ago, and good riddance. Iberia
is getting better, but still a joke.
Interestingly BA still manages to make a decent profit.
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Posted by Chuck Rhode on September 24, 2008, 11:08 am
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:17:23 +0100, The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Again a guess, but I think that were BA to move hard into the US
> market, it would wipe the floor with a lot of your airlines.
Well, you'd have to carry a lot of parents with kids who can't really
afford any amenities at all. Families travel, and the US is so spread
out that ground transportation is prohibitively slow and expensive --
particularly with children.
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.. Chuck Rhode, Sheboygan, WI, USA
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 24, 2008, 1:42 pm
> Well, you'd have to carry a lot of parents with kids who can't really
> afford any amenities at all.
This I can understand.
>Families travel, and the US is so spread
> out that ground transportation is prohibitively slow and expensive --
> particularly with children.
This I can't. Travel by car is going to cost the same whether there's
one person inside of four, surely? Unless you mean rail?
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The bells, the bells.....
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Posted by Chuck Rhode on September 25, 2008, 12:14 am
On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:42:19 +0100, The Older Gentleman wrote:
> This I can't. Travel by car is going to cost the same whether there's
> one person inside of four, surely? Unless you mean rail?
Well, there are mutliple meals and overnight stays involved.
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.. Be Seeing You,
.. Chuck Rhode, Sheboygan, WI, USA
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