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Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - nem - 21-07-2005

Nice chart regarding biggest airlines (numbers from 2002 though):

http://www.chrisruzin.net/index.php/entry/worlds_biggest_airlines/

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - SWAFO - 21-07-2005

That seems right. I would also think that the airlines that carry the most PAX would also be the most popular.



Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - nem - 21-07-2005

You could argue along that line, but once again, the subject of this thread is misleading... it was about customer satisfaction.

I mean, of course Windows is the most widespread OS on the desktop market. And of course, largely due to this, it's also the most popular one. But I
at least would have a hard time believing that it's also the OS which yields the highest customer satisfaction... Smile

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - psolk - 21-07-2005

Not necessarily... I fly Continental all the time because I fly out of KEWR. Fact is they carry a lot of passengers but I would not call them
popular. A lot of us say all the time in this area, they are really our only choice. So they carry ALOT of passengers in/out of NY but that does
not make them popular Wink They are ok as far as domestic travel goes but I would rate them as horrible for International. Service is outstanding and
the crews are almost always exceptional but they still only have only a businessfirst, no first class and businees section and their seats do not go
flat. You jsut can not compare them on International flights especially when some of thise tickets are pushing 6 thousand dollars for a round trip
flight.
Fact is though, most of the time they have 10-12 flights a day to locations where other carriers will only have one a day because they monopolize
Newark. So it is not necessarily popularity as it is necessity sometimes...
Just a thought,
-Paul

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - rchwallace - 21-07-2005

Haha......

Well I have to put in a plug for my employer.......... Though many of the American airlines are larger in fleet size and possibly in
passengers carried........ Cathay's service is definitely top notch. Since I am from Canada and have travelled many different airlines I
speak from personal experience when I say that there is a marked difference in the service on Cathay and that of many North American or
European carriers. Many people dont realize but our fleet is around 100 aircraft.... and they all carry roughly 300 pax. Our smallest
regional aircraft is an airbus A330, we carry over 40,000 passengers a day.......... and the one thing which many of you have not looked at
but which would not factor in the survey at all........... we make a profit year after year. Last year even with the high fuel prices our profit was
roughly 520M US.

So after saying that a comment on the politics of aviation, if you look at Skytrax web site, they provide a "service" which means it is
possible that airlines have to pay to have their airline subject to the survey. Most North American airlines would in my opinion not do this
because they do not need to. There is a great deal of exposure for these airlines already and the domestic market in the states would
not be influenced by such awards..... this is of course only theory........... maybe a little bit of conspiracy theory...........

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - psolk - 21-07-2005

RC,
I agree that Cathay's service is definitely top notch.,
From my personal experience my top three in no particular order because the service on all of them is so exceptoinal would be Virgin, Cathay and
Singapore. There are times my seat in first class is nicer than my hotel room Smile None of the US carriers hold a candle when it comes to
International travel... I heard Lufthansa already has high speed broadband on their flights to JFK. I have also heard Continental is looking into
a 3 class configuratoin on the 777 with a true First class again. That would be nice. 16 hours to Hong Kong on a seat that does not lay flat is no
fun!!!!
-Paul

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - Joel - 21-07-2005

Lawrence is in this forum
Hot

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - SWAFO - 22-07-2005

When I think of most popular airline, I think of the one the most people have heard of... not necessarily the one that offers the best
service. More people have heard of American than Cathay, and that's simply because American flies more people. If the PAX fly
American because there's no other choice, then that's the way it is. They're still, overall the most popular, yet they're far, far from the best
service.



Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - rchwallace - 22-07-2005

I can understand what you are saying about the "most popular" but the survey was basically a "personality contest" if you like or a "fasion
pagent" either way, I would not ever disagree that AA or UA are huge and popular airlines....... but funny you say that more people have
heard of AA than CX..... depends where you are of course. Because I am in HK I would have to hint at the other. I dont think AA has a
Hong Kong service....... Wink When in HK it is like bing in Chicago I guess with United......... just planes everywhere as one would expect
same as when in Singapore........ it is all Singapore, when in the states AA and the others have a HUGE precense (sp?). Cathay only flies
into LAX, SFO, JFK, ORD, ANC (PANC) at the moment and ORD is only our freighter so we definitely do not have much of a showing in the
states.........

To go back to Pauls comment about continental and the HK service I assume you are flying out of KORD. Cause if out of JFK you can
now go direct with the flats in FC.

Cheers

Ron



Post Edited ( 07-22-05 05:57 )

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - nem - 22-07-2005

I think Ron has a point here. Just go to Usbekistan and ask someone which is the more polular: AA or CX - he'll probably just stare blankly at you.

Or stab you whith a pointy stick or whatever.

I mean, AA might be extremely well-known in the US, but in the rest of the world - well, not more than any other national airline. ("National" not in
the sense of "only serving one nation" but rather "originating from one particular nation", and yes, in that sense about all airlines are "national").

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - smartboy4 - 22-07-2005

Singapore airlines Hunappy ....



Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - nem - 22-07-2005

Why "Hunappy"? They made the Top 5! Be happy!!1 Smile

Most western airlines didn't even make Top 10/15...

Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - Gibbmusic - 22-07-2005

Quote:nem wrote:
I think there's a misunderstanding here. The survey was not about the economically strongest or largest airline, but about passenger
satisfaction.

Well that certainly explains why American Airlines didn't make the list!

Based on my recent flight with them, I wouldn't fly AA again if they gave me free tickets (which by the way they will not give out, even if they
lose your luggage TWICE on the same flight (yes, it's evidently possible)).

Gibbmusic



Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - yonihz - 28-07-2005

What about

********************EL AL*************************** (Israel Airlines) ????

Rant



Re: WORLDS MOST POPULAR AIRLINE 2004-2005 RESULTS - nem - 29-07-2005

Yeah, what about them? lol