Parley Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Even if you over pay for it and get a inferior service. You my friend must be a bit of a mug. (And as I said... BA isn't british owned, it's Spanish owned). Maybe, but I like to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. True maybe I pay a bit more at times, but it feels good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Nothing to lol about. I prefer to support a British or Australian airline if I can. But yesterday you were saying that it was xenophobic and racist to try to support local economies and feared that doing so would lead to physical attacks on foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 No I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Perhaps if they gave better customer service people would use them more. A friend of my wife's travelled on Qantas last year. She was given a meat sandwich after having requested vegetarian. When she asked for it to be changed she was told to bite around the meat. Contrast that with the impeccable service Singapore have given my family and there is no competition. The last Western airline I travelled on was Canadian in 2004 and even asking for a Pepsi half way into the flight was too much effort and induced eye-rolling from the stewardess. They have competition now, and they're losing. One of my partner's friends used to manage the Qantas operation at Brisbane Airport and he told her that "never apologise, never explain" was unofficial company policy. I flew with them once and that was enough. The attitude of staff was very much "take it or leave it," which isn't good enough in my book. Singapore and Cathay Pacific leave them standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Stars Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 We flew Etihad and had less than 1.5 hour stopover each way x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 We flew Etihad and had less than 1.5 hour stopover each way x Minimum connection time in Abu Dhabi between international flights is 50 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Stars Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Oh that's even better... although was fine for me and Hubby not sure if when we take the kids we would want such a short stop over x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benthomas010 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Oh that's even better... although was fine for me and Hubby not sure if when we take the kids we would want such a short stop over x I agree. When I travel on my own I want as short a stop as possible. But with the little one in tow I want a few hours so she has time to let off some steam and burn some energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfuddy Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Cathay Pacific had good deals a few weeks ago, through Hong Kong from Heathrow with 3 hour stop over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Nothing to lol about. I prefer to support a British or Australian airline if I can. As has already been pointed out BA is owned by International Airlines Group registered in Spain and Qantas is still doing its best to change the law so it can be foreign owned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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