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I flew to UAE on Emirates in coach. Definitely the best flying experience of my life. I would say it even beats out the couple times I flew AA first class domes

I flew to UAE on Emirates in coach. Definitely the best flying experience of my life. I would say it even beats out the couple times I flew AA first class domestic.

Cyph0n 4y ago
Yep, Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar are top tier carriers. You will almost never have bad service with them, but if you do, they’ll always compensate you for your troubles.
- lostlogin 4y ago
  Not always. Take care with these regressive states as Qatar forced females to undergo gynaecological exams a few years back. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/woman-sues-qatar-invasive-genital-exam-b1957767.html?amp https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/woman-s...
  - Cyph0n 4y ago
    Not sure how this is relevant. Was the airline even involved here? Or should we consider all invasive searches and investigations ever conducted in hub airports as part of airline quality?
    - lostlogin 4y ago
      They were on Qatar planes and removed from them to be searched/violated. They sued the airline and state (as mentioned in the link). The owner of the airline and the family that rules the kingdom are the same, complicating the issue of responsibility. Their attitudes to women is fairly clear though. A similar link. https://www.mamamia.com.au/60-minutes-qatar/amp/ https://www.mamamia.com.au/60-minutes-qatar/amp/
      - Cyph0n 4y ago
        So in general, you’re saying that we should blame invasive procedures that take place in airports on the impacted airlines? Would you blame Lufthansa if the passengers happened to be removed from one of their planes in Qatar? The fact that Qatar Airways is (majority?) owned by the Qatari government is a separate issue.
        lostlogin 4y ago
        The airline were complicit in the view of the victims, as per the article and the lawsuit.
        Cyph0n 4y ago
        You’re still skirting the question. The victims (understandably) sued every party they could to maximize their chances. But being sued does not imply guilt. Anyways, we’ve gone too far into the weeds here.
        Ekaros 4y ago
        I take reasonably any action taken by border agents in USA would be fault of any carrier flying there? Applying same standards. Like getting interrogated for a long time having your devices seized and searched. And so on...
    - etothepii 4y ago
      The issue, if you live in "the west" and are going to "the east" on Qatar you will have to fly through Qatar. I'll pay the extra and take the risk of slightly poorer service and slightly lower quality food.

I flew to UAE on Emirates in coach. Definitely the best flying experience of my life. I would say it even beats out the couple times I flew AA first class domestic.

Cyph0n 4y ago

Yep, Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar are top tier carriers. You will almost never have bad service with them, but if you do, they’ll always compensate you for your troubles.

lostlogin 4y ago
Not always. Take care with these regressive states as Qatar forced females to undergo gynaecological exams a few years back. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/woman-sues-qatar-invasive-genital-exam-b1957767.html?amp https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/woman-s...
- Cyph0n 4y ago
  Not sure how this is relevant. Was the airline even involved here? Or should we consider all invasive searches and investigations ever conducted in hub airports as part of airline quality?
  - lostlogin 4y ago
    They were on Qatar planes and removed from them to be searched/violated. They sued the airline and state (as mentioned in the link). The owner of the airline and the family that rules the kingdom are the same, complicating the issue of responsibility. Their attitudes to women is fairly clear though. A similar link. https://www.mamamia.com.au/60-minutes-qatar/amp/ https://www.mamamia.com.au/60-minutes-qatar/amp/
    - Cyph0n 4y ago
      So in general, you’re saying that we should blame invasive procedures that take place in airports on the impacted airlines? Would you blame Lufthansa if the passengers happened to be removed from one of their planes in Qatar? The fact that Qatar Airways is (majority?) owned by the Qatari government is a separate issue.
      - lostlogin 4y ago
        The airline were complicit in the view of the victims, as per the article and the lawsuit.
        Cyph0n 4y ago
        You’re still skirting the question. The victims (understandably) sued every party they could to maximize their chances. But being sued does not imply guilt. Anyways, we’ve gone too far into the weeds here.
      - Ekaros 4y ago
        I take reasonably any action taken by border agents in USA would be fault of any carrier flying there? Applying same standards. Like getting interrogated for a long time having your devices seized and searched. And so on...
  - etothepii 4y ago
    The issue, if you live in "the west" and are going to "the east" on Qatar you will have to fly through Qatar. I'll pay the extra and take the risk of slightly poorer service and slightly lower quality food.