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I had to deal with US Airways for the first time last week (not from the US). It was at Laguardia, all the other airplane companies had flatscreens and whatnot,

by troebr 14y ago

I had to deal with US Airways for the first time last week (not from the US). It was at Laguardia, all the other airplane companies had flatscreens and whatnot, US Airways seemed to have been stuck in the 80's with letter boards. They were very courteous though. But damn they looked cheap.

jimktrains2 14y ago
What's the matter with Solari boards?
dguaraglia 14y ago
This is true of most American companies. A while ago I was travelling a lot to Europe (England in particular) from Brazil. On every single flight you'd get personal entertainment systems installed on fairly new planes and great onboard service. Now I'm living in the US. Every time I travel (either inside the US or to South America) I feel like American companies are not even trying.
- jrockway 14y ago
  They are trying and succeeding. The only amenity that Americans care about are the absolute lowest prices. (Does your fare comparison site let you search by the availability of entertainment devices? Nope. Because nobody actually cares.) Considering you can regularly fly NYC-SFO round-trip for about $250, a distance of 5000 miles, I think they're doing a pretty good job. If you want free food and nicer seats, fly first class.
  - ken 14y ago
    > Does your fare comparison site let you search by the availability of entertainment devices? Nope. Because nobody actually cares. I would search by that, if it was an option. But in practice most (airline, aircraft) pairs all have the same entertainment options, so you can figure it out yourself with a little googling.
    - jrockway 14y ago
      How much extra would you pay per flight? That's the bottom line.
- rmc 14y ago
  Try flying a budget airline in Europe. The seats don't recline, no in flight entertainment at all, no food, and you have to ask forthe in-flight magazine.
jrockway 14y ago
LaGuardia is like that. It's everyone's favorite airport to fly out of (apparently, I hate it), so there is no financial incentive to make it nice.

by troebr 14y ago

jimktrains2 14y ago

What's the matter with Solari boards?

dguaraglia 14y ago

This is true of most American companies. A while ago I was travelling a lot to Europe (England in particular) from Brazil. On every single flight you'd get personal entertainment systems installed on fairly new planes and great onboard service. Now I'm living in the US. Every time I travel (either inside the US or to South America) I feel like American companies are not even trying.

jrockway 14y ago
They are trying and succeeding. The only amenity that Americans care about are the absolute lowest prices. (Does your fare comparison site let you search by the availability of entertainment devices? Nope. Because nobody actually cares.) Considering you can regularly fly NYC-SFO round-trip for about $250, a distance of 5000 miles, I think they're doing a pretty good job. If you want free food and nicer seats, fly first class.
- ken 14y ago
  > Does your fare comparison site let you search by the availability of entertainment devices? Nope. Because nobody actually cares. I would search by that, if it was an option. But in practice most (airline, aircraft) pairs all have the same entertainment options, so you can figure it out yourself with a little googling.
  - jrockway 14y ago
    How much extra would you pay per flight? That's the bottom line.
rmc 14y ago
Try flying a budget airline in Europe. The seats don't recline, no in flight entertainment at all, no food, and you have to ask forthe in-flight magazine.

jrockway 14y ago

LaGuardia is like that. It's everyone's favorite airport to fly out of (apparently, I hate it), so there is no financial incentive to make it nice.