Delta for sure is not underrated. Probably the best or one of the best reputations in the USA.
Skytrax does rate Delta quite poorly for whatever reason, but I LOVE Delta personally
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Same here
Skytrax isā¦Not a very good source imo
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Qantas and Qatar Airways both have friendly staff, are always helpful, service is amazing, seats are amazing (even their economy is fantastic) and there couldnāt be any airlines to match their services.
American Airlines is good internationally, the best flight iāve had with AA is Sydney to Los Angeles for a trip to the US. But their domestic flights are terrible I mean they were unkind to a person because their baby was screaming so they kicked them off. (they offered my grandma an upgrade to First after those people were kicked out) But still I saw how American treats their customers domestically and I would not want to be one of them even if they upgrade my family. I will only travel with American Internationally which would probably almost never because I live in Autralia.
Letās keep on track here please yāall. Letās not get off topic
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Iām sorry WHAT?! How dare you! Fear my wrath!
The only reason I am mad about that is because I got a lot of contacts within Alaska Airlines, and you know. Hardcore fans gotta represent.
Suprised by that, Alaska is actually pretty good considering Iāve only travelled with them twice
My opinion. Donāt have to agree just my opinion of what my experience was like
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yep everyone has opinions
And your entitled to your opinion. I was just memeing there.
Well theyāre definitely not a ā5-starā airline, but they are pretty amazing. Lufthansaās business class definitely sucks, but their premium economy and economy products are pretty consistent in a good way. I flew them 8 times just last year, and theyāre both affordable and great in terms of service and the seats. They have been making some changes, but theyāre still pretty good.
For me, the most overrated airline has to be Alaska. 5-hour delay with them, a cancellation, then a rush to San Francisco from San Jose, and in return: an $11 Starbucks voucher compared to a $60 Uber. Very useful. Their product isnāt even that greatā¦ the seats are pretty uncomfortable unless youāre flying on one of their Virgin America interiors which is fading away pretty quickly. Thereās really no service onboard even for some transcontinental flights compared to United which does offer a breakfast or lunch for their economy plus passengers.
Most underrated for me would be United, best carrier in the world for me. Besides them, their partners such as Air Canada and Lufthansa are also amazing, and you can expect great service basically every time. Anytime someone mentions United, theyād automatically thing of past incidents, but I think that people should also see how much the airline has improved over the past couple years. Seats are great, they have a new business class (though their old one on the 787 is amazing), and they even have premium economy now. Also one of the only airlines to serve a meal on a transcontinental flight in economy, and they have lots of new aircraft which makes the flights nicer.
I have flown Alaska Airlines in and out of San Jose (SJC/KSJC) quite a few times and I think they are fantastic! The employees are kind, the service was excellent, and they were on time for most of the flights we flew on with them
I feel like your incident was an isolated one
From a perspective of someone who lives on the East of the Atlantic.
Underrated : Austrian, Turkish, Kenya, Delta
Overrated: Lufthansa, Ethiopian.
Underrated: Spirit Airlines
Some might call me crazy but Iāve never had a bad time on a Spirit flight. Seats donāt recline but are comfortable (wouldnāt recommend for flying at night) and leg room was fine for me. Crew has been friendly every time, more so than when I fly Delta. You get exactly what you pay for. I always catch flak this opinion, especially with my family, but Iād fly with spirit almost any day.
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Lufthansa is definitely overrated. Itās definitely a good airline but it isnāt worth 5 stars.
Personally I think Virgin Australia is underrated. Its always been the airline overshadowed by Qantas but it looks like a very good airline!
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For someone who flies a lot for business I can say every airline is guaranteed to give you a bad experience, its the ones that give you multiple good experiences that countā¦ These changeā¦ 10 years ago BA Club was great, now itās antiquatedā¦ I flew American Business to Europe last year it was greatā¦ great crew, new plane, etcā¦ I flew them this last Xmas in Economy with my familyā¦ and again the crew was greatā¦ (AA had a bad wrap for many yearsā¦) Last year I flew Jet Blue from Ft. Lauderdale to LA in MINTā¦ and I say BEST domestic business class of all US Carriersā¦ Delta isā¦ mehā¦Iāve had good experiences on Alaskaā¦BUT I sure do miss Virgin America. Tower Airā¦ NEVER EVER, and thankfully not a choiceā¦ but years ago I flew from LA to NY on Tower as a young man going to visit my lady friend in NY, my dad drove me to the airport early in the AM to catch the flight, and said āJees, hope itās not one of those old Pan Am planesāā¦ behold I sit in my seat and go to do my seatbelt and the Pan Am logo is visibly engraved before meā¦ āAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHā worst airline EVERā¦ but cheap, I suppose.
I think, Lufthansa also does not deserve 5 stars.
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i kinda already know jetblue can be overrated even though i only rode them twice to SJU from JFK
Just general advise:
Have low expectations from your flight youāll think the flight is better. While itās exactly the same as other flights