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Which airlines have you used?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭sandbelter


    Aer Lingus
    British Airways
    British Midland
    Easyjet
    Alitalia
    Ryanair
    Air France
    SAS Scandinavian
    American Airlines
    Air New Zealand
    Qatar Airways
    Emirates
    Royal Nepal
    JAL Japan Airlines
    Qantas
    Cathay Pacific
    Garuda
    Jetstar
    Air Calin
    Virgin Australia
    Garuda
    Singapore Airlines
    Air Rarotonga

    Most underrated; Alitalia...by a long, long shot.  Where AZ are on fire they beat the ME3 and SQ comprehensively.  Air "Ï can't  believe this isn't the 1960's"Calin.  GA is very good.  
    Most overrated: J class in either BA or SQ.  QF is really short on food esp in J, last time I flew them in J I had to go to Mc Donalds when I arrived in the terminal. Otherwise they were good. 
    Most Consistent SK, FR, JQ and CX (All deliver exactly what they promise and what you paid for)
    Would fly in a heart beat: JL, QR, NZ. SB
    Worst for service: Actually no one.  I've had bad experiences all right, but none of these airlines are consistently bad.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭EICVD


    Aer Lingus
    Aer Lingus Regional
    Ryanair
    BMI
    British Airways
    Futura
    Primera Air
    Astraeus (on a BMI flight)
    Flybe


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,450 ✭✭✭XsApollo


    Aer Lingus
    Air France ( 747 to the Dominican Republic , I hate flying, rarely do, scares me sh*tless but when that thing lifted off and the feeling of effortless power , I knew I was in good hands)
    CityJet
    Ryanair
    Sky Europe.


  • Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭x567


    70+ airlines so far
    First: BAF on a Handley-Page Herald from Lydd
    Favourite: Aer Lingus
    Best service: QR / SQ
    Best experience: BA Concorde
    Favourite planes: 747, 757, 380


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,018 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    Aer Arann
    Ryanair
    Aer Lingus
    KLM
    Air France
    Berjaya
    Malaysian Airlines
    Pacific (Blue I think?)
    Northwest Orient
    Delta
    Lao Airlines
    Air Asia
    Cambodia Bayon
    Qantas
    Regional Express Airlines
    Lufthansa
    Jetstar Pacific
    Vietnam Airlines


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,601 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Not many airlines considering how often I fly however:

    Aer Lingus (320, 321, 330, 757)
    Ryanair (737)
    British Airways (747, 777, 319, 320, ERJ 190))
    Cityjet (Avro)
    Air France (777)
    Lufthansa (747)
    Loganair (Saab)
    Virgin Atlantic (340)
    Kenya Airways (340)
    Emirates (777)
    Delta (767, 320, ERJ 190)
    United (320)
    Southwest (737)
    Air Canada (767)
    Air 2000
    Futura


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭jjbrien


    Forgot i flew on:
    US Airways
    Manx Airlines
    both now merged with other airlines


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,869 ✭✭✭Rawr


    Aer Lingus (Fokker 50, B737)
    Air France (E190)
    BMI (A320)
    BA (A320)
    SAS (MD-83, CRJ900, B737, A320, A340-300)
    Spanair (as SAS - MD-83)
    Ryanair (B737)
    Norwegian (B737)
    Novair (A321)
    Monarch (A300, A321)
    Luxair (B737)
    Virgin Atlantic (A340-600)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    Love these threads... Ive added aircraft with each airline also, that may not be 100% accurate as a lot of it is from memory.
    Current Airlines:
    Aer Lingus (732/3/4/5*, 747, F50, S360, A320/1, A330)
    Air Asia (733)
    American (767, 738)
    British Airways (734, 742, 744, 767)
    Czech Airways (735, A310)
    Delta (727, 732/3/4, DC9, MD82, L1011)
    Etihad (77W)
    Gulf Air (A330, A340)
    Iberia (A320)
    Onar Air (A321)
    Ryanair (738)
    SAS (736, 73G)
    Thai (A300)
    United (739)
    Vueling (A320)

    Past Airlines:
    Aer Arann (ATR42)
    Britannia (767)
    British Midland (BMI) (734, A320/1)
    Continental (MD80, 757, 764)
    Eastern (L1011)
    Spanair (MD80)
    TWA (MD80, 762)
    USAir (MD80, 734)
    US Airways (A321, A330)

    There have also been a multiple charter airlines that I can’t remember the names of! You know the ones who go bust before the end of any given weekend lol!

    *fun fact, EI is the only airline to ever operate the 737-300,400 & 500 simultaneously)


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    SAS
    Norwegian
    KLM
    Air France
    Lufthansa
    CityJet
    British Airways
    Flybe
    British Midland
    South African Airways
    Loganair
    Onur Air
    Varig
    Emirates


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,157 ✭✭✭✭Grandeeod


    The usuals.

    BA
    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    BMI
    Monarch
    Spanair
    KLM
    Luftansa

    The more unusual for me.

    Futura
    Islandsflug
    British Caledonian
    Danair
    Binter Canarias


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭peter1892


    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    Delta
    Skywest (Delta connection on a tiny Embraer turboprop)
    Sabena
    Air Engiadina (Do328 from GVA to DUB with no door on the flightdeck!)
    CityJet
    Crossair
    Iberia
    Swissair
    Lufthansa
    Easyjet
    SAS
    Air Bothnia (SAS)
    Aer Arann
    Monarch
    British Airways
    Virgin Blue
    Australian Airlines
    Qantas
    Air New Zealand
    Air Pacific
    United Airlines
    American Airlines
    British Midland
    Eurocypria
    Malaysia Airlines
    Air Asia
    MAS Wings
    JetBlue


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 20,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    Transavia
    KLM
    Spanair
    Etihad
    Qatar
    Bangkok Airways

    Last one was the high light of them all as they put me in their plane named Kut which is Dutch for (unt.
    Flight wasnt to Koh Kut though.

    Probably miss 1 or 2 that i got in with chartered package holidays when budget travel was still alive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭thomil


    My favourite type of thread :D

    The list isn’t too impressive to be honest. In chronological order:

    Condor
    Aero Lloyd (Defunct)
    LTU (Defunct)
    CSA Czech Airlines
    Tyrolean
    Lufthansa
    Ryanair
    Air Berlin (Defunct)
    British Airways
    American Airlines
    Aer Lingus/Aer Lingus Regional
    Swiss
    Austrian Airlines
    KLM
    Emirates

    Good luck trying to figure me out. I haven't managed that myself yet!



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Aer Lingus
    Aer Arann
    Ryanair
    Stobart Air
    CityJet
    Brussels Airlines
    Bmi British Midland - Bought by IAG, merged with British Airways
    British Airways
    AB Airlines - Ceased operations in 1999, first and last time I'd ever experience a BAC 1-11
    Emirates
    SAS
    EuroLot
    LOT Polish Airlines
    Wizz Air
    Norwegian Air Shuttle
    Swiss
    Swissair - Ceased operations
    Air Berlin - Ceased operations
    Lufthanss
    KLM
    Gaurda Indonesia
    EasyJet
    Virgin Atlantic
    Virgin Express - Merged with SN Brussels
    United Airlines
    JetBlue
    Air 2000 - Renamed First Choice, merged with Thomsonfly to create Thomson Airways now TUI Airways
    SkyNet Airlines - Ceased operations
    Air France
    Air Baltic
    Flybe
    American Airlines
    Buzz - Bought by Ryanair
    GO - Bought by EasyJet
    Britannia Airways - Rebranded Thomsonfly
    Iberia
    Vueling
    Dano Oro Transportas - Lithuanian ACMI provider, part of the Danish Air Transport group. 
    SkyEurope - Ceased operations
    Singapore Airlines
    Gulf Air


  • Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭River Song


    Aer Arann Islands - Britten-Norman Islander
    Aer Lingus - A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-300
    Aer Lingus op. ASL Airlines Ireland - 757-200
    Aer Lingus Regional op. Stobart Air - ATR42, ATR72-500/600
    AviaJet - 767-300ER
    bmi - A319, A320
    British Airways - A319, A320, A380, 737-400, 767-300
    Cityjet - Avro RJ85
    Continental Airlines - 757-200
    Continental Express op. Colgan Air - Dash8-400
    Cyprus Airways - A320
    Delta Air Lines - 757-200, 767-300ER, 767-400, MD88
    Delta Connection op. ASA - CRJ-200, CRJ-700
    Emirates - A380, 777-300ER
    Eurocypria - A320, 737-800
    Evelop Airlines - A330-300
    FlyBE - Dash8-400, Embraer E195
    Monarch - A300-600, A330-200, 757-200
    MyTravel - A320-200
    Ryanair - 737-800
    Strategic Airlines Luxembourg - A320-200
    Thomson Airways - 737-800, 757-200
    United Airlines - 767-300ER, 777-200ER
    United Express op. Mesa Airlines - CRJ-200, CRJ-700
    Virgin Atlantic - 747-400


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,328 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Aer Lingus
    Aer Arann
    Stobart Air
    Ryanair
    British Airways
    Air France
    KLM
    Lufthansa
    Luxair
    Air Baltic
    Iberia
    Spanair
    Flybe
    Delta
    Continental
    Virgin Atlantic
    EasyJet
    Turkish Airlines
    Qatar Airways


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭Donegal Storm


    Off the top of my head..

    Domestic & UK:

    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    Aer Arann
    Stobart Air
    Flybe
    Logan Air
    British Airways
    British Midland/BMi/BMi Baby
    Easyjet

    International:

    Thompson
    Emirates
    Etihad
    Finnair
    Qantas
    Virgin Australia
    Jetstar
    Jetstar Pacific
    Air Asia
    Tiger Air
    Garuda
    Scoot
    Jet Airways
    Vietnam Airlines
    Vietjet

    Another few random sun charters where I can't remember who the flight was with, nothing too exciting


    Favourite airline I've flown with is probably Emirates. British Airways back in the early 90's where I spent the whole flight in the cockpit would be the overall highlight :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭Folie a deux


    Aer Lingus
    American Airlines
    British Airways
    Emirates
    Excel Airways
    Futura
    Interjet
    Mango Airlines
    Ryanair
    SAS
    Spanair
    Wizzair


  • Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭yogmeister


    Aer lingus
    Ryanair
    Lufthansa
    KLM
    Emirates
    Singapore
    Garuda
    Futura
    Iberia
    Monarch


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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    British Airways
    Virgin
    Olympic
    Lufthansa
    Aegean
    American Airlines
    KLM
    Qantas
    Thai
    Singapore
    Air India
    Cityjet
    Easyjet
    Monarch
    BMI
    Air Arann
    Spanair
    Air 2000
    Germanwings
    Air Wales
    Fly Be

    And a bunch more I can't remember at this juncture!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭brettmirl


    Aer Arran
    Aer Lingus
    Air Europa
    Air France
    Air New Zealand
    American Airlines
    British Airways
    CityJet
    Continental
    Czech Airlines
    Delta
    Ethiopian
    Futura
    Hawaiian
    Iberia
    Iberia Express
    Jet Magic
    LoganAir
    Lufthansa
    KLM
    Ryanair
    SkyWest Airlines
    Southwest
    Turkish Airlines
    United
    US Airways
    Virgin America
    Virgin Atlantic


  • Registered Users Posts: 47 nkfox


    Not a big list, but the ones I can remember off hand.

    Aer Lingus (A320, A321, A330, BAe 146,
    Ryanair (ATR 72, B373 - 200, B737 - 800)
    Virgin Atlantic (B747 - 200, B747 - 400)
    British Airways (B747- 400, B737 B757)
    Swiss Air (DC10)
    South African Airways (B727, B737, B747SP, B747 SuperB)
    BOAC (VC10, B707)
    Pan Am (B747)
    American Airlines (DC-10)
    Paramount Airways (UK) MD-83
    US Airways (B757, B767 CRJ-200)
    Virgin Airways (BAC1-11, B727) - Luton - Dublin
    Delta (DC-10, MD-11)
    British Midland (BAe 146, DC-9, ERJ 145, F70, F100)
    Caledonian (Tristar)
    American Trans Air (L-1011)
    Dan Air (B737, BAC1-11)
    North West (B747)
    Air UK Leasure (B767 - I got the hover free flights, came back on BA B747)
    United (B767, B737, B747)
    Comair (EMB-120)


  • Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭evancunny95


    Aer Lingus
    Air 2000
    Air France
    Cityjet
    Delta
    Emirates
    Flybe
    JetBlue
    Laos Airlines
    Vietnam Airlines
    Ryanair
    Spirit
    Transavia

    Air 2000, is a bit of throwback there. Aside from Emirates, Jetblue impressed me the most.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭Eponymous


    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    Flybe
    CityJet
    Air France
    Iberia
    Air Canada
    Air Jamaica
    United
    American Airlines
    CSA (Czech Airline?)
    Danish Air Transport (I think - It was definitely Danish, booked for a charter and the colour scheme seems to match!)
    Thai International

    No longer about:
    Spantax
    Aviaco (my first ever flight)
    Monarch
    Hapag-Lloyd Express
    BMI
    BMI Baby
    Futura

    Actually a lot more than I thought!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭CaptainSkidmark


    Aer Lingus 737, A321, A320, A330 ATR42
    Aer Arran ATR42
    Aeroflot A320, A321, A330 B777
    KLM 737, Fokker 70
    Korean Air 777
    British Airways A319, A320
    Futura 737
    Air Malta A320 A319
    Iberia A320
    Ryanair 737
    Lufthansa A320 A321
    Danube Wings ATR42
    Turkish Airlines B737, A330, A320, A321
    Saudia A320
    Swiss A320 A330


  • Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭mikel97


    Sunxpress
    Air Explore
    Go 2 Sky
    Austrian Airways
    Lufthansa
    Ryanair
    Lingus und the Commuter wing
    Norwegian Airways who seem the best of the lot so far. Number 4 newyork in next 2 weeks Yay


  • Registered Users Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Salmon Leap


    Aer Lingus
    Ryanair
    Go
    Malev
    Sunwing
    Cityjet
    Air France
    British Midland
    Royal Air Maroc
    Air Europa


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