Comments on: American Airlines sucks http://bellagerens.com/2009/09/18/american-airlines-sucks/ inde vides agilem bella gerentem Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:13:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Talwin http://bellagerens.com/2009/09/18/american-airlines-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Talwin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:02:21 +0000 http://bellagerens.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-562 I have a pal who'd travelled AA a couple of times. Said the cabin crew were hatchet-faced, rude, did as little as possible and fucked off to their lair as soon as they could. He also said the food was 'disgusting' In truth, I just assumed he was exaggerating. And how can food be 'disgusting'; poor, inadequate, tasted better, sure. But disgusting? But, you've guessed it. He was right in all respects. Flew Miami to JFK, then on to Heathrow. Not really sure why the cabin crew were there. Up until the last second before push-back passengers were wandering around the cabin talking to their friends, and buggering about with the overhead lockers: not a word from cabin crew who were nowhere to be seen. And aren't cabin crew supposed to check things like seat-belts and that seat backs are erect? Apparently not with AA. And the food; disgusting natch (and I speak as one of those rare [weird?] types who can eat just about anything and see the in-flight meal as a bit of an event). I tell you honestly, it was genuinely nasty and - first time ever -I left it. Fortunately, I didn't pay directly for this crappy experience as I was on a package. But go with AA voluntarily? I should fucking co-co. PS the Belgian outfit was Sabena. I have a pal who’d travelled AA a couple of times. Said the cabin crew were hatchet-faced, rude, did as little as possible and fucked off to their lair as soon as they could. He also said the food was ‘disgusting’

In truth, I just assumed he was exaggerating. And how can food be ‘disgusting’; poor, inadequate, tasted better, sure. But disgusting?

But, you’ve guessed it. He was right in all respects. Flew Miami to JFK, then on to Heathrow. Not really sure why the cabin crew were there. Up until the last second before push-back passengers were wandering around the cabin talking to their friends, and buggering about with the overhead lockers: not a word from cabin crew who were nowhere to be seen. And aren’t cabin crew supposed to check things like seat-belts and that seat backs are erect? Apparently not with AA. And the food; disgusting natch (and I speak as one of those rare [weird?] types who can eat just about anything and see the in-flight meal as a bit of an event). I tell you honestly, it was genuinely nasty and – first time ever -I left it.

Fortunately, I didn’t pay directly for this crappy experience as I was on a package. But go with AA voluntarily? I should fucking co-co.

PS the Belgian outfit was Sabena.

]]> By: Nick M http://bellagerens.com/2009/09/18/american-airlines-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Nick M Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:17:32 +0000 http://bellagerens.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-560 I actually thought AA were OK but then that was 3 years ago... It's KLM and Delta who have really fecked me off in the past... And the late and unlamented Belgian outfit - what the hell were they called? I actually thought AA were OK but then that was 3 years ago…

It’s KLM and Delta who have really fecked me off in the past…

And the late and unlamented Belgian outfit – what the hell were they called?

]]> By: David Gillies http://bellagerens.com/2009/09/18/american-airlines-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-559 David Gillies Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:01:01 +0000 http://bellagerens.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-559 I've always had good experiences with Continental and BA (well, apart from that one time I got stuck in Houston for 14 hours on a five hour trip to San Diego). But I was seriously peeved when they started charging you a fiver for a drinky-poo. Bearing in mind I once drank eight G+T's on a flight from Amsterdam to Norway, a transatlantic flight would bankrupt me. I don't drink much any more, but it's the principle of the thing. I’ve always had good experiences with Continental and BA (well, apart from that one time I got stuck in Houston for 14 hours on a five hour trip to San Diego). But I was seriously peeved when they started charging you a fiver for a drinky-poo. Bearing in mind I once drank eight G+T’s on a flight from Amsterdam to Norway, a transatlantic flight would bankrupt me. I don’t drink much any more, but it’s the principle of the thing.

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