Airbus380 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (11 years 12 months 18 hours ago) and read 1132 times:
I don't know about you, but I don't book my tickets until I know what aircraft I'm flying on. Sometimes, I will even go on an extra flight to fly on a heavy. What about you??
Twotterwrench From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (11 years 12 months 17 hours ago) and read 1025 times:
If it's not Boeing, I'm not going.. and that doesnt' include the 717 which is NOT a Boeing. Absoluetly I book by aircraft type. My travel agent knows a lot better than to put me on something MD made.
Shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1472 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (11 years 12 months 17 hours ago) and read 1020 times:
Given that most of the time its a cert. what you'll be on then no, e.g Easyjet and Ryanair always bloody 737's.
However, in the past I have avoided a cheaper Swissair return flight to Bangkok because it was an MD11. Shelled out a bit more to fly Emirates (and was rewarded by flying on then brand new A6-EMM).
Earlier this year, I went ski-ing in Grenada, Spain and booked a more interesting itinery with Iberia via Madrid, rather than take the more obvious direct GO flight.
Long haul over water, I prefer to be on a 744, but again the big twins are taking over, so this is not always possible.
Finally, a few years back decided not to book a holiday in Cuba, when, yes you've guessed it, flights turned out to be with Cubana on either a DC10 or Il-62. Went to Barbados with BA instead on a 742.
Brenjoro_QF From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (11 years 12 months 17 hours ago) and read 998 times:
Yeah for sure, for instance i am flying down too Adelaide soon on QF FFPs so i am fying from DRW - Cairns - Sydney - ADL just so i can get on the 767's
the fact that a friend in the booking department said she could get me business class seats on the 767's helped. The ones on the 737's are duds
Csavel From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1331 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (11 years 12 months 16 hours ago) and read 971 times:
It isn;t the most important factor, but it is a factor.
If I get to fly on a new type or one that is being retired or just one that I haven't flown on for a while, then if the price is Ok and if my schedule can swing it, then I choose by A/C type.
I usually try to get a morning flight so that the day's delays affect me the least.
I may be ugly. I may be an American. But don't call me an ugly American.
B744F From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (11 years 12 months 15 hours ago) and read 949 times:
time/schedule is primary thing for me.
cost is the second (but not raynair etc anyway).
then, if after that i have any choice i'm trying to avoid turboprops, regional jets, dc9 and md80
on longhauls the airline is second after the schedule. i'm always staying (as long as i can) with majors like BA, LH, CX, SQ, etc and keeping myself away from DC10 and 747 classic.
Turbulence From Spain, joined Nov 1999, 963 posts, RR: 24 Reply 19, posted (11 years 12 months 15 hours ago) and read 945 times:
Unfortunately, I do not have too many options.
When I used to fly to Greece four times a year, I got tired of Iberia's DC9s and M80s, later on switched to 320s, and of Olympic's 732s in winter and 734s in summer. Some times I was lucky enough to experience, in peak moments, OA's A300B4s, and 300-600s, or IB's 752s.
Next Christmas, though, I'm flying again to SSA, Brazil. Being VP's M11s disappeared (which I loved to fly 10 times with great happiness, despite Shankly's opinion) I have the option of flying via LIS on TP, but it is A319 BCN-LIS (which I consider fullfilled after several IB, LH and AZ's 320 & 321 flights), and A310 LIS-FORorRECand/orSSA (which I consider fullfilled after several A300 and 300-600 flights)
Thus, I'm very possibly going to fly AF's twice-a-day codeshared flights, so I can fly one way AF's 772s, and the other, JJ's 330s. Another good thing, too, is that this way I take three airplanes isntead of two, via CDG and GRU, and I'm on the air for 14 hours instead of 10...
Trickijedi From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 5 Reply 20, posted (11 years 12 months 15 hours ago) and read 940 times:
Yes, I do it all the time. Sometimes, I tend to fly one airline (United) over another (American) just so I can avoid flying in certain planes (MD-80/DC9), even it requires paying a few bucks more. I always try to fly in a heavy but lately, I've been really interested in getting in one of the new Airbus 319/320 models.
There are also times when I will fly JUST SO I CAN RIDE THAT PARTICULAR PLANE. But this only happens when I get a really great deal, more than likely on a shorter flight from ORD.
Its better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Fly safe!
Shankly From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 1472 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (11 years 12 months 15 hours ago) and read 935 times:
Turbulence. Perhaps I should have qualified that I am less worried about my MD11 flight having trouble landing or burning in mid-flight than I am by the fact that I consider them extremely noisy, especially at the back where I tend to sit! I have flown on Delta's & KLM's Mad Dogs across the pond and was glad to get off all three times.
Also, you're less likely to get @ PTV on an MD11 longhaul that you would with say a 744 or 777 (although I accept before some bright spark picks it up, that is not always the case).
CAETravlr From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 898 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (11 years 12 months 14 hours ago) and read 931 times:
Its pretty funny. As a business traveller I still do that to the extent that I have the option. My last trip to Hawaii for work, I had not options, but I was glad to get my first trip on the 764. However, I am still looking at all of the different ways that I can get to Seattle at the end of June from here. I prefer Delta for the miles, but UAL might offer some more interesting aircraft on certain routes. Also, for my company, cost is the biggest factor. So, I have to make sure that my routing does not cost more than the cheapest available.
The other thing that I tend to do, is to try and make connections at certain airports, where I might get to spend 3 hours or so, and maybe find a nice place to spot and relax. I usually do this from the Crown Room while in ATL.
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't have the decency to thank her. - W.C. Fields
Indianguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (11 years 12 months 12 hours ago) and read 915 times:
Yes. I absolutely avoid turboprops. Also, though i love the aircraft itself, i also avoid A300 flights on IC if i am in a hurry, since they have a tendency for delays.
25 GOT: I'm only 14 so I don't book my tickets but if I can I push for an a/c that I've never been on before . GOT
26 777-500ER: Usually when I go on a trip 90% of the fun is the flying and that's why I dedicate so much time in booking and choosing the correct flights. Michael S
27 USAFHummer: Well I am not the one who makes the reservations in my family, but when my parents say we are going somewhere via air travel, I will go put together a
28 Srbmod: Having always flown non-rev, the aircraft types usually didn't matter to me. When I worked for AirTran, I always knew what type was typically used on
29 SIA_B777: not really although i try to avoid the 737 "classics"
30 Airblue: I'm looking only the good price when I fly within US and EU, I check about carriers and plane for East Europe and carribean area.
31 Flashmeister: I always try to schedule flights that put me on something new... either a/c, airline, or airport -- although considering that 99% of the time I fly do
32 Superfly: Absolutly! I try to fly quads or tri-jets. Prefer 747s, A340s, IL96, 62 for long haul. Short haul: 737-200s, DC-9s & Yak 42s. I like loud classic jets
33 Tupolev154B2: Time/schedule always first and then cost to a lesser extent. However, if I could book a flight on a widebody over one on a narrowbody, I would.
34 NWA ARJ: NO.I really never need to worry about it when I fly Northwest Airlines.
35 AA737-823: WEll, yes, it's a big consideration. But price is first. And times... I usually don't care about the times. However, when I was in college this past s
36 ILOVEA340: If swissair doesn't go there I book by airplane even if it costs me 30 bucks more to fly on a 742 or A340 rather than a 763.
37 BlueJet: Never, all I care about is the cheapest. Im taking the risk of flying a MetroJet 732 next november, jeez is it cheap!
38 Ironchain15: I do most of the time. If I have flown the same route with the same airline over and over on the same aircraft, I will not worry about it. If I am in
39 Docpepz: I'm only 18 but will always try to exert pressure on my parents to check which aircraft we'd fly on when we go on family trips. I have a phobia of tra
40 ILOVEA340: really. I try to book a flight on a classic 747. Thbis summer I am flying LH JFK-FRA on a 747-200. I am so exited. I also flew one of swissair last 74
41 Dasheighty: I remember fondly the A-300 and L-10-11 and of course the 747 to California. I flew from SFO to new EWR recently wanna know what they were using? A 73
42 Turbulence: OK, Shankly, I did not want to sound bad in any way. Just the way you wrote (maybe the way I read it) was giving the impression of your concern becaus
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