USAirBWI From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 97 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1999 times:
Hey, this has probably been discussed before but, who cares? What is your favorite non-major airline, not Delta, United, American, Air France, British Airways ect...... and why? (pictures would be nice! )
Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1826 times:
Transavia.
Good service, good aircraft, nice network.
Fought their way up from a startup charter company to a full airline before having KLM take a majority share in them...
ROSWELL41 From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 577 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1788 times:
Midwest Express would be my pick for best non major airline. They have great service and good food on every flight, however their destinations are limited. Southwest Airlines is also a great non major carrier. Their prices are competitive and they use mostly newer 737-3,4,5,6,7,8.
Drgreen757 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 155 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1770 times:
PolAir From United States of America, joined May 2001, 893 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1743 times:
In USA defenately Midwest Express!
In Europe- Crossair
Goingboeing From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 4875 posts, RR: 19 Reply 5, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1735 times:
roswell41...Southwest IS a major airline. They're just low fare, but they board more domestic passengers than any other (I think...Delta may board more).
Doug_or From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3167 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1719 times:
Sushka From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 16 Reply 8, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1714 times:
IFlyMidwExprss From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 156 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1706 times:
In the USA: My username says it all!
In Asia: China Southwest has really incredible service (great meals, new a/c, fun crew), and JAS (Japan Air Service) is awesome--they even have English newspapers on tiny little commuter flights!
In Europe: I'm a big fan of easyJet--it's a lot like a European version of Southwest, with really good fares and a lighthearted attitude.
Penguinflies From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 975 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1617 times:
My vote would be for Hawaiian Airlines.
12th largest airline in the US, 13 717s, soon to be 16 767s (with delays due to the economy) One of the few large airlines still flying the DC-10. Unique, far reaching destinations (LAS in the East to Tahiti in the South to Alaska in the North).
Excellent food, great service, one of the lowest FFP award (5000 miles for a one way trip) of any airline, ontime, low fares (5000 miles or $73.00...hmmmm).
May not be 2 abreast seating in coach..but we can't be everything to everyone.
Vegas456 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1584 times:
It's gotta be National Airlines. They have great food, low prices, and excellent crew members. If your going to vegas anytime soon, I would highly recommend them.
CO777-200ER From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 331 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1578 times:
N521NA From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 510 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1567 times:
Tango-Bravo From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 3728 posts, RR: 31 Reply 20, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1533 times:
I too cast my ballot for Midwest Express. First class service throughout at fares that are usually comparable to, sometimes less than, coach on the "full-service" majors.
Hagi From Finland, joined Jun 1999, 176 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1530 times:
What do you mean by non-major?
Evidently, worldwide, all airlines with say 100+ fleet are major, right? Even 50+?
Can we then conclude that non-major means something like not the flag carrier / dominator in the market?
So, what about really small flag carriers? Like Estonian Air or LAB? Are those non-major even though they are major in their specific (national) market areas?
My experience is more limited than I'd like, but based on that, I'll pick British Midland. This from a four-year old experience (I doubt they've deteriorated during these years - being accepted to Star and all ). They're a prime example of how to fight the lazy big guy. In Europe, I'd also love to try Air Botnia, Crossair and Lauda Air.
Drgreen757 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 155 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1510 times:
Oneworldboy From United States of America, joined May 2001, 39 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (11 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1503 times:
28 Vegas456: Hey, me too N521NA, I live in vegas and like them alot. I hope they survive the bankruptcy and become profitable again. They give a nice boost to the
29 Lan_Fanatic: I definitely believe LanChile could be one of them: -They have a fleet of near 50 aircraft. -Great network, from Punta Arenas in the south to New York
30 9v-spk: Hey Lan_Fanatic, I have something to say. I reckon that Lan Chile should be a good MAJOR airline, not NON-MAJOR!!!(Just my comments) Best Regards
31 Ironchain15: National comes in second to me. I really enjoyed their first class service, but they do not serve MCI, so I cannot fly them very often.
40 Airplanelover: What about Vanguard? I fly them next week, are they good?
41 NG737PSR: Excel Airways, the UK's newest and most punctual charter airline with the most modern charter fleet. Leather seats, good food with a choice of menu, e
42 L.1011: Originpacific and Bonanza: We get the point! you gave us exactly the same post 8 times! And even if Origin pacific is the worlds best small airline, m
45 CPH-R: Ok, I think we got it regarding Origion Pacific.. Anyway, my fav. would be Premiar, a charter company that I've flown on a couple of times. Click for
46 Lan_Fanatic: hey 9v-spk: you cannot put in the same bag LanChile with BA,Delta or AA...because of their size and the amount of passengers they carry... Lan_Fanatic
47 RayChuang: I think for non-major airline that has good financial footing, I'll go with JetBlue (B6). Think of them as a classier WN.
48 Originpacific: I have a copied version of FS98 and I can't add downloaded aircraft. It says That the disk is full. Is there anything I can do to fix this. Am I doing
53 Treg: Maybe I am too patriotic, but Estonian Air rocks. Nice planes and great service (both on-board and off-board) And the planes look good as well Click f
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