...best airline I've ever been on; Singapore. They're number one, no question...at least in goat class, which is where I get to be. (I've yet to fly Etihad but everyone I know who's flown them prefers them to EK or QR).
Here is my chart for airlines I've been on which serve the region, (Economy seating);
1 - Singapore...by a lot, no question.
2 - Qatar...Decent seats, (on the 330's, much of the legroom on 4 of the 8 seats is taken up by the entertainment system), OK service, good in flight entertainment.
3 - Emirates...Poor seats, (uncomfortable for me on flights over 2 hours, on the Boeing 777, 10 seats across instead of the normal 9 making it much more cramped and service more rushed), Average service, Good in flight entertainment.
Qatar is generally the most convenient to fly out of Doha, so I've been booking with them. The better chance of a direct flight makes up for their less than stellar performance.
If I was flying out of UAE, I'd go Etihad. They've gotten very good reviews and are generally considered to rate higher than Emirates and Qatar for economy service. For business class, they're probably all very similar...but I'll never know...*sniff*.
There's my 2 cents. Happy trails...
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I don't have to be #1, I just have to be...
...best airline I've ever been on; Singapore. They're number one, no question...at least in goat class, which is where I get to be. (I've yet to fly Etihad but everyone I know who's flown them prefers them to EK or QR).
Here is my chart for airlines I've been on which serve the region, (Economy seating);
1 - Singapore...by a lot, no question.
2 - Qatar...Decent seats, (on the 330's, much of the legroom on 4 of the 8 seats is taken up by the entertainment system), OK service, good in flight entertainment.
3 - Emirates...Poor seats, (uncomfortable for me on flights over 2 hours, on the Boeing 777, 10 seats across instead of the normal 9 making it much more cramped and service more rushed), Average service, Good in flight entertainment.
Qatar is generally the most convenient to fly out of Doha, so I've been booking with them. The better chance of a direct flight makes up for their less than stellar performance.
If I was flying out of UAE, I'd go Etihad. They've gotten very good reviews and are generally considered to rate higher than Emirates and Qatar for economy service. For business class, they're probably all very similar...but I'll never know...*sniff*.
There's my 2 cents. Happy trails...
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I don't have to be #1, I just have to be...
Any tool can be a hammer..