I'll take the Asian airlines anyday....Singapore, Cathay, ANA..i've had good experiences with all. WIth BA, which I used to fly regularly, I've had delays, trouble with a defected fan that caused us to turn back after three hours of flying, rude flight attendants....I've not been impressed. They're still a step above most American airlines though. Northwest is terrible. Don't fly them if it can be helped. I once saw a little old lady struggling to put her bag up in the overhead compartment and when she asked the flight attendant for help, he said no. Can't imagine that happening in most Asian airlines, which are more service oriented. Don't even know which airlines fly to Doha yet, but that's my opinon.