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Guru03 · 07-04-2013, 09:00 PM

In your opinion, what is the best major airline in the USA and why?

I'd say Delta out of the ones i have flown, they have friendly staff and I have never had a problem with them.

kodiak · 07-04-2013, 09:04 PM

I actually prefer Continental/United based on my experiences.

After several bad experiences, if I can avoid American I will.

ubernoob · 07-04-2013, 09:07 PM

Depends on what you consider major.

I avoid Delta and United like the plague. I'll fly Southwest if I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere.

kingkilla56 · 07-04-2013, 09:09 PM

I fly Jetblue, only because its relatively cheap. I hate Delta, I hate American.

p_rushing · 07-04-2013, 09:59 PM

Depends on how often you fly and where.

I fly a lot, so my opinion is based on what you get from the different membership sides.

2nd tiers-
Southwest- great flexibility to change flights if needed, but only flies to US, so points aren't valuable, also no business/first class so you will never get an upgrade

Airtran- same as Southwest except that there is a small chance you can be upgraded

JetBlue- only thing they have is that you get sat tv on all flights, even the majors don't have that

Majors-
American- avoid at all costs

United- I don't like how they handle their upgrade procedures and status is a little harder to get, everything else is the same as Delta

Delta- I use Delta, but I live in Atlanta so there aren't a ton of choices that make sense. I don't like their flight change fees, even for people with status, but they recently changed it and it has gotten better.

TheGamingChef · 07-04-2013, 11:40 PM

Frequent flyer here. Travel all of the time for work.

First, I would argue that Southwest doesn't really fit in the same category as the other 3 airlines listed. Delta, American, and United utilize the hub-and-spoke model but Southwest has much more of a point-to-point model, meaning they typically only service the major metros. But I have flown all four many times.

Delta is easily my favorite.

American sucks. United sucks even more. And US Airways is an abomination.

Wish I had something more concrete to back up my claim here, but it's really just a bunch of stories that I could share if I wanted to. Over the past 6 months or so, I have flown exclusively Delta though (because they have been my favorite, and my business has allowed me that flexibility because of SkyMiles collection) and I have not had a single issue.

JohnnytheSkin · 07-04-2013, 11:55 PM

Delta...the TC is a hub and they offer direct flights to where I want to go.

55 · 07-04-2013, 11:57 PM

Continental was my favorite, so I guess I will now go with United since they merged with them.

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American Airlines	1	4.00%
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07-04-2013, 09:00 PM	#1
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kodiak Itsy Bitsy Spider OVR: 18 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: STL Posts: 4,288 Blog Entries: 23	I actually prefer Continental/United based on my experiences. After several bad experiences, if I can avoid American I will. EUBlink and 55 like this. __________________ S.O.S Crew "Strategy over Skillz"

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ubernoob ** OVR: 24** Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 15,526	Depends on what you consider major. I avoid Delta and United like the plague. I'll fly Southwest if I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere. buickbeast likes this. __________________ bad

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kingkilla56 Hall Of Fame OVR: 31 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Syracuse University Blog Entries: 1	Re: What is the Best Major Airline in the US and why? I fly Jetblue, only because its relatively cheap. I hate Delta, I hate American. ubernoob likes this. __________________ Tweet Tweet

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07-04-2013, 09:59 PM	#5
p_rushing Hall Of Fame OVR: 20 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Atlanta	Re: What is the Best Major Airline in the US and why? Depends on how often you fly and where. I fly a lot, so my opinion is based on what you get from the different membership sides. 2nd tiers- Southwest- great flexibility to change flights if needed, but only flies to US, so points aren't valuable, also no business/first class so you will never get an upgrade Airtran- same as Southwest except that there is a small chance you can be upgraded JetBlue- only thing they have is that you get sat tv on all flights, even the majors don't have that Majors- American- avoid at all costs United- I don't like how they handle their upgrade procedures and status is a little harder to get, everything else is the same as Delta Delta- I use Delta, but I live in Atlanta so there aren't a ton of choices that make sense. I don't like their flight change fees, even for people with status, but they recently changed it and it has gotten better.

07-04-2013, 11:40 PM	#6
TheGamingChef MVP OVR: 18 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In between Big 10 and Big XII country	Re: What is the Best Major Airline in the US and why? Frequent flyer here. Travel all of the time for work. First, I would argue that Southwest doesn't really fit in the same category as the other 3 airlines listed. Delta, American, and United utilize the hub-and-spoke model but Southwest has much more of a point-to-point model, meaning they typically only service the major metros. But I have flown all four many times. Delta is easily my favorite. American sucks. United sucks even more. And US Airways is an abomination. Wish I had something more concrete to back up my claim here, but it's really just a bunch of stories that I could share if I wanted to. Over the past 6 months or so, I have flown exclusively Delta though (because they have been my favorite, and my business has allowed me that flexibility because of SkyMiles collection) and I have not had a single issue. Guru03 likes this.

07-04-2013, 11:55 PM	#7
JohnnytheSkin All Star OVR: 33 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 5,917	Re: What is the Best Major Airline in the US and why? Delta...the TC is a hub and they offer direct flights to where I want to go. dsallupinyaarea likes this. __________________ I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams Oh, sorry...I got distracted by the internet. - Scott Pilgrim

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55 Banned OVR: 55 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 20,877	Re: What is the Best Major Airline in the US and why? Continental was my favorite, so I guess I will now go with United since they merged with them.

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