chi chi wrote:American Airlines and United Airlines are known as some of the worst airlines so Aeroméxico can only be much better.
teamoperu wrote:chi chi wrote:American Airlines and United Airlines are known as some of the worst airlines so Aeroméxico can only be much better.
chi chi's post contains inaccurate and out of date information. Believe it at your peril. I doubt he has even flown this airline.
I have not flown Aeromexico so cannot provide direct experience.
gerry wrote:Aeromexico is the most feasible avenue,it would be Montreal to Mexico city than Lima,the negative point so far is the layover of 12 hours in Mexico on our way back
Any info would be appreciated
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:chi chi wrote:American Airlines and United Airlines are known as some of the worst airlines so Aeroméxico can only be much better.
chi chi's post contains inaccurate and out of date information. Believe it at your peril. I doubt he has even flown this airline.
I have not flown Aeromexico so cannot provide direct experience.
I did fly Aeromexico. You didn't.
And what's inaccurate and out of date in my post??? You didn't even fly Aeroméxico. The only thing you know is ''hearsay'' from ''your fellow frequent flyers''.
chi chi wrote:A 12 hour layover isn't that bad. You can take the bus from the airport to historic downtown. It's really nice. There are many interesting things to visit and off course great food.
Dpapa wrote:The actual in-flight experience was positive, and the food good.
chi chi wrote:Dpapa wrote:The actual in-flight experience was positive, and the food good.
2 things you will never get with US airlines.
The best airlines in the world are the Middle Eastern and Asian Airlines, followed by the Latin American and European Airlines. US airlines are at the bottom.
teamoperu wrote:Untrue. There are Asian and European airlines that are worse and US airlines better. Asian airline like Malaysian (or whatever the name they morph into)? Too much of a simplistic generalization = useless statement.
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:Untrue. There are Asian and European airlines that are worse and US airlines better. Asian airline like Malaysian (or whatever the name they morph into)? Too much of a simplistic generalization = useless statement.
What a childish comment. What happened to Malaysian airlines could have happened to any airline. There's no way the could have avoided being shot down.
Are you also going to claim that American Airlines and United Airlines are unsafe airlines to fly with because they flew into the WTC?
teamoperu wrote: chi chi since you say you have flown Aeromexico (LOL) how does it rate (as per the OP topic)... how about answering the question instead of being off-topic?
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote: chi chi since you say you have flown Aeromexico (LOL) how does it rate (as per the OP topic)... how about answering the question instead of being off-topic?
But Aeroméxico is much much better than American Airlines or any other US airline.
teamoperu wrote:chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote: chi chi since you say you have flown Aeromexico (LOL) how does it rate (as per the OP topic)... how about answering the question instead of being off-topic?
But Aeroméxico is much much better than American Airlines or any other US airline.
Not according to world airline rankings:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/AirlineA-Z.htm
http://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/101/aeromexico-
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote: chi chi since you say you have flown Aeromexico (LOL) how does it rate (as per the OP topic)... how about answering the question instead of being off-topic?
But Aeroméxico is much much better than American Airlines or any other US airline.
Not according to world airline rankings:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/AirlineA-Z.htm
http://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/101/aeromexico-
???
Compare your aeromexico link then with the following of American Airlines.
http://www.airlineratings.com/ratings/7 ... n-airlines
Aeroméxico has 5/7
American Airlines has 4/7
teamoperu wrote:BTW chi chi given your experience (n)ever flying AM how do you rate it against Avianca (which I think you actually have flown)?
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:BTW chi chi given your experience (n)ever flying AM how do you rate it against Avianca (which I think you actually have flown)?
I only flew once with Aeromexico but I flew numerous times with Avianca.
It's difficult to give an opinion after only having flown once with one airline and then comparing it with an airline I flew with at numerous occasions.
Anyway, I flew several times with American Airlines and United Airlines and I have to say that it was a bad experience every time I flew with them.
InsidePeru wrote:American was pretty much bare bones with small and uncomfortable seats. And my wife and I are both slim people so I can imagine what those seats would be like for a hefty person.
chi chi wrote:InsidePeru wrote:American was pretty much bare bones with small and uncomfortable seats. And my wife and I are both slim people so I can imagine what those seats would be like for a hefty person.
Airlines like American and United have suffered a lot from the success of the low fare airlines like JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit Airlines, etc.
They have strong unión representations who make it difficult for them to lower wages and lay off staff. They fly old aircraft that need more maintenance. They also have a lot of staff that they don't need but got employed because they know this or that person in the company. They have more office staff and managers than the low fare airlines.
So, the only thing they can safe money on is passengers' comfort and safety.
Whilst the lowfare airlines fly with new aircrafts and employ motivated staff.
teamoperu wrote:I suggest you need to brush up on what is happening today, not live in the past.
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:I suggest you need to brush up on what is happening today, not live in the past.
I am currently working as a purser for an airline so I know what's going in the airline industry.
And I have information what only insiders know.
chi chi wrote:I am currently working as a purser for an airline so I know what's going in the airline industry.
And I have information what only insiders know.
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:I suggest you need to brush up on what is happening today, not live in the past.
I am currently working as a purser for an airline so I know what's going in the airline industry.
And I have information what only insiders know.
ironchefchris wrote:chi chi wrote:I am currently working as a purser for an airline so I know what's going in the airline industry.
And I have information what only insiders know.
Congratulations on your new job.
Serious question: Out of curiosity, I know what a pursers job is on a ship, but what does a purser do on a commercial airplane? I've never, to my knowledge, encountered a purser on a flight.
teamoperu wrote:After serving food, and telling you that they are out of your preferred selection, they sit in the galley eating the dish you wanted but they kept for themselves.
teamoperu wrote:The use of “purser” is European. Won't hear it in NA much.
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:After serving food, and telling you that they are out of your preferred selection, they sit in the galley eating the dish you wanted but they kept for themselves.
On board there are crew meals. They are much better than what the ''cattle'' gets. I can't imagine that one of my colleagues would eat that ''slop'' that we feed to the 'cattle'.teamoperu wrote:The use of “purser” is European. Won't hear it in NA much.
In the US, they are often called ''lead flight attendant. They generally look down upon passengers and would love to kick you off the flight if you just look at them in the wrong way or if they don't like your face.
The aviation business has changed a lot in the last 10 years. New rules and licences have been implemented.
Flight attendants now all need an EASA licence and a class A medical. I have a UK CAA licence but that's approved by EASA as it meets the EASA standards.
The exams were really tough. The passmark is 90%.
Apart from SEP (safety and emergency procedures), the training contains a CRM training (crew resource management), security training and a dangerous goods training.
And after obtaining an EASA (or UK CAA) licence, you have to go through a conversión course to be trained on the aircraft types you will be flying on.
I have currently a Boeing 747, Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 type rating.
But the rewards are great. A generous tax-free salary, free travel worldwide and big discounts in 5 star hotels when I have vacation. 10 weeks paid vacation a year is not bad. But we indeed have to work very hard throughout the year.
And when I work, I stay all the time at 5 star hotels and get a generous overnight allowance.
Last week, I worked on a flight to the Seychelles and stay 6 nights in a 5 star luxury resort. I took my gf along.
Next week, I have to work on the Las Vegas flight and I'll stay for 5 nights at the Wynn in Las Vegas. I booked a staff ticket for my gf so she can come along as well.
I also have a trip to Singapore on my roster and I am on standby for the 4 day Rio De Janeiro layover.
teamoperu wrote:Someone is exaggerating big time.
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:Someone is exaggerating big time.
Jealous? Then do the job yourself. If you are willing to study a lot and able and willing to work hard then you can do it. Many airlines are looking for staff. Apply now!
chi chi wrote:teamoperu wrote:After serving food, and telling you that they are out of your preferred selection, they sit in the galley eating the dish you wanted but they kept for themselves.
On board there are crew meals. They are much better than what the ''cattle'' gets. I can't imagine that one of my colleagues would eat that ''slop'' that we feed to the 'cattle'.teamoperu wrote:The use of “purser” is European. Won't hear it in NA much.
In the US, they are often called ''lead flight attendant. They generally look down upon passengers and would love to kick you off the flight if you just look at them in the wrong way or if they don't like your face.
The aviation business has changed a lot in the last 10 years. New rules and licences have been implemented.
Flight attendants now all need an EASA licence and a class A medical. I have a UK CAA licence but that's approved by EASA as it meets the EASA standards.
The exams were really tough. The passmark is 90%.
Apart from SEP (safety and emergency procedures), the training contains a CRM training (crew resource management), security training and a dangerous goods training.
And after obtaining an EASA (or UK CAA) licence, you have to go through a conversión course to be trained on the aircraft types you will be flying on.
I have currently a Boeing 747, Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 type rating.
But the rewards are great. A generous tax-free salary, free travel worldwide and big discounts in 5 star hotels when I have vacation. 10 weeks paid vacation a year is not bad. But we indeed have to work very hard throughout the year.
And when I work, I stay all the time at 5 star hotels and get a generous overnight allowance.
Last week, I worked on a flight to the Seychelles and stay 6 nights in a 5 star luxury resort. I took my gf along.
Next week, I have to work on the Las Vegas flight and I'll stay for 5 nights at the Wynn in Las Vegas. I booked a staff ticket for my gf so she can come along as well.
I also have a trip to Singapore on my roster and I am on standby for the 4 day Rio De Janeiro layover.