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[Black_Beer_Man]

According to Yahoo, here are the 10 safest airlines in the world. Where are the Japanese airlines on this list?
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/the-world-s-10-most-safest-airlines-1406309853-slideshow/cathay-pacific-%C3%A9-eleita-a-melhor-empresa-de-avia%C3%A7%C3%A3o-do-mundo-photo-1405544114903.html

I have to agree with their choices. Pretty accurate.

[Shimokitazawa]

Anyone know a good website for getting cheap business class seats for long haul flights back to the U.S. or to Europe?

Air Canada "not the friendliest" but at the top of the list for safety. Those fat, old, Air Canada bitches working as attendants really suck. I absolutely hate flying Air Canada.

[Black_Beer_Man]

[spiral78]

[2buckets]

"Anyone know a good website for getting cheap business class seats for long haul flights back to the U.S. or to Europe? "

Cheapoair gives good prices, but you need to check a few times a day as prices change by the minute. Book about one month in advance.

Have done several China runs from the States for $1000.00 or less. Best one was $748.00 return.

I always fly Etihad or Emirates from the Gulf. They are state subsidized and give great service and outstanding food, (and probably losing money, but showing the flag which so important to them). You get a menu to choose from with two or three choices. The economy seats are roomy and reasonably comfortable for the non-stop 19 hour trip from Abu Dhabi to NYC. Business class is like First class on most airlines.

As far as safety, well, In-sha-Allah, (God's will), is the motto of the airlines. But as they have top of the line maintenance facilities, and mostly western (well paid) pilots, they are very safe. They have a section for the five times a day prayer, so if enough people are praying, you'll probably make it OK.

I used to fly British Air, but there is always someone on strike in London, and I experienced countless delays. The worst was the food caters strike, so no food or WATER from London to the states.

I've flown on some dodgy airlines, Laos, Peru, Afghanistan, and Yemen and had some hair raising experiences. I always figured that if the pilot thought it was OK, well who am I to complain.

[rxk22]

Wonder how they complied these stats? Since flying is so safe, even a few mishaps decades ago, may skew the current results.


As for Emirates and the other Gulf State carriers, no thanks. I am not going to fly on a carrier from a country that is essentially a slave state.

[nightsintodreams]

I almost always fly with China Eastern airline due to their low fares a.nd the fact that I take about three return flights each year.

According to google, the last time they lost any passengers was 2004 when 53 passengers were killed. Since the company began operations in 1988 only 91 passesgers have died.

I don't know if that's a particularly good record or not, but the odds are good enough for me, especially when you consider all the thousands of passegngers who fly with them every day.

The chances of dying while, flying no matter how ghetto the airline is, are so remote that an airlines safey record isn't something I evebn consider when booking a flight.

[nightsintodreams]

[nightsintodreams]

Just to clarify that my response and quotes were to 2buckets now deleted response. Guess he must have realised how dumb what he was claiming was.

[Black_Beer_Man]

[The Fifth Column]

[Shimokitazawa]

[Shimokitazawa]

[nightsintodreams]

Uh oh! Looks like I've got a stalker troll.

[Shimokitazawa]

No, not a troll, it's just that your stupidity draws attention.