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I’m going to take a Delta in August for my trip and I never went on Delta, I usually go on Continental for flights in America. I was just wondering if how it’s like. It would really be good if you compare to Other Airlines, I’ve been to:

-Continental
-Virgin Atlantic
-Iran Air
-Emirate
-Lufthansa
-British Airways
-KLM

i went to some more, i dont remember (was too little) but you can still compare to other planes that aren’t here.

I’m returning to Delta service. I like they get me in 3 legs to my final destination because they are partners with Continental and using a flexible web site that checks for convenient dates. Delta has always provided the service I purchased and never lost my baggage. The Delta planes are a little outdated, but I like smaller jets anyway.

The German airline in your list was great FROM Germany. They were terrible GOING out of DFW, they assigned our reserved seats to someone else and gave us coach.

The Emirates you pay for and get what you pay for. Fabulous, but costly.

I’ll never fly British, France nor KLM ever again — you are begging for lost baggage going through their main home-based cities.

I’m from New York City and is planning on visiting Brisbane Australia during the holidays. I notice that I need to transfer between 2 - 3 different airlines before I get to my destination. When i go i’m taking Delta Airline transfer to V Australia to get to Brisbane. When i come back, i’m taking V Australia which stops for a moment and I need to take another flight from that airline and than transfer to Virgin America to get back to NYC.

So i was wondering will my luggages be transfer to the different airlines?

They will ask or tell you when you first check in that your luggage will be transferred straight through to your destination. Once I had to pick up my luggage in London and re-check it but they are not doing it anymore, just another hassle and completely unnecessary.

Hi,
I have to go to a airport team member interview tomorrow morning, I have no clue what to expect, any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for everone’s advice/ideas.

I’ve been asked by my airline (not VX) to sit in and participate on several of these "group" interviews.. What I noticed the emphasis was on is looking for "personality" and "presence"..

For example, when you answer do you look only at the person asking the question or do you also look around the rest of the group to see if they’re following you and understand?… It’s a GROUP interview so be sure to acknowledge everyone else in the group as you answer.

When you speak, do you speak enough clearly for everyone in the group to hear you and in an appropriately articulate manner? …. Be sure to use easy to understand language and stay away from excessively "street" language like "that sucks".. bu rather "it’s unfortunate when…"

What kind of presence do you have when you speak?.. They’ll be looking for those who someone will *want* to listen to when they speak.. You don’t have to have a booming voice, but you need to be somewhat animated and someone that will pay attention to..

Can you tell a story or give directions in a timely manner? Most all jobs that are customer-facing with an airline are time sensitive.. In other words, you can’t take forever to explain something to someone or take too long to complete a transactions. They’ll be looking for someone who can "tell a story" so-to-speak, to a passenger but can do so in a timely manner without being to ‘curt’ or ’short’ while doing so.

Lastly, are you professional in appearance?.. Sounds bad, but they’re looking to see if you can maintain a professional appearance.. You don’t need to be the thinnest, or tallest or anything, but do you maintain yourself in a professional manner.. Remember you’ll be required to wear a uniform and most airline have restrictions as to how much person jewelery you can wear, visible tattoos, and such.

A few last pointers.. NO gum chewing.. have nothing in your mouth when you talk.. Sit straight up in your chair– bad posture is noticeable..

Good Luck

Im flying to Las Vegas at the end of May with Virgin arilines, i havent flown with them before and wanted to know what they are like, and do u get any freebies? cos BA give free alcohol etc!
Im flying from Gatwick or Heathrow! I cant remember at the moment, Im intrigued to know whats in the "goodie Bag" can u elaborate?

I’m not sure about alcohol, but when I flew VA to London, I was impressed by their flare, service, and the goodie bag I got. Overall I would fly them again. In this day and age, I’d be hard pressed to find major differences between airlines, besides maybe Southwest–they are the most progressive and don’t charge for luggage check-ins.

I have been doing a lot of research for the best flight deal…It seems that Virgin America Airlines has the best deal so far….Has anyone flown on this airline?..if so how is it?…Also do airlines offer deals on black friday..have you ever seen this???..want to know if i should wait until then to purchase my from NYC-JFK tickets to Las Vegas in January.

If I were you, I wil book that flight right away. You can also check sites like Southwest airlines or US Airways. Also do a search on kayak engine. It will check all airlines going to Vegas and all major travel sites and return the cheapest fare. Here is a helpful link.
http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/cheap-flights.php

http://www.airfarecouponcodes.com usually has them

I’m flying virgin america airlines and i want to bring my dog on the plane with me.
On their website it says this: We add a $100.00 fee per segment to the price of your reservation for the transportation of each pet.And yes, carry-on pets count towards a guest’s carry-on baggage allowance.

Does that mean that I don’t have to pay since it says segment meaning that it is separate from me and my dog wouldnt be in another seat he would just be under my seat??

Yes you wil have to pay for taking your dog with you.
Where the dog travels depends on his/her size. Small dogs can travel with you as long as they fit (and stay) inside your dog purse (so only small dogs).
larger dogs will go into the cargo hull in the airplane. they are given a relaxation pill so that they do not feel soo much.
as you can see the airlines treat dogs like cargo(bags) and therefore the charge will also be different.

contact your ariline for further information and ask for specific prices, be prepared to give them your dogs breed and weight information. also ask whether you have to bring the sleeping pills yourself.

hope this helps

EDIT:
i just read over the airline specification and found some differences there.
First of all yes you have to pay 100$ per kennel (even if two animals are in the box)
Where do they travel :
"Virgin America is a pet-friendly airline that accepts cats and dogs in the Main Cabin of the aircraft. Pets checked as baggage are not accepted. "
THEY DO NOT have to go in the cargo area. lucky you, and lucky pet of yours
But they do have to travel in a kennel max 18*15*8 inches(a cage like box) which YOU have to provide.The total weight of the animals and kennel cannot be above 20 pounds. The pet can not leave this kennel as long as it is on the aiport AND aiplane.

please be sure to check the vetenarian before departure since you also need a health certificate 30 days prior to departure.

"Carry-on pets count towards a guest’s carry-on baggage allowance" means that you arent allowed as much hand luggage anymore.

I haven’t done a group interview before and I am going to be interviewed in this way initially and then they make a cut and those that make it go on to a face to face interview with the recruiting panel

The position is Airport Team Member (ticketing, check in, Departure gate, assessing baggage weight limits, general duties at aiport)

Has anyone out there in Answers-land done this interview/this type of interview and can you advise what questions and what to expect?

Have you worked as an airline customer service person at the airport?

All answers/ideas/advice gratefully received

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I haven’t but I would say based on American society if you’re in a group you’re going to have to stand out and be extraverted.

Answer questions with good volume, confidence, and a few details. Try to give more than a one word answer so that you can show some personality.

Good luck!

I haven’t done a group interview before and I am going to be interviewed in this way initially and then they make a cut and those that make it go on to a face to face interview with the recruiting panel

The position is Airport Team Member (ticketing, check in, Departure gate, assessing baggage weight limits, general duties at aiport)

Has anyone out there in Answers-land done this interview/this type of interview and can you advise what questions and what to expect?

Have you worked as an airline customer service person at the airport?

All answers/ideas/advice gratefully received

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I haven’t but I would say based on American society if you’re in a group you’re going to have to stand out and be extraverted.

Answer questions with good volume, confidence, and a few details. Try to give more than a one word answer so that you can show some personality.

Good luck!

I’m looking to go to Los Angeles who should i choose, I’m not considering an american airline due to bad experience friends have had, and i’ve only ever used Virgin when going to america so have no idea what BA are like!

I think virgin is better but BA is not bad too.