Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!beth From: beth@umcp-cs.UUCP (Beth Katz) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Airline Experiences Message-ID: <1455@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 11:00:51 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1455 Posted: Thu Nov 29 11:00:51 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Dec-84 19:07:02 EST References: <886@ihuxb.UUCP> Reply-To: beth@maryland.UUCP (Beth Katz) Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 21 Summary: In response to the long article about a bad experience with Frontier Horizons, I think that one experience should not lead someone to all the conclusions presented at the end of the article. First of all, I have never flown on that airline, but I have flown on a number of small airlines (Empire, PEOPLExpress, Piedmont, Henson). The cheapest flight does not necessarily give you the worst service. I regularly fly Piedmont (A growing airline primarily in the South but serving LA, Denver, and San Fran.) and would easily choose it over Eastern when they have the same fare. Not all small airlines are a mistake. Sometimes the service is much better. I almost always buy my tickets by calling around to airlines to find the best price and then having them mailed to me. If you call a major airline that you know doesn't serve the place you are going, you can ask them who does serve that place. They will usually give you the name of several other airlines and maybe even phone numbers. Buying tickets with credit cards often gives you accident insurance as well as the safety (sometimes) if the airline goes bankrupt. Just because one small airline was not very good does not mean all are bad.