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Did there used to be ( or still is) a Bahamas Air? We once flew from Nassau to Exuma on an older 2 engine plane. I have not seen anyone mention that or Air Jamaica.
I flew on Bahamas Air in 2012 with an old Boeing 737-200, lovely experience.
I started to make a little list, probably I forgot some because my flightmemory still tells me 106 different airlines:
British Airways
Lufthansa
Air Berlin
Delta Air Lines
Dba
Uzbekistan Havo Yullary
American Airlines
Cubana de Aviacion
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Swiss International Airlines
Continental Airlines
Air France
Iberia
Spanair
Air Koryo
United Airlines
Etihad Airways
Germanwings
US Airways
UTair Aviation
LOT
Southwest Airlines
Augsburg Airways
Alitalia
Czech Airlines
Eurowings
Finnair
Contact Air
LTU
Porter Airlines
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
TAP
Turkish Airlines
Welcome Air
Air North
Aurigny Air Services
InterSky
Korean Air Lines
Cityjet
Flybe
Bahamasair
Berjaya Air
Condor Flugdienst
Shanghai Airlines
SN Brussels Airlines
Edelweiss Air
Estonian Air
Hapag-Lloyd Express
LAN Airlines
Motor-Sich
Cirrus Airlines
Transavia.com France
Emirates
Air Canada
Aeroflot
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines
Thai AirAsia
Avanti Air
Austrian Airlines
Ukraine International Airlines
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
British Midland (bmi)
Cathay Pacific
Jet2.com
Firefly
Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
S7 Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways
Sun Air Express
Boutique Air
Darwin Airlines
Wizzair
Dniproavia
Loganair
Aer Lingus
Qatar Airways
Saravia Saratov Airlines
Cape Air
Asiana Airlines
Air Corsica
Eastarjet
Eastern Airways (UK)
FlyNiki
Hop!
Kenmore Air
Jinair
Jeju Air
Key Lime Air (Denver Air Connection)
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschafter Walter mbH
OFD Ostfriesischer Flugdienst
Nextjet
Manx2 Airlines
SATA International
Skywork Airlines
Sprintair
Stobart Air
Quite a list. Are there any you prefer or would not fly again?
Quite a list. Are there any you prefer or would not fly again?
Well, it depends. I am an aviation geek with the plan to fly on as many different airplanes as possible, so I love all those old Antonovs, Ilyushins, Tupolevs etc. and strange airlines in strange countries. But for the average travellers those are probably to be avoided. Cubana for example was rather horrible, always delayed, enormous queues at every checkin counter, uncomfortable seats, couldn't-care-less crews and inefficient processes everywhere. From Nueva Gerona back to Havanna the flight was delayed by around 6 hours and we had to wait in the middle of nowhere, for hours and hours without any notice. They just told us the airplane was broken and the replacement will come from Havanna after a while (both old Antonov AN-24). On the way from Nassau back to Havanna, Aerogaviota sent a too small airplane (ATR42 instead of ATR72) and told us they were full but will come back after like 5 hours, we should just wait and then go on the second flight. Maybe it is just like those countries work, but after 6 flights there it started to annoy me.
On the other hand I had to disagree with Skytrax airline ratings that Air Koryo would be the only 1-star-airline in the world (meaning it is the worst airline in the world) - on a 1-hour flight from Beijing to Pyongyang they even served a free hot meal, they offered free checked luggage and all flights were on time, crew was very friendly.
From an aviators perspective, small airlines (EAS carriers such as Cape Air or Boutique air, but also small airlines in Europe) are very good, flying on a 8-seat-cessna is a completely different experience as being in a fully booked 200-people-airbus like a piece of cattle.
My best flights (from a comfort and airline quality perspective) were Korean Air (First class) and Singapore Airlines (Business class), those flights could have lasted forever.
I worked for Delta and Western so mostly on those 2. I definitely know what Space A travel is.
Also have flown on the following.
Wien
Growing up in Alaska I flew on Wien F27's and 737-200's many times. It was always an adventure.
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