Airline Choice

[shugar]

well if they did that in manila they'd land... hmmmmm... on the south super hiway!!!

Jag

 

[Hoosier]

Yes very nicely....

How many pilots could land, specially on the narrow way? LOL~~~
I don't understand why he did it though. He must be very talented pilot thanks to his previous militray career...

Don't forget most pilots in KA are a former fighter pilots, not from a commecial flight academy. That is, they were highly trained pilots.

A big or small air line accidents can be happened on any airline companies, even on U.S. Air Force... So, I don't mind that much... Otherwise, there is nothing we can do in our life. We can be a victim of scuba diving someday...

Just my 2 bar!

 

[Babydamulag]

Man, those KAL pilots can set down anywhere!! Now that is some flying!!!

 

[Traminer]

Are you flying business for this very long flight? If not, the paper thin seats on China Air and Korean may cause hemorrhoids. Not a good start to your fun in Philippines.

Product/service wise, CX beats the other two airlines handsdown. I can't think of any reason why you want to do the other two unless you are on some weird mileage program eg Star Alliance for Korean?

 

[midwestdvr]

wish I could fly business but will be spending that extra cash for Mike's class in PG. It's really a debate between cathay and KAL. I usually fly northwest and am a member of their frequent flier's program and KAL is a member of their network. I've been pricing econo seats from both and cathay is usually about 100-200 bucks cheaper from san francisco.

 

[Cacia]

Catherine, fyi, China Airlines is a Taiwainese airline, not a PRC one...

thanks for setting me straight.

(So, why is it called China then?) Who has the oldest planes?

 

[clgsamson]

Mind you one of there planes (KAL) recently landed on the taxi way of a Japanese airport (fortunately Akita is a pretty sleepy airport!)

Korean Airlines Boeing 737-900 lands on taxiway in Japan, delaying onward connections
By Leithen Francis

Japanese authorities are investigating an incident on 6 January in which a Korean Air (KAL) Boeing 737-900 landed on a 30m (98ft)-wide taxiway rather than on a runway.
A KAL spokeswoman in Seoul confirms the 737-900 landed on the 30m-wide taxiway, parallel to the runway, at Akita airport in the north of Japan’s main island.
It was a scheduled flight from Seoul Incheon to Akita and it was “raining at the time”, says the spokeswoman for the SkyTeam alliance carrier, who is unable to confirm the accuracy of Japanese news reports that quote the aircraft’s captain as admitting the incident was due to pilot error.
There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the 124 passengers and eight crew on board, says the spokeswoman, adding that the Japanese authorities are now investigating.
She says the Japanese authorities took the pilots in for questioning after the aircraft landed at 12:30 on 6 January.
This meant passengers scheduled to board the Akita-Seoul Incheon flight later that same day were instead taken to Tokyo’s Haneda airport and caught KAL’s shuttle service to Seoul Gimpo, she adds

the pilots might be on crack and kimchi....

 

[clgsamson]

Gio why don't you take PAL? straight flight to Manila (brief 40 min. stopover in Honolulu).

 

[Jason Ooi]

Cathay pretty good choice

 

[midwestdvr]

Gio why don't you take PAL? straight flight to Manila (brief 40 min. stopover in Honolulu).

Believe it or not, PAL is more expensive than the cathay or KAL.