Top 5 Ways Airlines are Improving Travel for you
Improved Airline Service
Improved Airline Service
Improved Airline Service
Ever since DELAG, the first commercial airline, was founded in 1909, air travel has been an progressively important mode of transportation for travellers. Since then, many other successful airlines have served travellers in confidence. Of late, we’ve seen airline companies become increasingly competitive for greater market share by adjusting their in-flight services to set them apart. With more travellers opting for comfortable long-haul travel, we’ve decided to highlight the top 5 ways in which airlines are making seats better for you.
Etihad Airways
Bid for Better Seats on Flights
Etihad Airways is one of a few airlines offering you the opportunity to get bumped to Pearl Business or Diamond First class for a fraction of the price, as long as you book through their website or travel shops, at least 5 days prior to your departure. You simply bid an extra amount, and depending on availability and competing bids, you might be lucky enough to enjoy flatbeds, 23 inch LCDs or even a private cabin! That being said, the comfortable seats, jam-packed entertainment units and award-winning cuisine keeps the Coral Economy class far from lacking in lustre.
British Airways
Drink Authentic English Tea
I know that my friends and family tend to have an expectation for food and beverages depending on what they’re used to eating. Often enough, we’re not aware that as air travellers we perceive taste differently at higher altitudes. Fully armed with research in this arena, British Airways has contracted Twinings, an long-established English tea merchant, to cultivate new tea blends that still taste definitively authentic while you are airborne. Habitual tea drinkers on British Airways flights can still expect to enjoy little comforts, reminiscent of home while travelling abroad.
Cathay Pacific
Eat Freshly-Made Meals
Cathay Pacific takes customer service seriously. Not only are the staff friendly and polite, but they are committed to serving you meals prepared the way you are accustomed to them. They fly with on-board rice cookers, skillets and toasters. Your fried eggs hop out of the pan and into your plate. Your rice is steamed in-flight into soft granules while your toast is warm and crispy enough to melt butter. This break from neatly prepackaged meals is most welcome.
Korean Air
Where most major airlines choose to charge you for your seat, headphones and pillows separately, Korean Air includes all of these amenities at no extra cost when you book your flight. The tap flows freely with Korean Air’s unlimited free beer and wine. This is the ideal comfort for those of us who prefer our white wines at breakfast, frothing beers with lunch and sedative night caps before we shut our eyes.
Emirates
Sleep and Bathe Under the Stars
Emirates is poised to have two of the the biggest airline fleets in the world once they’ve received all of their A380s and 777s. This isn’t their measure of success, though. Success comes through great customer service and ensuring that satisfied customers return. As a successful airline, they have taken it upon themselves to put the customer first. Each airplane interior has a welcoming and intimate feel. Tired travellers experience serene nightly settings as stars appear when the main lights switch off. Some planes even have in-flight showers with heated airplane interiors to bring you the utmost comfort.
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