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Re:Expedia Drops American Airlines Tickets From Listings by hugh3 on Sunday January 02, 2011 @10:38AM (#2060167)
Y'know, AA isn't the greatest flying experience I've had, but the differences between airlines are really overplayed. The average AA experience is probably worse than the average Virgin experience, but you can have a tolerable time or a crappy time on either airline.

People dwell on tiny little annoyances when they're flying, because they're stuck in a metal tube with nothing to do for hours on end except dwell on things. This is why so many consumer complaints and stand-up comedians' jokes are about flying.

Re:Expedia Drops American Airlines Tickets From Listings by corin_ on Sunday January 02, 2011 @10:40AM (#2060176)
While it's true that people overthink small things, I find that the difference between my favourite airlines and my least favourites is big enough to make a flight enjoyable or not, and the stories I've heard of AA flights would, if I was on the flight, have made me completely hate it.