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How do you feel after rushing to the airport and then waits for the security checks and if the weather is not good, you have to wait for flight delay with the baby crying behind your seat. After waiting for 3 to 7 hours you have to wait for a long queue with so many people in the airport. What'd you'll say? Tired? Breathless? Uncomfortable?
Well your feeling will at least will little bit calm and better if these ten company give you their service on your journey. Well let's see 10 best economy airlines coach seats you can use in your next journey:
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Some people says that TAP Portugal Airlines still the best company to work for even though Portugal in economic problem these day. They survived in economic problem alone.
For economy coach they offering catering meals, daily newspaper and magazine for free. TAP Portugal's staff are very friendly. If you had a problem during booking or in flight, you just simply ask their staff and your problem will be solved by them.
If you are going to Brazil from Europe, you should give them try. Their service is good than another airlines in economy class.
9. Porter
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Porter is an airlines that know how to serve their customer. Their tagline is ' Flying Refined' that will deliver their customer to satisfaction by flying with them.
Porter is offering stylish cream leather seats, free food and free lounge access to their customer. What we like about Porter is their encompassing brand, every sits as one, and cabin are small. You'll feel like flying with private jet more than commercial airlines.
If you going to take more longer journey, you better give them try because Porter has 34 inch leg room and a bit inflight entertainment that will entertain your boredom long journey.
8. JetBlue
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JetBlue provided superior service in every aspect of their customer. Some say free satellite TV just for the beginning.
What so special about JetBlue? Guess what? You can boarding to JetFlight by using mobile boarding pass by using JetBlue apps. So you don't need to wait for a long queue and waiting for check pass before you can boarding. Easy right?
Their cabin offering you with 6'4' with long leg room, unlimited snacks and tvs. So you can watch football match while flying because JetBlue is take care about their customer social needs while flying. Tweet, comment on social media and doing your work while flying is not a problem while travelling with JetBlue. They also provided free cabin entertainment for free. Isn't good for economy class journey?
7. Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic finally managed their product in line, after a fairly damaging between their economy product and business product.
Virgin Atlantic offers a much more advanced and reliable entertainment system than the once legacy Heathrow routes. It’s the small touches that we like, like ice-cream mid route and welcome cocktails that make this airline stand out. What we really like now is that you can watch the TV from gate to gate, allowing on average another hour’s worth of entertainment.
6. Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways has often touted itself as the best airline in the world, and quite rightly so. It won Airline of the year 2011 and 2012. Whilst the product is undeniably faultless, and the airline continues to invest to make their product the best they possibly can, we can’t help but feel the airline really is just an airline.
There is nothing wrong with that, in fact we are always constantly bombarded by atmospheric advertising campaigns from other airlines that make their airlines feel like ‘a bar’, ‘a nightclub’, a ‘lounge’ or your own ‘bedroom’.
Qatar give the impression they want to be the best airline out there, not the best lounge and this seems to be winning them plenty of accolades. The airline offers great innovations for it’s passengers, especially in their new 787 aircraft, including a dual screen function, meaning passengers can multi task on their AVOD screen, or why not send a text from the air or even surf the web on WiFi. Our secret favourite element is the Spongebob kids kit that will keep your child amused for hours. (Although you better learn the lyrics and get ready to sing along!)
5. Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways is really pushing the meaning of airline quality, and making other airlines watch their backs as their continued advancements help to make their ‘guests’ (rather than passengers) more welcome and cared for than almost any other international airline in the world.
The cabin feels relaxing and the modern prints used on their soft furnishings help keep the cabin contemporary. Mixing the comfort of the cabin with technological wonders such as in seat power and 10.4″ touchscreen personal entertainment means that almost all of your desires are catered for. What Etihad really excel with is the quality of their catering. They cleverly manage to excel above and beyond their guests estimations, at a price which seems very reasonable. As they continue their expansion plan, quality isn’t dropping, but their network is increasing, meaning this carrier offers ‘one-stop’ luxury to all the major destinations in the world.
4. Singapore Airlines
This is an airline that treats economy passengers like business class passengers, in fact, many of its economy class travellers are travelling on business. This is the reason Singapore Airlines is still seen as the most prestigious airline in the world, facing off newer rivals such as Emirates, Qatar or Etihad. Even since it’s split from now Malaysian Airlines, the airline has forged itself as the pinnacle of quality.
From it’s vast entertainment library, to it’s continuing investment into it’s hard product, this airline hasn’t rested on it’s laurels to be the best, and whilst not on the best of our list, this is purely down to the anti-competitive prices still attributed to flying with the carrier. Other airlines are now starting to offer an equal product, perhaps with a different finish to it, at a reduced price. We also feel that the airline, whilst continuing to polish and protect its unique product, hasn’t really invested many new products into their economy class (bar the inclusion of WiFi fleet wide), unlike Air New Zealand for example, and instead have invested more heavily into the front of the plane.
3. Oman Air
A secret airline in the midst, our airline that ‘everyone-has-heard-of-but-still-not-flown-yet’ is more a large luxury jet than passenger airline, with the excellence in service found in Middle Eastern carriers. Oman Air has managed to secure a list of awards longer than it’s arm and yet, still most people will pick big brothers Emirates or Qatar over this genuinely excellent airline.
With a huge amount of legroom, akin to the legroom found in American carriers ‘Economy Plus’ in every seat, this airline provides more space per passenger than almost every other airline at no extra cost. The airline itself has an expanding network, and whilst not as encompassing as other middle eastern carriers, it still can carry passengers from most major cities in the West to most major cities in the East. Regularly excelling in SkyTrax’s reports, the airline is showing consistently that the experience is well above passengers expectations. If you haven’t travelled with them yet, this is a must. We hope to bring you a business class trip report with them very soon.
2. Virgin America
If only long haul could be like this, here at Thedesignair we applaud this upstart airline in the states for creating some truly industry-changing products, from ordering food, drink or even clothing from your seat, to live TV and videos on demand. Last year, you could even register to vote in the elections from 35,000ft. And now, you can even buy strangers a drink somewhere else on the plane without even having to strike up an awkward conversation!
The economy seats in Virgin America, in black leather and white backs are super space age, mixed with mood lighting and bright red screens are more ‘Star Trek’ when you enter than passenger plane. We like the uniforms too, although as previously mentioned, the staff can be a little hard to spot in the airport (perhaps a little too casual), when you need their help checking in! With the option to purchase lounge access or ‘Main Cabin Select’, and even wi-fi the airline offers a wealth of bolt-ons to make your flight even more enjoyable. What’s more, with news of them commencing flights to Hawaii in 2014, we are super excited to see they still have big plans.
1. Air New Zealand
No surprise here that Air New Zealand should be winning the category here. Aviation innovators and the creators of the SkyCouch have tried to work out exactly what economy passengers want from their flight. Apart from some of the friendliest crews in the skies, the inflight entertainment is excellent, with a wealth of international and local films and TV programmes.
On the 777 they launched their sky couches which are the closest thing to business class at a fraction of the cost. Allowing you and someone else to share a row of economy seats, with a fold out mattress that comes from under the seats to form a 3 foot wide bed. Perfect for ‘topping and tailing’. Food is great, partnered by amazing NZ wines and is fairly consistant in quality. The 777-300′s all have laptop power to keep your own entertainment working and on the new 777-300 Aircraft, you can order food and drink from your seat IFE screen without having to reach to the dizzy heights in the ceiling to call for cabin crew.
Have you been in any airlines that you feel comfortable about their services? Some article may be different from this list because of other personal experience by using airlines services.
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