1. Practice the golden rule.
2. Self-righteous indignation will go nowhere.
3. When becoming an elite-level member of the frequent flier program, read up on your perks.
4. Be prudent when offering suggestions to airline employees on how to solve your problem.
5. This one is sent special from reservations: Please do not call from bars, casinos, etc.
6. Airline policies are not made up by employees.
7. Do not use previous experience with the airline as a weapon if you don’t get your way.
8. Seat assignments and/or boarding priority are not a tangible part of your fare (unless you’ve paid extra for it).
9. If it’s expensive, important, or hard-to-replace, carry it on or leave it at home
10. Pay attention.
Hawaiian - Annual on-time arrivals: 90%According to Forbes Traveler…
10. Promotional Marketer
9. Motivational Speaker
8. Celebrity Nanny
7. Long-Distance Freight Truck Driver
6. Sales Representative
5. Photojournalist
4. Wine Buyer
3. Meeting Event Planner
2. Flight Attendant
1. Travel Nurse
According to MSN.com
1 American Airlines
840 airplanes
2 Delta Air Lines
587 airplanes
3 United Airlines
523 airplanes
4 Northwest Airlines
452 airplanes
5 Southwest Airlines
417 airplanes
6 Lufthansa Airlines
368 airplanes
7 Air France
363 airplanes
8 Continental Airlines
358 airplanes
9 US Airways
279 airplanes
10 British Airways
220 airplanes
According to ICAO
1 - 747-100/-200/-300/SP
2.12 accident rate per million departures
2 - A300
1.68 accident rate per million departures
3 - A310
1.60 accident rate per million departures
4 - 737-100/-200
1.31 accident rate per million departures
5 - A300-600
1.06 accident rate per million departures
6 - 747-400
0.75 accident rate per million departures
7 - A320/-319/-321
0.42 accident rate per million departures
8 - 737-300/-400/-500
0.36 accident rate per million departures
9 - 757
0.34 accident rate per million departures
10 - 767
0.34 accident rate per million departures
According to Boeing
1 Cathay Pacific
2 Qantas Airways
3 Emirates
4 Singapore Airlines
5 British Airways
6 Malaysia Airlines
7 Thai Airways
8 Qatar Airways
9 Asiana Airlines
10 ANA All Nippon Airways
According to AirlineEquality .com
1. Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong International Airport)
2. Thai Airways (Bangkok International Airport)
3. South African Airways (Johannesburg International Airport)
4. Asiana Airlines (Seoul Inchon International Airport)
5. Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
6. Lufthansa (Frankfurt Airport)
7. Singapore Airlines (Singapore Changi International Airport)
8. Qatar Airways (Doha International Airport)
9. Gulf Air (Bahrain International Airport)
10. Swiss International Airlines (Zurich International Airport)
According to Forbes
1 Cathay Pacific- HKG
2 Virgin Atlantic - LHR
3 Gulf Air - BAH
4 Asiana Airlines - ICN
5 Swiss - ZRH
6 Singapore Airlines - SIN
7 SAS Scandinavian - CPH
8 Malaysia Airlines - KUL
9 China Airlines - TPE
10 Qantas Airways - SYD
According to Forbes
Last year’s ranking in parentheses1 (1) Singapore Airlines
88.43
2 (3) Emirates
81.06
3 (2) Cathay Pacific Airways
78.64
4 (4) Thai Airways International
77.83
5 (6) Malaysia Airlines
76.51
6 (5) Virgin Atlantic Airways
74.23
7 (10) Qantas Airways
74.12
8 (7) Japan Airlines
73.20
9 (9) Air New Zealand
73.07
10 (n/a) SilkAir
72.55
According to Travel & Leisure