Air travel can be a hassle. Delays, bad service, bad food, and cancellations can make you shudder at the thought of even getting on a plane. While there are few good airlines out there, the majority are average and there are just some that should just be avoided:
Air Canada
Despite spending a lot of money to upgrade their fleet, Air Canada is still awful. Old planes with one big movie screen still dominate their fleet. The food tastes like it was cooked a few years ago and the flight attendants are surly. There are groups all over the web dedicated to highlighting how bad Air Canada can. The facebook group “I’d rather walk than fly Air Canada” has 1,900 members.
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American Airlines
It’s canceling flights, cutting routes, firing employees, and charging you more money for fewer services. American has had a bad reputation for awhile and recent changes in their service will have you wishing that you took any other mode of transportation.
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Philippines Airlines
Old planes make this airline one to avoid. The service is average and the planes don’t have personal screens. They look old and they feel old. You’ll barely see the movie screen while you shift around in seats older than the subtitled movie you’re watching. While the seats can be cheap, it’s an awful ride.
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Air China/China Eastern
Chinese airlines have a bad reputation among frequent fliers. I know frequent fliers who will pay triple the price to avoid one of these airlines. Old planes, poor service, and bad maintenance make flying these planes risky. They have awful service records and frequent problems. You can fly on them for cheap but why risk it?
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Gulf Air
Its flights may be cheap but you get what you pay for. Flights are frequently delayed or canceled without reason, the meals are poor, and the staff is unfriendly. Moreover, you won’t be compensated for any lost time and the staff will do nothing to accommodate you. In fact, they probably could care less. Gulf Air needs to take some lessons from its neighbor Emirates and learn what flying is all about.
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US Airways
US Airways is ranked as having some of the worst service out of any American carrier. US Airways is now charging you for water and snacks. That’s fine and expected on a low cost carrier but not when you are still paying a full fare. Planes are late or delayed, the staff is unfriendly (you’d be too if you made what they made), and meals no longer exists. Now they’re raising fares and cutting routes too.
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air canada is not that bad
Aerolineas Argentinas is #1 (BAD!) in my opinion.
No loo roll in the only toilet (3 were out of order)!!!!!
Grumpy Steward/esses!
Never again!
I agree with Quickroot re Aerolineas Argentinas. Airplanes straight out of the 1970’s.. and think the stewardesses were straight out of the seventies as well! Surly old women with no makeup and no pleasantries. Horrendous food, which we (and everyone around us) pushed round the plate and then abandoned altogether. Old TV’s that flickered non stop. Felt like we were back in time.
The worst is definitely Phuket air. I stuck in Gatwick London for 4 days 3 nights. Even they put me in a nice hotel at the airport but it’s still very bad. We took off after the 4th day and had to fly back to Gatwick after flying 2 hours! They announched that there’re some problems with the airplane. You know what? The indian guy sat next to me just closed his eyes and pray. The other guy was shouting sth. like ” WE all gonna die” oh man that’s sth. I will never forget in a life time. We knew that the plane had problem cos it was on newspaper in London just before we took off! By the way that was a flight from London to Bangkok. Eventually we are transfered to Thai airways after a big long fight with the staffs of Phuket air. I think the business went bankrutcy.Thanks god!
US Scareways is awful.
American is Easily the worst I’ve ever flown
I think Karthago Airlines is the worst!!!!!
KLM is the worst of the worst
(considering you pay huge sums for sloopy service).
avoid avoid avoid
I never fly on any of the major airline companies in the United States. By far, of all the major airlines, American Airlines is on my shit list. Bad seats, poor customer service, poor quality. It is a Greyhound bus with wings. I would rather take Amtrack across the country for a few days rather than be stuck in one of American Airlines flying tubes of hardship.
Philippine Airlines is also a bad air carrier in Asia. During the company’s infancy their arrival time were most of the time never on time. I remember having to have to wait at the airport to pick up passengers because they were always being delayed. Filipinos tend to bring to the Philippines every thing they want and can possibly legally bring onboard the aircraft without thought to weight constraints. Go to LAX during Philippine Airlines check in times and you’ll see lines of passengers as far as the eyes can see with boxes and boxes of luggage. I’m surprised the airplane can even take off with so much unneccessary weight. A flying anvil.
I bet , no airline can beat Air India to be the worst airline in the world. Never on time, No information available for the reasons for delay, Pathetic service, old planes especially to South east asia and gulf regions, 60s Air Hostesses to name a few. Never fly Air India if want good service and a pleasant flying experience, on-time
Air Canada is not bad. Im not into having my ass kissed on a plane. Give me my drink and be on your way. I hate over friendly fake assed staff. I dont check luggage so thats not a problem for me. Ive taken flights with USairways/Delta/NWA/United/Air Canada and wetjet. I gotta say that United and USairways are by far the worst for EVERYTHING…. old shitty planes where the seats are flat and the air conditioning barely works on most , not all planes. If you like friendly people and great service Wetjet is the way to go, but alas they dont service the cities I frequent the most. Air Canada is definately not the worst of the bunch in North America let alone the world.
I think that you should try Air Bosnia
Gulf Air is by far the worst airline i have ever been on. The planes should be decommisioned and the cabin crew hate their jobs, themselves and the passengers. Fly at your own risk
The worst airliens are in Africa, some examples the airlines in Congo and Sierra Leona that I was lucky to avoid! .
Even one of the best African airlines (ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES) IS HORRIBLE!!!!! I was in a flight between HK - Bangkok . The plane was full of passengers with a lot of HUGE boxes, faiting like crazy with the employees who allow them to board, everybody was an export dealer, the wear several layers of cloths, 5 -10 pants, 7 jackets, 20 clocks, I saw even a guy with 40 bassball caps, one in the top of the other. The plane was one day late, nobody offer an explanation. It was really old and dirty like a public batroom in a train station in a developing country… ( including rest of the foods of the last year, insects etc. The seat and the floor that maybe was a carpet in the past were originally red and now look completely black! Every single piece of the plane seems to be moving independently, maybe somebody still many screws, (yes somebody also still my seat belt, and I should move to another seat.
It was horrible! but the hostess were beautiful!
Other examples:
Vietnam Air, (Vietnam Lazyair) the worst employees they tell that is always full and is not true, no info, no help
Cubana de Aviacion… ( Cubana kill-cion ) many years ago when all airliines give away foods to the passenger for free, Cubana only give one small sugar candy, once, I took 2 and the hostess told me only one please, and ask me to return back the second!
Aeropostal (Aeromortal) is expensive and bad bad bad!
Aero-Peru (aero-pupu) was a peace of sh… thaks good is not longer there!
Air India is like taking a dirty bus in t he countryside.
Air Canada is the absolutely worst I have ever flown……not on time, old aircrafts, terrible service…I travel on business within Europe and North America…and have flown rather “adventurous” airlines in Africa and Asia…but nothing beats Air Canada. I should have asked my money back, at least the extra charge for business class. I was an old, rickety pigsty to pit it mildly………..
Air China isn’t bad
Yes i also saw that happened with ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES when I q up to check in. They came to check in with all big bags, big boxes and I mean really really big! I don’t understand how the staffs allowed them to get all those luggage on board. Someone told me that they bought all the stuffs and resell them in Africa.
AIR INDIA
WORST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD.BAD FOOD BAD TREAT
makeup won’t make things different.
AIR INDIA IS THE WORST BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU STINK WORST THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE.
I TRAVEL A LOT AND I KNOW FOR SURE AIR CANADA, AMERICAN, AIR GULF, ETC… DON’T EVEN STAND CLOSER TO AIR INDIA.
AIR CHINA IS NOT THAT BAD BUT EVERY TIME I USE AIR CHINA, I GET VIRUL FLU AND SO I TRY TO AVOID IT.
THE BEXT PERHPS ARE EMIRATES AND SINGAPORE. EVERY PENNY SPEND FOR THE AIRFARES FOR THESE AIRLINES IS WORTH IT.
I can’t believe Air India is not in the list. They are the pits, don’t fly them ever if you can.
They have the worst service and have no accountability for anything they do. The airlines as a whole is a cesspool and the people that work for them inherit the attitudes and act live divas.
The customer gets screwed in some fashion or the other on every flight they operate.
I’m going with Ethiopian Airlines…….it’s just simply the worst airline around, with horrible customer service to boot! Rude, uneducated morons that can barely speak a lick of English run the 1-800 lines in ENGLISH speaking countries. They’re terrible to you, unless your some dote with a boat load of goods for the village.
I will NEVER use this airplane again. EVER!
P.S…..those of you who said that “even though everything sucked, the air hostesses are beautiful” are just as stupid as the fools that work for and run that airline…..who cares about how the air hostess look???? You may lose bags, and have terrible delays with no explanations, but “at least the air hostess were pretty!”….you freaking dunderheads!