VA tops Zagat/NBC Poll

[spinproof]

http://www.zagat.com/promo.aspx?pn=65&wid=wb_airline_ns&hid=wb_noloc_screen1_ns

 

[FLYBOYMATTHEW]

The concept rocks...but will the average American consumer actually pay for it. That remains to be seen.

 

[da90drivr]

VA only tops the poll with their first class.
Their coach product ties for second or is beaten by JetBlue and in one catagory is even beaten bby Continental.
The video clip was a little biased.

 

[Mamma]

Did you see the review of Alaska? "Can-do crews that actually seem to enjoy their job!" Ferlo, are you a closet Eskimo!

 

[metroplex]

midwest was "on top" of the economy class poll/survey.....and beat VA

 

[SaabStory]

VA only tops the poll with their first class.
Their coach product ties for second or is beaten by JetBlue and in one catagory is even beaten bby Continental.
The video clip was a little biased.

Yea...really sucks to finish with only a 1st & a 2nd. I mean, they've had 90 whole days of operations to get this figured out. They must really be disappointed.

 

[Bako Cap]

I wonder how much Branson paid the pollster. Probably not much more than what he paid the DOT.

 

[Thedude]

Just wait till the newness wears off

 

[Propsync]

Hey CitationLover- How does it feel that AirTran is premium and Midwest is economy? Please don't respond that Zagat and the 7000+ people in the survey got it wrong.

 

[CitationLover]

Hey CitationLover- How does it feel that AirTran is premium and Midwest is economy? Please don't respond that Zagat and the 7000+ people in the survey got it wrong.

they aren't calling air tran premium. they are grading their premium class and our economy class, nice try though.

besides, that is how we market the 717 as a coach class. it will be different this summer when all of the 717's are converted as we will then have a clear signature section and a clear saver section on all of our aircraft (minus the charter birds). there is no chance we or air tran can compete with the business class seats (3/4 recline, inflight tv system, 6' of legroom, a massive overhead bin, etc) out there on wide bodies flying domestically for an award.

having sat in both style of seats (airtran biz class as they are always accomodating when j/s and try to put you in one of them and our signature) there are plusses and minuses to both. to each his own as to how they like entertainment and free drinks versus leg rests and brown leather.

besides 8% of air tran's 717 is premium versus 100% on our "coach" as Zagat defines our coach as (emphasis added):

....if it's had to "trim a bit" lately it's still an "excellent value" for premium-like service - ....