Freepers can slam me all they want, but thank god for Emirates and Eithad Airlines and airlines like em, there is a reason why both of these are in the top ten in the world, which is funny because American Airlines used to be the best in the world, and set the standard for air travel service, now they have fallen so low.
Agreed -
There was a gradual change in the early 1990s. Before the early 1990s, I only flew US carriers because service and reliability was usually superior. ( Singapore Airlines the exception )
There was a period when US and foreign airlines had roughly the same service and reliability.
However, today US airlines are simply awful compared to their foreign counterparts. I travel not so much these days for work, but absolutely will not travel on a US carrier if a alternative exists.
tragic