British Airways- High Taxes and bad itineraries
British Air is a classic example of how NOT to run an airline. I’ll give you two examples of itineraries to and from NY, one of the largest markets flying to Greece. Going to Greece… Leave NY and have a layover of 8-12 hours in London. Depart London at 830pm and arrive in Athens at 230am….. Ok, good- so you survive that horrendous itinerary and are ready to head back. You leave Athens at 7pm and arrive in London that night…no flights… so just spend another $100-150 on a hotel and fly back to NY the next day…but don’t forget to add the almost $300 in taxes that BA tags on….
The only reason I can see to fly BA is if you want to fly on a Boening 747. They are one of the last transatlantic airlines to fly the 747 to Europe. I happen to think that they are one of the most incredible jets and almost(but not quite) make it worthwhile to pay those high taxes and fight their itinerary….
See Greeceflights.com for more airline info….