zenyattamondatta
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in the late 90s, at the peak of the Japanese economic rise. I think the Yen had just hit parity with the USD and the world was imploding
This does lead me to question your eye for detail.
in the late 90s, at the peak of the Japanese economic rise. I think the Yen had just hit parity with the USD and the world was imploding
Obviously I don't literally mean imploding! In English sometimes we use words that don't strictly align to the definition in order to affect impact or to make a joke? Like when someone says "Qantas is the worst airline ever" they probably don't literally mean the worst. They just mean quite bad.This does lead me to question your eye for detail.
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The ten years from 1991 or so onwards came to be called "the lost decade" because of *deflation*, not "out of control" inflation. Presumably by "parity" you mean USD/JPY=100... it spent most of 1995 below 100. So hardly unprecedented as of the late 1990s. And Japan experienced a succession of financial crises in 1997 and 1998. I was there too, but it appears that I may have had greater awareness as to what was actually happening around me.
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That line from the safety briefing video is particularly cringeworthy.
Actually I forgot to mention the priority boarding and what a success it was......
I’m pretty much at the point now that I prefer flying AA domestic to Qantas domestic (obviously a choice I’ll never have). The point is the AA trajectory has been up
That's the total opposite of what I have heard? It is since the merger that they committed to a brand new fleet etc. I think a lot of USAir members preferred USAir to AA (got stuck next to one on a flight to BOS-CLT and heard all about how AA ruined their airline)Most of the AA flyers on the various international boards think it's gone backwards since the USAir merger/takeover
That's the total opposite of what I have heard? It is since the merger that they committed to a brand new fleet etc. I think a lot of USAir members preferred USAir to AA (got stuck next to one on a flight to BOS-CLT and heard all about how AA ruined their airline)
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Yep - totally agree. I wrote a whole rant about how much I think AA has improved. I actually look FORWARD to domestic flights on AA - esp out of ports with Flagship First facilities... and somehow managed to upset the QF die-hards by suggesting that another airline could be better than theirs....Yep. And they’ve brought in free beverages and snacks, free MCE for elites and free alcohol for MCE.
I switched to Aadvantage in 2002 and then my major program in 2007.The loyalty program was really good,premium awards freely available with little cash component and service was excellent.It is the loyalty program that has gone downhill since the merger.premium awards now rare on AA metal and getting harder on partner airlines due to AA only releasing awards ~ 331 days out.Hence the vitriol on FT.Also why my main program is BA.I felt USAir ruined AA's loyalty program.That's the total opposite of what I have heard? It is since the merger that they committed to a brand new fleet etc. I think a lot of USAir members preferred USAir to AA (got stuck next to one on a flight to BOS-CLT and heard all about how AA ruined their airline)