British Airways vs. Virgin?

mrtravelkay wrote in message om...
Fiona wrote:

Often BA and Virgin are cheaper. Then again it is not worth it if AA
work out 75 dollars cheaper. They are not that bad, but if you have a
choice they are definately bottom of the pile!

You mentioned bad service and "horrible food".
I rarely think of food as being worth $75 for a flight.
I don't know what kind of service you are looking for in Economy. I
find little difference between AA and BA there. If I ask for a drink, I
get it. What other service are you looking for?
I rarely fly economy to Europe anymore, as I usually spend the miles for
the upgrade from the US West Coast.

Actually I had acknowledged that if an AA flight was $75 dollars
cheaper I would take it. I am not here to have an argument, this is
simply my opinion. Indeed I have many frequent flier miles with AA and
find they provide adequate service. I simply find Virgin and BA to
provide a better, more professional service and it starts the
trip/vacation off on a better tone.

"Clark W. Griswold, Jr." 73115 dot 1041 at compuserve dot com wrote in message . ..
R Canas wrote:

I will have a 10 hour layover in London on my way back from Madrid [ flying to DFW ]. Plane from
Barajas arrives at Heathrow aboput midnight, plane to DFW leaves at 10 Am

Any recommendatrion on where to stay ? Reasonable priced hotels ????


Since recommended arrival time for LGW and LHR international departures is now 3
hours prior to flight time, you won't have much spare time to get to any hotel
other than ones in the immediate vicinity. Even then it will be a short night...

And there are NO 'reasonably-priced hotels' within reach of Heathrow
(nearest are probably in Slough). Find somewhere quite to sleep
within the airport, or else spend a lot of money on an airport hotel,
or a lot of money on taxi rides to get to Slough and back. Otherwise,
your only hope is a special offer at an airport hotel through an
on-line booking service.

(david) wrote:

Find somewhere quiet to sleep within the airport


Why do visions of that nice lady from Air Lingus on the Airport program who goes
around looking at people sleeping in the terminal come to mind?

"R Canas" wrote in message ...


I will have a 10 hour layover in London on my way back from Madrid [
flying to DFW ]. Plane from
Barajas arrives at Heathrow aboput midnight, plane to DFW leaves at 10 Am

Any recommendatrion on where to stay ? Reasonable priced hotels ????

IBIS Heathrow is OK.
I stayed there once. About 65 pounds, good by London standards.

Address :
112-114 Bath Road
Hayes Middlesex
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UNITED KINGDOM

Tel : (+44)208/7594888
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You can book at www.ibishotel.com or through agents.