Originally Posted by
Pilotbiffster
And now we have ****ty coffee, hillbilly service to premium passengers, and that wonderful cheeseburger that just exudes class and elegance. Thnak you, Continental. Our premeir passengers are leaving in droves thanks to the Toothless Southern Boys that are trying to run our airline. Dealing with Continental is like inviting your Ozark cousins to a black tie affair. They want to be classy, but to them, that's a tuxedo tshirt.
Coffee? Who cares?
Cheeseburger? If it's the "buy-your-own food" burger, that didn't happen until after the merger. CAL had free food and no burgers. Thanks United.
Toothless Southern boys? Who? Just because CAL management was based in Texas that makes them all toothless Southerners? I'd find that offensive if I wasn't from CA. Smisek went to Princeton and Harvard. Is that toothless southern?
Crappy service? Sure it's gone down hill...since the merger!
CAL Awards
No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline; Fortune Magazine (20042009)[116]
No. 1 Most Admired U.S. Airline; Fortune Magazine (20062007, 2010)[117]
No. 1 Greenest U.S. Airline; Greenopia (2009)[118]
No. 1 Pet-Friendly Airline; PetFinder.org (2009)[119]
Best Executive/Business Class; OAG Airline of the Year Awards (20032007, 2009)[120]
Best Airline Based in North America; OAG Airline of the Year Awards (20032009)[120]
Best U.S. Carrier Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Business Class; Condι Nast Traveler (19992006)[120]
Best Airline for North American Travel; Business Traveler Magazine (20062009)[121]
Best Large Domestic Airline (Premium Seating); Zagat Airline Survey(2008)[122]
Best Value for the Money (International); Zagat Airline Survey (2009)[122]
Highest-Ranked Network Airline; J.D. Power and Associates (2007)[123]
Airline of the Year; OAG (20042005)[124]
Business Leadership Recycling Award; American Forest & Paper Association (2010)[125]
Our toothless southern management ran from the first merger with UAL and described it as hitching our boat to the titanic; but there were lots of tuxedos on the titanic.
