U.s. Airways

jahalpin

Has anyone flown with US Airways between Dublin and Philidelphia?

I am wondering because their website says that they use 757's for this route and I was wondering what they are like for trans-atlantic journeys

Melion

Horrible old aircraft, regularly see wires swinging free and chairs falling apart when they land in SNN from philly.

Lovely food though

jjbrien

I flew with them 2 years ago but they were using 767's then. Again the aircraft was a bit dated. But the 767's are better for crossing the atlantic. Service on board was good with movies on ovhead screens. I would not travel with them in a 757 as these aircraft are not desinged for transatlantic flights.

dogmatix

757's are safe for atlantic travel as long as they are rated for ETOPs - which means they can fly over long distances on two engines. I think twin engined airlners rated as ETOPs must be no more then 120 minutes away from a suitable airfield if one engine goes. That said the 757 is a single aisle aircraft and it typical of the Norht american carriers that they would use such a plane on trans-atlantic routes when a wide-body should be the norm. My rule of thumb is never fly to north america on a native airline, Aer Lingus if you must otherwise BA or Virgin (despite having to transit through heathrow as a result).

Naked Lepper

been on all of the airlines that fly direct from dub to the usa and continental sometimes use a 767, i think in low season they have the 757
continental 767 is the most comfortable flight i have been transatlantic (bar flights from heathrow)

id avoid us airways completely
delta are pretty **** too (i was on the MD 11 and 767s from dub.. md 11 was terrible but i think its out of service now)
aer lingus if they have the PTVs are good and then continental if its the 767 as that will have the PTVs too
havent actually been on american come to think of it but i think they use the 757 too

jjbrien

American use 767's in and out of Dublin. I have been on them as well they were the best us airline I have crossed the athlantic with. The food was the best I have had on any airline except SAS. They dont have seat back screens. But have overhead video with the best quailty overhead screens i have seen.

Anyway back on topic I would not go US Airways in a 757. If there is an alernitive take that instead unless the fare is a steal. I got my trip to NYC in September 2 years ago with US airways for 285 euros all the other carriers were quoting 450 or more.

paulanthony

I flew to Philly with US Airways last summer and the plane was grand. Food was pretty good and the flight wasn't too long overall...