Best airline to fly economy from London to NY?

I%26#39;m planning to book my flights for my November trip to NY this weekend. Which airline tends to be the best/comfiest when flying economy? We flew Delta last year and were pretty happy, but wondering if there%26#39;s a better one...

American Airlines

BA

Continental

Delta

Virgin

Or another?? Thanks!

Best airline to fly economy from London to NY?

Hi ollybee,

Number 1: Virgin

Number 2: BA

I can%26#39;t speak for the American airlines but I know form experience that the two above are very good. I think you ahev to pay for drinks on some of the others.

I%26#39;m flying to JFK next Friday with BA, I always try to get emergency exit setas (online check-in) and then you have plenty of space!

Best airline to fly economy from London to NY?

I personally had a bad experience with Virgin but have had nothing but good experiences with AA and find their leg room excellent, as were continentals. I have to say that the Virgin entertainment system was simply excellent however. So it depends what%26#39;s more important to you - to me leg room and seat pitch is the most important, therefore, I always try to fly AA and will do until I have a bad experience with them :)

Interesting... Thanks folks! Most important to me is legroom/seat comfort as I have a bad back and get uncomfortable quite quickly. I%26#39;d always heard back things about AA, but might reconsider now!

Any other opinions?

Bad things about AA even!

You should probably check this out:

http://www.seatguru.com

If you really have back problems, it might be worth considering premium economy seats and they are more confortable and have a bit more legroom.

I also found bringing blow up cushions helps but again the only way to get a reasonable amount of legroom in economy is to choose an emergency exit or front row seat.

BA have a sale on just now for flights to New York in November if that helps you decide.

It%26#39;s difficult - I%26#39;ve never had a bad experience with them - I was delayed once but they sent me a $300 travel voucher without hesitation which was more than I was asking for! Also I have a friend who had to cancel her trip last minute and their customer service was excellent with her. But I have heard bad things too. I think it%26#39;s like everything tho everyone has different experiences. I wouldn%26#39;t have been so annoyed with Virgin had their customer services been better but I did find their leg room appauling - and I actually stood for most of the flight home with a couple of other taller folks.

I%26#39;ve flown Continental twice too but I believe they%26#39;ve changed their planes to smaller ones since I last flew with them so my info might be a bit outdated.

AA currently have the lowest fare for my dates, but the other airlines are all pretty close in price. Unless I hear some horror stories about AA%26#39;s food/entertainment/delays or something I may go with them....

Try this:

http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/am_aa.htm

Thanks for the link - AA dont get great reviews, but then neither do Delta and we were happy with them... BA seem to get better reviews. AA is cheaper %26amp; has more leg room, so I%26#39;m still tempted...