Sleeping in Airports blog

Last week we asked, what job would you be most suited for if you had to work in an airport or the airline industry.

We ran the poll a little longer this week, but the results are in and here are your picks:

# 1 PILOT
Those who voted, apparently kick ass in flight simulator video games or were inspired by this video that made flying a plane sooooooo much fun.  Check it out below.

# 2 CUSTOMS / IMMIGRATION OFFICER
If you picked this as your dream airport job, then you are probably rude and suspicious of everyone, including members of your own family.

# 3 TARMAC GUY
You know ….. the guy on the tarmac wearing the big headphones that waves the planes into and away from the gate.  It sure looks like a fun job.  This is the one I picked…hahaha.  :-))

Runners Up:
Flight attendant, Check-in/Gate Agent, Air Marshall and Air Traffic Control

Thanks for participating.  If you have a poll idea that you would like to share, leave it in comments or email editor@sleepinginairports.com.  If we run it you’ll receive credit and a link back to your site if we run it.

Thanks to everyone who voted in last week’s Best Airline Poll.  After cleaning up all duplicate votes and ballot stuffing for this airline in particular (why do some of you insist on doing that?), Emirates still came out on top with 22 votes. Emirates new Airbus attracted a lot of attention last year with its plush new business and first class cabins.  Economy class is still just economy class.

not many of us can afford first class / source: wikipedia

Runners up:
# 2 - Singapore Airlines (18)
# 3 - Lufthansa (12)
# 4 - Finnair (11)
# 5 - Cathay Pacific and British Airways (8)

So now, tell us why you consider these airlines the best.  How do they stand out to you?

In this week’s poll, let’s honour the best airlines out there today. What is the BEST airline flying today? Which airline makes you feel like someone of importance?  Which airline feeds you a proper meal that does not arrive on your tray in plastic wrap?  Which airline makes the effort to provide you with a pleasurable travel experience?  Which airline would you actually pay a higher fare to fly on?

This is just the short list, if the airline you think should be listed here is not, then just mention it in the “other” box. No ballot stuffing please. Your duplicate votes just get deleted anyways.

Thanks to all of you who voted in last week’s worst airline poll. Ryan Air and the entire US airline industry battled it out throughout the week, but Ryan Air won the title of “Worst Airline flying today”. A hearty congrats to them!

Runner’s Up include: (3) United Airlines (4) American Airlines (5) Us Airways (6) Air India (7) KLM and Philippines Airlines.

So why does Ryan Air suck? To those of you who voted for Ryan Air, let us know why we need to avoid this airline.  Share your horror stories.

Ryan Air cabin covered in advertising. Source: Wikipedia / Ruthann

See also: Some of you may recall my post from a few weeks back that mentioned Ryan Air was considering charging passengers to use the toilet.

Missed connections.  Frequent delays.  Uncomfortable aircraft.  Missing luggage. Rude airline staff.  The plight of the air traveller today is finding an airline that is not going to screw them over.  So tell us, what is the worst airline you have ever flown? If you have time, tell us why in comments.

There are many bad airlines to choose from, so if you don’t see it listed, you can add it below and I’ll add it to the main list. Come back next week when we’ll be more positive and look at your favourite airlines.