From Heathrow, British Airways best; Air India worst

London: If you’re flying direct to Heathrow, you’ve only got four choices: United, American, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic. (Continental flies to Gatwick, which is an easier airport to navigate, but that route’s on-time rating is an abysmal 40 percent.) The best on-time performance (87 percent) is British Airways’ last flight of the night from Newark (188), departing at 8:50 p.m. and arriving at 8:45 a.m. the next morning. Of course, flying across the Atlantic is as much about comfort as convenience. BA recently overhauled its “Club World” cabin with new flatbed seats, and Virgin’s “Upper Class” product continues to be the most glamorous in the sky. But if you’re paying your own way, check out Eos, one of a new breed of airlines offering business-class seats at steep discounts. Even better, Eos flies to Stansted, a smaller and more manageable airport on the east side of London.
Best: For coach fliers, BA Flight 188, out of Newark. For those with money to burn, Eos can’t be beat.
Worst: Air India has cheap flights from JFK, but crowded planes and long delays.
04/11/07 New York Magazine, USA

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Categories: Air India - International Nov 2007, Foreign Nov 2007, NACIL Nov 2007