Fast buck? nope. He charges me the same or perhaps 1-200 more than what I would pay the discounters. In return, he gives me *service* which I dont mind paying for. As for not knowing better : I'm in the industry and I was a past shareholder in a locally well known internet travel startup. I know the business and I choose where I spend my money.Original Post Deleted
Its obvious you disagree and I wish you luck with your travels. If anything does go wrong and you need some assistance, you can look in the mirror because the discounters just wont help you.
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While airline travel is somewhat of a subjective topic, your claim that the ratings are bought is unsubstantiated by anything other than people who have different opinion than the ratings. I have personally found those ratings fair though a positive experience is never a guarantee. Your claim becomes even more ridiculous when you take into account the fact that HK Express is a small discount airline with nowhere the kind of budget that a giant like Dragonair and Cathay possess. If anyone had the money to buy those ratings, it's far more likely to be those two and not the latter...
It is also worth noting that based on people's review, HK express(7.5) also gets a higher mark than Cathay(6.6) and Dragonair(7.3)
I recently had my best and most comfortable transpacific flight on Delta(3.9) and found it much more comfortable than the Cathay experience though it was very specific to the HK-Detroit leg as the domestic one not the same in terms of service.
So, we can either take your learned opinion as the ultimate truth or make a judgment based on other less biased evidence available as to the kind of airline HK Express is and whether Cathay/Dragonair are so much superior as you claim.
Personally, I think you're full of sht but that's only my personal opinion. People are free to make their own unbiased judgment with the evidence available...