# International travel: Using American-based airlines vs foreign

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 10, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651 "2012-12-10T23:46:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651/21 "2012-12-12T19:56:32Z")

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When I was doing my overseas travelling years ago, my preference was to fly JAL between Singapore and Los Angeles. Continental from LAX to Houston.

The JAL flight was vastly superior.

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**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651/22 "2013-04-15T23:03:47Z")

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Sorry for letting this thread go idle for so long. Just wanted to thank everyone who recommended Cathay Pacific to me. I just flew from JFK to Hong Kong, and waiting for my connecting flight to Bangkok, which leaves in 2 hours, and it was the best flying experience I’ve ever had!

Now, if anyone is still following this thread, what would you recommend I do with a day and a half in Bangkok? I was mainly taking this trip to visit a friend and do scuba diving in Koh Phangan, but I left myself some time at the end to see the city, and I still haven’t quite made up my plan. I’ll be at a hotel near the river and the Palace.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-using-american-based-airlines-vs-foreign/643651/23 "2013-04-20T02:39:03Z")

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> [@fusoya](#):
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> Sorry for letting this thread go idle for so long. Just wanted to thank everyone who recommended Cathay Pacific to me. I just flew from JFK to Hong Kong, and waiting for my connecting flight to Bangkok, which leaves in 2 hours, and it was the best flying experience I’ve ever had!
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> Now, if anyone is still following this thread, what would you recommend I do with a day and a half in Bangkok? I was mainly taking this trip to visit a friend and do scuba diving in Koh Phangan, but I left myself some time at the end to see the city, and I still haven’t quite made up my plan. I’ll be at a hotel near the river and the Palace.

I just returned from Japan and saw this post. Sent you a PM.

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