We have never flown this airline but have no choice on a return trip in January.<BR><BR>I have read many things about the leg room being very, very small. What can you guys tell me about this?<BR><BR>We tried to get on Air New Zealand (34" pitch) but couldn't swing it.<BR><BR>We are 5'5" and 5' 10" average builds. Not skinny, not very overweight either.

If you are in coach it is horrible. The worst airline we have ever flown to Europe. Maybe Bus Class might be o.k..........Maybe.

Flew Lufthansa cattle class in July, Frankfurt to LAX. No worse than any other airline (isn't that a pitiful thing to say). I'm 6'1, my wife 5'10 and it was not comfortable but the airlines have trained us not to expect much -- and we didn't get much. The crew was OK, the food palatable (as airline food goes) but wouldn't it be nice to go back to the days when providers of any "service" understood that it is only their customers who make them successful. It's no wonder to me that major US airlines are in trouble: they have squandered any goodwill or loyalty they may have received from their customers. Airlines now are just a way of getting from point A to point B -- any other expectations are futile.

Right on, bro Jim! I'm so tired of paying my money to the airlines and not even being recognized as worthy of any kind of treatment beyond the minimal. But, then, what's our choice? More's the pity.

Vote with your credit card. Fly American Airlines and tell everyone you meet it's because you get more leg room on AA. Fly Midwest Express whenever possible (all seats business-class sized) and do the same. Buy upgrades on eBay for a fraction of the cost of "real" upgrades. Learn about "back to back" booking. Buy business class round-the-world tickets for a small percentage of just the transatlantic business class price. Write snotty letters to airline management when you're treated poorly. <BR><BR>It may not much in the way fighting back, but at least it's not just passive acceptance.

And how about the economy seats with personal T.V. sets in the seatbacks? The best thing to ever happen to long flights! why doesn't everybody have them?!?!

Thanks. That's what I was afraid of!<BR><BR>I'll make sure to have extra Ambien on hand!