America West

Pros: reasonable airfare
Cons: flight schedules

Within the past couple of months, I have traveled on America West approximately 3 times. Their fares are pretty reasonable, so I thought I would give them a try. On my first flight, I was forced to run to the gate because they don't check-in passengers...

Pros: We arrived safe & sound
Cons: A few delays and difficulties

First of all, happy new year! After searching, I have finally found the correct listing for America West the airlines in Hotels and Travel. I found if I type in "America West" in the Epinions searchbox and search under all categories, it only comes ...

Pros: None
Cons: Delay, delay, delay, delay

*This is an update to my original review titled, We Had A Hostage Situation Thanks To America West, dated Wed., August 9.*

Let me give a little background in case you haven't had the chance to read my first review...My parents' 30th wedding...

Pros: Courteous Airline Personnel
Cons: Unreasonable Delays

I,too, had a "wonderful" experience on America West. After a fairly
nice vacation in Las Vegas, I was expected to take a late morning flight
back to Chicago. Upon arrival, after checking in at one gate, I was
informed that I...

Pros: Cheap airfares
Cons: Frequent cancellations

Why I Chose America West:
I purchased a ticket to Denver, Colorado on America West for one reason: It was cheap! By flying America West to Denver, I saved $600.00. This was my first time flying with America West Airlines.

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Pros: cheap fares on occasion
Cons: late late late. not very friendly staff

We have flown with America West 3 different times. We were living in San Diego, and they had frequent flights to Portland, OR and cheap flights to Vegas. I flew to Vegas for $75 round trip. But it wasn't worth it. Of 3 roundtrip flights, 2 of them ...

Pros: Relatively inexpensive fares; Phoenix airport is nice.
Cons: High chance of encountering problems on a flight leg

After reading the "spot on" opinions about America West, I wanted to share the problems that I had with them. Since 1994, I have flown AW five times from Austin, Texas to San Diego via Phoenix. On three of those trips, my family or I have...

Pros: Cheap Fares, Good Schedules to/from Phoenix
Cons: Baggage Service, Dated Aircraft Interiors

Background

I had a 10 day vacation flying out of DC National on December 29, 2000 and spending 3 days in Phoenix, before flying on January 1 to San Diego and then returning on December 6. I used frequent flier miles to get a open jaw...

Pros: Crappy experience helped me make new friends at the terminal.
Cons: My flight was canceled! No meal service on a 5-hour flight! Serious communication problems.

It would soon be the Fourth of July weekend of 2000. I was very excited to see my girlfriend, and spend time in New York during this holiday. After having moved to L.A. last year, I am always excited to return to New York. New York has real...

Pros: Good deals
Cons: Late, horrible food

I flew America West to Las Vegas, Nevada during the summer. First, the flight left late, they made no real effort to make sure we were comfortable. Then (for the over 4 hour flight), they tell us they had a problem with the food distributor, and hand...

Pros: Reasonable fares
Cons: Delays, cancellations, lost luggage, poor customer service

The last two times I have flown America West have been horrible. The first time, my flight was overbooked (big surprise) and the gate attendants were practically begging for volunteers who would take the next flight in exchange for a travel reward and...

Pros: It didn't crash
Cons: Interminable delays, Is consistently delayed, Usual bad food, Cramped coach quarters, Personnel don't tell you why planes are delayed or how long it will be

Living in Phoenix, I have had the opportunity to fly America West Airlines numerous times since we are one of their major hubs. Currently, I do all I can to use another airline whenever possible. We don’t nickname this airline “America Worst” without...

Pros: Plane crew, agents in Columbus
Cons: Lack of communication, poor organization, understaffing in Indy

I flew America West from Seattle to Baltimore through Phoenix, an itinerary which on its best day sports a nine hour travel time. On the Phoenix-BWI flight, all was uneventful until a funny smell started making its way through the cabin about an hour...

Pros: Affordable
Cons: Last Flights of the day are frequently canceled.

Online Purchase I purchased my ticket online, as a last minute replacement to a canceled roadtrip. Im normally a Southwest Airlines customer, but they were sold out. So I was left with no choice. Let the trip begin. No problem purchasing my ...

Pros: don't think they've crashed recently; lots of flights to Phoenix and Vegas
Cons: poor customer service & gate conditions in Phoenix

We travel frequently from Minneapolis to Phoenix to visit family, and on that route you have only two choices if you want to fly non-stop: Northwest and America West. Now, I haven't had any real bad experiences flying with Northwest, but they control 80%...