America West

Pros: Competetive prices, easy to navigate web site
Cons: cancellation flights, some employees are rude

With hubs in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Columbus this airline has a hard time competing with other airlines. Their main emphasis is price. Going from Seattle to LA for $180 RT is a good deal to me. If you go to Vegas you'll see that America West offers...

Pros: Relatively inexpensive, Phoenix a good hub
Cons: Very utilitarian air travel, not a luxury experience

I've flown the Detroit - Phoenix - San Jose connection
a couple of times in the last year and a half.

Generally speaking fares from Detroit are high, and
it's often the case that America West will come in
with a fare several...

Pros: A Nonstop between Newark and Phoenix
Cons: "Sneaky" Code Shares, Poor Compensation for Bad Service, Surly Employees

It's important that I qualify my background as a frequent traveler (6+ trips per year average) and as having worked several years in the travel industry (6 total). I'm no greenhorn when it comes to finding my way around. Please take this into perspective...

Pros: my life was spared
Cons: everything else

I was traveling with five of my friends for a long awaited vacation to sunny Las Vegas. Upon entering the airport (Port Columbus) I knew this flight was doomed. Not only did they not have seats for everyone in our party, we stood in a line of...

Pros: Cheaper flights
Cons: Not as friendly as Continental

America West is fortunate to have Continental as a codeshare partner. It helps them provide great service on some flights. It also improves their overall flight on-time performance.

It has been my experience that America West is late leaving...

Pros: cheap tickets
Cons: many restrictions and less flexibility

It is a good idea to sign up for all the email alerts on last minute fares. The best deals I've seen are through Icelandair:
www.icelandair.com and America West: www.americawest.com. I saw America West's great deal to Orange County, CA on one of...

Pros: we got our destination
Cons: uncomfortable seats, over booking no communication

I took America West because they flew to Orange County Airport and they were the best buy at the time. They cost less than some carriers but it wasn't worth the grey hair.

Flying from Boston to Phoenix wasn't that bad. It was crowded, there...

Pros: I didn't die
Cons: delays, attitude, disorganization, inconvenience, did I mention delays?

I'm a student and look for cheap fairs. But I wouldn't fly America West again if they paid me. I've flown on this airline a total of 2 times round trip, and every part had at least a three hour delay. With stopovers included I was delayed about 8 hours...

Pros: great service
Cons: does not fly everywhere

Phoenix is lucky to have such a customer-oriented airline as America West. I flew them extensively a few years back, and was very impressed. I flew on a 747 from Phoenix to Hawaii and Japan, and the service was just fantastic. Clean planes, decent...

Pros: Friendly and Safe
Cons: Not good on deadlines

It was last March. My husband and I got to go to Las Vegas, Nevada from Columbus,
Ohio. My husband Greg had earned the trip through his company. They paid for the
tickets and the hotel but we had to bring our own spending money. To begin...

Pros: First class upgrades. Great service at BWI airport.
Cons: The pilots are babies and grumpy attendants in columbus OH

We have a history with this airline because they keep messing up. Our first experience in Dec. 1999 was when our flight was overbooked and we offered to be bumped. (first mistake). They put us on the next flight an hour later. Gave us first class seats...

Pros: relatively inexpensive
Cons: lack of food, "supposed" poor service

i flew America West (flight 777) from philadelphia to las vegas, and return, las vegas to phoenix to philadelphia in march 2001. i was very anxious of flying america west for my first time after reading mostly negative reviews, but my experience was not...

Pros: Low Fares on where I was going
Cons: $5 headset rental charge

I recently flew America West for the first time on a round trip from Newark to San Diego via America West's hub in Phoenix. From reading all of the negative reviews & horror stories of America West, I started to regret my decision to fly America West...

Pros: Non-stop service to popular cities with a low price and a good frequent flier program
Cons: In my experience, none-- really!

I live in Phoenix (the hometown of America West) and I've been flying America West almost exclusively for any air travel. I'm quite familiar with America West's mediocre reputation locally, as well as the generally negative comments on Epinions, however ...

Pros: none
Cons: horrible service

I decided to take a vacation two summers ago from Atlanta to Alaska. Trying to save money I booked on America West in coach. The flight up had a three hour delay which at the time seemed bad until I flew back.

At the...