Airlines to Europe????

I am starting to look at airfare to Italy for our HM and the prices are about the same. I have looked at the reviews of several airlines and they are all average.

Can anyone recommend a particular airline? Alitalia, Air France, American etc......

Thanks in advance.

I would use Alitalia.
Thier prices are cheaper than Delta and other American airline companies.

If you are going to the UK then fly VIRGIN ATLANTIC. They are fantastic!!!!!

A friend of mine who has gone to Rome a few times says Alitalia is really wonderful.

Royal Dutch (I think the abbreviation is KLM) is excellent - and my old boss swore by Singapore Air - or Air Singapore - but he got to fly business or first class - they had the fold down beds.

I recently flew American home from London and they were terrible - I wouldnt recommend - though maybe I had a bad flight crew.

Price / Time / Comfort - those are my three criteria when choosing an itinerary.

I would choose the one with the most direct flight. You don't want to spend most of your time at the airport. Then - the newer plane, the better. American usually flies the 777 to Europe. Great plane - very quiet so you can actually sleep. The seats are roomier in coach than most (American's more room in coach is noticable!) and the entertainment system is very good - very important esp if you're not used to flying long distances.

I fly internationally twice a month and all airlines are not built equally. The bigger the better because they have strong codeshare partnerships. Meaning if you should get bumped you have more flight options.

I think the best thing to do is to use the Travelocity Farewatcher. I use it all the time to book my tix (especially to italy...I've gotten some R/T for less than $300) this way you can pick the airline and the flight that works best.

Good luck....I wish I was going with you!!!

We went to Italy last July. Delta and Alitalia have a partnership. We flew one there and the other back.

It was part of a package deal but if you know the real cost of your flight (see internet sites) it makes it easier to negotiate the rest with your travel agent.