Over the years, people have told me that they won't fly their national carrier. When I worked in Saudi, I preferred flying Saudia to BA! My wife likes BA but not Thai, I like Thai and not BA. Could it be because we see other airlines and cultures as slightly more 'exotic'?
We normally fly BKK-MAN so
China - not very impressed BKK-AMS/ KLM AMS-MAN
Emirates - OK but Mrs Hippo did not like the 8 hour connection time.
Ethihad - Definitely fly them again
Gulf (when we worked in Oman) Thanks but no thanks
EasyJet (domestic routes) Where's the car hire desk?