Tower Air

Pros: I lived to write about it
Cons: Ghetto aircraft, long delays, remote terminals

I don't care much for inflight pampering. I'm not a frequent flyer anymore - I just want the basics: a safe, clean, comfortable experience that ends with me alive at point B. If I can get a good price, so much the better. I'd heard a few...

Pros: Cheap Flights
Cons: Seems like too many corners have been cut

I almost always fly out of JFK international airport in New York. It's a nice airport and it's not too far away from where I live.

I also usually travel with groups, on vacations that are part of a package deal. That means that I don't get...

Pros: cheap tickets
Cons: bad service, unreliable

When you are approaching the JFK airport in New York by car, there is a road sign that has two directions. All airlines--keep left and Tower Air and long term parking--keep right. I find it ironic that Tower Air, arguably one of the worst airlines when...

Pros: Reasonable prices, big overhead compartments, 747 planes.
Cons: Late, late, late!

I needed to get to Florida on short notice. As you can imagine, most airlines were asking obscene prices for a ticket if they even had tickets left. The best price I could find was on Tower Air. I had flown Tower once before, so I...

Pros: they will most likely get you where you want to go
Cons: you'll wish you didn't go

Two of my friends warned me: "Tower?! No way, man. Pay an extra $150 and fly American." Well, my philosophy has always been: no matter how bad an airline, if you can save a hundred bucks on flight from one coast to another, you get it. And so...

Pros: cheap, gets you where you're going in one piece
Cons: everything else!

"Never Again" rings through the Tower Air terminal as unhappy costumers are made aware of yet another delay. Those of you unfamiliar with Towers' general policy of "rescheduling" flights without a word of explanation will get a kick...

Pros: cheap airfares
Cons: too numerous to count

What's the first thing you look for when booking a flight...price, right? Yeah, that's generally the case, but it is certainly not when it comes to this airline. The Flintstone's had a better time in the hollow log attached to that flying dinosaur than...

Pros: Fabulous staff, Cheap flights
Cons: many delays, junkyard planes

For those of you who have seen the movie "Airplane", a flight on Tower Air will evoke a twinge of comic nostalgia or deja vu. I flew from New York (JFK) to San Francisco for $150 (which pleased me) and did not know what to expect when I...

Pros: Cheap prices.
Cons: Not much cheaper than others anymore, poor service.

Tower has positioned itself as a no-frills long-haul and charter carrier, with a very limited selection of routes, and a fleet made up entirely of high-capacity 747's. My wife and I flew between JFK and San Francisco in 1997, for somewhere around $300...

Pros: Low fares
Cons: Everything else

I would rather pay double the air fare than to fly Tower. I don't know how they stay in business. The first time I tried to fly Tower I arrived at the airport 1 hour in advance, normal for a domestic flight. I realize Puerto Rico isn't technically...

Pros: smooth landings
Cons: terrible food, old and very dirty airplane

I recently flew Tower Air from NYC to Tel Aviv on a 10 day pilgrimage to Israel. I was with a group of 32 other people. Since I had never heard of Tower, I came here to epinions.com to get the scoop. Needless to say I was a bit concerned after reading...

Pros: I'm still alive, but probably need therapy.
Cons: Could be a good torture method for your enemies or in-laws.

My most recent trip on Tower Air served as the proverbial "last straw" in about 43 ways. Sure, they're cheap, but saving about $100 could never be worth the awe-inspiring lack of professionalism I witnessed on my last several trips with them....

Pros: good price
Cons: many horror stories, many delays, uncomfortable

I flew Tower Air to and from Israel over the summer. I went on a tour for teenagers, so I assume this was the best deal. And I think I know why.

Ask around and you won't have any trouble finding someone with a bad story having to do with...

Pros: Happy to have been eventually refunded...
Cons: Wlll Tower Air refund policies ever catch up to the speed of the 'new' computer world?

As 1999 closes, a characteristic feature of the year was the continued
courtship of consumers by companies with value-friendly deals...and Tower
Air was typical in this regard. My three trips with Tower Air this year
were all from the New...

Pros: The Price
Cons: Getting too popular

I don't know - I've read some bad things about Tower on this board but I've flown them 4 times and always had a good experience. The only thing I don't like about them is that they are getting too much business these days....

I used to be...