That's not our experience either. BGP is fine.
But it is the case that transit and peering connections are not stable (in the sense of going up and down randomly or suddenly experiencing high levels of packet loss) and active monitoring is a must.
But it is the case that transit and peering connections are not stable (in the sense of going up and down randomly or suddenly experiencing high levels of packet loss) and active monitoring is a must.
Assuming the end POP is still reachable along another regional route, I believe all the data I've seen shows that the client almost always hits the same destination they did before the flap.