No, but be still my heart....
Jump to postThe link no longer works. I found a working link, but it's behind a paywall.
Jump to postStill, in my view, the most beautiful and elegant airliner ever made.
Jump to postThe Chinese Communist Party would freak out. POOF there would go all of the routes that China Airlines operates to the mainland, over 30 destinations (some as Mandarin Airlines). I don't know how profitable those routes are, but it seems inevitable that China Airlines would take some sort of hit.
Jump to postOZ most definitely at least coordinates with a Korean owned bus company for shuttles timed to their JFK departures. I've put relatives on it many times in Ft. Lee, most recently about a year ago. You need an OZ ticket to board. KE apparently has something similar. We called to see if a relative not ...
Jump to postWell that isn't good news. There is no practical way to get to JFK from New Jersey unless you want to sit for hours and hours in traffic. Norwegian's flights that are moving from EWR to JFK both leave around midnight. Not sure where you're coming from in Jersey, but it's rare to hit traffic at 9pm ...
Jump to postWell that isn't good news. There is no practical way to get to JFK from New Jersey unless you want to sit for hours and hours in traffic.
Jump to postVery concerning. Asiana is one of my favorite long haul airlines, and always my choice from NYC to ICN even though it means schlepping out to JFK from NJ. KE is a good airline, but I just felt like I got slightly better service on OZ. And, all my miles are Star Alliance, which makes a difference. It...
Jump to postAnd still not as bad as "Wrong Way" Corrigan. Of course, he didn't have any pax.
Jump to postAbsolutely not. My laptop goes in my bag in the overhead bin and the last thing I want to do is hassle with the damn thing during the flight. I stash it because it's an irritant. The screens on phones are too small to be useful and I have no reason to own a tablet. Seatback IFE is just fine for me, ...
Jump to postThe poor fish had enough problems already having been named Cassie. Another name for the betta (with 2 "t"s) is the Siamese Fighting Fish. Xena, Warrior Fish might have been more appropriate.
Jump to postI think that's a terrific idea. I lack anything approaching the self-discipline or technical skills to do it myself, but if you (or anyone else) is game I'll be a regular reader.
Jump to postI read this article about the "referendum" yesterday. It deals with the finance rather than the aviation ramifications, but in case anyone is interested:
https://wolfstreet.com/2018/10/29/whiff ... n-project/
I think he's been sharing too many doobies with Elon Musk.
Jump to postI'm getting the strangest feeling of Deja vu.
Jump to postEU nations and airports will be prevented BY LAW from receiving flights from the UK. It isn't a matter of choice. I've recommended before that interested parties follow Dr. Richard North's blog EU Referendum. Dr. North, as a Tory advisor, supported Leave, so he's hardly a "remoaner". But h...
Jump to postkjeld0d wrote:Can't view it outside US. Must be too cheesy for an international audience!
The weak lira will hurt traffic and increase their costs (in lira). No US citizens will be going to turkey to take advatage of the weak lira. I do not see how it doesn't impact TK. I would, especially with a weaker lira. Istanbul is a lovely, cosmopolitan city. I might not go up country, or fulfill...
Jump to postTrains. Also, I think that Schiphol is a great airport (I know there are those who disagree). Even when going on vacations solely to visit breweries in Belgium (where my favorite beers are brewed), I'd fly into Schiphol and take the Thalys. Fares also seem to be higher, at least at the times i check...
Jump to postGiven their history, I wouldn't be surprised to read of them announcing Gatwick to one of the moons of Saturn. That would be only slightly more illogical.
Jump to postI'm not in IT myself (if you are, I defer to your greater knowledge) but I have a LOT of friends who are and the consensus among them is that it was precisely because of the hysteria that IT professionals took it seriously and mitigated what could have been significant damage to many companies. Peo...
Jump to postThis sounds a lot like the hysteria over Y2K. Afterward, everyone looked around saw what really happened (next to nothing) shrugged and went on with their lives. I'm not in IT myself (if you are, I defer to your greater knowledge) but I have a LOT of friends who are and the consensus among them is ...
Jump to postThe South China Morning Post is of the opinion that airlines (perhaps at their country's request, especially China's) are holding back announcing orders for fear of US trade retaliation. Hence so many, as we call them, UFOs. Since Boeing is also mentioned in the text, I didn't put this in the Airbus...
Jump to postDoes anyone know when TK started flying to ICN? I was in Seoul during the 2002 World Cup and TK crew were staying at the same hotel as I was. I seem to recall that this was a fairly New Thing at the time. Turkey and South Korea both made it to the semifinals. This is probably a coincidence though si...
Jump to postOnly if they have a lot of time on their hands.
Jump to postThe difficulty in getting from one place to another in the NYC Metro area can't be discounted. While there is public transit, it's mostly designed for commuters and isn't very luggage-friendly. I currently live in northern NJ and it would take a lot (like a free J ticket to ICN on OZ or to Tokyo on ...
Jump to postI appear to be one of the few who genuinely enjoys flying turboprops, and I wish them well. Nevertheless, this seems in the nature of a Hail Mary pass.
Jump to postDe gustibus non est disputandum. I've always loved Hainan's livery. Air China, China Southern & Xiamen are bland, but hardly ugly. China Eastern looks a bit old fashioned, but I wouldn't call it ugly either. Shandong is rather nice. For me, the only ugly livery from China is Beijing Capital. The...
Jump to postSad, but true. I'm an American who loves turboprops and who has always had a great time on the Q-400, but I know that I'm in a small minority. The E-175 is a fine airliner, and I understand that it delivers a more comfortable experience overall, but it feels less like "flying" to me than t...
Jump to postHere's a link in English, although it doesn't have as much practical detail as the OP's post.
https://www.chinatravelnews.com/article/121992
Great link. Thanks! Although I was never lucky enough to fly either, I fell in love with the Caravelle and the Trident from watching John Drake (Danger Man/Secret Agent) flying BEA Tridents and MEA Caravelles. There might have even been a BOAC Comet in there somewhere, maybe to the Caribbean. I'll h...
Jump to postI hear nationalism so much as a reason not to... yet in Belgium particularly no one cares about Brussels Airlines, only the newspapers made a fuss about LH potentially rebranding Brussels Airlines to EW, every other Belgian couldn't be bothered. The casual passenger (so not ff) can't recall correct...
Jump to postJetty wrote:Socrates17 wrote:Does anyone really change their travel plans due to Skytrax?
I travel on 5-star Airlines whenever possible.
So much depends on whether or not you have to change terminals, if you use lounges or not, if you like duty free shopping, and just personal preference. In the US, I always rent a car or get picked up, so easy access by road is important. In Europe & Asia, easy access to public transit is impor...
Jump to postSo much depends on whether or not you have to change terminals, if you use lounges or not, if you like duty free shopping, and just personal preference. In the US, I always rent a car or get picked up, so easy access by road is important. In Europe & Asia, easy access to public transit is import...
Jump to postIt's as if people haven't heard of this invention called a washing machine. Must have ten weeks worth of clothes for 7 day vacation! I have yet to find a country without laundries. I don't want to schlep stuff around on a 2 week Eurail vacation, let alone a 3 month round-the-world business trip. Us...
Jump to postJapan is rabies free. I assume Iago was in quarantine (a fate which presumably awaits the Great Dane).
Jump to postI'm not competent to discuss if such a disclaimer has any legal validity, but regarding your 2nd question I think it can be both a publicity stunt and (assuming his legal staff told him it might be valid) an attempt to cover the airline in a worst case scenario. MOL is hardly publicity averse, but h...
Jump to postThe only time taking a connecting flight makes sense is if I can take a stop over of a few days, but it seems as if fewer airlines are offering this as an option. Actually, all the legacy carriers I know of offer this option...so I don't know why you have difficulties finding a few day stopover iti...
Jump to postGod, I certainly hope not! Yes, I know H&S is still hugely dominant, but it's been diluted somewhat as shown by all the US cities that are getting TATL service and all the secondary cities in China that are getting intercontinental service. That is still Hub & Spoke. For example, if someone...
Jump to postGive China about fifty years, I could see them starting to make inroads I'm with DWC. I think 30 years, or even less, is more likely than 50 years. In addition to their ability to rapidly absorb technology, the massive amount of infrastructure that China is building in Europe, Australia & Asia ...
Jump to postGod, I certainly hope not! Yes, I know H&S is still hugely dominant, but it's been diluted somewhat as shown by all the US cities that are getting TATL service and all the secondary cities in China that are getting intercontinental service. Even though I'm retired and consequently have to pay my...
Jump to postI spent 3 months there for work in the early '70s and I still remember my time there with fondness. Yeah, it doesn't have any theme parks, but not everyone is into theme parks. I'm certainly not. There is some very nice scenery in the area and I still remember the beautiful view of the city at night...
Jump to postAsiana never really got 10 744 full pax version - they really only had three in total, which they still have two and the other one is - you may have guessed it - VH-OEB with Qantas. All other six pax 744s they had are Combis. Michael Exactly. I used to regularly commute between HKG & ICN in the...
Jump to postPerhaps the OP lives in NJ and frequently has to get to JFK airport. Honestly, a helicopter is the only viable way of getting there from here. Or, to be honest, the opposite way. If I lived in Queens or Brooklyn (or, God help us, Nassau or Suffolk) the last thing I'd do is book a flight out of Newar...
Jump to postSince it's been mentioned, I've done the HK <> Mainland border crossing dozens of times and it's always very easy. If coming from Dongguan or Guangzhou by train into Hung Holm Station, the lines can get a bit long, but they move much faster than, say, the dreaded lines at JFK. Coming by bus or hired...
Jump to postThanks for all the great suggestions, info and opinions, folks! I read all of them but didn't want to tie up the board replying individually. Yeah, I realized that I was being a bit arbitrary defining Southeast Asia (but not South Asia) as "East Asia", but my post was long enough already! ...
Jump to postFWIW, UA's EWR-NRT flight number carried on to ICN when they still had the ICN-NRT tag. EWR-ICN may be in the cards for the near future. Yeah, I even took that in J one year. We had to offload at NRT, wait in the lounge for maybe 2 hours (this was a decade + ago, and my memory ain't great) and go b...
Jump to postI guess this is as much of a kvetch (complaint) as it is a question, but it's really irritating that the only nonstop options from EWR to East Asia are CX to HKG, CA to PEK and UA to HKG & NRT. I know the reason: They don't think EWR will do the business for them. But, I have family in Seoul and...
Jump to postWhat's the point of flying if not to look out of the window? (Yeah, I know. You're here and you need to be there. Whatever.) I alternately read and look out the window. Unless the sun is right in my eyes, sunlight enhances reading. I keep the map up on the IFE (I don't enjoy watching movies on small...
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