All,
I've been thinking about what annoys me most about being a passenger. Sometimes, it's drunks on the plane. Sometimes it's being treated badly by FAs. Sometimes it's being nickel-and-dimed on amenities.
Does anyone have their own "major hate"?
C
I'll say it - the US airport sector needs some capitalism. Privately-owned and managed airports are the norm everywhere else, even in "socialist" Europe.
Would you let city and state governments cut your hair? No. So why do you think they can run a pleasant airport?
Thanks everyone for the suggestions, info and advice. It's like having a personal set of aviation consultants on call! I'm on AA177 if anyone's got any intelligence on where our 762 currently is - some say <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym...
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Jump to postmodern 737s have 'em, a lot of 757s are getting 'em and all airbuses have had them for ages. So why have no 777's got winglets, even the long range versions?
I'm sure there's a simple explanation..... Is it a matter of them already having very efficient wings?
Hi, I want to do a mileage run to bump up my status over the holidays. Does anyone know which routes inside Europe yield the full amount of Aadvantage miles on discount Y tickets? i.e. does <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> do any full codeshares on intra-European flights with <a...
Jump to postHi all, We're taking our 1-year-old daughter to Australia (from LON) for the first time in Feb. Does anyone have strong thoughts about whether it's worth the extra dough buying a separate seat for her? Who's best on this route for little kids? I'm a big fan of Malaysian usually but I hear that <acro...
Jump to postI always like to pre-select my seat on long flights - and like to be able to see what kind of seats are available before I book. Why is <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> the only US major carrier that does not allow you to see what seats are free? Or is there a cunning work-arou...
Jump to postIf this isn't too recent, I'd look at the impact LCCs like Ryanair and Wizz have had bringing Eastern European migrants to the West. There are maybe 600,000 Poles in the UK who have arrived in the last few years. Italy has attracted a similar number of Romanians... This may shock US readers, but in ...
Jump to postIsrael - the locals love to travel but El Al has virtual monopoly. Security costs and Sabbath restrictions may get in the way.
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Jump to postThose in glasshouses.... Anyone who has ever tried to connect between <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> international and domestic at <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> knows all about long lines... ...
Jump to postHey - but you Frenchies add an "S" to some English places. eg "Londres" for London and "Douvres" for Dover. Think of it as part of Europe's rich taspestry of linguistic nuttiness!
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Jump to postI'm flying from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> to <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> this November - probably around the middle-end of the month. I'm wondering what th...
Jump to postJust got off a <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> 744 flight from <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> to <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym>. For ...
Jump to post"This is the 3rd <acronym title="Ryanair (Ireland)">FR</acronym> tyre blow this weekend ! (1 on friday at <acronym title="London - Stansted (STN / EGSS), United Kingdom">STN</acronym> at 5.30pm, and another last night at <acronym title="London - Stansted (STN / EGSS), United Kingdom">STN</acronym> a...
Jump to postI'm flying to <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> via <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym> at the end of the month. Slightly nervous - never flown them before a...
Jump to postI'm told that our <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym> has underlined his "modest man" status - in marked opposition to Mr Blair - by flying to see W in a plane that shock, horror doesn't have F class. Must be a 767. Any spotters clock it this morning? Might be that <acronym title="Brit...
Jump to postAs far as I know, <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> has no charter flights. The fact that there are fewer bucket-and-spade types flying off for their annual trip to Spain is, perhaps, part of Haethrow's appeal. Are there any other airports that have simila...
Jump to postEasiest thing to do is ask <acronym title="Tel Aviv (-Jaffa) - Ben Gurion (Lod) (TLV / LLBG), Israel">TLV</acronym> immigration not to stamp your passport - they're very used to it. You may well be asked why you didn't get a stamp if you have very heavy screening on the way back out, but, hey, that'...
Jump to postNo AA miles on trans-Atlantic flights with BA...
Jump to postI love being able to see which seats are available before I choose a particular flight or carrier. I know <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>, <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>, US and <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> let you see seat maps ...
Jump to postJust buy the slots at LHR, US - and stop moaning.
Jump to posterrrr - security at Heathrow is geared up to combat Al Qaeda and before that the IRA.... Can't see how a bunch of dirty hippies who won't be happy until we're all knitting our own yoghurt and living in tents made of recycled plastic bags will be able to have much of an impact.
Jump to postI'm actually lucky enough to have flown on a 777 with Blair. He sits in F with his closest aides; Downing Street staff and flunkies are in J and the press are in WTP - but with Club meals etc and lots of spare seats. The service from the <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> staff is quite s...
Jump to postGood luck if they and try and break into the Kangaroo route from UK - the biggest, I bet, source of pax travelling to Syd/Mel from Europe. A quick check on Kayak shows you can fly tomorrow from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> with Qantas for GBP600. I've...
Jump to postNo assigned seating on that kind of flight is completely stark, raving bonkers. Imagine the chaos at the gate! Punch-ups when groups try to swap seats around. Still - it'll make Pakistan look less dis-ordered when you eventually arrive
Jump to postI gather our Prime Minister, Mr Blair, crossed the pond for his latest sit-down with W at the White House in this little beauty. <a href="http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=A6-DAS&distinct_entry=true" target=_blank>http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...gsearch=A6-DAS&distinct_en...
Jump to postI know there's one at <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> and at <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym> and <acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym>. Any other aiports with tr...
Jump to postGoing to Hong Kong by Oasis seems like cheating to me...
Jump to postJeez - those posts make the comments about Ryanair look positive. Never thought any airline could manage that!
Jump to postShould have added - No inter-airport transfers allowed, ie no flying into <acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym> and out of <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym>. Obviously, though, my itinerary starts ...
Jump to postHere's a challenge..... I reckon it's now possible to construct an RTW itinerary using just LCCs. I've done the one below trying to use each airline just once. The middle east is the problem here. Any other suggestion for how to get from Europe to India without using Air Arabia twice? Suggestions fo...
Jump to postMy sis-in-law is thinking of moving from Dubai to Perth - but her husband's business will take him to Shanghai a lot. I was shocked to find that despite the mineral boom in <acronym title="KLM CityHopper (Netherlands)">WA</acronym> there are no direct flights from there to <acronym title="Shanghai -...
Jump to postAfter all this talk about possible mergers in the US - plus the the ATA/Southwest tie-up and the US/America West deal - I wonder if there are any synergies here in the UK. My hunch is that <acronym title="Evergreen International Airlines (USA)">EZ</acronym> would make a very good fit with Jet2.... W...
Jump to postOf course they can show what they like. But I can spend my money with whom I like, too. It's just made me even more determined not to put any of mine or my firm's money their way. That and the surly staff, huge lines at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> an...
Jump to postI was staggered to find out that <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> is showing the cretinous "documentary" Loose Change 2 as an inflight movie. This film is a piece of rubbish that gives credence to the view that some kind of sinister conspiracy lurked behind the ...
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