I'm usually a reader not a poster. Regarding preboards...I fly to ABQ, BOS, OAK and PBI on Southwest to visit family and friends from HOU. My last three flights to/from ABQ and BOS there the were 21 preboards from HOU and 19 on the return. In July to BOS there were 20 and return 22. I do understand ...
Jump to postOn AA 720?707 LAX-PHX-DAL-BWI-BOS (If I recall it was same plane thru to BWI or all the way to BOS) It was back in 68?69?70? I do remember full lunch service in F from LAX to PHX.
Jump to postThanks for your response. While the seat is lie-flat the ability to adjust the seatback outside of lie-flat mode is limited.
Jump to postI flew SQ last Sunday from IAH to MAN in J on the A359. The cabin crew were outstanding. The food ,wine and champagne selections were excellent. I did not like the seat at all...very disappointed. The inability of the seatback to recline is a big negative. Has anyone flown in J with the new seat?
Jump to postAs I was reading your post I thought AA hasn't changed my Christmas flights. Sure enough about two hours later I received a schedule change. A B738 swapped for the MD80 and an A321 swapped f or the B757. I booked these flights for the MD80 and B757. On another note which US carrier will completely w...
Jump to postHello. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions based on your experiences. I have searched Skytrax but I am interested in feedback from anet frequent travelers and aficionados. In June I flew BA and AA to and from Rome. The BA experience was an A minus and AA was a C minus (my opinion). BA w...
Jump to postI was planning to redemm miles for a trip to Asia on <acronym title="Korean Air">KE</acronym> or <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> on <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> this fall. I read the atricle about AYs switch fro...
Jump to postThanks Analog, Airtrainer and NWADC9. I know <acronym title="Korean Air">KE</acronym> still operates differently configured B744s and I never thought to split the itnerary with both. Unfortunately, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> OnePass does not provide F Class awards on <a...
Jump to postI am looking to zero my <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> OnePass account and have narrowed my choices to the following- <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson International (The William B Hartsfield) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Seoul - Inc...
Jump to postI booked an award via <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym>/ONEPASS on <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>. During the booking process there was a misunderstanding and I was issued a different award than what I had requested. I asked for F on <acronym title="Air France">AF</a...
Jump to postI am a general memeber in UAMP and have enough miles for one fF-Class or C-Class RTW award. I have a few questions and hope anetters can help me out. 1) Are these awards difiicult to get? 2) My ideal routing is <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acro...
Jump to postAA is removing the mini-galley by 2L, adding new jump seats and adding 2 more F seats for a total of 24 on the B757.
AJ707
Charles79 From United States, joined Mar 2007, 90 posts, <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym>: 0 Reply 7, posted Sat Jul 14 2007 01:14:11 your local time (12 hours 20 minutes 20 secs ago) and read 100 times: Only Club 2000 members receive an invitation to the ANZ lounge, bu...
Jump to postI recently booked award travel on <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX...
Jump to postI am glad to see <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> is maintaining one <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>-LON at <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>. I do not make onward connections...
Jump to postI am looking to burn my <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> Onepass miles and would like to redeem for ; <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> in F or C- <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Melbourn...
Jump to postWhile flying AA1222 from <acronym title="Phoenix - Sky Harbor International (PHX / KPHX), USA - Arizona">PHX</acronym> to <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> on June 8, I overheard FAs discussing the upcoming cabin changes to B757s(I am assumi...
Jump to postBefore I begin let me preface my post by saying I am expressing my disappointment with <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>. The post 9-11 environment and the US economy have taken their toll on most US legacies and <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> is no excepti...
Jump to postWhat a great thread. My first 707 flight was <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> on <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA<...
Jump to postThank you HeeseokKoo, The info you provided is exactly what I am looking for. I will probably fly out of <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> or <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD...
Jump to postThanks AlitaliaMD11, They type I referred to A, B,, C, D, E is from the <acronym title="Korean Air">KE</acronym> website. They use the letter designations to distinguish the various cabin configurations. From the website it appears the seat pitch in business can vary from 48" to 61". I am thinking a...
Jump to postWould anyone know which aircraft type(B744 type A thru E/B772ER type A or type B) are used out of the following US cities? I am interested in which J cabins are offered as the pitch can vary greatly. The type designation was obtained from the <acronym title="Korean Air">KE</acronym> website. <acrony...
Jump to postI am hoping a <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> employee or an a.netter can provide award information. 1) Is F award travel available on <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Dubai - Inte...
Jump to postI flew VS020 on 11/18/2006, specifically choosing <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> to try them out. I was very disappointed,the seat pitch did not feel like 38" at least in seat 71C,seat cushion was very hard,seat width did not feel like 20". They got me for $17...
Jump to postI was searching fares to <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> next spring via <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> or <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acron...
Jump to postI would appreciate your thoughts on an upcomeng trip relating to connection times at <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>. I am flying <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym>, <acronym title="San Francisco - Intern...
Jump to postIt is apparent WalMart must stock JET-WHITE paint...it is all the rage...and cheap too!
AJ707
In April of this year I booked a RT-Y on US at <a href="http://www.usairways.com." target=_blank>www.usairways.com.</a> and used 20,000 miles to upgrade the ticket to F.The routing was <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>-<acronym title="Philad...
Jump to postI am looking for a DURABLE hard side 25"-29" wheelie. I prefer to check my bags, excecpt briefcase. PLEASE NO FLAMES FROM RAMPERS. My recent bag, zipper pulls broke off, the frame bent. I am looking for DURABILITY and STRENGTH and an LIFETIME WARRANTY. Thanks in advance for your comments and feedbac...
Jump to postI was wondering why some airlines post flown miles so quickly. My experience <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> and <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> post in 24-36 hours. <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> on the other hand can take up to seven d...
Jump to postI would appreciate the comments of a.netters on the various makers of noise cancelling headphones. BOSE, Brookstone and Sharper Image come to mind. With Bose at $350 and <acronym title="Sierra Pacific Airlines (USA) and Svea Flyg (Sweden)">SI</acronym> at $199 is there a big difference? I flew AE353...
Jump to postWay to go Delta! Eventhough I do not fly them much anymore, this is good news. I have flown MD11 and B767 BE and did not like the seating or meal service. This looks like a real winner! Good Luck!
Jump to postI flew in and out of SAT on 10/4 and saw 2 Spirit MD80s at San Antonio Aerospace. Could these be undergoing checks/maintenance before transfer to Allegiant?
AJ707
QF lavs in the F-cabin(B744ER) have windows. It was very odd peeing and looking out the winsdow!
AJ707
I am really enjoying this thread. On the <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (J...
Jump to postWhile checking in for my <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym>-<acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym> flight this afternoon the agent stated he heard more reduction of full-time employees ...
Jump to postGinger Rogers and Gene Rayburn on the same <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> DC-10-10 <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA - Massachusetts">BOS</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">...
Jump to postAre general BA/EC members allowed to use miles to upgrade tickets?
I searched their web site and could not locate a chart for mileage based upgrades. I would appreciate feedback on where I can access this information.
AJ707
I flew <acronym title="Tulsa - International (Municipal) (TUL / KTUL), USA - Oklahoma">TUL</acronym>-<acronym title="Dallas - Love Field (DAL / KDAL), USA - Texas">DAL</acronym> last week and noticed an ex-NWA DC10 undergoing some sort of maintenance/conversion. Does anyone know exactly what is happ...
Jump to postMy first flight was on an <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> B707 from Bos to Lax in 1968. SInce then, I have read much about the early engines and water injection was required for addtional take-of power. Would someone explain the physical process of water injection? What is the ...
Jump to postWould someone explain what physically is done to the airframe and engines when changing a B752 from "standard" to ETOPS?
Thanks very much!
AJ707
In May 2006 flying from <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> to <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">...
Jump to postThis is not <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> vs <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>. I was a loyal <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> <acronym title="Tower Air (USA)">FF</acronym> from 1987 to the "Summer of Hell". I have taken 3 <acronym title="...
Jump to postThanks folks. I must have a guardian angel. In July 2003, I booked TWO F AWARDS on Qantas for April 2004. Luck of the Irish I guess.
I was hoping to travel over the US Thanksgiving Holiday.
AJ707
I am thinking of the following in 2007, <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Australia - Victoria">MEL</acronym>-QF94 <acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Australia - Victoria"...
Jump to postI am flying <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> 235 <acronym title="Dallas / Fort Worth - International (DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> on 6/21 in Y and A on the return. Can you snag me...
Jump to postQuoting ASTROJET707 (Reply 27): f <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> went 2x1x2 or some combination with a 20" seat...they would get my money. Even in a strong economy, I do not see Delta moving from 2x2x2. The problem with this argument is that they're already getting plenty of oth...
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