Re: Good price vs cool airplane

I'm going to the Seychelles and Sri Lanka this winter, and I intend on spending a bit more in order to fly Edelweiss' A340-300 <3

Re: OJ Simpson has passed away

Well, RIP

Re: Lufthansa 747-8: Good Seats in Coach

Pick a seat close to the galley, that way you won't have to wait too long to receive drinks and thus endure your flight.

Re: Southwest nearly hits LGA tower

Yikes! https://youtu.be/xauO-7FH8qI?si=XTE5c8fVHHn5j6Nn https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn147#347b1b46 (look at 5:01 utc) WN 147, BNA-LGA arrived in the New York area with craptastic weather causing havoc at LGA. On a second landing attempt, LGA tower orders 147 to go around a second tim...

Re: Northern Europe not interested in the Caribbean?

I love visiting the Carribbean, but it's just such a hassle getting there from Denmark. I guess SE Asia is more popular among the Scandinavians and Europeans in general - less American tourists, too - sorry, you lot are obviously all lovely people.

Re: Your best redeye flight

Darwin - Sydney, autumn 2009, Qantas Boeing 767-300ER, feels like yesterday and yet almost 15 years have passed. I was on my way home from a failed attempt at backpacking across Australia and working at fruit farms - due to the economic recession there were little need for immature Scandinavian teen...

Re: Classic Airliners in Europe

PatrickZ80 wrote:

fallap wrote:

Moving on to the Boeing 737-500, the Albanian airlines Albawings operates three of the type.

Albawings flies the 737-400, not the 500. They had one 737-500 in the past, but it was retired in 2020.

Re: RIP M. Emmet Walsh [1935-2024]

"He's a goddamned one-man slaughterhouse, that's what he is."

Re: What aircraft have you flown transpacific?

I've never flown Trans-Pacific :'(

Only SYD-SIN, which probably doesn't qualify ='(

Re: Good price vs cool airplane

Ah well, next time! :) Hopefully you won't say "next time" continuesly and realise that there won't be any more Boeing 747-8 flying ... I have always regretted not paying the price to fly the Concorde .... Always thought that it would fly some more years ... My daily morning routine is to...

Re: Classic Airliners in Europe

There are no BAE 146's or Avro RJ's flying anywhere in Europe anymore. The closest I could find is Air Libya, Nope, not true. Much closer you will find Tez Jet Airlines in Kyrgyzstan, even with scheduled flights! https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ex-27003 https://www.flightradar24.com/dat...

Re: How many 747s will be flying in 2030

Iranian Air Force will still be using theirs... IMO, the key will be the availability of spares. What proportion of the parts for a 400 or 800 applicable to a 200 or 300. The other big factor will be political, in terms of the removal of sanctions. After more than four decades of sanctions, the Ira...

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

South African Airways: 2x A340-600 Finnair: 2x A340-300 KLM: 1x B747-400M Air France: 1x B747-400 Lufthansa: 2x B747-400, 1x B747-8 Cathay Pacific: 1x B747-400 Thai Airways: 1x B747-400 Qantas: 2x A380 Emirates: 3x A380 Air Greenland: 2x Dash-7 (if props count) Brussels Airlines: ?x Avro RJ-100, ?x ...

Re: How many flights on a Boeing 767 do you have ?

Qantas: 2x 767-300ER
Kenya Airways: 1x 767-300ER
Austrian Airlines: 2x 767-300ER

Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlatic?

A330-200
Aeroflot

A330-300
Lufthansa

B747-400
Air France

B747-8
Lufthansa

B757-200/300
Icelandair

B777-300ER
KLM
Air France

Re: I was “that guy” with three carry on bags….

You were told that you needed to bring your guitar after you passed security?. New FAA directive: at least three passengers on every Boeing 737 MAX must carry with them a musical instrument. In the likely event that the airplane suffers a catastrophic failure, the three passengers are per the direc...

Re: Galaxy S24 Ultra or Pixel 8 Pro?

I recently switched from my four year old Oneplus 8 Pro to the Samsung S23 (not the S24U, though), and it has been quite the disappointment. Build quality feels cheap and there is no significant overall improvement as far as I've experienced. Even my old Samsung S8 feels superior to the S23, I don't...

Re: Egyptair dumps A220 fleet

MIflyer12 wrote:

A few A220s. A few A320neos. A new order for a few 738-8s. This is fleet craziness on the order of last-days Sabena.

Re: Times you've "been had" while traveling

At Bucharest Otopeni there used to be two different kind of taxis. One for 1 Lei per kilometer and others for 6 Lei per kilometer. My colleagues had warned me about this fact but one evening I was so tired that I didn’t notice that I had taken a 6 Lei taxi. I was so angry about myself, you know, th...

Re: Times you've "been had" while traveling

At Bucharest Otopeni there used to be two different kind of taxis. One for 1 Lei per kilometer and others for 6 Lei per kilometer. My colleagues had warned me about this fact but one evening I was so tired that I didn’t notice that I had taken a 6 Lei taxi. I was so angry about myself, you know, th...

Re: Times you've "been had" while traveling

During my first time travelling alone I was 18 years old and went on a solo trip to South Africa (my parents had a collective heart attack when I broke the news, but since I was now an adult there was nothing they could do, although my dad pleaded for me to go to the Azores instead) - among the many...

Re: Ethiopian Dash 8 incident

Cant blame Bombardier for this - not in 2023. ETs maintenance procedures seem to be all over the place - total mess. FAA/EAA should open an investigation into their maintenance logs not just for this specific aircraft but a fleet wide review. And while they are at it, they could look at their Pilot...

Re: Brawl on Ryanair flight

I have a photo from 2013 of a special offer at Newcastle airport. You could buy a breakfast roll and a pint for £6. Firstly I was shocked at the price, but secondly that they were advertising a breakfast item with a beer. I looked around that morning and there were pints of beer everywhere. It was ...

Re: FRA new airport security system

I was delighted to experience what I can only hope is the future of airport security. No longer must you unpack your liquids, electronics, no longer must you use the hand soap at the hotel as a shaving foam substitute because you couldn't fit or find a =/< 100ml. option before departure. Now you ca...

Re: Why is FRA T2 so bad and what is worst European transit airport?

In terms of personal experiences, for me FRA is the second worst connecting airport, SVO just about getting first place. Last time I connected in CDG in 2022 (Schengen to domestic France) the experience was super-smooth, nothing to complain about at all. I would like to second SVO for the sole reas...

Re: Day trip to be on a particular airline/aircraft

Yes, once, I wanted to fly Biman's DC-10 and booked a return flight from Abu Dhabi to Dhaka, I was supposed to stay in Bangladesh for a good ten days, but because I didn't have a visa I was deported back to Abu Dhabi with the same DC-10 I came with...

Re: FRA new airport security system

dangerhere wrote:

those "pose" machines have been around a good while in Europe, even SFX had them about 5-6 years ago!

Re: What diet do you follow?

I follow the "Eat the food" diet. I'm not dead yet, so I guess it works pretty well. You're deluding yourself - you can't possibly still be alive if you don't follow a vegan/vegetarian/whateveran diet. :smile: I had a period where I ate vegetarians, difficult these days as I am no longer ...

Re: What diet do you follow?

I work out 3-4 times a week and run ~ 6km. twice a week. I drink like it's the day after the end of prohibition and indulge in cheese, meats, fish, whatever. I don't follow any diet at all, works wonders, my ex told me that I have a body like a Greek God. Could be Adonis, could be Adephagia.

Re: Places in Europe to visit.

Come to Denmark and stay with me, my friend, and forget about the rest of Europe. There is nothing to see or do outside Denmark, trust me

FRA new airport security system

Haven't recently transferred in FRA on my way home from a trip to Tunisia, I was delighted to experience what I can only hope is the future of airport security. No longer must you unpack your liquids, electronics, no longer must you use the hand soap at the hotel as a shaving foam substitute because...

Re: How to fly to Russia from the Philippines?

Aeroflot has resumed flights 3 times a week from Hong Kong to Moscow. It is very easy to get to Hong Kong from the Philippines. It also depends where you are trying to go in Russia, the western part near Moscow or the Asian part. Try to fly a non-Russian airline if you absolutely must visit Russia....

Re: Woman shamed for taking her assigned seat she paid extra for.

My take is it depends on the behavioral tendencies and age of the kid. If this kid was in the vicinity of 10+ years old (as an example), then the kid can put up with it for a measly 2 hours. Honestly, agreed about the entitlement of families. My parents, even when I was 11 or 12 and navigating airp...

Re: Rare types in service 2024

SAA has resumed flights from JNB (or was is CPT?) to Perth, Australia, using the Airbus A340-300

Re: Rare types in service 2024

You can catch the JS-32 from CPH - KRP

Re: First Time Flying On A Widebody?

Early 1990's with Olympic Airways A300

Re: First Time You Flew on an A320?

Interesting topic given how common the A320 is nowadays. In fact, it has come to the point where I have begun labelling the 737-700 as exotic. Anyway, I am pretty sure my first time flying on an A320 was onboard a Lufthansa from Copenhagen in February 2009. That was also when I got to fly the Airbus...

Re: The Queen of Denmark Abdicates

It was an honour serving you as your Royal Guard

"Pro Rege et Grege"

Re: When will Boeing finally consider ending the 737 family

The MAX is the end of the line for 737, whenever technology advances enough with engines and etc we will see a new airframe. Are you high? That would require Boeing to actually start researching and designing *gasp* a new airframe. That wouldn't be in the interest of the McDonn... I mean Boeing exe...

Re: How many diverted flights have you been on?

Only once. Amsterdam - Copenhagen. Due to a fault in the avionics we were diverted back to Amsterdam. It was an early morning flight, so it was somewhat hilarious to observe various passengers who had dosed of only to think that we had indeed landed in Copenhagen. I had to help a sweet old lady who ...

Re: What is the best month to go to Mexico?

I visited Mexico in February 2013, I had the fortune to fly in the upper deck economy class with Air France 747-400. I highly recommend going to Calakmul close to the Guatemalan border, almost no tourists and you'll get a breathtaking 360* view of the jungle from the top of the pyramids. Don't bothe...

Re: 60 Years Since JFK Assassination

RIP mr. Kennedy, your handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis was an admirable textbook example of statesmanship.

Re: Help me pick a new Phone.

What Apple does really well is integration. So if you have other Apple devices (iMac, MacBook, iPad, etc.), you are better off with an Iphone as you can connect them all under one ID and you can have full access to all the apps you want to share and you can use the different devices to back each ot...

Re: Help me pick a new Phone.

Buy a damn Nokia, it's just a darn phone, save your money for airline tickets.

Re: Your Emptiest Transatlantic Flight?

I have only done eight transatlantic flights (if Iceland to North America counts), and the emptiest I can recall was onboard Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 from Frankfurt to Dulles (IAD) in late January 2022. I believe the cabin was 1/4 full at best.

Alitalia, still flying or did I see a ghost?

Today I embarked on a quick one hour flight from Naples to Rome, and while boarding my Ita Airways - supposedly the successor to the legendary Alitaliaaaaa - I saw an actual Airbus 320/319 in the Alitalia colours. What is going on? Are the Italians too lazy to repaint them or did I see a ghost? Warm...

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

Quad: Lufthansa, Boeing 747-8, July 29th. 2022, IAD-FRA
Tri: Biman Bangladesh, DC-10, mid-July 2013. DAC-AUH

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

Quad: Lufthansa, Boeing 747-8, July 29th. 2022, IAD-FRA
Tri: Biman Bangladesh, DC-10, mid-July 2013. DAC-AUH

Re: New boarding process for United flights

[ The problem is the airline still has to determine the order in which passengers board. Is it based on first to check in? Highest fair paid? Elite status? Possessing a certain credit card? I will let that up to an algorithm, but really, why are people so eager to get inside an aluminium tube? It's...

Re: 2030 FIFA World Cup to take place in 6 countries

There is also the small matter of alcohol. IMO, if you need alcohol to enjoy any event, then something is wrong with you. Clearly you and I attend different events! ;) Also, to stay on topic, I don't see any major fuss (except the massive distances involved) with spreading the games over six countr...