Shortest mainline: STT-SJU - Sun Country 737-700 - 68 miles
Longest regional: IAH-MSP - DL Connection E175 - 1,037 miles
It's a little tight in back. Last year I sat in the section in between the exit row and the best seats up front and found it to be comfortable.
Jump to postNorthwest
Continental
TWA
America West
Island Air
Morris Air
Reno Air
Midwest
US Airways
FriscoHeavy wrote:I always give the plane two taps with my right hand (just to the right of the door) when boarding.
The first one that comes to mind is the Winslow meteor crater. Being in a plane definitely gives proper perspective to see what it is.
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:KBGR-used to have a Hilton, same hotel different brand now.
MCO (Hyatt), MSP (Intercontinental)
Jump to postThe worst one I had was a couple who wanted to sit near their friends and when I asked them about it they played the game of pretending to look for their boarding pass that mysteriously disappeared. The best one I had was when I was seated in 5A and the lady there thought she was in the right seat b...
Jump to postBay Area: SFO, SJC, OAK
Balt/Wash: IAD, BWI
LA: LAX, SNA
Denver: Denver Intl, Stapleton (Count?)
Not nearly the same size fleet, but I've flown on 12 of DL's 16 757-300s. Missing N581NW, N582NW, N585NW and N592NW.
Jump to postI few on Northwest, Continental, TWA and US Airways and found them to be fairly consistent with other legacy carriers at the time. I also few on Morris Air, whose service was very similar to Southwest's at the time with no reserved seating and receiving a plastic placard with a number at the gate, M...
Jump to postLongest: DTW-FRA: 4,155 mi.
Shortest: IMT-MQT: 51 mi.
47 plus DC, PR (well, just SJU) and VI. Missing AK, LA and MS.
Jump to postI remember the only time I flew into GSP. I was on a connecting flight DTW-GSP and I became aware that my co-workers and I were the only people on the flight not speaking German.
Jump to postI had flights when I was very young so I'm going by the first I remember. 1st flight : SJC-ORD (Summer 1982) 1st airline : United 1st type : DC-8 1st single : Never in commercial service 1st twin : B737-200 (America West) 1st trijet : 727 (United) 1st quad : DC-8 1st turboprop : ATR (not sure of the...
Jump to postThis was my first thought...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rle4ivrTMfw
Sounds like they are calling plays from the SY playbook. Seems like the difference is that SY at least refunded passengers' tickets and then told them to go find and pay for another flight on their own. According to the passengers, they're neither getting them to their destination nor are they refu...
Jump to postSounds like they are calling plays from the SY playbook. Seems like the difference is that SY at least refunded passengers' tickets and then told them to go find and pay for another flight on their own. According to the passengers, they're neither getting them to their destination nor are they refu...
Jump to postI've done most of my flying in the U.S, so I'd say the biggest gaps for me are JFK, EWR and DCA.
Jump to postMy parents tell me stories of riding up and down escalators at ORD during a 4 hour delay due to snow just to keep me entertained. I don't remember that though although I would imagine we were flying United. The first flight I remember would have been in 1982 on a UA DC-8 SJC-ORD.
Jump to postI don't know if this is still the case, but I recall areas without security fences but merely a "moat" between the road and the concourse. It struck me as odd there was no fence but I figured I wouldn't really want to swim across any body of water in FL.
Jump to postI personally have mixed feelings about the -200. I especially don't mind them if there's no one seated next to me. Pros: "Sporty feel" when flying Bags are usually gate checked so you don't have to wrangle for overhead space Occasional boarding via tarmac Minimal # of passengers Cons: Wind...
Jump to postFor US domestic flights, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintains a vast database containing every detail one might want to know about past flights going back to the late 1980s, including registration numbers. Select either the departures or arrivals links under "detailed statistics&q...
Jump to postF27500 wrote:Just curious .. what about any of that story makes India "better" ?
Odd statement to make.
Actually, Delta's system is even smarter then that ... At the kiosk, you can swipe the credit card you booked with, enter your FF#, and several other possible options to search for the reservation (including the actual confirmation number mentioned above). Once the kiosk has the reservation pulled ...
Jump to postI wonder what they could call themselves to portray their location to numerous things in the area as they have decent proximity to the Bay Area and Sacramento and are closer to Yosemite than FAT. Stockton - Bay Area - San Joaquin Valley - Yosemite Airport?
Jump to postFirst 737 I remember was June 1987 SJC-PHX on an America West 737-200. I was a kid at the time and remember most of my trips prior as a mix of 727s, DC-8s and DC-10s. My first A320 was also on America West (interesting) PHX-ORD. This was in 1993 and it really didn't take long to come across an A320 ...
Jump to postI was curious, so I checked. Here's how Iceland Air is selling it:
http://www.icelandair.us/destinations/f ... nneapolis/
For me it's 3. MSP-LAS-PDX-HNL-LNY. Due to weather and re-routing the flights were also on 4 different airlines: US, WN, NW, WP.
Jump to postThe only one I can think of for me is DFW.
Jump to postI've only been on the DC-10 of the three. My first was in August 1985 on AA, SFO-ORD.
Jump to post[list=][/list] Runway 4-22 (the 11000 foot cross runway) at MSP seems to hardly be used anymore since the 747-400 stopped serving the MSP-NRT route. That seemed to be about the only aircraft that ever used the cross runway. Statistically there are days on end where the percentage usage (measured in ...
Jump to postI traveled for business frequently up until about 5 years ago. On DL, in first class, I would occasionally have this one flight attendant and he would always give out hot towels, even on short flights. I only knew what to do from watching The Wedding Singer. Maybe you just have to get lucky and get ...
Jump to postIt's also worth noting that some aircraft are capable of 'flapless' takeoffs under certain conditions. Personally, I've experienced them on A300 & F100. The first time ( A300 ) i was quite alarmed, as I had read about the NW crash in Detroit. I lived to tell the tale however lol. I didn't have ...
Jump to postDid anyone else note how high CVG was on the list? I like CVG as it has wide concourses and generally has ample seating and a decent food court (Gold Star Chili), but I wouldn't have figured it'd be that high.
Jump to postSooner787 wrote:FlyUSAir wrote:Anyone know what routes the -300's are popping up on these days? Want to catch one or two more before they are retired.
Here's Sun Country's page with a list of lakes and all the artwork.
http://www.suncountry.com/About/Hometow ... oject.html
Probably for many of the same reasons that DL flies an A330 MSP-RSW.
Jump to postLast week I just did mine when I checked in online and it didn't cost any more.
Jump to postPersonally, I've been on a few flights to/from MCO where they've announced they're not doing family boarding (I don't recall if this was on WN though) as most passengers were part of a family with small children. In my experience on WN, even in the B-group, as long as I've headed for the rear of the...
Jump to postFantastic suggestions. I've heard great things about San Francisco being a good walking city. Also, SJCMSP, thank you for listing those places. I will look into those. Those parks sound very interesting to visit. One last important question; Which side of the aircraft should I sit on going into SFO...
Jump to postThank you all for the fabulous suggestions! I am not particularly interested in staying in hostels- never stayed in one and I wouldn't feel as safe as at a hotel. I've upped my price range for the hotel and might consider staying at the DoubleTree by SFO. Side note; I know that just because an area...
Jump to postOn a trip we took with our daughter after she had just turned two, my wife went to the dollar store and got some small toys and put them into individual bags which were brought out incrementally so each was like opening a present. Each little toy would last awhile and only cost us about $5-6. That a...
Jump to postTripleA wrote:Chicago O'Hare in both Home Alone movies. Also Dallas/Fort Worth was mentioned in the first one and I believe the Paris Orly scenes were also filmed at ORD.
H Stephen King's Langoliers - Filmed at a closed airport in Maine? Such an underrated movie! It was filmed at Bangor Int'l, which is still in operation. This was filmed while the airport was in full operation. My family was on vacation there in summer 1994 and we stayed at the Marriott which is con...
Jump to postI'm not familiar with the layout but by looking at satellite imagery, an aircraft holding short of R20L would be directly under the "final" for txy Charlie. Also, the profile for txy C "may" look like a parallel runway to the actual runways. That's the way I took it, that it was...
Jump to post80 Thanks for sharing. I need to brush up on my smaller Asian Airlines.
Jump to postHere are mine:
Airport: MSP (27%)
Airline: NW (36%) (DL 17%)
Aircraft: 752 (12%), (A320 and A319 combined are 16% and DC-9/MD80 family are 30%)
Route: MSP-ATL 2% (7)