GUM, HNL, LAX, SFO, SAN, PDX, SEA, LAS, PHX, DEN, DFW, IAH, MSP, ORD, CVG, ATL, MIA, TPA, MCO, CLT, EWR, JFK, BOS, SJU
Jump to postExposure to poor air quality is a risk for ALL workers and not just air crew. If a delivery person working in Delhi is exposed to it daily, why can't airline workers be exposed to it? Because they don't live in India and therefore actually have a say in their working conditions? Could be extended t...
Jump to postAnd to add to that, DEN-ADD couldnt fill a prop plane with demand. I dont understand this crazy rush by the mayor to get service to Africa. Its a fools errand. There are opportunities for DEN expansion but begging ET for service is ridiculous. Even if they show up, there is no way theyd last more t...
Jump to postIf you look at LAX, which has the second fewest long haul international routes, they only had 5 routes (LHR, PVG, SYD, MEL, NRT) when they built their Polaris lounge. With all due respect, wasn't the LAX Polaris lounge just a replacement for the old United Global First Lounge? Personally, I wouldn'...
Jump to postIt seems that LH Group will model their next first class on something closer to the ME3 / SG with the emergence of a suite with taller walls and the possibility to combine seats into a true double bed, without any dividers. Any thoughts on whether the US3 or non-LH Group carriers in Europe could fol...
Jump to postGood to see another Bostonian on board here. I fail to see why Houston an Texas overall attract so many varied int’l carriers, especially from Asia. I completely agree on the BOS argument, definitely a far stronger base for Asian destinations. Houston is a lot more diverse than Boston. That is why....
Jump to postQuick general reminder: 1. Posting in the Discussion Forums a. Respecting Other Users 1. Please respect the opinions of others and choose your words wisely. Each user has their own point of view, and these views must be respected. 2. Please word all criticism, whether of another user's opinion, a ph...
Jump to postHi, this is in the eye of the beholder, but having flown that route on LA and AV I'd go with AV. Nicer equipment, consistently good treatment at the Sala VIP Diamond in BOG, and better onboard service IMHO. If you value non-stop, the LA flight will be your default, but some of their 767s are gettin...
Jump to postI was thinking of a round trip Berlin - Amsterdam during an upcoming travel to Europe. It looks like only KLM and Easyjet fly nonstop between those cities, so I am surprised that Lufthansa doesn't. Any particular reason for that? Thanks in advance for any replies. Have LH or EW ever flown this rout...
Jump to postHello, by curiosity, if the Tu 144 was more successful and the ussr decided to export it, would they allow it to be sold to the western airlines or only to the warsaw pact one? Thanks for your answers and sorry for my absence, I know it's been a while. At the right price, I'm sure they would have s...
Jump to postIt's been a long, painful few years through the shutdown for those of us who enjoy getting on the road and having fun. Now said world is reopening, futures are looking brighter, I can work from anywhere there's a reliable internet connection, and Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in our favor (fo...
Jump to postDL has a Sky Club in SLC. As well as PDX, I believe. Why is this odd? Of course DL will have a Sky Club at SLC because it is a DL hub. And PDX is not odd either since DL has a decent sized operation at PDX with flights to Europe. Yeah, the UA lounge at PDX seems like more of an oddball to me. Compe...
Jump to postIt would be nice to have something better than a 1990's Y product. I have a trip coming up in two weeks and I am giving AA's domestic F a shot. This will be the first time flying something other than Delta domestically in over 15 years. But that's frequently seen here as worse than DL or UA, with t...
Jump to postAfter experiencing a pathetic business/first class offering on my December flight to/from Honolulu, I thought I would start looking at other options for U.S. domestic business/first class service. I've looked at many reviews and the consensus seems to be that pretty much all U.S. service is poor. i...
Jump to postWasn't this a tag service? I think DOH and KWI also might have been served with this if I'm not mistaken. Certainly was interesting though. Yes, I think so. I do think, with the rumoured EK and UA partnership, will we see more partnership with DOH/KWI/DXB/BAH and possible UA tags again? Or maybe UA...
Jump to postHow much could Berlin's traffic (further) fall this winter? It seems that more than 50% compared to pre-COVID is perfectly feasible (and that is without even thinking about catastrophic scenarios like a major economic recession or power cuts). At the same time, other major European airports have al...
Jump to postMileHFL400 wrote:Were there instances were an enhanced or evolved model was not as well received or not as popular as the aircraft they replaced?
Hi, this is in the eye of the beholder, but having flown that route on LA and AV I'd go with AV. Nicer equipment, consistently good treatment at the Sala VIP Diamond in BOG, and better onboard service IMHO. If you value non-stop, the LA flight will be your default, but some of their 767s are getting...
Jump to post@ Ever bypassed your primary home airport? Yes, every airport that was ever my "home airport" was bypassed at least once by air, though never by driving to another commercial airport to save money. Don't know how common either experience is, but I'd venture to guess that driving past multi...
Jump to postHow about having each larger airline do the type that did the most to get them off the ground when they first expanded successfully? In the livery that was current at the time. Can draw from previous airline investments and/or museum stock and maybe fly them around on weekends for sightseeing or rou...
Jump to postUA IAD - BAH / DXB Wasn't this a tag service? I think DOH and KWI also might have been served with this if I'm not mistaken. Certainly was interesting though. Yes, I think so. SFO-AMS with United could return but they probably discontinued the route. The route was operated with a 787-9 Dreamliner I...
Jump to postI agree that intro flights with friends or family are probably the best way overall. Perhaps it also depends on the age group. My kids for example all had their first flight between 1-2 months of age with regular flights since then and that seems to help to avoid any nervousness. I know older people...
Jump to postDiscontinued routes that I wish could come back, could be anything really:
Any flight to THF or TXL lol...
UA / OO LAX - VIS
UA / OO LAX - OXR
UA / OO SFO - LMT
UA IAD - BAH / DXB
If San Antonio and Austin were to build a huge DFW-style airport in New Braunfels then maybe. They would do that and build it like IAH style airport and it would provide daily flights to South America, Asia, and Europe and around the world with more destinations than IAH 1. I hope you know that DFW...
Jump to postso I was wondering what happen if United relocated its hub from Houston to San Antonio. Would Houston have a decline in the IAH airport and would be domestic or still be international without hub and San Antonio have a increase and have more flights to around the world so people can travel to The A...
Jump to postI just want to make it clear that I am not talking about Eurowings Discover. They did launch several routes to the Caribbean, but they are otherwise a seperate airline from Lufthansa. Compared to other major carriers (such as BA, VS, KL, AF, IB for example) all have routes to the Caribbean. Lufthan...
Jump to postBER was planned and built for two basic purposes: 1. Act as the primary hub for AB and a tertiary hub for LH / 4U / EW a la DUS 2. Point to point flying / small base for LCCs The second objective came true, the first one didn't. So yes, in theory there's room for a legacy carrier with a hub and spok...
Jump to postI think they made a wise choice. I'd say Berlin is amongst the biggest european cities that are more poorly connected to the US. Wish them the best of luck While I wish them the best of luck as well, I also think there's a reason why BER is so poorly connected. Having travelled from BER to the US t...
Jump to postAny insight on the elimination of Covid testing to fly internationally to the USA? Seems like things are softening a bit here. Do you see a source that corroborates that it is softening a bit here? Based on what a quick query yields, there doesn't seem to be any softening or elimination of Covid te...
Jump to postAgreed, example would be good. What Condor business class flights would also feature a *long-haul* LH business class segment? IMO short haul LH business segments *might be* possible though unusual since the LH segment will usually book in Y (easy upgrade though), e.g. BER-FRA on LH in Y with an easy...
Jump to postMy personal favorite is UA since I fly them a lot, though I'm sure others aren't far behind with this kind of scenario: Polaris to domestic UAX on something smaller than the E75 on a flight less than 2 hours. 1. Decent Meals > not even the option of a buy on board snack 2. Backseat entertainment > h...
Jump to postIf we're throwing in SFB vs. MCO or PBI vs. FLL, we might as well consider: OAK, SJC, SMF, STS and FAT to SFO BUR, ONT, SBA, SNA, SAN and BFL to LAX OKC and AUS to DFW MSY, AUS, SAT to IAH In Europe, we can add the following larger cities with major leakage from local airport: SZZ, POZ, LEJ, and RLG...
Jump to postA bit of airport code trivia to help you understand how the code was created and what is peculiar about it applying to a certain airport and area/city. Yup, a lot of these seemingly random IATA codes come from a pretty rich history. Thanks to both of you for sharing more trivia and history of these...
Jump to postMCO, MSY, OGG, ITO, BQN, PIE, MFE, FAT, SWF, VPS...
Jump to postLet's remember that this is purely hypothetical...
AA - PHX or LGA
DL - BOS or LGA
UA - LAX
IMO UA has already trimmed whatever they could over the past couple of years: CLE, HKG, NRT, FRA, LHR... Not sure about DL and AA but wouldn't be surprised if they felt similar...
The ORD Rotunda is often overlooked due to its location, but featured a cutting edge design that epitomized the dawn of the jet age: https://preservationchicago.org/2019/03 ... -building/
Jump to posthttps://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/zelensky-condemns-terror-in-besieged-mariupol-as-he-presses-israel-for-missile-defence-help-20220321-p5a6cm.html Israel still refuses to provide any real concrete support to Ukraine. The iron dome would be useful. If Israel continues with this manner then they sh...
Jump to postThanks all for the update. I didnt know about El Salvador, Norway and Iceland (thought they were still requiring landing/registration forms). Mexico seems nearly there also, but they still need a arrival health form. So we are at 'only' 4.5 free countries now. On this topic, does anyone know of a c...
Jump to postI don't know if any of the Continental 777s were ever in a domestic configuration. I always thought it was the United 777-200s that were in that configuration. Yes, all domestic configs are PMUA, but not all PMUA birds are domestic config ;-) Right, when I said the 777-200, I had said that as oppos...
Jump to postHey all. Hopefully someone here can give me some insight. I am planning travel from LAX-SJO in May/June. Both departing and returning flights have a 1hr layover in GUA. According to the website, the flight number is the same on the LAX-GUA leg as the GUA-SJO leg. I've never flown internationally be...
Jump to postI've seen articles that United will begin flying the domestic 777's again - I was booked on one at the end of March but plane got swapped for the international config. Seems like they keep pushing the introduction back...though I'm not sad about that! I also remember an article that the domestic 77...
Jump to postIf we take your example and include both airports that saw mainline jets and now have no scheduled commercial service like DET *and* scenarios like RHI where a given airport saw mainline jets and is now down to express, here are a few of many examples: VIS, BFL, MCE, ACV, LMT, RIW...
Jump to postThanks. My understanding was that Aegean Airlines specifically, had been serving hot meals in Economy right up until Covid, and stopped because of Covid, but perhaps I'm wrong. Covid might have been a catalyst to discontinue it, but if it was a service distingusher it may take more time to bring it...
Jump to postHot meals in Aegean economy class don't seem to be coming back any time soon: https://en.aegeanair.com/togetherwithcare/your-new-travel-experience/#aegeanwidget Based on other airlines I've flown during the pandemic though, perhaps you can sneak a bucket of KFC aboard and make everyone else jealous...
Jump to postHot meals in Aegean economy class don't seem to be coming back any time soon: https://en.aegeanair.com/togetherwithcare/your-new-travel-experience/#aegeanwidget Based on other airlines I've flown during the pandemic though, perhaps you can sneak a bucket of KFC aboard and make everyone else jealous,...
Jump to postAre they the first country to go forward and implement the normal wat of travel that we miss and need? No, El Salvador eliminated their requirements back on November 17th, 2021 and that was the first country I recall lifing *all* the requirements you mention in your post, but if someone has a lower...
Jump to postAeroflot is a Russian national airline that is a member of Sky-Team and it would be really good that Sky-Team Aeroflot looked out of the alliance. And certainly yes also cooperation that Aeroflot has immediately break off with other companies. For example, Russia in airlines can be really elected f...
Jump to postMy last two UA 764 flights were on Friday and Monday going to and from AMS to EWR, can't say they were particularly cold. I would recommend dressing in 3-4 light layers as the air between layers warms up more than when just wearing a single coat while also providing for the ability to adjust temps a...
Jump to postI was wondering if anyone remembers what the pilots of other aircraft thought of these color schemes? Did they make the planes easier or harder to spot on the ground or in the air? To me personally, that HC-BCT paint scheme looks perfect for midnight flights into Mena, AR :D But kidding aside, it b...
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