It has been a while since I posted a Trip Report, and I should really post a few more because there has been a lot of flying all over the place over the past few months. Some unique flights like flying with Ethiopian DEL-ADD-CPT and back, which I’ll make a video and text TR of shortly. However this ...
Jump to postThis is more of a video rather than a text piece... but this was a crazy experience back in January 2018. Video - https://youtu.be/tX6z1ADbMP0 In fact during a recent takeoff of DEL's runway 9 I saw a group of five CRJ-200's packed on taxiway E2; in in fading J-Air colours and another in American Ea...
Jump to postI have done a video on this, where you can see the approach and the departure side of the new Manohar International Airport at Mopa, North Goa as well as the departure from GOX and the QP flight experience. https://youtu.be/gw0YJWugeNw Before I start, this flight turned out to be quite entertaining ...
Jump to post....we boarded VT-TYB, one of four all-economy A320neos in Vistara’s fleet. The first all-economy plane - outfitted with 180 seats Hi, nice TR as always! Is this Y180 all economy configuration the future for UK?! What will happen, e.g. due to a necessary aircraft change, to passengers having purcha...
Jump to postIf you want to see a video trip report of my Vistara flight UK725 from Delhi to Dibrugarh via Bagdogra, check this link out - with landing/take-off at IXB and landing at DIB https://youtu.be/tgfPWfQbVn8 (not my best video TR I admit, done in a bit of a rush, too much work these days) As for what I w...
Jump to postAirIndia wrote:Good to see positive changes. While hard product will take time, catering is a quick win. As would be IT enhancements.
Great pics from inflight.
The end of April became a very busy period with a lot of flying, in fact since the flights in this report have been recorded, I’ve flown to ATQ and back and tomorrow I’m flying to DED and next week I’m off to India’s northeast which should be fun, and I’m going to post a fairly detailed TR on that. ...
Jump to postI’ll make this one short and sweet, it was a flight I took on March 14, 2022, my first experience with the ‘new’ privatized Air India after its return to the Tata Sons group. Now, I am well aware that nothing changes overnight and well, changes will come to Air India and the Tata’/s convoluted aviat...
Jump to postNice trip report. I have only done one flight on a chopper in New Hampshire as a joy ride but what an excellent way to illustrate urban development. I haven't transited through BOM in probably 20 years and it was on the way to see relatives in Chennai. Both airports were utter dumps at the time. La...
Jump to postI will keep the words concise in this TR, because the videos and pictures are the best part. The trip from Juhu to Shillim - great views of the SeaLink, Worli and JNPT https://youtu.be/GV08lvYBx3I The trip back from Shillim to Juhu - great views of the Expressway, Navi Mumbai Airport under construct...
Jump to postI had not intended to make this into a trip report but I did anyway. This is a link to the video TR on YouTube https://youtu.be/R91koXrGr40 And this is a video of the approach and landing at Delhi’s Runway 28 which I captured in delightful evening light and I’ve tried to point out all the landmarks ...
Jump to postNice to see a choice of veg or chicken. I flew DEL-MAA in December and everyone got vegetarian (breakfast). There were no sides either, except for a bun. I guess your experience was marginally better than mine. Again, inconsistent. My mom flew DEL-CCU in early Jan and got an Omelet but others aroun...
Jump to postTo start, it case you want to check out the video - includes a nice shot of Terminal 3 at DEL as we take-off as well as the long trek to my gate. https://youtu.be/9DzFZF7ZszE Now for the written bit, and I promise after this burst of three quick TR’s I’ll pipe down for a while until the next interes...
Jump to postThis TR has some pictures but if you want to see the video Trip Report you can watch it here. https://youtu.be/N8vGrfXjQ1A I’d found myself in Goa for the drive of the fantastic new Skoda Slavia, a C-segment sedan by the Czech carmaker. But instead of returning to Delhi I had to travel to Kolkata to...
Jump to postI realised that it had been a while since I had done a trip report, but it is also true that it had been a while since I had last taken a plane. My last flights of 2021 were on Vistara between Delhi and Mumbai and my tweet about the poor quality of in-flight food onboard went viral and well, I’m rel...
Jump to postAirIndia wrote:Thanks for the report Cricket. You may be responsible for UK's earlier than planned ramping up of inflight services.
Very Sorry about your personal loss. My condolences.
I did a video flight report of the first leg, where I got the cold, crummy sandwich. You can watch that, complete with 'unboxing' the snack box here. https://youtu.be/C4sWFeQ6sn8 I had made a similar video about travelling soon after teh second lockdown was lifted in late June. https://youtu.be/T4Ku...
Jump to postSo folks I made a video of the return trip as well, not a lengthy one, just 6 minutes, including a video of my landing in Mumbai I didn't put in the first trip report. Take a look-see
https://youtu.be/T4KuzAcpnhA
Vistara 737's do not have PE, and onboard internet-connectivity isn't there but both the 737's and the A320 have Vistara World, one reason being that these were all JetScreen equipped planes when they were with Jet.
Jump to postIt has been a rough three months in India as many of you must be aware, there is no-one I know who hasn’t lost a friend or family member to this brutal second wave. A mix of an irresponsible public and governmental incompetence at every level led to a truly terrifying time for many people. And while...
Jump to postThanks for a lovely trip report, especially the 1991 trip
Jump to postPart 1 - onward to Russia - http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1397375 Part 2 - Moscow, WC and to Luxembourg - http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1397939 The next morning we headed back to the airport for our drive to the Mosel Valley in the mid-life refresh o...
Jump to postPart 1 - http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1397375 Wow, the match. I mean, we all know that Hirving Lozano scored and Germany lost. What you folks who watched at home don’t know is that firstly Mexicans outnumbered Germans at least 3:1 at the Stadium. Think about this geographic...
Jump to postThere will be an insane amount of flying for me this June, so insane that when the invites started coming I had to spend a considerable amount of time trying to figure out routings and flight options. In my line of work, I get hosted by companies, and rarely plan my own flights. However, thanks to o...
Jump to postthanks for the report! The peter-pan livery is a homage to a Transavia-based semi-charity which offers assistance for handicaped, sick and disabled children/youth so that they are able to enjoy a holiday as well, which they wouldn' t be able to do by themselves. Nice to know, they even had a 1/200 ...
Jump to postNice TR, as always! but for lounges you really can’t beat Swiss at ZRH And don't forget, swiss is offering a real BusinessClass also to leisure destinations like PMI - unlike KLM! Well, to be honest, no European Business Class is 'real' in that sense. Unlike in the US where at least on the DL and A...
Jump to postPart 1 - http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1393511 I've stuck to my word and posted the second half quickly... https://i.imgur.com/twBydaS.jpg Can't wait! For the drive of the new BMW i8 Roadster we moved to the Castell Son Claret resort nestled in the leeward side of Tramuntana...
Jump to postThanks for the nice report... I never ever heard about this "custom belt" before - are you sure? This is completely nonsense to me... Alls bags are normally coming on the same belt - the bags originating inside the EU are specially marked with a green stripe, those from outside the EU are...
Jump to postAs some of you know, I’m a motoring journalist who also loves aviation. Truth be told I would like to write a lot more trip reports than I do, because I do end up taking some fascinating journeys, but it is what it is. But because I don’t write often enough, I’ve written a lot here so I’ll split thi...
Jump to postYou can see part 1 here - http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1378025 Sorry, it took me a couple of days longer than expected October 11, 2017 TP531 TXL-LIS CS-TTF Airbus A319-111 Seat 4F Another ridiculously early start, this was a 6AM flight and we left the hotel at 4AM and reac...
Jump to postGreat review,and sadly another indication that LH 's Business class is far from a superior experience...the seats,the menses....just compare UA's desert cart to LH's tiny box of ice cream ,and 3 slices of fruit as an alternate....they may have a solid product in Y class,but their Business class is ...
Jump to postNice TR! As well and expected... Didn't know that LH is operating their own lounge in Delhi and not partnering with *A partner AI! As the lounge was hadn't good offerings -wouldn't it be possible to use the AI or SQ lounge instead?! Totally disagree with you - the LH A350 BusinessClass is a nightma...
Jump to postSo recently I got invited by BMW India to attend a conference in Germany and drive the upcoming X3 and 6GT at Sintra, outside Lisbon. When the final schedule was given to me, I was both happy and horrified. Happy because I’d get to fly the A350 finally between Delhi and Munich and fly a new airline ...
Jump to postNice TR after a long time. Lovely pics, the check in procedure is more for segregating people with employment visas. 9W seriously need new interiors! Lovely pics, if you are in Dubai pretty often, let us know maybe we could catch up. 9W needing to change their interiors is long, long overdue. Heck ...
Jump to postWell written TR, always good to see DXB. There has been far too much travel this year, and I've not managed to write all the TR's that I would like to, but I hope you enjoyed this one. Not just TRs but ur overall particiaption has been low... I wish I got all the time, the travel has meant that I'v...
Jump to postI’ll make this a succinct trip report. Recently, I had to travel to Dubai for a weekend visit with Audi India. However, as India-Dubai flights are relatively short, our hosts travel policy meant that we were to fly Economy Class. No big deal on a three-hour flight, but I was a bit surprised that the...
Jump to postVistara is great on DEL-BOM sector. But there is a big lack of consistency on their other routes. My last time with Vistara on DEL-PNQ was underwhelming. Not a big fan of their "box meals" either. PS: I find it amusing that street food is being presented as "gourmet". Jet does i...
Jump to postGlad you got to experience the 747 before it goes out of service with DL; I hope you get an opportunity to try some other 747's soon!
Jump to postTo give you an idea, VT-CID the aircraft I flew did the following routes on the 6th of June. AI 804 BLR-DEL AI 506 DEL-BLR (my flight) AI 503 BLR-DEL AI 504 DEL-BLR On other days, the aircraft sometimes do three return trips between the cities with at least two aircraft used during rotations. For t...
Jump to postmayurkh wrote:Nice trip report! IMO, BOM T2 is much better than rather plain looking DEL T3.
Standard Delhi - Mumbai run. I have given up counting the times I’ve taken this flight since I joined the workforce in 2001; but was surprised my hosts decided to fly me Vistara Premium Economy. Vistara, a joint venture between the Tata Group and SQ is the only airline to have Premium Economy on the...
Jump to postMany thanks for these aeromoe, really appreciate the time and effort you've made to putting up these classic trip reports!
Jump to postGreat report, I flew ET years ago when they still had the ex-KLM 767's in their fleet. If I travel to Africa it might make sense over say an EK or EY but ET flies the 737 from DEL on a 7hr flight and that IMO is too long in a narrow body.
Jump to postThanks for these great reports! Oldies but goldies!
Jump to postInteresting report! Looks like I can confirm AI has stopped serving hot meal on all domestic flights? I was surprised that on my recent flight to Mumbai the main dish was just a piece of sandwich - where as before, they always served hot meals on this sector! Even the Jet meal looks unappetizing......
Jump to postThe simple fact is that if you want to fly and A320neo for sure you have to come to India. IndiGo is the largest neo operator by far, with over twenty planes in service. Air India has six neo’s, Go Air has five and Vistara recently got their first. While IndiGo and Go Air use the -271N variant featu...
Jump to postQuote: "Photography and videography on the airside, even from inside the aircraft is banned at Goa Airport" Guess I won't ever be visiting Goa... Banned at all airports in India run by the defence forces actually - Goa, Pune (what a lineup of Sukhoi's though!), Jodhpur (always ready to sc...
Jump to postSorry for a lack of trip-reports of late, there has been much travel including flying to Argentina and Australia but those are more epic reports that need time. So I’m starting with my last flights, which were rather unique on IndiGo because they were operated by CFM-engined IndiGo A320’s. IndiGo ha...
Jump to postI travelled QF domestic Economy back in February and the flights - one on a 332 and one on a 717 (score!) offered iPad Mini's to all passengers with the full QF catalogue - which was an excellent choice IMO. Agree with you Australian airlines, or Qantas at least have excellent service standards.
Jump to postWell, AI's IFE has been flaky on the few A320/321's that still have it but to go flaky on a ULH flight is unacceptable in my opinion. I'm sure AI has good fares, and I've flown them recently to MXP and SIN on 787's - but this TR really has me wondering whether they're worth it on the North American ...
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