Many here have claimed that LH will get away with it because of their incredible reach in the European market. I recently flew to DUS from BOM and while my first preference was EK, they were sold out for the dates that I traveled. I had to settle for LH due to a better arrival time both at DUS and B...
Jump to post3 from the top of my head- 1. The white peaks of the Himalayas within what seemed like touching distance as we descended into Leh Airport in a 737. That was one memorable flight! 2. Departing Zurich for Dusseldorf, we made a sharp turn after departure and were treated to a stunning view of the Alps....
Jump to postWell, you got TG’ed. I flew BOM-BKK a couple of years ago and kept checking FR24 daily to check the equipment they sent to BOM. I got lucky as they sent the 777 the day before I traveled.
Surprising to see CX/KA sending just an A320 to CCU.
Looking forward to the next instalment.
Flew UA from YYZ-SFO as a kid back in 2007 (part of a YYZ-SFO-SIN-BOM itinerary) and listened to Channel 9 all the way. I'm not too sure what the aircraft type was but it could have been an A320. I remember the flight number was UA 1289 due to the number of times it was repeated throughout the fligh...
Jump to postAirIndia wrote:There is a bus connection now available between A and C that helps you avoid the people mover + long walk combination.
An enjoyable read. Have to agree the hard product on EK in Y is great! Looking forward to flying them this summer to YYZ. How did you get a bus transfer from the C gates to the A gates? On my last DXB stopover, we parked at the A gates and our connection to ZRH was at the C gates. We took the automa...
Jump to postReading your TR brought back some memories of Ha Long Bay. Did you book the Ha Long Bay tour through the Central Backpackers Hostel in Hanoi? Your description and the pictures are very familiar as I also went on the same tour this past February (did you have a tour guide named Bob by any chance?) It...
Jump to postHi all, Seat 59A and 59K are emergency exit seats with reduced legroom and no window on Cathay's 9 abreast 777's. Does anyone have a picture that shows to what extent legroom is reduced or has an idea of how much legroom the exit door takes up? I'm considering 59A for a HKG-SFO run. I don't mind the...
Jump to postQuite a few flights I'm looking forward to in 2019 BOOKED MAY 2019 SQ 423 // BOM-SIN // A380 // PEY (4th A380, 7th SQ flight) SQ 32 // SIN-SFO // A359 // PEY (1st A359, 8th SQ flight) (really excited about this one!) CX 879 // SFO-HKG // B77W // Y (7th B77W, 5th CX flight) KA 786 // HKG-CAN // A320 ...
Jump to postAt my home airport of BOM, we get 2 daily 747's TG - BKK-BOM - 747-400 (sometimes uses a 777) LH - FRA-BOM - 747-400/747-8 (LH were supposed to switch to the A380, but due to the lack of available A380 compatible gates, we should continue to see the 747) AI - BOM-HYD-JED rotation uses a 747 but i'm ...
Jump to postAs always, an entertaining read. Eagerly awaiting the next update!
Cheers
zubin
It's not much but I remember each flight quite well. Especially the memory of seeing the 747's nose up close from our gate at SIN. It's definitely more memorable than the A380! 2007 Singapore Airlines - 747-400 - SIN-HKG-SFO (I don't recall the flight number they used at the time. If anyone does rem...
Jump to postI recently booked an itinerary that includes Bangkok Airways, Vietnam Airlines & Air India. My travel agent made a mistake while entering my frequent flyer number on the Vietnam Airlines & Bangkok Airways flights (he put my Air India Frequent Flyer number instead of the Jet Airways one). Can...
Jump to postI once convinced my sister to let me join her on her trip to Bangkok where she was to give a presentation in a conference. My sole motivation was to be able to fly the 747 Thai Airways were using on their BKK-BOM-BKK route. That was the same day I flew an EK A380 from DUS-DXB, an EK 77W from DXB-BOM...
Jump to postAn absolutely splendid year of flying for me! Total flights: 47 Total miles: 58,188 Airlines: 12 Airports: 15 Longest flight - CX 826, HKG - YYZ, 15h47m, 9000 miles, 777-300ER B-KQF Shortest flight - 9W 329. BOM - AMD, 42m, 327 miles, 737-800 VT-JBC Airlines: Jet Airways (18) Indigo (9) Air India (5...
Jump to postDoes anyone know for how long Thai intends on operating TG 318 BOM-BKK on the 747?
Jump to postI do my best to avoid flying LCC's in India. Granted, it's made flying accessable to a lot of people around the world, but as BawliBooch said, the fare difference often doesn't justify it. I'd advise anyone flying domestically out of Delhi to choose Jet, AI, Vistara or even Air Asia India as termina...
Jump to postWill be flying BOM-ZRH, DUS-BOM on either EY or EK. EY flies the 787 on 2 of the 4 legs, while EK has A380's on 3/4 legs. Both types are new for me and I've been itching to fly on one for a while (Been stuck on 777's and A330's lately ;) ) Which is the more comfortable option in Economy - the EY 787...
Jump to postFolks, the main rwy at BOM closed due to a Spice Jet overrun about four hours ago and several major flights were diverted. TK had just left IST when this happened so they were probably hoping it would clear up but alas it seems they had to divert. AC went to HYD, BA, CX, MH to MAA, LH x 2 and Air C...
Jump to postA very short list:
HKG - transited twice; once in 2007 on SQ's SIN-HKG-SFO route and once in 2017 when flying to YYZ on CX
ICN - SQ 015 stops here to refuel while returning from SFO
OSL & IST - both cities were short stops in a long itinerary ~ BOM-IST-OSL-BGO
Economic Survey calls for liberalising flying abroad rules for airlines:
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Indust ... 471870.ece
It's far away but LH still flies the 747-400 on the FRA-BOM route, but they might shift it to the A380 in the future (It used to be a 747-8i but then went back the old -400). TG runs theirs on the BKK-BOM run.
Jump to postMy home airport is Mumbai and there's already a nice collection of international flights here, but i'd like to see 1.) A non stop to Australia/New Zealand. Transiting at Delhi when one is from West India makes little sense when SQ is far more convenient and even that can be eliminated with a non-sto...
Jump to postOff the top of my head Airbus A320 - Indigo, United, Air India, Go Air, Kingfisher, Vistara, Turkish Airlines, SAS, Lufthansa Airbus A319 - Air India Boeing 737 - Jet Airways, SpiceJet, SAS CRJ-200 - Air Canada Jazz Boeing 777 - Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airways, Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 - Malay...
Jump to postWay back in 2007, SIN-HKG-SFO on a SQ B744. The HKG-SFO was the longest I've been on yet - around 12 hours.
Booked to fly BOM-HKG-YYZ next week on CX.
HKG-YYZ leg is 15+hrs (7810 mi GC distance). If not for the 5 hr transit at HKG, that would a brutal couple of flights.
Wow! A blast from the past. Thanks for sharing your experience! Next week, I'll be flying this same route, except in a 77W and without a tech stop. How far we have come in 10 years!
Jump to postBOM-EWR thanks to the Gujju community based in NJ BOM-EWR is the worst performing route. DEL-SFO is the best performing. With the high debt servicing cost, recovering total cost is impossible for AI, so goal is to recover variable cost. On the thanks to community note, BOM-AMD and DEL-Vadodara are ...
Jump to postPE was an ill conceived move in my opinion. In a country where most air journeys are less than 2 hours, few people would pay extra for a bit more legroom and slightly better food. They should have gone with a high density economy cabin and a small business class. Out of curiosity, has anyone here e...
Jump to postPREFACE This week I had an interesting opportunity to experience 2 airlines operating at the opposite ends of the spectrum on India's trunk route - Mumbai to Delhi. One was Vistara, the new kid on the block and the other was SpiceJet, an old player who's been through many ups and downs. My Dad, Unc...
Jump to postLufthansa's international budget airline to fly to India, Goa may be first stop. German mega airline Lufthansa’s newly-launched low cost international airline is going to begin flights to India Germans love to go to Goa and there is no direct service. Its most likely that Goa will be the first stop...
Jump to postVTORD wrote:Meanwhile some snippets of news out of 9W.......
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/3asKv ... e-In.htmll
A well written trip report. I know how you feel about turbulence because I have started obsessing about it too. I don't remember doing so until 2015 when I had a number of flights during the Indian monsoon season that had some bad turbulence (notably an encounter with a thunderstorm whilst approachi...
Jump to post6E can happily shift its entire operations to new airport. That alone would free over 50% of CSIA T1. Ha ha ha ha! Are you for real? The catchment area around BOM is a 100 times the size of the area around the proposed NMIA. Will 6E abandon the huge BOM market and move to NMIA? And, Navi Mumbai met...
Jump to postSo how will the 2 airports co-exist? What are the odds that a single airline completely shifts ops to the new airport (like UA at EWR)? Speaking of connectivity, getting to the new airport at Panvel will also be a challenge, especially for people living in the Western Suburbs and beyond (Bhayander, ...
Jump to postFor me it's LH Flew Lufthansa when returning from Europe to India last December : CPH-FRA and FRA-BOM and I was slightly underwhelmed by the experience. LH have been on a marketing spree in India for the past few years and I was expecting something nice from them. The short haul segment was nice - n...
Jump to postWhy not Air India? YYZ-DEL on the 3-3-3 77W. Connecting to BOM with a <2 hour halt. Hourly flights on DEL-BOM with a mix of A320/321/77W/787 & even 744! Air India was too expensive to consider. I don't think they are marketing themselves well on this route. I did a search on Skyscanner and thei...
Jump to postThere are far more options than just Air France and Cathay Pacific. As already mentioned, Air Canada will start direct flights this summer (or actually resume direct flights since they've flown this route before). Other options are: - Brussels Airlines (transfer in Brussels) - Jet Airways/KLM (tran...
Jump to postThanks everyone for your replies. Will typhoon season be a factor for transiting through Hong Kong in July?
Jump to postBooked so far - a few work related trips.
1. UK 930 | BOM-DEL | A320
2. UK 977 | DEL-BOM | A320
3. 9W 329 | BOM-AMD | B73H
4. G8 368 | AMD-BOM | A320
Possible trips in the months ahead.
1. BOM - DXB - BOM
2. BOM - DEL - BOM
To be booked.
1. BOM - HKG - YYZ
2. YYZ - YVR - YYZ
3. YYZ - HKG - BOM
Hey guys, I have 2 options to fly to YYZ from BOM this summer - 1. Air France via CDG 2. Cathay via HKG AF would otherwise be a clear winner, but I fear what would happen if their pilots decided to go on strike (It happened with me on Lufthansa last month) CX also has a 3-3-3 config with 18 inch sea...
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