Re: Austin Texas Aviation Thread - 2019

I heard a rumor that Lufthansa will send their new livery to Austin next week, as part of a charter flight for the SXSW. Anybody their?

Re: Austin Texas Aviation Thread - 2019

Some thoughts for 2019 I'm not so sure about Norwegian, given their shaky financial footing. I agree that LH will likely go daily at some point. Who knows, they might even upgauge from the 330...wishful thinking, perhaps, but dreaming is fun. ViaAir: a friend of mine who grew up near BTR had a few ...

My first London City Airport Landing - British Airways E-170 :D

Actually, this tripreport should be about the Privatjet Company Surfair flying me to London City in a small Embraer Phaenom. Unfortunately, they had to cancel the flight due to crew availability. Instead, I won a flight with the older but also very handsome sister, an Embraer E-170, from BA CityFlye...

Re: The 4 final Segments to Star Alliance Gold - With Aegean across Europe

SEA wrote:

You have some great pictures on your website! Thanks for the TR.

Re: The 4 final Segments to Star Alliance Gold - With Aegean across Europe

Nice TR! Makes me wonder, why Lufthansa is operating its own lounge in ATH and not using the *A lounge of Aegean to save cost... Does LH operate from ATH so many flights per day, that an own lounge is necessary? Thank you! Lufthansa has many Lounges in Europe and they together with Austrian and Swi...

Re: The 4 final Segments to Star Alliance Gold - With Aegean across Europe

Love these pics. It seems Aegean always has one of the best food options in the Intra-Euro market, I really hope they do push into long to medium haul soon, as they would make traveling to Greece much more convienient Thank you for the compliment concerning the photos :-). Aegean has a really good ...

The 4 final Segments to Star Alliance Gold - With Aegean across Europe

It’s December and time fort the anual Aegean Airlines Mileagerun. Because of some good fares that we had in 2017, my wife needs her 4 last remaining Segments for the Star Alliance Gold. After some research, we booked MUC-ATH-LHR-ATH-MUC on two different tickets and payed an average price of 40€ per ...

Re: Winter Break 2016/17 (8): Ultra long haul with Etihad (AUH-ORD, Y, Jan '17)

Nice trip man!

Re: German Study Tour Part 1: STL to MUC via ORD and DUB

Thank you for the trip report! Nice to see, that you came into my home airport

Re: Domestic Jumbo LH NUE-FRA-TXL on the B747-400 and A320neo

So cool that Lufthansa used a Boeing 747 on Frankfurt - Berlin. They sometimes have send an Airbus A340-600 from my Homebase Munich to Berlin

Re: 1988: My year in South Korea

Wow! Thank you for sharing your memories with us! It is so cool that you have all documents! How was it to fly on Boeing 747SP?

Re: The best Business Class within Europe!?

LATAM are great, I've flown them in Business Class between Auckland and Sydney several times. Friendly crew, great food, comfortable seats - no complaints at all. Oh, this is also a nice routing :-) I was really surprised, how friendly they are to our daughter. After Landing in Frankfurt we could v...

Re: The best Business Class within Europe!?

Have done & reported on the LA 789 MAD>FRA couple of times and yes agreed it is a very enjoyable couple of hours ! I tried it two years ago on a Boeing 787-8 and now on a 787-9 together with an Iberia connection flight. It is a great value and the time was right to make status match from airber...

The best Business Class within Europe!?

Latam Airlines has a 5th freedom flight between Frankfurt and Madrid. A Boeing 787-9 flies daily between both cities and further to Santiago de Chile. On this route you can profit by excellent Business Class fares and of course a long haul Configuration. Earlier this year, there was an amazing oppor...

Re: Lufthansa shows new Business Class seat

This IS the Polaris seat, also known as the Zodiac Optima seat. LH will have a consist hard product with JV partner UA. The posted pics show it in a midsize widebody(330/340/787/350) which we havent seen before. In a 767, its 1-1-1; in a 777 its 1-2-1; on the midsize jets it'll be alternating 1-2-1...

Re: Lufthansa shows new Business Class seat

Thank you for that info. I can't believe LH would go for a less-dense configuration in a 777X (which is perfect for 8-abreast since it will be less tight than the 777-300 version United use). So the only way that pic makes sense to me is if its in an A330 or 787 or A350. That said, apparently Optima...

Re: Lufthansa shows new Business Class seat

Had the opportunity today to take a seat in the new Business Class Seat. I visited the Mock-up centre in Raunheim (next to Frankfurt Airport) and I wrote an article about the center, the development and the features of this new seat. It is in German but maybe google can help? :) http://www.robisinth...

Re: Getting a window, middle, and aisle seat to China! | Delta, XiamenAir and Shenzhen

Oh wow! Never thought, that Xiamen Airlines has such a good Economy product and the airport looks fantastic as well! Thank you for sharing your experiences, nice photos by the way!

Re: Delta A350 Inaugural Flight - In Suites!

That's a state of the art Business Class! Thank you

Re: #Star Alliance MEGADO - Melting pot for Avgeeks from all over the world

OK, let's practice my German to reply to you ;) Vielen dank fuer diesen interresanten und detaillierten Bericht. Ich habe nie in einem aehnlichen Ereignis teilgenommen, aber es sieht sehr gut und angenehm aus. Aber ich konnte mir vorstellen, das diese Erfahrung ganz teuer und exclusiv war? Ich habe...

Re: Trying to beat Hurricane Ophelia : Aer Lingus A330 DUB > AGP in J cabin.

The J Cabin of EI looks fantastic! never thought that they fly to Malaga with an A330

#Star Alliance MEGADO - Melting pot for Avgeeks from all over the world

Dear community, hello aviation enthusiasts, in this very special report I want to share my impressions from the annual famous #Star Alliance Mega Do. It was my first time for being part of this very special event. I was waitlisted and only a few weeks earlier I had the opportunity to get a final tic...

Re: LH buys Air Berlin

Let's s see what they'll announce in two hours. Very interesting part is, that Eurowings will get a "real" Business Class

Re: TLV to MIA on LH Business class.Terrible.

I give you right, 4 hrs in an A321 on "Camping ChairsW is not the Business Class experience I would expect. Its hard to say, but British Airways is in that way much better. They use a special A321 with a long haul Seat Configuration. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

Re: Etihad Business & Business Studio from Munich to Tokyo

Oh that sounds good! After insolvency of airberlin, I am looking for some alternatives. They also offer a status match

Re: Etihad Business & Business Studio from Munich to Tokyo

The Business Class product, especially the Business Studio is magnificent! But I have to say, that I was on 3 of 4 flights a bit disappointed from the Service, outgoing from my expectations, what Etihad has to deliver as a 5 Star Flag Carrier. A have missed "the extra mile" That's unfortu...

Re: Etihad Business & Business Studio from Munich to Tokyo

Thanks for the report. Looking at the pictures in your link, it seems like Etihad offers a very competitive hard product. Were the crew friendly and attentive on your flight? How consistent is the service in your experience? Thanks again. The Business Class product, especially the Business Studio i...

Re: Etihad Business & Business Studio from Munich to Tokyo

[photoid][/photoid] Why are you capitalizing all the words? Pre Departure Drink isnt capitalized. Most of the words you use are not Capitalized/ should not be Capitalized. it's odd and Throws Me Off while reading. Sorry for that! In German the most words are Capitalized, I will make it better at the...

Etihad Business & Business Studio from Munich to Tokyo

http://www.robisintheair.de/etihad-airways-business-class-tokyo/ Finally its Friday and time to step again into an airplane. Last checks, if all my belongings are in the suitcase and of corse, if the battery of the my camera is fully loaded. My wife and daughter are going to Berlin and we can use t...

Re: airberlin to Milan-Linate + Lounge Hopping in Tegel :-)

papainthesky wrote:

I am also gladly flown with airberlin - great report

Re: Soaring over the Tasman Sea on LATAM's Boeing 787 between Auckland and Sydney

Thanks a lot for the nice Tripreport. I am a big Dreamliner Fan and now, I have a very good feeling about the LATAM Business Class in the Boeing 787-9, wich I will take in November between Frankfurt and Madrid

airberlin to Milan-Linate + Lounge Hopping in Tegel :-)

Pictures: http://www.robisintheair.de/airberlin-airbus-a320-economy-class-mailand/ I think its time for some good stories about my favorite airline - airberlin - during this hard times: It's the 21st of July and my wife's birthday. We just left our daughter at Grandma and we are on the way to Berlin...

Flying Business Class with a Toddler - The long way :-)

On April we made a Trip in Business Class this year from Sofia to Johannesburg. The reason was a very very chap Business Class Fare with Lufthansa Austrian Airlines. I have lots of photos :) => Austrian Airlines Business Class: Sofia-Vienna-Frankfurt: http://www.robisintheair.de/review-austrian-airl...

Re: Summer '16 trek back home - Part 11: Epic Lufthansa, Epic A340! (Delhi to Munich, Aug '16)

Thank you for this nice Trip Report. Are you an Absolut Vodka collector?

Re: My first Business experience! CCS-CDG-FCO on Air France

It seems like the Business Class has smaller screens than the Premium Economy Class

Re: First Long Haul Flight with Baby Girl - Business Class with Air Canada to the U.S.

Part (2) http://www.robisintheair.de/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0384.jpg Link to Photoalbum: http://www.robisintheair.de/review-air-canada-express-business-class-embraer-e175-nach-toronto/ With Air Canada Express from Atlanta to Toronto Even the most beautiful holiday is nearing to its end and after a f...

Re: Alaska Airlines’ Milk Run – SEA-KTN-WRG-PSG-JNU & unexpected JNU-SIT-KTN-SEA

I am really impressed by your pictures! For 2018 its my goal to do this Milk Run

Greeting from Germany!

Re: First Long Haul Flight with Baby Girl - Business Class with Air Canada to the U.S.

Robisintheair, ATL now has the ATL SkyTrain which connects the airport with the Rental Car Center and the GICC (Georgia International Convention Center): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATL_SkyTrain https://martaguide.com/things-to-know-about-the-atlanta-skytrain/ Next time try the train, it maybe fa...

Re: First Long Haul Flight with Baby Girl - Business Class with Air Canada to the U.S.

Enjoyed your report (even the German - Meine Deutch ist nicht sehr gut, aber ich verstahe ein bischen :-) ). How did you find a fare that low? Thank you for reading super jeff! :) The Fare was from April 2016 and was a Star Alliance Flash Sale for 4 Hours and was against the Delta Airlines Hubs. I ...

First Long Haul Flight with Baby Girl - Business Class with Air Canada to the U.S.

Link to the Photos http://www.robisintheair.de/in-drei-schritten-ueber-den-grossen-teich/ Today starts our trip to the United States. An excellent Business Class Fare was the reason to start our journey in Oslo. So we took the plane from Munich and had an overnight stay in the Norwegian Capital. Rea...

Re: A321neo SFO-DCA First Class aboard Virgin America June 3, 2017

Hi Moe, thank you for this TR, really nice pics! Good to see that VA is the launch customer for this plane. It looks like, that they had a good product in First Class. What do you think about the seat comfort? Thank Robert

British Airways Airbus A321 Club World to Oslo

:checkmark: For more pictures you can follow the link: ==> http://www.robisintheair.de/review-british-airways-club-world-airbus-a321-nach-oslo/ During my online check-in for the return flight with British Airways to Oslo, I was briefly confused by the seating arrangement. Two seats, a single seat an...

Re: Vologda Air - Yakovlev Yak-40 VKO-UUOS Passenger Flight Experience

How cool is that ! What did you pay for that flight?

Re: Impressive Ethiopian Biz+Economy to South Africa: BOM-ADD-CPT/JNB-ADD-BOM in 787/77W/77L/738

Thank you for your nice Trip Report! I was a Month ago also in Capetown and had my last dinner at Borschendal winery

Re: The best way over the North Atlantic?

The food in economy "sucks." unlike United American have made no effort to improve their meals. They still serve a disgusting chocolate brownie which United has finally replaced with a decent ice cream. Their salads have improved as they give you a generous portion of tomatoes. Anyway the...

Re: The best way over the North Atlantic?

Excellent report! The AA 77W J seat really is a great product. The food looks good, it seems like AA is stepping it up a notch. It's nice to read a positive review of a US-based carrier here on A.net, especially as critical as we can be of the US3. Just my two cents. -Rowen Hi Rowen, I appreciate t...

The best way over the North Atlantic?

http://www.robisintheair.de/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5906.jpg Its time to go back to Oslo. With American Airlines in their new Business Class, first flight is to London-Heathrow. From the Jamaica station, the JFK Airport Train takes me to Terminal 8. Here flies, in addition to American Airlines, Air ...

Re: Mileagerun "Quick and Dirty" with Aegean Airlines to Cairo

debonair wrote:

Nice TR...

I am only confused, Swissport Lounge in ATH? I thought A3 is having their own lounge...

Mileagerun "Quick and Dirty" with Aegean Airlines to Cairo

A new flightyear 2017, also means to requalify the Star Alliance Gold with Aegean Airlines. With this little Greek Airlines, you often get the opportunity for some interesting Routings, for Example to Cairo. I choosed the “quick and dirty” option. My Flight starts at 10 am on a Saturday in Munich to...

Re: Let's Burn Some Miles - With Air Berlin in Business Class

I already make a Video during my stay in the Ethiad First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi. Between 3 and 6 am in the Morning it was completely empty. The dinner was great and the Bartender made a very good Job

https://youtu.be/FzPY96NsD3I?t=1