Carduelis From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 1585 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2545 times:
When I was Air cabin Crew on 707s of BOAC, I did around the world every month for over three years, 1963-66. The trips comprised 21 days away, with 7-10 days off before doing it all over again!
Routings started in LHR and varied, but used either FRA,FCO,ZRH, then on to KHI or THR or DEL, then BKK, RGN, SIN or HKG. When using SIN, a sidetrip to SYD via DRW was thrown in!
The trip normally continued from HKG to TYO, then HNL, SFO, JFK, back to LHR, slipping at all points on the way! There were three flights each way every week, not on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which meant five days slip in TYO when leaving HKG on Sunday, five days in HNL if flying from TYO on Sunday (arriving in the morning of Sunday!) five days in SFO if flying from HNL on a Sunday, then a quick 24 hours in NYC before returning to LHR.
Very often, we used to meet out respected colleagues from PanAm along the routes, but unlike BOAC their RTW services ignored the whole continent of the USA, starting/finishing JFK or SFO, so PA were not really Around the World!
We also had a nightstop in HNL westbound for reasons I shall not go in to here, but it was great fun having chats with female passengers on the SFOHNL sector to make prospective partners in HNL for the brief overnight stay!
All in all, a great time was had by all, and some of the happiest moments of my life!
Bon Voyages!
Per Ardua ad Astra! ........ Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense!
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15870 posts, RR: 66 Reply 2, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2538 times:
ARN-LHR-BKK-HKG (Kai Tak!) - BKK-SYD-Auckland-PPT-Auckland-SFO-LAX-CPH-ARN.
My parents are soon setting off on:
ARN-LHR-JFK, HPN-ORD-Wiichita-DFW-SEA, SFO-LAX-MEL-Hobart-MEL-Hamilton Island-SYD-Joburg-Kreuger Park-Joburg-LHR-NCE-ARN
That will be their 3rd around the world!
"There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitive idiots." - from Citadel by John Ringo
FutureFO From New Caledonia, joined Oct 2001, 3095 posts, RR: 24 Reply 3, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2519 times:
I have done it. Running from IAD-LGA-JFK-NRT-HKG-FRA-IAD. CRJ-Bus-777-744-744-777. Was in First or Biz on the long segments except for HKG-FRA which was in Y on LH. Was nonrevving for the trip, so took my chances.
BG001 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 52 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2477 times:
Haven't done it yet but doing it in Jan,05. Pretty excited and looking forward to it. I am heading east so that the flight time is shorter. I am flying :
JFK-LHR-DXB-DAC ( staying there for a month )
DAC-BKK-SIN-LAX-JFK ( short breaks in Thailand and Singapore )
RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 6, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2470 times:
Mine was all in F-Class:
SEA-NRT-SIN-BLR-DEL-FRA-PDX-SEA just over a year ago on UA, Indian Airlines, LH. It was a great trip and it was all done in just 7 days because around the world was the cheapest and fastest F-Class fare to India.
(btw, this should go to Polls and Prefs)
If you have never designed an airplane part before, let the real designers do the work!
Ken777 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7442 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2463 times:
I'm very lucky in that I have to go to Australia for business and always do a RTW - I'm too old for long haul west to east flying.
Basically I get in as many miles as possible and see as much as possible. An average trip, starting in SYD might be SYD-MEL-PER-HKG-ICN-HKG-BKK-SIN-LHR-VIE-LHR-CAI-LHR-ORD-DFW-MIA-AUA-MIA-LAX-AKL-SYD.
On various trips I will switch out VIE & CAI for MAD, BCN, ATH, HEL or any other European city that catches my fancy at the time. LHR is generally where I will go through for connections.
The great thing about this is that I can look at various cities/countries as possible places for business while avoiding the cost of going there on a separate trip.
RTW trips are the best option I have seen for seeing all of the fantastic places in this world - definitely worth the money.
NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 10 Reply 9, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2390 times:
I think so, on account that TED is United, isn't it?
Also, is it possible to go around the owrld on Northwest ONLY? We use my mom's employee benefits, and we only fly NW since it's free, but sometimes we'll throw in a couple hundred bucks for all 3 of us to enjoy WORLD BUSINESS CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flying an aeroplane with only a single propeller to keep you in the air. Can you imagine that? -Capt. Picard
Accargo From Canada, joined Sep 2004, 610 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2393 times:
I did YYZ-YVR-HNL-CNS-SYD-PER-SIN-BOM-LHR-YYZ back in 1989. It was quite the trip, luckily, the SIN-YYZ legs were in Business class. I'll do it again soon I hope, differant route, longer stopovers.
COEWR2587 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 603 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 2380 times:
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Aerosol From Germany, joined Oct 2000, 543 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 7 months 1 week 4 days ago) and read 2232 times:
DUS-FRA-BKK-SIN-HKG-Shanghai(Train no star alliance connection at that time)-PEK-NRT-AKL-NAN-RAR-FAA-BOB-FAA-LAX-MEX-SCL-EZE-GIG-GRU-FRA-DUS
Stat Alliance Round the world ticket. August 01-Jan01, had a very nice time.
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