Longhornmaniac From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 3094 posts, RR: 48 Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1838 times:
EK is Emirates (one of the nicest airlines in the world) Dubai is in the United Arab Emirates.
PS: if you drag ur cursor over the abbrev. oftentimes it will tell you that information.
6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22 Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1834 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 4): What airline is EK? Where is DXB?
Air France does only a codeshare with Air Seychelles.
Tell me you're kidding...
if not... EK is Emirates, based in Dubai [DXB].
You may not have heard of them. They're a relatively small airline, with few aircraft, even fewer aircraft orders. Its an airline that most likely will go bankrupt over the next 12 months, and its inflight service is appauling...
Planemanofnz From New Zealand, joined Sep 2005, 1653 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1828 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 8): Thanks. I didn't know that about the cursor!
I'm coming from Canada so I guess Condor from Germany would be the best best. Are they a charter line? I know nothing about them.
Why do you not want to go on Air Seychelles and Kenya Airways fly to the Seychelles from Nairobi. Kenya Airways codeshare with KLM so that might be another option.
Planemanofnz From New Zealand, joined Sep 2005, 1653 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 1798 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 11): What can somebody tell me about Air Seychelles? Is it a top-notch airline with a good safety record or more of a third world carrier?
Well I don't know much about the airline except that they operate 767-300ER's on long haul flights to Mahe Island and they have not Ptv's. Because of that I would go on Emirates or Kenya Airways but some people may say that a little screen in the seatback in front of you does not matter. I do not think Air Seychelles is a third world carrier though.
Spyderz From Canada, joined Apr 2001, 651 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1746 times:
Well I've flown on, at the time at least, 2/3 of their fleet. Flew a brand spanking new 737-700 and one of their 767-300's. Service was very good onboard and on the ground. I would not hesitate to fly with them again, so you should have no concerns with them, and hey, you would be flying a pretty exotic airline.
Sidishus From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 519 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago) and read 1723 times:
Pretty wild approach into there(at least from my vantage point in Victoria Harbor some years ago). You head straight for the side of the mountain, then do a sharp 90 degree left turn to final.
Always wanted to see what that looks like out of the front windows.
Elagabal From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 197 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago) and read 1705 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 11): AF only does a codeshare with Air Seychelles.
True, although if you're buying from Canada, it will almost certainly be an Air France ticket, and you'll probably have to go through them to board Air Seychelles (unless you have a clever travel agent, or are enterprising - and likely willing to pay more and construct your own connections).
Qatar Air, another Middle Eastern carrier, also serve the Seychelles. They're not quite as organized as Emirates, from what I hear, although the price might be competitive. Connections aplenty in Europe.
Quoting Planemanofnz (Reply 12): I do not think Air Seychelles is a third world carrier though.
Nor I. They have an excellent safety record. For that matter, "Third World Carrier" is a bit of a slur - some Third World countries have excellent airlines (Ethiopia, El Salvador).
Dogfighter2111 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 1968 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1629 times:
Hey,
I done an Expedia search:
Dates: 14/4/2006 to 28/4/2006
Route:
Outbound
Air Canada YYZ-LHR
Qatar Airways LHR-DOH
Qatar Airways DOH-SEZ
Inbound
Air France SEZ-CDG
Air France CDG-YUL
Air Canada YUL-YYZ
They are the cheapest flights on Expedia. The total cost per person for those flights is £5,833.80. In Canadian Dollers it is $11,857.85 CAD.
BLE4MCA1 EK B Round-Trip 1802.00 (CAD)
MLE4MCA1 EK M Round-Trip 2019.00 (CAD)
BLE1YCA1 EK B Round-Trip 2236.00 (CAD)
WLE4MCA1 EK W Round-Trip 2236.00 (CAD)
YLE4MCA1 EK Y Round-Trip 2454.00 (CAD)
MLE1YCA1 EK M Round-Trip 2454.00 (CAD)
WLE1YCA1 EK W Round-Trip 2671.00 (CAD)
YLE1YCA1 EK Y Round-Trip 2889.00 (CAD)
HKAPCAAQ AF H Round-Trip 5414.00 (CAD)
BKAP1 AC B Round-Trip 5661.00 (CAD)
BKAP2 BA B Round-Trip 5676.00 (CAD)
YKAPE NW Y Round-Trip 5745.00 (CAD)
YKAPE KL Y Round-Trip 5745.00 (CAD)
KKAP3M EK K Round-Trip 5774.00 (CAD)
Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3183 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1593 times:
Quoting Elagabal (Reply 16): "Third World Carrier" is a bit of a slur - some Third World countries have excellent airlines (Ethiopia, El Salvador).
Thai Airways too? but still too poor to use real 100% orange juice in Y class
There Are Those Who Believe That There May Yet Be Other Airlines Who Even Now Fight To Survive Beyond The Heavens
Wrighbrothers From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 1875 posts, RR: 10 Reply 22, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1533 times:
British Airways used to operate to the Seychelles with a 744, until earlier this year, when the route was cancelled.
BA still operate to Mauritius with a 744 from LHR though.
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