Introduction

For quite some time now I had my mind set on doing one or another 5th freedom flight in Europe. As you all know, there are some flights to choose from although I would not say they are in abundance. Among the more popular ones are definitely LAN’s services from/to MAD/FRA and MAD/CDG and Singapore Airlines’ service from/to MAN/MUC. Now the last one is as well on my personal list, but due to bad timings in winter season, I have postponed this one to the summer season.

Kuwait Airways as well has 5th freedom rights, amongst others between FRA and GVA. On Friday you can fly from FRA to GVA in the late afternoon and on Saturday you can fly from GVA to FRA around noon. I chose the first option. All tickets were booked far in advance:

BRU – FRA on Lufthansa for € 49 (as part of a return ticket with the return planned somewhere in May 2012)
FRA – GVA on Kuwait Airways for € 111 oneway
GVA – BRU on easyJet for € 24 oneway

Timings were favorable but the connection in FRA was a a bit on the tight side: 1h25 mins to go from T1A to T1B in FRA, with no OLCI possible ex-FRA so I had to check in somewhere along the way. A few weeks before departure I received an email from Kuwait Airways announcing a minor schedule change which shortened my connection time with another 20 mins. Also a few weeks prior I noticed an equipment change from A343 to A300-600. Well in this case I’d rather have an equipment change than a schedule change!

Fellow users PlaneHunter (see Fifth Freedom Tidbit: Kuwait Airways A300-600 (by PlaneHunter Dec 2 2010 in Trip Reports)), Luxair747SP (see Personal Service On A Classic Plane: KU Business (by luxair747SP Mar 9 2011 in Trip Reports)) and LXM83 (see A340 Switzerland-Germany To Meet Trip Reporters (by LXM83 Jul 15 2011 in Trip Reports)) amongst others (forgive me if I have forgotten you) as well have profited from this carrier’s 5th freedom thing to score a ride.

On my way…

So on a sunny November’s Friday, I once again hopped on my bike for the half an hour’s drive to BRU. Once parked I went to the LH service desk to enquire whether they could check me in for KU’s FRA-GVA flight (LH does KU handling at FRA). Some furious typing later I was told a ‘no can do’ and went on my way. A dive into the tunnel leading to terminal A – wow something new at BRU: automated access through scanning your bp – followed by a quick check of my belongings and I was in no time at the gate. No plane yet, so I sat down and enjoyed the free wifi to surf some and pass the time away.

A47 for my flight today:

A quiet period this time of day:


A stroll around yielded not much special but this one (I really like these SN heavies): the last Africa bound flight of the day to Monrovia, ready to roll:


In due time, the expected A319 rolled in and was vacuumed onto the finger, an on time departure being very likely so I was getting a bit more comfortable regarding the connection:




BRU → FRA
LH1011
A319
D-AILP ‘Tübingen’
13h40-14h40 (1h00)
Y/25a

I took my seat in 25A, window last row, 3 for me and a healthy load of about 80%. Now I will not go into much detail on this flight: it’s your bog standard LH flight with all the things that come with it and we all almost know by heart  

Legroom and delicious Toblerone:


Cabin view:


Pushed back:


And liftoff Rwy 25R:


A quiet Brussels Ring road:


BRU overview after a lefthand turn:


And another one:


An airport but I’m too lazy to look it up…:


Coffee with a layer of milk  :


Coming in for an arrival on the 07’s:


Cars and ICE:


Yes! A landing on the new rwy 07L today:


Taxiing out:


Passing this LH B747 with special color scheme commemorating the 50 year partnership of Boeing and LH:


That’s where we came in from:


I’m definitely at the right airport, although not yet at the right gate. I was hoping for a finger gate arrival to speed up deboarding and connecting but that was to no avail. We kept on taxiing…:


And taxiing…(dedicated to SloAir!):


And taxiing… (dedicated to volvair!):


And taxiing… (dedicated to FlyingFinn!):


Until we finally turned into V115 on the apron, right across terminal 2. (Hey Petteri, there’s your Dash!)


Bye bye my friend:


Oh, ‘Tübingen’ is your name!


We all hopped into the bus which drove us right to the separating point of terminal 1A and B, just next to the border and security control. Great! I was relieved since I only had to walk 100m to be landside and do my checkin at the desk.

From the FIDS it was clear I had to go to checkin counter 538-544 to obtain my bp. Upon arriving at the dedicated desks, there was no one there. Also on the panels above there was no sign of ‘Kuwait Airways’ checkin. Desk 537 just to the right was occupied by a lady reading a newspaper and above this desk was a sign indicating checkin for Air Moldova and Cyprus Airways.

Me: ‘I’m sorry, but I’m looking for the checkin desk for Kuwait Airways, which is supposed to be at counter 538-544.’ I gave her my passport and the booking reference.
Lady: ‘You have come to the right place, I was waiting for you.’
Me: ‘Huh?’
Lady: ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’, she smiled while handing me back the docs.
Me: ‘Thanks, I sure will.’

Wow, how great is that, a whole widebody to myself? With a big smile on my face I walked off. Then through customs and security and onto gate B26:


Walking through some dreary corridors:


Finally at the right place!


There she was, glowing in the late afternoon sun:


I still had some time to kill, so I sat at the window and enjoyed the excellent FRA views.

How much more ‘head on’ can you get?


PrivatAir:



At about 15 mins past scheduled boarding time, boarding was announced. I was the only one to get up and have my bp scanned to allow my entrance to a little part of the Middle East. Needless to say I was thrilled…



FRA → GVA
KU177
A300-600
9K-AME ‘Al Rawdhatain’
15h45-17h00 (1h15)
Y/33a

Walking through the jetbridge:



Upon entering I was greeted by 2 f/a’s who directed me to the very back of the plane. About halfway the cabin, I encountered f/a Mustafa (from India I later learned) who was a bit surprised that I was seated in the last row.

Mustafa: ‘Sir, we have a very light load today, if you want to switch seats, just pick any other available seat you desire.’
Me: ‘Thank you for the offer, but this seat will do just fine’, I replied.
The tone was set for what was going to be an outstanding flight with this lovely crew!

My view to the right, all seats were equipped with pillows:


Seating was a bit on the tight side. The leather seats in itself were comfy but the legroom was somewhat cramped. For a +6h maybe just adequate? All seats had PTV’s but the image quality and the overall function left a lot to be desired. Some units were working, some were not. But that did not bother me, I was not here for watching TV  

Looking forward:


Overhead panel on this old bus:


And looking down from the back:


A plethora of newspapers, all of them in Arabic:


The headrest cover, and yes, it’s a non smoking flight lol!


PTV controls on the armrests:


Contents of the seat pocket:


If you need to go, you can check the availibilty here:


We were getting ready for departure, the safety demo was played in Arabic and English on the PTV’s:


And a refreshing tissue was handed out as well:


After a most warm welcome for the captain, we pushed back and made a beeline for rwy 18. In the back galley, I overheard the crew conversating and laughing. I also heard Spanish speaking by one of them. It was a mix of nationalities: Mexico, Philippines, Tunisia, India,…

During pushback I managed to nail this one:


Passing by some commuters:


It looked like the captain was in a good mood today: we made a rolling takeoff and went off like a rocket. I’ve never had such a powerful and steep takeoff before. E Viva light loads and old birds lol!


After a while, engine power was reduced and we levelled a bit until after a minute or 2, the engines spooled up again and the captain pulled the yoke further up which resulted in a 2nd powerful climb. I was smiling from ear to ear, this was really great!


Finally leveling for real:


The crew was released and went to their duties, although I guess with only 6 passengers they were very light today. No trolley was rolled out, in stead they brought me a tray with a snack by hand: a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:


A female attendant came by to ask if I wanted some other drink and I asked for a coke. It was the Arabian version and nicely chilled:




After the snack, f/a Mustafa came by to collect my tray and we started off a conversation. He asked me where I came from etc. I explained I was just taking this flight for fun, to sample a bit of the Middle East with Kuwait Airways and to fly this older aircraft type. He was surprised and very enthusiastic about my intentions. I guess he was happy that his company was put in a positive light as well.
I asked if it was allright to take pics, and he said no problem. I was invited even in the galley to have a chat with his colleagues.

The rear galley:



A part of the lovely crew of KU177


Suddenly we felt a massive G-force taking a hold of us, indicating the crew upfront performing a steep turn. Not long thereafter landing was announced shortly, so I returned to my seat and thanked the crew for their kindness and hospitality.

Back in the seat, a great vortex was witnessed:


And the Alps came in sight; always amazing:








The light outside was quickly fading as it was nearing 17h00:


Landing on GVA’s rwy 23:


A quick taxi later we came to a halt at the terminal:


I packed my belongings, wished the crew a good flight back tomorrow and made my way out. To my surprise the plane was not connected to a finger but a bus was waiting outside in stead. A last goodbye shot through the windows of the bus. Damn, even the buses in GVA have this annoying anti-photo pattern on the windows:


After clearing the border control (a very friendly officer makes all the difference!) I made my way to the departures area to obtain my bp for my easyJet flight home.

Last sign of KU177:


BRU at 19h15, that’s for me:


Some moments later, bp in hand, I proceeded through security and was airside in minutes. Boarding from gate D21, one of those annoying satellite gates:


5 mins away, my a…:


Anticipating a full flight, the gate agent made some announcements that due to the expected lack of storage space in the overhead bins, some volunteers were asked to check in their large carryons for free! Not too much reaction came on that so the gate agent took it in her own hands and chose herself some bags that had to be checked in. Boarding was 15 minutes late.



GVA → BRU
EZS1535
A319
HB-JZK
19h15-20h35 (1h20)




Quite acceptable legroom. The seats did not stay free unfortunately…




Free for all: you know how it goes on these LCC’s. I took a seat in the back at the window. A young Spanish couple came sitting next to me, immediately taking out their smelly sandwiches and a pack of very crispy and even more smelly chips. On top of that, they had quite some noise from their own. Getting a little irritated by the noise and most of all the smell there was nothing I could do but pop in my ear plugs and breathe only the necessary amount of oxygen to stay alive   

Cruising over Belgium, the best lit up country in the whole wide world:


And finally arriving safe and sound on home soil, hallelujah! ET is already home, he did not have to use his phone:


Great, why do we have to use the very last gate at the A concourse when there are plenty of others available? Nearly a 2 km walk later through a deserted A concourse I was back at the start and as well at the end of a great day!

Thanks for reading and feel free to drop a line or more!

Sultanils

Hi Nils,

very nice report about your KU experience.
6 passengers would have been okay for a small Cessna, but how much did KU lost with the A300?
Anyway the service looked good on them and a wide body within Europe is always something special.
Also glad you made your connection in FRA well.

Thanks again for sharing
Really enjoyed reading it.
Johannes

Hi Nils,

great report on a very interesting day-trip. I would not mind an equipment change form the A343 to A300, a nice catch. I might look into this flight, it looks very interesting.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Passing this LH B747 with special color scheme commemorating the 50 year partnership of Boeing and LH:

I flew that one JFK-FRA last year  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): And taxiing…(dedicated to SloAir!):

Hey, thanks 

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’, she smiled while handing me back the docs.

Wow, that is nice! Only 6 pax on a widebody, something you don't get to experience often.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Free for all: you know how it goes on these LCC’s. I took a seat in the back at the window. A young Spanish couple came sitting next to me, immediately taking out their smelly sandwiches and a pack of very crispy and even more smelly chips. On top of that, they had quite some noise from their own. Getting a little irritated by the noise and most of all the smell there was nothing I could do but pop in my ear plugs and breathe only the necessary amount of oxygen to stay alive

Sounds nasty, a big change form KU 'private jet'

Thanks for sharing, it was an interesting read. I think I'm gonna go and search for some interesting fifth freedom flights right now  

Blaž

Great report - very lucky for you to get the A300 and an empty plane

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): wow something new at BRU: automated access through scanning your bp

I noticed those in Birmingham and Dublin last week. In DUB there wasn't actually a choice - it was machines or nothing

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): A stroll around yielded not much special but this one (I really like these SN heavies): the last Africa bound flight of the day to Monrovia, ready to roll:

That's whetted my appetite for my BRU-BJM in January

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Lady: ‘You have come to the right place, I was waiting for you.’ Me: ‘Huh?’ Lady: ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’, she smiled while handing me back the docs. Me: ‘Thanks, I sure will.’

Great that they were expecting you, despite your short connection

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

Very satisfactory for a short flight

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): A part of the lovely crew of KU177

They look young and efficient!

Hi Nils!

Great tripreport!

Really nice that you got to fly on the A300, I wanna log that one some day too before it's too late!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Wow, how great is that, a whole widebody to myself?

Wow, that's cool, have been quite a few years since i last experienced an empty widebody myself.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): During pushback I managed to nail this one:

A real beauty, I saw it myself down at BCN this summer.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): And the Alps came in sight; always amazing:

Wow some really nice pictures there. Love the sea of clouds around the mountains.

Martin

Hi Nils,

thanks for this great trip report! Only appropriate for a Sultan to check out a middle eastern carrier  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): dedicated to volvair!

Oh my, thank you!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight

Now that is just great! And good to still go for the last row and the maximum amount of privacy.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): It was a mix of nationalities: Mexico, Philippines, Tunisia, India,…

Wow, did not expect KU to boast such a variety of nations. I give you Tunisia, India and Philippines, but Mexico..?

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): E Viva light loads and old birds lol!

Oh yes. Had a similar experience last November on a BT 757-200 with a 20% load on relatively short RIX-SVO.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water

Great service for a route that short. Might even be difficult to finish that when theres a full load and you are getting the meal halfway during descent. But then again a full load might be very unlikely here.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): the best lit up country in the whole wide world

I thought you turned off your highway lights as a manner of deficit reduction?

Hi Nils,

great report about your KU mission. You were lucky with that light load, my FCO-CDG flight was packed.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Now the last one is as well on my personal list, but due to bad timings in winter season, I have postponed this one to the summer season.

Hopefully the service will still exist then.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): And taxiing…(dedicated to SloAir!):

Hey, D-AIMF is my bird - SloAir flew on D-AIMH!  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): PrivatAir:

Nice! Many more pictures of a sister ship will show up in a report soon...

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Seating was a bit on the tight side. The leather seats in itself were comfy but the legroom was somewhat cramped. For a +6h maybe just adequate? All seats had PTV’s but the image quality and the overall function left a lot to be desired. Some units were working, some were not.

Well, I definitely wouldn't want to spend several hours on these planes.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): No trolley was rolled out, in stead they brought me a tray with a snack by hand: a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

That looks very good!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): A part of the lovely crew of KU177

  


PH

Hi Nils,

Nice report and pix, tks for posting.

Excellent to have such a light load an a hospitable crew, very nice indeed.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): A few weeks before departure I received an email from Kuwait Airways announcing a minor schedule change which shortened my connection time with another 20 mins.

- Never good to receive and it's always when you don't have bags of spare time.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Also a few weeks prior I noticed an equipment change from A343 to A300-600

- Now that's a welcome change!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight.

- Amazing!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): The crew was released and went to their duties, although I guess with only 6 passengers they were very light today. No trolley was rolled out, in stead they brought me a tray with a snack by hand: a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

- Looks pretty decent for this short flight.

Cheers

Mark

Hi Nils...excellent TR. I love the "dedicated" cabin on the KU flight and so happy to hear that they were so friendly! That seat pitch on U2 looked really tight!

Hi Nils, congratulations on scoring this very nice private flight with KU - the crew to passenger ratio on that flight was just about right...  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): For quite some time now I had my mind set on doing one or another 5th freedom flight in Europe.

Yeah, I should really get around doing a bit more of those! I really enjoyed my LAN flights plus the Ethiopian one of course.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Among the more popular ones are definitely LAN’s services from/to MAD/FRA and MAD/CDG

Sadly the latter is already gone! A shame as it was a nice cheap flight.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): FRA – GVA on Kuwait Airways for € 111 oneway

That's a bit steep - you can get the FCO-CDG for around 80 EUR if you look hard enough.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Also a few weeks prior I noticed an equipment change from A343 to A300-600. Well in this case I’d rather have an equipment change than a schedule change!

Hah. Congratulations, sure something nice and now you have an excuse to go back and fly the same nice flight again to catch the 343.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): I really like these SN heavies

So why don't you do a nice trip to the darkest Africa for our benefit?  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Legroom and delicious Toblerone:

Ahh, the ultra short haul LH service - got the same on TXL-FRA last weekend.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): An airport but I’m too lazy to look it up…:

Me too!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Coming in for an arrival on the 07’s:

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Cars and ICE:

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Yes! A landing on the new rwy 07L today:

Congratulations. Had the same views on that TXL-FRA flight, albeit it was dark so had nice views of the lights. BTW that's Mainz you flew over  .

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): And taxiing… (dedicated to FlyingFinn!):

Thanks!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Until we finally turned into V115 on the apron, right across terminal 2. (Hey Petteri, there’s your Dash!)

Thanks 2. Almost the same parking position where we actually parked.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Oh, ‘Tübingen’ is your name!

Hey, that should be dedicated to Markus!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Lady: ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’, she smiled while handing me back the docs.

Now that's nice - your private personal check in and such an empty widebody! Twice I've been the only passenger on a flight but never with such a large plane though!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): My view to the right, all seats were equipped with pillows:

Nice old fashioned cabin and seats.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): It was a mix of nationalities: Mexico, Philippines, Tunisia, India,…

... just like the workforce of these Gulf states in general.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): which resulted in a 2nd powerful climb. I was smiling from ear to ear, this was really great!

Wow, looks nice. Certainly an experience to remember!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

Looks good and very extensive for such a short hot. LH would've served you that Toblerone bar  .

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Damn, even the buses in GVA have this annoying anti-photo pattern on the windows:

Now that sucks.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): I made my way to the departures area to obtain my bp for my easyJet flight home.

Why no OLCI? Or you wanted a real boarding pass?

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Not too much reaction came on that so the gate agent took it in her own hands and chose herself some bags that had to be checked in. Boarding was 15 minutes late.

Interesting concept - offering something for free to speed up the process. Very proactive of the gate agent (and not very proactive by the passengers, but hardly surprising!).

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Cruising over Belgium, the best lit up country in the whole wide world:

Oh yes, so I heard. It looked amazing a year ago on my late night CRL-ALC flight.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): And finally arriving safe and sound on home soil, hallelujah! ET is already home, he did not have to use his phone:

Home in Addis Abeba?

Hi Nils,

Stunning report, especially the private KU’s touch. You did a fantastic job to get the crew members on the photo. What an appropriate dedication!   

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): automated access through scanning your bp – followed by a quick check of my belongings and I was in no time at the gate.

Oh wow! I wish Schiphol could be that way!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): An airport but I’m too lazy to look it up…:

Finthen AAF!


A successful day trip. No doubt about that! Thank you for sharing.

Best wishes,
Suryo

Hey Nils ,
Great report and glad it all worked out ok for you in the end   Rare aircraft, nice snack and great crew   What more could you ask for ?

Thanks for the nice photos and insight to KU .

Regards

Philip  

Hi, Nils,

great story and pictures, really well done.
KU is for sure something out of the ordinary beside all that LH and else flights, a good idea to catch it this way.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): D-AILP ‘Tübingen’

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Oh, ‘Tübingen’ is your name!

Well, I´ve been there two or three times, but not on the plane!.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Free for all: you know how it goes on these LCC’s. I took a seat in the back at the window. A young Spanish couple came sitting next to me, immediately taking out their smelly sandwiches and a pack of very crispy and even more smelly chips. On top of that, they had quite some noise from their own. Getting a little irritated by the noise and most of all the smell there was nothing I could do but pop in my ear plugs and breathe only the necessary amount of oxygen to stay alive

The joy of flying these days.

Greetings,
Markus(FLIEGER67)

Hi Nils

What a brilliant report. I really enjoyed that. Interesting to see the flaps out for take off. I've only ever been on the A 300 twice, once from TXL to FRA and once from ZRH to DOH and on both occasions the slats were extended but not the flaps.

The can of coke looks cool. Very good of KU to give you a whole full size can, rather than those puny little ones most airlines seem to serve these days in Economy.

In any case, thanks for posting!

Wiliam

Hi Nils

Nice trip report, enjoyed the read. Was funny as I was in BRU exacty the moment of your departure! I even photographed LH 1011 from the Wingtips resturant from the public area! Do you have any idea from where the CRJ belonged a few gates further (the white and red one)? Fun to see you got the A300 from KU as well, a widebody with only 6 persons seems just amazing! I found a BBJ occupied by 10 and a 76 occupied by 44 to ber exclusive! But this tops it all  .

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Singapore Airlines’ service from/to MAN/MUC. Now the last one is as well on my personal list, but due to bad timings in winter season, I have postponed this one to the summer season.

Good to know...

Greetings
Marc

A nice report on KU, an airline I flew back in 1996/1997 and the trip reports I need to document here, but basically just photos  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): From the FIDS it was clear I had to go to checkin counter 538-544 to obtain my bp. Upon arriving at the dedicated desks, there was no one there. Also on the panels above there was no sign of ‘Kuwait Airways’ checkin. Desk 537 just to the right was occupied by a lady reading a newspaper and above this desk was a sign indicating checkin for Air Moldova and Cyprus Airways. Me: ‘I’m sorry, but I’m looking for the checkin desk for Kuwait Airways, which is supposed to be at counter 538-544.’ I gave her my passport and the booking reference. Lady: ‘You have come to the right place, I was waiting for you.’ Me: ‘Huh?’ Lady: ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’, she smiled while handing me back the docs. Me: ‘Thanks, I sure will.’ Wow, how great is that, a whole widebody to myself? With a big smile on my face I walked off.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): The crew was released and went to their duties, although I guess with only 6 passengers they were very light today. No trolley was rolled out, in stead they brought me a tray with a snack by hand: a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

Was that way on an EK 773 from DXB to KHI. It was truly empty but there were definitely more than 6 lol. And yes no trolley service on that flight too, just trays handed out like on your flight. But I'm sure you must have been thrilled to literally have a full widebody all to yourself AC (YYZ-LGA) EK (JFK-DXB-KHI) (Aug'06) Long W/pics (by Flightsimboy Dec 26 2009 in Trip Reports)

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): How much more ‘head on’ can you get?

I doubt even up that close will make me like the Airbus A380, unlike her sisters the A340-500 and A340-600 which I absolutely adore!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): All seats had PTV’s but the image quality and the overall function left a lot to be desired. Some units were working, some were not. But that did not bother me, I was not here for watching TV

Kuwait Airways was one of the pioneers on the Seat back videos. Of course with time and not being upgraded they are starting to show their age!!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): After a most warm welcome for the captain, we pushed back and made a beeline for rwy 18. In the back galley, I overheard the crew conversating and laughing. I also heard Spanish speaking by one of them. It was a mix of nationalities: Mexico, Philippines, Tunisia, India,…

Quoting volvair (Reply 5): Wow, did not expect KU to boast such a variety of nations. I give you Tunisia, India and Philippines, but Mexico..?

I hope assuming the Spanish did not automatically indicate the FA was from Mexico!!    Unless of course you were informed accordingly.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Quite acceptable legroom. The seats did not stay free unfortunately…

That woman does not look too pleased to have her photo taken!

Quoting akhmad (Reply 10): Stunning report, especially the private KU’s touch. You did a fantastic job to get the crew members on the photo. What an appropriate dedication!

Suryo I am so glad this trend is catching on!!

Hey Nils!,

great report, fantastic to fly the A300 with this private feeling. Remembered me on my Varig MD-11 flight from CDG to AMS, 15 passengers on that one... then the MD-11 becomes a rocket on takeoff. Fantastic!
Catering looks very nice, and actually quite a lot, compared to the usual offerings we see on these flights in Europe.
Good pics too, lovely views to the Alps on approach.

Regards
Eric

Hi Nils,

Really great to see you giving yourself a 5th freedom treat and on the A300 nonetheless! I've never read about a widebody flight taking off with 6 passengers but now I did! The catering looks good too, for a flight that's just over an hour and the coke looks really special.
The scenes of the alps during descent is just fantastic too!

Nice to hear that aside from the equipment swap (for the better), everything went according to plan and you had a great flying adventure on such a rare bird!

Kudos on documenting your 5th freedom experience so nicely and I'm sure it was immensely enjoyable to be flying on such an empty flight as well! It was really nice to read on your KU experience!

Cheers,
RvXKaz

Hi Nils!

Thanks for a nice report with nice pictures !

Great that you got a ride on KU AB6 and I'm very surprised at the extremely light load! I had a great flight with KU on another fifth freedom route; JFK-LHR on their 777 which I think they sill fly a few days a week.

Nice to get a meal on such a short flight and cabin crew seems very nice as well..

Looking forward to your next report!

The777Man

Hello everone, thanks for this huge amount of comments!

Quoting Luxair747SP (Reply 1): very nice report about your KU experience.

Hello Johannes & many thanks my friend.

Quoting Luxair747SP (Reply 1): but how much did KU lost with the A300?

I guess you wouldn’t want to know…

Quoting SloAir (Reply 2): great report on a very interesting day-trip

Hi Blaz & thanks for replying!

Quoting SloAir (Reply 2): I might look into this flight, it looks very interesting.

You should really do, it was a most enjoyabel experience!

Quoting SloAir (Reply 2): Hey, thanks

No worries  

Quoting SloAir (Reply 2): I think I'm gonna go and search for some interesting fifth freedom flights right now

Do that and let me know what cou came up with!

Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 3): Great report - very lucky for you to get the A300 and an empty plane

Hello Gabriel, thanks & yes I was very lucky with the (almost) empty plane.

Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 3): That's whetted my appetite for my BRU-BJM in January

Going to Africa on SN? Pretty cool! Tell me more!

Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 3): They look young and efficient!

They were sure young. About their efficiency I can’t tell much since the flight was only 6 of us. No need to be very efficient service-wise then lol!

Quoting deltamartin (Reply 4): Great tripreport!

Thanks Martin!

Quoting deltamartin (Reply 4): have been quite a few years since i last experienced an empty widebody myself.

Oh have you? Where & when was that?

Quoting deltamartin (Reply 4): Love the sea of clouds around the mountains.

Yes, me too and you know: it always looks better for real that on a photo.

Quoting volvair (Reply 5): thanks for this great trip report! Only appropriate for a Sultan to check out a middle eastern carrier

Hello volvair and you’re right: my username almost obliged me to take this flight  

Quoting volvair (Reply 5): Oh my, thank you!

You’re welcome  

Quoting volvair (Reply 5): I thought you turned off your highway lights as a manner of deficit reduction?

   I think it will not do much on our deficit reduction! Lights should be out normally yes, but on highway intersections and such, they are on.

Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6): great report about your KU mission. You were lucky with that light load

Thanks PH & yes, I was very lucky that day!

Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6): Hopefully the service will still exist then.

I do hope so as well. At this time it’s still scheduled.

Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6): Hey, D-AIMF is my bird - SloAir flew on D-AIMH

Oops… I stand corrected and it’s as well a dedication to you then!

Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6): Many more pictures of a sister ship will show up in a report soon...

That makes me guess you scored a flight on PrivatAir! Great!

Quoting ba319-131 (Reply 7): Nice report and pix, tks for posting.

Hi Mark, I’m glad you liked my TR!

Quoting ba319-131 (Reply 7): Now that's a welcome change!

Totally right, a change for the better this time.

Quoting globalflyer (Reply 8): Hi Nils...excellent TR

Hello globalflyer, many thanks for leaving a comment.

Quoting globalflyer (Reply 8): That seat pitch on U2 looked really tight!

Well actually, it’s quite bearable for a short flight, even if you’re as tall as I am.

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): Hi Nils, congratulations on scoring this very nice private flight with KU

Thanks Petteri!

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): That's a bit steep

Yeah, it was on the high side but routing wise this was the best option for me.

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): and now you have an excuse to go back and fly the same nice flight again to catch the 343.

You’re right, but with this carrier I don’t believe in ‘scheduled equipment’ anymore lol!

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): So why don't you do a nice trip to the darkest Africa for our benefit?

For your benefit only? Haha, there must be more reasons to get me there! And it’s not that I don’t like Africa  

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): Hey, that should be dedicated to Markus!

  

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): Why no OLCI? Or you wanted a real boarding pass?

You know with all the fuss I made on my FRA connection I just forgot to do OLCI for the easyJet flight, can you believe that?

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 9): Home in Addis Abeba?

Come on Petteri, don’t tell me you did not get my pun? Look at the reg of the other easyJet plane and you’ll (hopefully) get the picture  

Quoting akhmad (Reply 10): Stunning report, especially the private KU’s touch.

Hello Suryo, I’m glad you liked the report.

Quoting akhmad (Reply 10): You did a fantastic job to get the crew members on the photo. What an appropriate dedication!

Actually, they asked me to have their photo taken. Just before I asked them if I was OK taking a pic of the galley, but they insisted on having a photo, even with me on it. They were truly memorable moments in the flight. I asked their permission as well to put it on the site. Permission granted. I don’t want to bring these people in trouble you know…

Quoting akhmad (Reply 10): Finthen AAF

You are definitely not the lazy type lol!

Quoting OA260 (Reply 11): Great report and glad it all worked out ok for you in the end

Hello Philip & yes it all worked like clockwork!

Quoting OA260 (Reply 11): What more could you ask for ?

Nothing much I guess?

Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 12): great story and pictures, really well done.

Helle there MArkus, thanks!

Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 12): KU is for sure something out of the ordinary beside all that LH and else flights, a good idea to catch it this way.

Yes, it was very special indeed and truly memorable as well.

Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 12): Well, I´ve been there two or three times, but not on the plane!.

Oh, hev you?

Quoting knightsofmalta (Reply 13): What a brilliant report.

Hi William, thanks for your reply!

Quoting knightsofmalta (Reply 13): Interesting to see the flaps out for take off.

Actually I did not pay attention to that. Is that not common practice then on this machinery?

Quoting knightsofmalta (Reply 13): The can of coke looks cool. Very good of KU to give you a whole full size can, rather than those puny little ones most airlines seem to serve these days in Economy.

Yes the coke can was a large one and it even had the old-fashioned lip, which comes off completely when opened.

Quoting MSS658 (Reply 14): Nice trip report, enjoyed the read.

Hi Marc, thanks for your comment!

Quoting MSS658 (Reply 14): I even photographed LH 1011 from the Wingtips resturant from the public area!

Oh have you? I need proof my friend  

Quoting MSS658 (Reply 14): Do you have any idea from where the CRJ belonged a few gates further (the white and red one)?

I haven’t seen it or at least I did not pay attention to it. Where was it parked then: A/B/left/right?

Quoting flightsimboy (Reply 15): A nice report on KU

Hello flightsimboy, thanks for your comment!

Quoting flightsimboy (Reply 15): But I'm sure you must have been thrilled to literally have a full widebody all to yourself

I was totally excited, you can imagine that!

Quoting flightsimboy (Reply 15): I doubt even up that close will make me like the Airbus A380, unlike her sisters the A340-500 and A340-600 which I absolutely adore!

The -500 and -600 series are indeed more graceful that the 380, but it’s still an impressive plane.

Quoting flightsimboy (Reply 15): I hope assuming the Spanish did not automatically indicate the FA was from Mexico!! Unless of course you were informed accordingly.

I was informed accordingly  

Quoting airbuseric (Reply 16): great report, fantastic to fly the A300 with this private feeling.

Hello Eric, thanks! And yes the A300 felt very private this way. Btw: I’m still waiting for your report on your own A300 flight  

Quoting airbuseric (Reply 16): 15 passengers on that one... then the MD-11 becomes a rocket on takeoff

Yeah, the good ole’ MD-11 that’s a rocket as well.

Quoting airbuseric (Reply 16): Catering looks very nice, and actually quite a lot

I was very surprised to get this nice tray, it was tasty and filling, just perfect!

Quoting RvXKaz (Reply 17): Really great to see you giving yourself a 5th freedom treat and on the A300 nonetheless!

Hi Kaz, I’m glad you liked my story!

Quoting RvXKaz (Reply 17): The scenes of the alps during descent is just fantastic too!

It was an awesome sight in real. Too bad you don’t have these kind of sights in SIN.

Quoting The777Man (Reply 18): Thanks for a nice report with nice pictures !

Hi Lars, you’re welcome!

Quoting The777Man (Reply 18): I had a great flight with KU on another fifth freedom route; JFK-LHR on their 777 which I think they sill fly a few days a week.

Oh have you? That’s great! Is there a report around here somewhere then?

Sultanils

Hola Nils,

Quoting sultanils (Reply 19): Come on Petteri, don’t tell me you did not get my pun? Look at the reg of the other easyJet plane and you’ll (hopefully) get the picture

Of course I got you pun - didn't you get mine?  

Quoting FlyingFinn76 (Reply 20): Of course I got you pun - didn't you get mine?

   

Sultanils

Hey again!

Quoting sultanils (Reply 19): Oh have you? Where & when was that?

It was when I was a kid on a HKT-BKK flight, don't remember the equipment since I was like 5, but I remember being dissapointed when it wasn't a 747 as my mother has promised!

Martin

Quoting deltamartin (Reply 22): but I remember being dissapointed when it wasn't a 747 as my mother has promised!

That's great, only 5 years old and knowing how a 747 looks like!

Sultanils

Quoting sultanils (Reply 19): I haven’t seen it or at least I did not pay attention to it. Where was it parked then: A/B/left/right?

Did some research, was the Cimber Sterling parked at gate A49 (bound for CPH).

Hi Nils,
great report of a lesser known carrier in Europe!
And the crew seemed to enjoy your enthusiasm too  
Thanks again

signol

Quoting sultanils (Reply 19): Quoting The777Man (Reply 18): I had a great flight with KU on another fifth freedom route; JFK-LHR on their 777 which I think they sill fly a few days a week. Oh have you? That’s great! Is there a report around here somewhere then? Sultanils

No, before my trip report days and before Airliners.net; Apr99.

The777Man

Quoting MSS658 (Reply 24): was the Cimber Sterling parked

Now you mention it: I did notice the gate next door boarding for CPH but Cimber Sterling, no! I did not know they served BRU?

Quoting signol (Reply 25): great report

Thanks signol!

Quoting signol (Reply 25): And the crew seemed to enjoy your enthusiasm too

Yes, they were even just a bit more crazy than I am   

Sultanils

Hi Nils,

What an enjoyable report about a truly exciting flight! What a lucky guy you were, 6 passengers on the A300, wow! And then such a welcoming crew, showing an interest in your reasons for travel and posing for a group photo, just great.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Oh, ‘Tübingen’ is your name!

I was going to say, hope Markus has been on that plane......

Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 12): Well, I´ve been there two or three times, but not on the plane!.

...but can't believe that he hasn't!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): How much more ‘head on’ can you get?

Nice photo.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): I was smiling from ear to ear, this was really great!

Yeah, I've been guilty of that a few times too!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

Fantastic! Just great to see such inflight catering on such a short hop.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): And the Alps came in sight; always amazing:

Beautiful photos, you know how much I like them  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): hallelujah! ET is already home, he did not have to use his phone:

Haha   

Btw, noticed the Flybe flight on FIDS at BRU for IOM via SOU, that's quite exotic. I really can't imagine the demand being there......

Thanks for such a great read,

Happy flying
Infodesk   

Hello Nils,

You were really lucky to fly a classic to be aircraft, more over on a 5th freedom route

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): somewhere in May 2012)

will you intend to use it?

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): BRU overview after a lefthand turn:

wow, really nice one, Airport's overview pictures are my favourite, well done for this

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Free for all

priceless indeed!

many thanks for sharing your last installment

East African Spotter

Quoting infodesk (Reply 28): What an enjoyable report about a truly exciting flight

Hi Hannah, thank you for posting a comment!

Quoting infodesk (Reply 28): ...but can't believe that he hasn't!

Men neither! I guessed by now he must've flown nearly every plane in the LH fleet lol!

Quoting infodesk (Reply 28): Beautiful photos, you know how much I like them

I know you do, but I guess the view you had was even more amazing than mine  

Quoting infodesk (Reply 28): Btw, noticed the Flybe flight on FIDS at BRU for IOM via SOU, that's quite exotic. I really can't imagine the demand being there......

I can't tell. I did SOU-BRU last year on FlyBE and the load was about 50% on an ERJ195 so go figure...

Quoting eastafspot (Reply 29): You were really lucky to fly a classic to be aircraft, more over on a 5th freedom route

Hi Léonard, thanks for reading! And yes, I was lucky with the schedule change for sure.

Quoting eastafspot (Reply 29): will you intend to use it?

I sure will but first I have to make up another exciting itinerary.

Quoting eastafspot (Reply 29): well done for this

Thanks!

Sultanils

Quoting sultanils (Reply 19): Going to Africa on SN? Pretty cool! Tell me more!

2 weeks in Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania, starting with a BRU-BJM in Business in January. Flying back on LX DAR-ZRH in First.

Hey Sultanis,

Thank you for very interesting report. A300 aren't easy to get nowdays in Europe.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): GVA – BRU on easyJet for € 24 oneway

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): BRU – FRA on Lufthansa for € 49 (as part of a return ticket with the return planned somewhere in May 2012) FRA – GVA on Kuwait Airways for € 111 oneway GVA – BRU on easyJet for € 24 oneway

Good fares.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Lady: ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’,

Great! what a great way to start a flight!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Free for all: you know how it goes on these LCC’s. I took a seat in the back at the window. A young Spanish couple came sitting next to me, immediately taking out their smelly sandwiches and a pack of very crispy and even more smelly chips. On top of that, they had quite some noise from their own. Getting a little irritated by the noise and most of all the smell there was nothing I could do but pop in my ear plugs and breathe only the necessary amount of oxygen to stay alive

You should have kept one of those Tuna sandwiches from the plane, so had an even smellier sandwich of your own!

Thx for shearing,
Jonathan

Hi Nils,

This report sure was something outside the ordinary! Kuwat Airways and more specifically the A300, wow! These ingredients together with your nice comments sure made a really nice read!  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): For quite some time now I had my mind set on doing one or another 5th freedom flight in Europe. As you all know, there are some flights to choose from although I would not say they are in abundance. Among the more popular ones are definitely LAN’s services from/to MAD/FRA and MAD/CDG and Singapore Airlines’ service from/to MAN/MUC. Now the last one is as well on my personal list, but due to bad timings in winter season, I have postponed this one to the summer season.

The most interesting for me is ARN-FCO on Ethiopian. Then you could combine it with a 717 (see, they keep popping up everywhere!) hop HEL-ARN

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): it’s your bog standard LH flight with all the things that come with it and we all almost know by heart

But you can by no mean blame Lufthansa for being reliable and doing everything according to "the textbook"!

And then we come to Kuwait Airways - first of all congratulations for scoring your (almost-)private flight! I once had an ATR 72 where my father and I were the only passengers (obviously some great service on that flight   !), but the A300 sure is even more private!
Your conversation with the check-in agent at FRA made me think of a grand mother. "Where have you been?" etc.  
Finally kudos to the crew on Kuwait Airways, I really hope to catch them someday! (not the crew, but the airline... - or alright - I can catch the crew at the same time if that happens...)

Regards,
717(Flyer)

Hello, good to se some more comments!

Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 31): 2 weeks in Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania, starting with a BRU-BJM in Business in January.

That'll be an exciting adventure. I hope you are in for some culture and other shocks   I'm very curious on your SN C class flight!

Quoting EL-AL (Reply 32): Thank you for very interesting report.

You're very welcome Jonathan.

Quoting EL-AL (Reply 32): Good fares.

Yes, except for the KU flight, € 111 wasn't exactly a bargain but I went for it anyway.

Quoting EL-AL (Reply 32): so had an even smellier sandwich of your own!

The tuna sandwich wasn't smelly at all and it was very tasty as well  

Quoting 717Flyer (Reply 33): These ingredients together with your nice comments sure made a really nice read!

Many thanks 717Flyer!

Quoting 717Flyer (Reply 33): But you can by no mean blame Lufthansa for being reliable and doing everything according to "the textbook"!

No, you can't! But there are more than enough extended LH reports around so I thought it was better to keep it brief.

Sultanils

Hi Nils,

great trip report, these 5th freedom flights are for sure something special. Well done that you could put it into a nice little day trip. I am pretty impressed by the service of KU, very nice. Have to check it out and try that flight for myself as well.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): FRA – GVA on Kuwait Airways for € 111 oneway

A bit expensive for a short flight like this, but still, I guess it was worth it for the experience.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): ‘Yes, you are the last of 6 passengers on today’s flight. Here’s your boarding pass and enjoy your private flight’

Wow, how nice is that, well, not for the airline, but for you. A whole plane (and a nice classic wide-body on top) almost all for yourself. Hope for them that the onward flight to Kuwait had a better load.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): a tuna sandwich, a piece of cake, some OJ and water. Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

That looks good, generous portion, and you even got some Arabic water   ...

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Getting a little irritated by the noise and most of all the smell there was nothing I could do but pop in my ear plugs and breathe only the necessary amount of oxygen to stay alive

Oh dear, reminds me of a fellow passenger from the far east I had on an LH flight a few years ago from CDG to FRA. Once airborne he unpacked some very smelly fishy things out from a plain white paper bag. And this guy was so nice that he even let me try some of it, well, I managed a small bite of it, let's say it was an interesting experience...

CaptainRed

Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 35): great trip report

Thank you very much CaptainRed!

Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 35): Have to check it out and try that flight for myself as well.

Sure do it, you won't be disappointed.

Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 35): A bit expensive for a short flight like this

Yes, but the experience itself was priceless 

Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 35): Hope for them that the onward flight to Kuwait had a better load.

I asked and yes, the flight from KWI to BRU was nearly full so some manoye making there at least!

Sultanils

Hoi Nils, great report! Sorry for the late reply  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): FRA – GVA on Kuwait Airways for € 111 oneway

Hmm quite a substantial price for such a short trip, but then again it's the experience that counts, so perhaps worth it. But still, aren't 5th freedom flights usually dirt cheap?  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): I once again hopped on my bike for the half an hour’s drive to BRU.

Now that's the proper way to transfer. A nice way to arrive in style, would love to try that some day!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): and was vacuumed onto the finger,

Hehe, I think that jetway looks like a pair of lips kissing the side of the fuselage  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): it’s your bog standard LH flight with all the things that come with it and we all almost know by heart

Yes, and as we all know bog standard on LH means exceptional in comparison to their competition  Did they offer any additional snacks on the flight, or was it just the Toblerone?

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Passing this LH B747 with special color scheme commemorating the 50 year partnership of Boeing and LH:

I've always thought of LH as an Airbus airline, but suppose like most airlines they've to keep a good relation with both A&B. Unlike LX for instance  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Wow, how great is that, a whole widebody to myself?

Talk about VIP service. Hope you didn't have to run this time  

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): How much more ‘head on’ can you get?

That pic really shows what a hideous beast the A380 is!

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): All seats had PTV’s but the image quality and the overall function left a lot to be desired.

Interesting, didn't know there were any A300's with PTV's. Sure has to be the most up to date A300 flying.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): I was smiling from ear to ear, this was really great!

Now that's flying as it should be! Must also have added to the experience of flying such an exotic carrier on a rare type.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): Good catering for a 1h15min flight and tasty enough:

That looks very substantial, especially the sandwich. The coke can was pretty cool as well, like how Coca Cola in Arabic basically is writen "YSSS". At least that's what it looks like.

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): A part of the lovely crew of KU177

... And that one goes to Suryo! 

Quoting sultanils (Thread starter): immediately taking out their smelly sandwiches and a pack of very crispy and even more smelly chips.

Now this is a very good reason to why airlines should serve food for free on flights, so that people who don't justify paying the €10 for a sandwich don't bring their own smelly ones. Also I suppose there's the risk of allergics getting a reaction is someone brings an unknown substance, like peanut butter.

Thanks for sharing!
//Jonas

Quoting LH4116 (Reply 37): Hoi Nils, great report! Sorry for the late reply

Hi Jonas! Thanks and don’t bother about the late reply  

Quoting LH4116 (Reply 37): But still, aren't 5th freedom flights usually dirt cheap?

In your dreams maybe: LAN MAD-FRA = € 110; SQ MAN-MUC = € 138,… that’s not dirt cheap at all! There’s 1 carier that’s dirt cheap at times and that’s O’Learylines.

Quoting LH4116 (Reply 37): would love to try that some day

I have a 2nd helmet and stuff, you’re always welcome!

Quoting LH4116 (Reply 37): was it just the Toblerone?

It was just the Toblerone…

Quoting LH4116 (Reply 37): Hope you didn't have to run this time

Ha ha, no running that time. More powerwalking but for a short time only.

Quoting LH4116 (Reply 37): The coke can was pretty cool as well, like how Coca Cola in Arabic basically is writen "YSSS"

Don’t you have some knowledge of the Arabic language having some (minor) Arabic roots?

Sultanils