it seems, that I should go for more flying.
Two days only?. Reason enough to call Mr.S., the lazy young guy from the scheduling department.
"S. is this true, inbound from STN just some 36 hours ago and now on the run again?".
"Sure it is, the days going shorter soon and it´s the time of the year with usually nice weather conditions around the alps. I´ve decided to book a couple of more flights for you. And also a friend from A.net confirmed to meet you in Ljubljana.
And be sure, I will follow you".
Well in this case!.
Service HG 8773 operated by Niki
Scheduled: 19.15 // 20.35
Originally booked was a daytrip early morning out of FRA and back in the evening.
However I am a bit out of interest with these early morning departures and fullfilled days.
Mr.S. accepted the cancellation of the first leg on Saturday and offered me a nice new combination.
On the road at 2.00 pm, a biz conference on the phone from the motorway service area in between. The road is well used, but no major congestions, well ontime at my standard parking spot for FRA, Tourcare located in Neu-Isenburg, not far from the airport.
The guy at the counter recognized me, same with the shuttle bus driver. It seems, that I´am often here.
I am the only pax in the shuttle, so we had a good chat about my strategic objectives today.
Terminal 2 for me, let´s go for a first view on the screen about my flight.
The surprise from OLCI is confirmed. It´s an A320 on schedule, but the seatmap shows the E90 and also the screen, no complaints here
I´am not interested to stay landside now, security isn´t busy to say the least with more agents than customers and so I´am checked in a minute.
No lounge here with Niki.
Nice different colours on the apron
Saga from Turkey on the run for Ariana to Kabul
Gate E 24 for my service now
I like these livery
S. fixed this leg by Exp.de. The fare acceptable 55.00 Euro´s.
A good number of people around the gate, it´s the only gate used in this part of the terminal right now, so no excuse to say these pax are bound for other flights. It looks like the A320 is the much more appropriate plane type today.
Bus boarding, down the stairs for the free apron tour.
And here it is, Niki´s Embraer 190
No, not that I especially like these under the wing shots, but it confirmed the reg from a nice perspective, isn´t it?
OE-IHF, "Salsa" is something new for my log, leg no. 9 on the E90.
Newly delivered to Niki at 15.03.2011 and one of 7 in the fleet
These silver fuselage looks like spotless clean
Hey, should I go sometimes on this machine?
The new style engines also looking sharp
7.20 pm, short after schedule, 18 degrees and partly cloudy. "Flyniki" is on the way from the 4000 meters 25C, 1 hour to VIE.
Legroom, well I´ve done flights with more of it.
Nevertheless the cabin is clean with the bright grey leather seats.
28 F, the last row window, the aisle is also taken and no recline here.
Load is 100%, no open seat to spot
A set of heavy clouds on the way
Cockpit crew is from Austria, the captain with detailed info´s inflight in a less stressed style.
The funny safety card
Cabin crew is three young, nice girls.
One of them with a ponytail super nice, at least to me.
She also walked through the cabin during boarding and offered every passenger personal the actual newspapers.
Miss airberlin, well, good choice here
The modern style cabin ceiling
No, this is not a doubledecker plane today!.
No meat for me with one part of the sandwich is cheese only, according to the nice FA ok so far, together with a full can of coke
Cruiselevel is 37000 feet, no route info.
Inbound for VIE
Touchdown on the 3600 meters 34, it´s 20.35 pm, perfectly ontime, some clouds only here in VIE. A nice welcome and 21 degrees.
Parked in front of the, well sooner or later to open new terminal wing
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 1, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 10232 times:
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Also the Niki boarding pass shows the advertissement for the CAT City airport train. Good, but not for me.
3,60 Euro´s is the fare on the also frequently running local train to Wien-Mitte. The airport station is recently refurbished, ok so far. If there are not the, so it seems, usual train station subjects around, begging for money and puking behind the next corner.
It´s Friday evening, 9.30 pm and I decide to take a cab from Mitte to my accomodation, the Austria Trend Hotel Beim Theresianum. No rip off, ok so far with the taxistas in Vienna.
Welcome from the girl at the desk is less than average, no room change possible.
The lobby with the breakfast tables
Well designed room details
Wooden floor and flat screen TV
The garden with seaters
The not that really welcoming looking streetfront pictured the next morning
S. called me: "Are you on the way?".
"Sure, a cab is ordered to shuttle me to Wien-Meidling, the main train station during the renovation works at Wien-Mitte. It looks like closer on the map, but it seems that it´s to far to walk there.
Are you also prepared?.
"No question, Union delivers factory fresh a crate of Pivo. I will do it with Prsut and bread".
ÖBB´s "Emona" will take me across the alps.
6 hours, first class, 55.00 Euro´s, sure ok from my point of view
Here it is on arrivals
Comfy leather seaters and a full compartment for me
Let´s go, running above the UNESCO world heritage site, the Semmering-Pass, first to Graz
One of these typical Austrian style small cities along the way
Graz airport and tower, if anyone is interested to go there
Spielfeld-Strass is the last stop on Austrian soil and also the place to switch engines to the slovenian railway
Welcome to Slovenia, green fields and houses, is there much difference to Austria?
Yes, this is definitely Slovenia, Maribor
Riding down the valley bound for Ljubljana
A view from the last coach
The engine in Ljubljana
What´s better than local company?.
Our nice A.net colleague SloAir/Blaz decides to spend some time with me in the city and show me around, warm welcomed and thanx again, Blaz.
He picked me up at the station and soon we´re on the way.
The Franciscan Church close to the main place
The Preseren Square with at least two of the three bridges
Very nice historic buildings
The front of the Franciscan Church
Ljubljana en miniature
Bridge no. 3
Lots of people in the old town with the warm and nice weather
The covered market
Ljubljana feels a lot like Austria.
So and what´s this?
That´s the funicular up to the castle
I remember these guy with the city in the background, thanx to the photographer!
The market down there
The other side
The castle´s main place, looks good
Under the funiculare
Lets go down again
The funiculare en detail
More nice buildings in the old town
Thunderstorm clouds coming up, so time to walk through the old town streets for the car
Above the river
Blaz also decides to shuttle me to the airport, warm welcomed with the infrequent bus service, thanx again.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 2, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 10235 times:
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Saturday, 30.07.2011
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Service JP 124 operated by Adria Airways
Scheduled: 17.55 // 19.20
Welcome to my new departure airport.
The covered walkway between the terminal and the car park
This is the modern style terminal extension with the restaurant and terrace on top, where we spend some time chatting and viewing the planes
Apron view with Regional and Solinair
Odhodi´s, FRA on schedule from gate 1
In the terminal with some planes above
Time to wave goodbye now to Blaz and go airside, close to no time to wait at security.
Looks a bit oldfashioned here
JP on the apron
The lounge, sure the place to go for me now
Drink offers, bottled, warm welcomed
Something to eat here
No news for FRA from gate 1
The thunderstorm passed the airport while my plane is coming in
Here it is
Parked at the gate
JP and the different CRJ´s
This is S5-AAO, after a number of changes between the
CRJ subtypes during the last weeks, this is finally the CR9.
My last check shows the CR2 for my service, but OLCI done from the hotel the last evening, offers the CR9 seatmap
Leg no. 10 on type. A new registration, warm welcomed.
There are 4 CRJ900´s in the actual fleet and this is the newest example, delivered factory fresh at 26.01.2009
The fare is a bit steep, booked by Exp.de, 100.00 Euro´s, that´s my final personal limit, not that easy to catch JP oneway with lower prices.
The sky cleared up ontime, some mountains close to the airport in the background
A delay now, but nothing serious
Boarding now
Cabin crew is one young male and also one elder female, both ok, but nothing special.
6.25 pm, 30 minutes late, wet after thunderstorms is finally the time when "Adria" leaves for the 1 hour 20 minutes to FRA from the 3300 meters runway 31.
The terminal
Cockpit crew is from Slovenia, the captain with a very nice welcome during boarding and a delay apologize.
Just departed, interesting to follow that mountain scenery around
Low clouds from the earlier thunderstorms
Turning in northwestern direction
The safety card
Bright grey leather seats, clean cabin.
Legroom is good here, seat 21D, the second to last row window. Two for me, warm welcomed with a load around 90% and recline is possible
Adria´s magazine
The goodlooking cabin ceiling
The captain is once again on the mike with detailed informations short to approach for FRA.
We´re at maximum 34000 feet and routed above Klagenfurt and Salzburg.
The cheese "Sendvic" fits perfectly to my needs
Winglet view above the clouds
4000 meters runway 25L for me now. It´s 7.35 pm, 15 minutes late, 16 degrees and cloudy here in Germany. Well, that´s the usual summer weather these days.
Parked on the FRA apron
I like these small cargo doors
Bye now to Adria Airways
S. send me a text:
"No major delays, no strike or cancellations. Are you satisfied?".
"Well Mr.S., yes I am. Nice staff, sorry girls with Niki,
interesting equipment on Adria, super nice local company, an interesting city. Sure I am satisfied with these shorty trip to Slovenia".
Some minutes to wait for the shuttle and soon thereafter on the way back home.
Special thanx again to Blaz.
What about some relaxed weeks at home, food, drinks and TV the whole day around, sitting down my chair till it breaks apart, without any flights or else?.
Oh no, that´s not my life, just 4 days to go till a visit to the nordics.
The real Finncom is on schedule, together with the these days well covered 717 to the better end of Finland, like some guys from the north told me!.
Adijo, comments welcome or connect to me on Facebook
"Markus Klaus Felger/Flieger 67".
AYA333 From Finland, joined Aug 2008, 110 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 10164 times:
Well done, Markus!
I really have to admit that Niki E190 is a hot plane! Yes, the legroom could be better but otherwise it´s almost perfect looking. So, thanks for taking me there again
And Adria and Slovenia have both been on my wish list (for Santa Claus: please, bring me tickets) for long now. Looks perfect as well!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): Let´s go, running above the UNESCO world heritage site, the Semmering-Pass, first to Graz
What an excellent choice of routing! Love that railway!
I really have to admit that Niki E190 is a hot plane! Yes, the legroom could be better but otherwise it´s almost perfect looking. So, thanks for taking me there again
Thank you and for sure no complaints with the Niki E90.
Quoting AYA333 (Reply 3): And Adria and Slovenia have both been on my wish list (for Santa Claus: please, bring me tickets) for long now. Looks perfect as well!
Sure the place to spend some time.
Quoting AYA333 (Reply 3): What an excellent choice of routing! Love that railway!
Looking forward to you next report!
Also something to do when you´re in the area. More to come soon.
@EuroWings:
Quoting EuroWings (Reply 4):
Enjoyed the report! Both the Adria CRJ and the Niki E190 are great looking aircraft!
Thank you. It was a good comparison between these two regional airliners.
Quoting EuroWings (Reply 4):
Loved the pictures from Ljubljana and also the scenic train ride from Vienna.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): No, not that I especially like these under the wing shots, but it confirmed the reg from a nice perspective, isn´t it?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): 3,60 Euro´s is the fare on the also frequently running local train to Wien-Mitte.
Yes, that's the way to go.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): The not that really welcoming looking streetfront pictured the next morning
Hm, that looks somehow familiar. I once took part in a university excursion to Austria, Slovakia and Hungary and we stayed at a Vienna hotel which looked very similar - however, I cannot remember the name and the location any more.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 8, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 10081 times:
Hi, nice to see more comments.
@Lee:
Quoting AlwaysOnAPlane (Reply 6): Hi Markus. An enjoyable read for this Sunday morning.
More good stuff from Nikki by the looks
Thank you.
Quoting AlwaysOnAPlane (Reply 6): Nice looking bird. My feelings too to fly Luxair at some point very soon. Can't quite get the fares to a reasonable price yet.
LG is another one of these upcoming stories.
Quoting AlwaysOnAPlane (Reply 6): Some very nice City scenes and a change to arrive on the ground.
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 7): Hm, that looks somehow familiar. I once took part in a university excursion to Austria, Slovakia and Hungary and we stayed at a Vienna hotel which looked very similar - however, I cannot remember the name and the location any more.
So it might be this place.
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 7):
Not bad, but it looks a bit different from the one I got last year.
It smells good and also the name is funny from my point of view.
SloAir From Slovenia, joined Jul 2010, 336 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 10032 times:
Hi Markus,
thank you very much for this amazing trip report. So many nice pictures of Ljubljana, LJU airport and Adria, it's nice to see someone else than me posting TRs about it. A great way to start the day by reading this.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): "No question, Union delivers factory fresh a crate of Pivo. I will do it with Prsut and bread".
Hehe, nice choice, pršut is one of my favourite.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Welcome to Slovenia, green fields and houses, is there much difference to Austria?
Well you are on the sunny side of the Alps now
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Our nice A.net colleague SloAir/Blaz decides to spend some time with me in the city and show me around, warm welcomed and thanx again, Blaz.
You're welcome Markus, it was very nice that you visited, if only for a few hours.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): I remember these guy with the city in the background, thanx to the photographer!
The picture came out nice, as did all the others.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Thunderstorm clouds coming up, so time to walk through the old town streets for the car
Too bad about the weather, now at this time of the year the view is the best form the castle, when you can see the snow covered peaks of the Alps in the background.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Blaz also decides to shuttle me to the airport, warm welcomed with the infrequent bus service, thanx again.
No problem, transportation to the airport is one thing to improve, they are talking about a rail link for a long time now.
The lounge is small, but you do have a nice selection of drinks and sandwiches.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): This is S5-AAO, after a number of changes between the
CRJ subtypes during the last weeks, this is finally the CR9.
I hope my JP flight to FRA in a few weekis will be changed from CRJ2 to CRJ9.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): There are 4 CRJ900´s in the actual fleet and this is the newest example, delivered factory fresh at 26.01.2009
You were lucky, this is one of the NextGen CRJ900 examples, not that there is much difference to notice. I only had two out of my nine JP CRJ9 flights on this bird. The other one (S5-AAN) is still missing from my log, the only JP CRJ I have not flown on
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): The fare is a bit steep, booked by Exp.de, 100.00 Euro´s, that´s my final personal limit, not that easy to catch JP oneway with lower prices.
Yes, unfortunately getting low prices on JP is almost a mission impossible. You were able to get from LJU to LGW for under 90 euros one-way, but they have cut that route in the winter schedule.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Just departed, interesting to follow that mountain scenery around
Nice pictures! Gorenjska looks quite mystical with all these low clouds.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Legroom is good here, seat 21D, the second to last row window. Two for me, warm welcomed with a load around 90% and recline is possible
Nice to hear that you got an empty middle seat, flights to and from FRA are usually quite full.
Thanks again for this beautiful report about Slovenia, it was my pleasure showing you around.
And if there will be any other a.netters traveling via LJU, don't be shy and please let me know, if I'll have time I'd love to show you around.
ROGERBCN From Andorra, joined Sep 2006, 1127 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 10029 times:
Hola Markus!
Great to follow you on this VIE and LJU.
Very interesting train connection between those twp cities. Great!
Nice to have another a.netter meeting you at the city. Great to have some locals show you around, always better to know some hidden spots.
Niki seems to perform very well, their service on all flights read around here seems to be great and a lot better than many established airlines.
I love the CRJs from Adria, my favorite planes and seem to deliver a great service as well. Good to see they waited for the storm to go away so you could have better views
Salut!
Roger
"At reise er at leve" H.C. Andersen (Travelling is Living)
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 11, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 9913 times:
Hey, nice to see more comments.
@Blaz:
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9): thank you very much for this amazing trip report. So many nice pictures of Ljubljana, LJU airport and Adria, it's nice to see someone else than me posting TRs about it. A great way to start the day by reading this.
Thank you, Blaz, the pleasure is me.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Niki's livery looks great on this Embraer.
Also my opinion.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Hehe, nice choice, pršut is one of my favourite.
Good to know.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Well you are on the sunny side of the Alps now
That´s indeed a huge difference.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
You're welcome Markus, it was very nice that you visited, if only for a few hours.
You know, nothing´s better than local company.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
The picture came out nice, as did all the others.
Thanx again.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Too bad about the weather, now at this time of the year the view is the best form the castle, when you can see the snow covered peaks of the Alps in the background.
That sounds really nice.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9): No problem, transportation to the airport is one thing to improve, they are talking about a rail link for a long time now.
Sure a rail link is a good idea.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
My first ever flight to FRA departed from gate 1 and it was on the CRJ9 It was S5-AAK though.
Once more good to know.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
The lounge is small, but you do have a nice selection of drinks and sandwiches.
Sure a good selection there.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
I hope my JP flight to FRA in a few weekis will be changed from CRJ2 to CRJ9.
Good luck.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9): You were lucky, this is one of the NextGen CRJ900 examples, not that there is much difference to notice. I only had two out of my nine JP CRJ9 flights on this bird. The other one (S5-AAN) is still missing from my log, the only JP CRJ I have not flown on
Once more good to know.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Yes, unfortunately getting low prices on JP is almost a mission impossible. You were able to get from LJU to LGW for under 90 euros one-way, but they have cut that route in the winter schedule.
Maybe reopening in 2012, sounds interesting.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Nice pictures! Gorenjska looks quite mystical with all these low clouds.
Also my opinion, looks impressive.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Nice to hear that you got an empty middle seat, flights to and from FRA are usually quite full.
Lucky me!.
Quoting SloAir (Reply 9):
Thanks again for this beautiful report about Slovenia, it was my pleasure showing you around.
And if there will be any other a.netters traveling via LJU, don't be shy and please let me know, if I'll have time I'd love to show you around.
Nothing´s better than local company, you know. Thanx again.
@Roger:
Quoting ROGERBCN (Reply 10):
Great to follow you on this VIE and LJU.
Very interesting train connection between those twp cities. Great!
Thank you.
Quoting ROGERBCN (Reply 10):
Nice to have another a.netter meeting you at the city. Great to have some locals show you around, always better to know some hidden spots.
Exactly my opinion, you know.
Quoting ROGERBCN (Reply 10): Niki seems to perform very well, their service on all flights read around here seems to be great and a lot better than many established airlines.
Niki is for sure above average.
Quoting ROGERBCN (Reply 10):
I love the CRJs from Adria, my favorite planes and seem to deliver a great service as well. Good to see they waited for the storm to go away so you could have better views
CaptainRed From Germany, joined Oct 2010, 578 posts, RR: 19 Reply 12, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 9911 times:
Hi Markus,
great report with good pictures as usual. Lubljana and Adria Airways is on my to-do-list as well, seems to be a nice city. And some nice local company makes it certainly even more interesting, well done.
Agree, the silvery gray with the blue looks very stylish on SU.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): It´s an A320 on schedule, but the seatmap shows the E90 and also the screen, no complaints here
The E190 is a nice plane, especially in Niki's livery. Reminds me of my flights with them earlier this year, I have been on both types and I actually found the E190 a bit more comfortable then their A320.
deltamartin From Sweden, joined Dec 2010, 1059 posts, RR: 9 Reply 13, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 9857 times:
Hi Markus!
Great report once again!
Niki seems like a good airline, i should try them out some day.
LJU looks like a nice town, I like the covered market.
Like the pictures of the mountains after takeoff from LJU!
MSS658 From Belgium, joined Oct 2010, 2202 posts, RR: 14 Reply 14, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 9853 times:
Hi Markus
Another nice trip report! Thanks for sharing it with us. Nice to see another rail/plane combo! Seems like all flights went quite well. Would like to try out Adria one day.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 15, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 9816 times:
Hi and good to follow more comments.
@Captain:
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 12): great report with good pictures as usual. Lubljana and Adria Airways is on my to-do-list as well, seems to be a nice city. And some nice local company makes it certainly even more interesting, well done.
Thank you and sure the case with local company.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 12):
Agree, the silvery gray with the blue looks very stylish on SU.
Also my opinion, you know.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 12): The E190 is a nice plane, especially in Niki's livery. Reminds me of my flights with them earlier this year, I have been on both types and I actually found the E190 a bit more comfortable then their A320.
The change from the A320 to the E-Jet, no complaints here, you know.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 12): Now that would be interesting, in a doubledecker plane over the Alps But at least one of these nice sandwiches.
Count me in for the doubledecker ride.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 12): Oh dear, a six hour train ride, for sure something different to try. At least it seemed to be a very scenic ride.
Great report once again!
Niki seems like a good airline, i should try them out some day.
Thank you, do it, Niki is real recommendable.
Quoting deltamartin (Reply 13): LJU looks like a nice town, I like the covered market.
Like the pictures of the mountains after takeoff from LJU!
Sure the place for a couple of hours or more.
@Marc:
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 14):
Another nice trip report! Thanks for sharing it with us. Nice to see another rail/plane combo! Seems like all flights went quite well. Would like to try out Adria one day.
infodesk From Switzerland, joined May 2006, 1236 posts, RR: 34 Reply 16, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 9698 times:
Hi Markus,
You know how to brighten up a cold, dull Sunday. I was particularly looking forward to this, having heard about it from you and Blaz. After seeing your photographs of beautiful Ljubljana and the nice scenery after take off, this city is firmly on my to do list.
The train combos are always good, what a pretty run it was.
good to see you got the E90 on HG, makes a welcome change.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Sure it is, the days going shorter soon and it´s the time of the year with usually nice weather conditions around the alps. I´
The magazine could do with replacing, it looks like it's falling apart.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): 6 hours, first class, 55.00 Euro´s, sure ok from my point of view
Bargain.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): What about some relaxed weeks at home, food, drinks and TV the whole day around, sitting down my chair till it breaks apart, without any flights or else?.
Oh no, that´s not my life.
I was going to say, that is definitely not you!!
Keep them coming,
Happy flying
Infodesk
"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step and from the beginning think what may be the end" - Edward Whymper
volvair From Germany, joined Oct 2011, 167 posts, RR: 10 Reply 17, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 9673 times:
Hi Markus,
great to read about your train and plane combo!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): No, this is not a doubledecker plane today!.
No meat for me with one part of the sandwich is cheese only, according to the nice FA ok so far,
I always get hungry when I see a picture of those Niki Sandwiches, It is great of them to serve such quantities on short routes.
Wow, that looks great! Train rides in Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are always a nice experience. Not only because of the landscapes but also because of the trains themselves. While the cars might sometimes be a tad old, they are most times still more comfortable than in Germany. Often, you also get a nice variety of different cars in just one train. For exapmle, on a Belgrade-Zagreb ride I took in September, there were Slovenian as well as Swiss cars.
parton87 From Sweden, joined Sep 2008, 524 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 9522 times:
Hello Markus!
Thanks for the story! LJU looks like a place worth of visit and Adria seems to be a good choice to go there! Nice with a A-net meeting!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): However I am a bit out of interest with these early morning departures and fullfilled days.
I can understand you!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): No, not that I especially like these under the wing shots, but it confirmed the reg from a nice perspective, isn´t it?
I think we can go sometime together! I have been looking on Luxair and their Q400 for a while.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): No meat for me with one part of the sandwich is cheese only, according to the nice FA ok so far, together with a full can of coke
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 20, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 9485 times:
Hey, nice to see more comments.
@Hannah:
Quoting infodesk (Reply 16):
You know how to brighten up a cold, dull Sunday. I was particularly looking forward to this, having heard about it from you and Blaz. After seeing your photographs of beautiful Ljubljana and the nice scenery after take off, this city is firmly on my to do list.
Thank you, sure a place to visit.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 16): The train combos are always good, what a pretty run it was.
good to see you got the E90 on HG, makes a welcome change.
Some more to come on the trains, you know and sure the E90 was warm welcomed here.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 16):
Markus, that is the joke of the year
Theory and real life, you know!.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 16):
The magazine could do with replacing, it looks like it's falling apart.
Quoting volvair (Reply 17):
I always get hungry when I see a picture of those Niki Sandwiches, It is great of them to serve such quantities on short routes.
Good point, sure above average with the other carriers around.
Quoting volvair (Reply 17):
Wow, that looks great! Train rides in Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are always a nice experience. Not only because of the landscapes but also because of the trains themselves. While the cars might sometimes be a tad old, they are most times still more comfortable than in Germany. Often, you also get a nice variety of different cars in just one train. For exapmle, on a Belgrade-Zagreb ride I took in September, there were Slovenian as well as Swiss cars.
Good to know, always something interesting for me.
@R.:
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18): Another great trip report and one that brings back fond (and funny) memories.
Thank you, good to know.
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18):
Ouch, that legroom looks tight on Niki.
Sure not the most comfortable place here.
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18): The similarity is noticeable when you travel from coastal Croatia and through Slovenia on the way to Austria.
Good point, so I ´am not the only one with this impression.
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18):
That is the only place that I have ever been given a receipt, showing VAT paid, for going to the WC!
Sounds like a joke!.
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18): Nice photos of Ljubljana and the castle. I never made it up there on my visit as it appeared to be undergoing restoration. The results look pleasing.
Sure a place to visit, really nice.
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18):
Cute. The cabin service would have left a lot to be desired though.
Hah, something to explore soon!.
Quoting Quokka (Reply 18): The Adria flight looked comfortable enough, but in the photos the aircraft looks positively dwarfed by the jetbridge.
No chance for a better picture from the gate.
@Robert:
Quoting parton87 (Reply 19):
Thanks for the story! LJU looks like a place worth of visit and Adria seems to be a good choice to go there! Nice with a A-net meeting!
Quoting parton87 (Reply 19):
It seems to be the most common one! I have never landed on any other runway
Yes, me, too.
Quoting parton87 (Reply 19):
Looks nice, what did you pay for it?
73.00 Euro´s, ok so far from my point of view.
Quoting parton87 (Reply 19):
I agree! Strange that Bombardier put it on the right side instead of the more common left side!
Super strange, isn´t it?.
Quoting parton87 (Reply 19):
Nice that you took the train instead of plane between VIE and LJU! Not what you expect of you but the views looks amazing and price seems good too.
BTW, how far is it between STR and FRA?
Something what I want to do since a longer time.
STR-FRA by ICE city to city a bit more than an hour, by plane 25 minutes, by car, 1 hour 30 minutes, if nothing goes wrong!.
akhmad From Netherlands, joined Sep 2005, 2325 posts, RR: 53 Reply 21, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 9469 times:
Hi Markus,
Finally I got to know how you spent a great time with Blaž in Ljubljana. What a great story with many beautiful pictures. I should visit Ljubljana sometime.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): The guy at the counter recognized me, same with the shuttle bus driver. It seems, that I´am often here.
How about the fly being the figurant of demonstrations on the safety card?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): She also walked through the cabin during boarding and offered every passenger personal the actual newspapers.
Miss airberlin, well, good choice here
Could the NIKI girl happen to be that Miss AirBerlin?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): the Austria Trend Hotel Beim Theresianum.
Did you consult TripAdvisor before?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): the UNESCO world heritage site, the Semmering-Pass
Good to know.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): I remember these guy with the city in the background, thanx to the photographer!
Me too and I remember the photographer as well!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 2): In the terminal with some planes above
LJU’s eye-catcher.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 2): There are 4 CRJ900´s in the actual fleet
Congratulations on catching a new registration of limited JP fleet!
Thanks for sharing. Once again I like the split up.
OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24875 posts, RR: 60 Reply 22, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 9350 times:
Hey Markus ,
Tonight is surely Adria night ! Many thanks for your report. Very nice you got to meet up with a local Anetter. Great photos as usual and nice read.
I saw the FG metal at FRA when I was there nice catch
Another nice E Jet
Thanks again .
Philip
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FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 23, posted (1 year 7 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 9233 times:
Hey, more comments, nice.
@Suryo:
Quoting akhmad (Reply 21):
Finally I got to know how you spent a great time with Blaž in Ljubljana. What a great story with many beautiful pictures. I should visit Ljubljana sometime.
Thank you.
Quoting akhmad (Reply 21):
You are the ambassador, remember?
Quoting akhmad (Reply 21):
Congratulations on catching a new registration of limited JP fleet!
Thanks for sharing. Once again I like the split up.
Thanx again, Suryo, I will do my best.
@Phil:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 22):
Tonight is surely Adria night ! Many thanks for your report. Very nice you got to meet up with a local Anetter. Great photos as usual and nice read.
Thank you and sure a good time in Ljubljana.
Quoting OA260 (Reply 22):
I saw the FG metal at FRA when I was there nice catch
Good price for a long trip in 1st. Was there any refreshment on board? With our fragmented railway network currently, some 1st class trains offer complimentary food / drinks / lounge, others don't. It seems to be pot luck.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): Ljubljana feels a lot like Austria.
It does look like a fantastic city to visit, it has moved higher up my must-see list!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 2): Apron view with Regional and Solinair
Good location for a restaurant / cafe, shame about the few movements to see. And with Adria cutting their service to London, just Easyjet left serving us.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 2): The real Finncom is on schedule, together with the these days well covered 717 to the better end of Finland, like some guys from the north told me!.
Sounds like a good one. When will your next trip without an A.net mini-meet happen? Always good to meet like-minded people!
signol
Flights booked: none :(
25 FLIEGER67: Hey, R., Thank you. Hah, good point. Sure my opinion. Count me in, mostly a rip off from my point of view. No special service here on this train. Defi
26 ba319-131: Hi Markus, Looks like another good trip, nice pictures of Ljubljana, looks like a nice place to visit, another one to add to the list! - I love the Ni
27 FlyingFinn76: Hallo Markus, Nice to have another trip cleared out of that backlog, although I'm really looking forward to the next one about that funny smelling tow
28 eicvd: Hi Markus Thanks for posting another great trip report, nice to the see the EI in the background at FRA & a flight to DUB on the FIDS at LJU, look
29 FLIEGER67: Hi, good to see more comments. @Mark: Thank you, sure a place to go. Exactly my opinion. So it feels like. You know my opinion. And comfortable, too.
30 sultanils: Hi Markus, Many thanks for your latest addition. Mr S only scheduled 2 plane rides and 1 (6 hrs!) train ride? That surprises me a bit. Sure there were
31 FLIEGER67: Hi, Nils, good to see you´re comment. Thank you. Sure there are frequent flights on the VIE-LJU route, but the fare is horrible expensive in comparis
32 The777Man: Hi Markus ! Thanks for a great and enjoyable report with nice photos! Niki looks a bit tight on the lregroom; good that the flight wasn't too long....
33 FLIEGER67: Hi, Lars, Good to see you here well and posting, thank you. Good point. Ah, that sounds also interesting. Definitely a place to go. Sure the CR9 was o
34 LXM83: Hi Flieger67 Nice report, JP still missing from my log. Well, we a.netters also don't particularly like them... Sounds very nice! Typical Niki crew! W
35 FLIEGER67: Hi, J., Pretty good to follow you´re reply and thank you. Interesting!. So it was. Faster in Austria but really slow in Slovenia. Sometimes you need
36 stipica: Hi Markus ... I'm glad that you had a good time in Ljubljana with Blaž in my second home hmmm or third if I think well ... nice to see you ... are yo
37 FLIEGER67: Zdravo, stipica, Pretty good to follow you´re reply. Sure that was a good time with Blaz in Ljubljana. Well, black, not that I really like black!. Go
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