FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4423 posts, RR: 56 Posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 11031 times:
Ciao, dear readers once again,
when I look out the window here in Germany, I see drizzling rain and sun, joke, no sun at all.
Better to go straight back to the story. Brindisi offers much better weather opportunities for me.
Brindisi?. Yes, I´am in Puglia
I´am the early bird, so it seems!.
After a real good sleep, dreaming of Orecchiette Pasta,
dried tomatoes, a glass of Pinot Nero, really?.
And further along some of these beautiful, ah, people here, anything else expected?.
Breakfast is served from 07.00 am, every minute is precious on travel, so I´am ready perfectly ontime
and later on for a view like this.
Nice, isn´t it?
A warm welcome to a pretty sunny day in southern Italy
Well, it seems the locals need some more sleep than me
Palms and ancient buildings
Harbour view with some strange subjects around.
Albania is just above the sea.
"Do you speak english?".
"No, non parlano inglese". That helps!
Ships at work
Ferry crossing
Me and the fishermen
Brindisi is also a place with a huge military presence
The end of the Via Appia, you know
No way by car here in the old town
A nice church
This one is open to the public
Old town living
Stazione Brindisi, my way to go for the airport by the public bus again. The fare 90 Cent.
Sunday, 01.04.2012
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Service AZ 1624 operated by Alitalia
Scheduled: 11.20 // 12.30
Let´s count a new departure airport now.
Brindisi Aeroporto del Salento
Also spacious inside
Roma for me from gate 7
Strange yellow seaters
No time to wait at security and the same yellow seaters are also here in the gate area
There is no lounge on offer at BDS.
Well, one more equipment change?. No way, not for me. The MD is on schedule, warm welcomed and one of the reasons to go exactly on this schedule for this destination
How I love equipment changes this way. From the not that frequently covered and soon to be gone MD, to the most tagged plane type in my log.
Where is these irony out button?.
No, this doesn´t looks like an MD, but fortunately AZ decides as a small compensation to send a special livery greeting to me
No bad news from gate 07
Self service boarding, sure ok with these nice weather conditions
Close up
Under the wing, if ever possible
EI-DSA for me now, leg no. 84 on type and a new one to the log. Since 18.09.2006 in the air with AirOne and Alitalia. Another example from the 53 in the actual fleet
What a nice message
More under the wing, sure
Logo, full view
Btw., this leg is booked with AZ directly. The fare 35.00 Euro´s and Check-In is done online without any problems this time from the hotel last night.
Seat 28A and three for me here.
Cabin view, the load is 50%
Bye now to the Aeroporto del Salento
11.10 am, ten minutes early, how I miss these sunny 22 degrees further on. 1.00 hour to go for "Alitalia" from runway 31. The same like arrivals but the other direction.
We´re using not the full lenght here, that´s definitely relaxed Italian style.
Cockpit crew is from Italy, the captain with a short welcome after boarding is completed and once again very short during descent.
Along the coastline
Cabin crew is two male, one elder, one middle aged, both ok, two females, one nice elder and one middle aged ok style.
Turning inland
The inseat screens are working again
What´s the thing with these well used safety cards here by AZ?
Service is also here free drinks only, no more "Biscotti" with AZ?.
Legroom is ok with the bright grey leather seats. Not that really clean btw.
No route or flightlevel information.
Roma from above
Touchdown at 16L like yesterday, 12.15 am, 15 minutes ahead to schedule, 18 degrees and cloudy.
Some Skyteam tails around
Not that I´ve talked earlier about my preference for these fashion advertissements here in Italy
Let´s have a view for the next lounge now.
Service Alitalia AZ 2044 operated by Alitalia CityLiner
Scheduled: 15.00 // 16.10
This is the AZ Sala Bernini lounge with a nice welcome from an elder female agent.
Offers are limited here
Not that much customers around and therefore space enough for me
Well designed
Former AZ uniforms
This leg is also booked by AZ directly. The fare this way
45.00 Euro´s.
Back to the gates to catch a view for my plane.
The E75 is on schedule, check-in is done also yesterday from the hotel. Hopefully no more further changes.
Hey, what´s that in the left corner of these picture?
Ah, the cute Embraer heading for my gate
Carpatair was also here yesterday
This is EI-RDC, leg no. 4 on type. Easy to note, a new registration. Anyone in for the new plane smell?.
"Parco Nazionale Delle Cinque Terre" is less than four weeks in service since 02.03.2012 with Alitalia CityLiner.
There are five examples in the fleet by now
What about to catch some more new departure airports ex Roma?.
Well, sometimes I feel like a well traveled bird.
There is simply one airport here on the whole screen not yet covered and exactly that place is coming up in June
These airport code looks like also nice
Boarding well ontime from gate B06.
We are some minutes ahead to schedule and "Cityliner" should leave Roma now for the 50 minutes bound to Milano-Linate from runway 25.
Good legroom, bright grey leather seats here, clean so far
These safety card looks like better
Cabin crew is two female FA´s, one young and really nice together with a middle aged woman. She also welcomed me at the door.
Don´t get me wrong, she´s looking really good in a somewhat gothic style, large, black hair and black makeup, cosi bella!.
Cockpit crew is from Italy, the captain with a very nice and detailed welcome after boarding is completed.
Leaving Roma and 18 cloudy degrees by now
Cabin view from 22F, two for me here and the load is 80%.
Service is free drinks and more Biscotti for me, thanx to the nice young FA girl, than one piece each by all the other AZ flights
Where the marble is coming from, northern Tuscany
White mountains but not snowy this time
No route or flightlevel information.
Puh, that was a heavy crosswind approach, the first time for me above the city of Milano for the 2440 meters runway 18.
The plane jumped up and down, from side to side like a paper model thing.
4.00 pm, ten minutes ahead to schedule, 18 degrees, sunny and really strong wind.
By now to this cute machine
There is a direct bus service between LIN and MXP, but you know, that´s not my preference.
So heading now by StarFly to Milano Centrale, the fare 5.00 Euro´s.
Should I go more often by bus?.
There is only one other passenger in the bus waiting with me till departure.
A really nice young woman from Mexico and soon we had a nice chat about travel in general, her intentions to go for Milano (By train the next day to Livorno and by ferry to Corsica, no way, absolutely no way, that this sounds somewhat interesting to me) and my weekend. That´s the way to spend the time!.
Now that´s an station cathedral
By subway further to Milano Nord Cadorna, 1.50 Euro´s
And finally on the Malpensa Express for MXP, 11.00 Euro´s
Sunday, 01.04.2012
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Service Lufthansa LH 3199 operated by Contact Air
Scheduled: 20.10 // 21.05
The same again here, checked-in from the hotel but not yet printed. The Star Gold counter is open without any customers, so catched the boarding pass within seconds.
This is part 3 from the original Opodo booking, legs 1, 2 and 7 by now together, the fare 50.00 Euro´s this way.
Lufthansa operated a own dedicated lounge here, that´s the way to go now for me.
There is a young woman walking beside me from the train station to the check-in level. And by coincidence she´s directly in front of me while we waited for the security check. Some five minutes only, she´s from Austria and travelling on Austrian for Vienna.
Nice as I am, I invited here for the lounge and we had a nice short chat there.
That looks like good
Bread rolls and crackers
Modern style seaters here
Puh, Stuttgart Annullato, but thankfully not my flight today from gate A35
Down to the gate now, the bus stations as usual
and we will see what´s waiting on the apron
No more further equipment change, thankfully
This is the immaculate looking scheduled F100
Contact Air, how long again?
Boarding now for D-AFKC, leg no. 28 on type and surprise, this is a new entry to my log.
In the air since 15.04.1996 with Formosa and Mandarin Airlines and on the German register with Contact since 01.11.2009.
8 planes are actually in the fleet.
The machine is registered with an medical diversion for CDG last year on a flight from DUS to VLC
Proactive talking with the nice female gate agent earlier shows me the following:
There is no one booked in biz on these service and therefore no biz meals are loaded.
No one in biz or one in biz?.
Boarding as the last pax, a chat with the nice middle aged male FA and so there is finally one pax in row 1 here on 1F with the whole row beside open
There is also a middle aged nice female FA here on the plane.
8.10 pm, perfectly ontime and "Contactair" is ready for the 45 minutes STR bound from runway 17R, another first for me on departure from Milano Malpensa.
12 degrees, clear sky and really strong wind.
I´am going used to this legroom here and the bright grey leather seats, the cabin is clean and well maintained. The load is more than 90%
The clean safety card
Cockpit crew is from Germany. Simply no message from upfront, not what I really prefer.
LH´s april issue
Service is snacks and free drinks.
No route or flightlevel information.
Bulkhead is sure ok here for me
Landed back in Stuttgart on 07, 09.15 pm, ten minutes late, clear sky and 4 degrees. Not that long to walk for my car and soon thereafter back home.
What about the conclusions per flight now:
AZ BDS - FCO: As relaxed as it could be.
AZ FCO - LIN: Comfy and nice staff.
LH MXP - STR: Let the upgrades roll.
Some days for biz now and than:
What about choosing Etihad on the way to Abu Dhabi?.
Ciao and comments welcome,
FLIEGER67 or "Markus Klaus Felger",
that´s the way the girls and guys at Facebook know me!.
win1290 From Thailand, joined Jan 2012, 249 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 10917 times:
Hi Markus,
Thanks for the very nice trip report. Enjoyed it! Very nice to see the brand new AZ Embraer 175!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): No one in biz or one in biz?.
Boarding as the last pax, a chat with the nice middle aged male FA and so there is finally one pax in row 1 here on 1F with the whole row beside open
Very nice! Did you ask for this, or was it offered to you?
LXM83 From Switzerland, joined May 2005, 569 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 10702 times:
Hello FLIEGER67
Nice read again!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): How I love equipment changes this way. From the not that frequently covered and soon to be gone MD, to the most tagged plane type in my log.
Well, a change to any Airbus narrowbody is also frowned upon from my side. There are simply too many of those around.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): There is simply one airport here on the whole screen not yet covered and exactly that place is coming up in June
Hm, let me guess.... Nantes? Are we gonna see a report on Volotea's MUC-NTE? I'd love that.
Luxair747SP From Germany, joined May 2010, 449 posts, RR: 18 Reply 4, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 10582 times:
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Hi Markus,
Nice report about Italia.
AZ could definitely improve their inflight offering again, if its just some thing small.
LH looks pretty standard and its really sad to see the F100 go.
Quoting Luxair747SP (Reply 4):
AZ could definitely improve their inflight offering again, if its just some thing small.
LH looks pretty standard and its really sad to see the F100 go.
Sure the point with AZ and also my opinion about Contact, we will see.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): No, this doesn´t looks like an MD, but fortunately AZ decides as a small compensation to send a special livery greeting to me
True, and flying an Airbus is still better than no flying at all!
dc9northwest From Romania, joined Feb 2007, 1751 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 10336 times:
Hi Markus, good to see the return journey!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Well, one more equipment change?. No way, not for me. The MD is on schedule, warm welcomed and one of the reasons to go exactly on this schedule for this destination
Oh, well, I guess an equipment change, after all:
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): EI-DSA for me now, leg no. 84 on type and a new one to the log. Since 18.09.2006 in the air with AirOne and Alitalia. Another example from the 53 in the actual fleet
Flew on this plane in January 2010, OTP-FCO. Muoviamo chi muove l'Italia. Good to see an old friend again. Well, maybe not a friend--my bags didn't make the connection in Rome due to a delay.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Btw., this leg is booked with AZ directly. The fare 35.00 Euro´s and Check-In is done online without any problems this time from the hotel last night.
I can't believe it. OLCI working again?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Service is also here free drinks only, no more "Biscotti" with AZ?.
Legroom is ok with the bright grey leather seats. Not that really clean btw.
The time was too short to be bothered, I guess...
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Back to the gates to catch a view for my plane.
The E75 is on schedule, check-in is done also yesterday from the hotel. Hopefully no more further changes.
Hey, what´s that in the left corner of these picture?
Well, it's, for sure, not an A320-series!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Don´t get me wrong, she´s looking really good in a somewhat gothic style, large, black hair and black makeup, cosi bella!.
The description sounds good.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): by ferry to Corsica, no way, absolutely no way, that this sounds somewhat interesting to me
No way. Why go by ferry when you can fly, right?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): And finally on the Malpensa Express for MXP, 11.00 Euro´s
MXP express looking better than Leonardo Express, for sure.
Good to see the F100 there. Hopefully I will get my first F100 in July on OSL-VIE. Although I can just about see an A319 showing up at the gate...
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Reply 1): Boarding as the last pax, a chat with the nice middle aged male FA and so there is finally one pax in row 1 here on 1F with the whole row beside open
Nice little upgrade--but how come you're not seated at the back, near the engines?
Thanks for writing this up! I enjoyed reading the TR.
mxp From Italy, joined Aug 2003, 389 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 10294 times:
Hey MArkus
another nice TR from my Italy
im glad u did the E175, i have still to do it. And nice u used both Milan airports
And u was near where i work, i mean underground but i suppose u took line 2 to Cadorna station and not line 3 that's mine.
Waiting for next one
Alberto
aflyingkiwi From New Zealand, joined Nov 2010, 490 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 9913 times:
Hi Markus,
Another great report! The AZ flights looked pretty good. It's always lovely to get on a new plane like you did with the E175. Also great to see a F100 in the report & congrats on the upgrade! Lastly great photo's of Brindisi, Puglia is one part of Italy that I haven't visited though it's near the top of the list for the next upcoming Europe trip.
palmjet From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 1053 posts, RR: 16 Reply 11, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 9831 times:
Hi Markus
Really nice to see a report on the AZ E-jet. I was wondering when you would post a report featuring this newly introduced aircraft type to AZ. I am aware that AZ Express had E170s a few years back and remember seeing them all over the place but it's good to see new aircraft join the fleet, and complimented by the bigger brother - E190. I am due to sample the E190 from LCY - LIN next month and your report was very timely - so thank you.
Shame about the equipment change (again!) but looks like you had a suitable replacement in the special coloured A320. Nice one.
The sunny weather in Italy looked so nice - like Germany perhaps, we've had nothing but rain rain and rain here in London over the past month. Some real spring weather would be welcome!
The777Man From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 6115 posts, RR: 56 Reply 13, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 9190 times:
Hi Markus !
Thanks for a great part 2 with nice pictures !
Brindisi sure looks nice and also very quiet so early in the morning.
Too bad that you missed out on the MD-80 even on these flights. Nice to get to fly on a such a new aircraft as only four weeks old as the EMB-175.
Very much looking forward to your report on Eithad and your Swedish flag got me curious as well.
Take Care
The777Man
Need a Boeing 777 Firing Order....Further to fly....GA, T5, CI and LX 777s
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 7):
Oh, well, I guess an equipment change, after all:
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 7):
Flew on this plane in January 2010, OTP-FCO. Muoviamo chi muove l'Italia. Good to see an old friend again. Well, maybe not a friend--my bags didn't make the connection in Rome due to a delay.
I´am used to it, so it seems and interesting to know about you´re flight on this machine.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 7):
No way. Why go by ferry when you can fly, right?
Hah, good point.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 7):
MXP express looking better than Leonardo Express, for sure.
Definitely.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 7):
Good to see the F100 there. Hopefully I will get my first F100 in July on OSL-VIE. Although I can just about see an A319 showing up at the gate...
Good luck.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 7):
Nice little upgrade--but how come you're not seated at the back, near the engines?
Thanks for writing this up! I enjoyed reading the TR.
Checked in for the engine view but you never know what´s coming up!.
@Alberto:
Quoting mxp (Reply 8):
another nice TR from my Italy
Thank you.
Quoting mxp (Reply 8): im glad u did the E175, i have still to do it. And nice u used both Milan airports
And u was near where i work, i mean underground but i suppose u took line 2 to Cadorna station and not line 3 that's mine.
Good to know, I will tell you more in advance when I´am in Milano the next time.
@aflyingkiwi:
Quoting aflyingkiwi (Reply 9):
Another great report! The AZ flights looked pretty good. It's always lovely to get on a new plane like you did with the E175. Also great to see a F100 in the report & congrats on the upgrade! Lastly great photo's of Brindisi, Puglia is one part of Italy that I haven't visited though it's near the top of the list for the next upcoming Europe trip.
Thank you and let me know when you´re on the run for good old Europe.
@Roy:
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 10): Ciao Markus. E 'bello vedere la tua ultima relazione di viaggio.
Ciao, Roy. Grazie a voi ed è bello leggere il tuo commento.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 10):
But you'd surely manage a Vespa up and down those steps? Nice photos of Brindisi.
Good point a Vespa fit´s perfectly here.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 10):
They almost look as if they would glow in the dark - handy if the power goes off
Hah, good point again with the no electricity lighter seats.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 10):
Looks like they recaptured it from another A.netter who was trying to liberate it.
So it seems!.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 10):
Calling you for a future trip, maybe?
In short, a nice little trip report with different airlines and aircraft, brief encounters...
Thanx again.
@J.:
Quoting palmjet (Reply 11):
Really nice to see a report on the AZ E-jet. I was wondering when you would post a report featuring this newly introduced aircraft type to AZ. I am aware that AZ Express had E170s a few years back and remember seeing them all over the place but it's good to see new aircraft join the fleet, and complimented by the bigger brother - E190. I am due to sample the E190 from LCY - LIN next month and your report was very timely - so thank you.
Thank you and really good to know about the upcoming LCY-LIN leg.
Quoting palmjet (Reply 11):
Shame about the equipment change (again!) but looks like you had a suitable replacement in the special coloured A320. Nice one.
Also my opinion, you know.
Quoting palmjet (Reply 11):
The sunny weather in Italy looked so nice - like Germany perhaps, we've had nothing but rain rain and rain here in London over the past month. Some real spring weather would be welcome!
Count me in this way. Spring is desperately needed.
@PH:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 12):
nice second part with interesting equipment. Congratulations on getting another bird in special colors. I'd prefer that one over a regular AZ MD-80.
Thank you and good point with the MD/AB equipment change.
@Lars:
Quoting The777Man (Reply 13):
Thanks for a great part 2 with nice pictures !
Brindisi sure looks nice and also very quiet so early in the morning.
Thank you.
Quoting The777Man (Reply 13):
Too bad that you missed out on the MD-80 even on these flights. Nice to get to fly on a such a new aircraft as only four weeks old as the EMB-175.
One of my intentions around this trip, failed the day before.
Quoting The777Man (Reply 13):
Very much looking forward to your report on Eithad and your Swedish flag got me curious as well.
EY is still on the production line and something from Sweden is shortly on schedule, if nothing goes wrong, as usual.
Sultanils From Belgium, joined Mar 2010, 1215 posts, RR: 29 Reply 15, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 9137 times:
Hello Markus,
Very good continuation of your voyage to Brindisi. Man, I'm envious on that kind of weather! Too bad again no MD, but the special livery and the E175 made up for that at least a bit.
gabrielchew From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 2512 posts, RR: 13 Reply 16, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 9006 times:
Nice report for your flights back toy Germany - shame you got more aircraft changes, but it was nice to have the special livery and the E-jet!
MSS658 From Belgium, joined Oct 2010, 2256 posts, RR: 14 Reply 17, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 8950 times:
Hi Markus
Great return trip report, thanks for sharing it with us! Too bad on your luck with the MDs...
At least the F100 made a bit up I guess, however did the IFE played on the BSI-FCO leg?
Parton87 From Sweden, joined Sep 2008, 525 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 8503 times:
Hello Markus!
Thanks for the nice report of your return to Germany! Pity about the MD but at least you got the new Embraer As Lars also said I´m curious on your Sweden adventures! Notice the Swedish flag too
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4423 posts, RR: 56 Reply 21, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 8337 times:
Hey, good to see more comments.
@Nils:
Quoting Sultanils (Reply 15):
Very good continuation of your voyage to Brindisi. Man, I'm envious on that kind of weather! Too bad again no MD, but the special livery and the E175 made up for that at least a bit.
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 16): Nice report for your flights back toy Germany - shame you got more aircraft changes, but it was nice to have the special livery and the E-jet!
Thank you.
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 16):
I quite like those - a bit different from normal
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 17):
Great return trip report, thanks for sharing it with us! Too bad on your luck with the MDs...
At least the F100 made a bit up I guess, however did the IFE played on the BSI-FCO leg?
Thank you and advertissements only on the inseat screens.
@Phil:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 18):
Great report on the AZ E Jet . Great to see it The Silver tail on the AZ A/C reminds me of the Bvlgari one they did on a B747 years ago
Thanks for the nice read and lovely photos.
Thank you and sure a good point with the silver tail.
@Robert:
Quoting roberts87 (Reply 19): Thanks for posting, nice read as usual!
Thank you.
@Robert:
Quoting Parton87 (Reply 20):
Thanks for the nice report of your return to Germany! Pity about the MD but at least you got the new Embraer As Lars also said I´m curious on your Sweden adventures! Notice the Swedish flag too
Thank you.
Inbound ARN, a short night in Stockholm and outbound BMA.
Quoting Parton87 (Reply 20):
Don´t like. Nothing you expect in Italy!
CaptainRed From Germany, joined Oct 2010, 588 posts, RR: 19 Reply 22, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 8305 times:
Ciao Markus,
good to read about your return journey from Southern Italy. As usual a great report. Too bad you missed the MD again, but at least you got a special livery on that airbus as a little compensation. And congrats to log the new Embraer, that is indeed a nice little plane, looks good in the AZ colors. Plus another upgrade on Contact Air, sure a great endpoint to your trip.
Yes, indeed very nice. Judging from your pictures Brindisi seems to be a nice town, relaxed and quiet in the morning. But where are all these beautiful people you have written about ??? ...
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): No time to wait at security and the same yellow seaters are also here in the gate area
Now that are some funky looking chairs. Interesting.
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4423 posts, RR: 56 Reply 23, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 8237 times:
Hey, M.,
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 22): good to read about your return journey from Southern Italy. As usual a great report. Too bad you missed the MD again, but at least you got a special livery on that airbus as a little compensation. And congrats to log the new Embraer, that is indeed a nice little plane, looks good in the AZ colors. Plus another upgrade on Contact Air, sure a great endpoint to your trip.
Thank you.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 22): Yes, indeed very nice. Judging from your pictures Brindisi seems to be a nice town, relaxed and quiet in the morning. But where are all these beautiful people you have written about ???
Next time, next time I will show you some more "people"!.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 22): Now that are some funky looking chairs. Interesting.
FlyingFinn76 From Finland, joined Jun 2009, 1705 posts, RR: 41 Reply 24, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 7981 times:
Hi Markus,
Good to see your return journey up so surprisingly fast. Brindisi looks like a very nice town, I really like Puglia a lot. Seems far more civilized than the mess that most of Italy can be. Shame about the equipment change on the first flight but at least you got that factory fresh E175, congrats on that!
Finally Contact Air not throwing a mech? How is that possible!
Those seats are horribly ugly! And they don't look very comfortable either! Not an airport for sleeping in, that's for sure.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): How I love equipment changes this way. From the not that frequently covered and soon to be gone MD, to the most tagged plane type in my log.
Ouch, not fun at all. But at least it is a special, almost albino colorscheme!
Hah, when I saw that red glass/plastic separator thingy on your photos I first thought they were corrupted - you know if you get a corrupted JPEG image this kind of things start happening - you get random colored stripes across it. But nope, seems to be a design feature. Not sure if I agree with it, though.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): This is EI-RDC, leg no. 4 on type. Easy to note, a new registration. Anyone in for the new plane smell?.
"Parco Nazionale Delle Cinque Terre" is less than four weeks in service since 02.03.2012 with Alitalia CityLiner.
Congratulations. I didn't realize they had actually ordered the 175 model instead of the 170s the older examples in the fleet are. A very nice catch and the only E-jet subtype still missing from me...
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): There is simply one airport here on the whole screen not yet covered and exactly that place is coming up in June
Nantes? But I know your feeling - I do the same stuff when watching FIDS. I'm missing four airports from that list, though.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Don´t get me wrong, she´s looking really good in a somewhat gothic style, large, black hair and black makeup, cosi bella!.
Markus at it again.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): There is a direct bus service between LIN and MXP, but you know, that´s not my preference.
I took it once. It seemed to take an eternity, I think almost one and half hours due to some heavy traffic.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): So heading now by StarFly to Milano Centrale, the fare 5.00 Euro´s.
What's that? Isn't there a local bus + subway connection as well which costs the regular ticket price, 1.50 EUR or so?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): And finally on the Malpensa Express for MXP, 11.00 Euro´s
Well I think you should! I'm not sure why you chose to take that Malpensa Express - it is a major ripoff, definitely not an express train plus the hassle to get to Cadorna makes it not worth it. There are lots of very frequent buses from Centrale to Malpensa, fares around 10 EUR if I recall correctly and they make the journey in around 45 minutes. Always my choice!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Lufthansa operated a own dedicated lounge here, that´s the way to go now for me.
Good to know they haven't closed it after the demise of the Lufty Italia operation. I spent some time in that lounge on a couple of occasions back in 2010.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Nice as I am, I invited here for the lounge and we had a nice short chat there.
Hmm, looks like they have even enhanced the food options. Very nice.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Puh, Stuttgart Annullato, but thankfully not my flight today from gate A35
Well, that would've been the true Contact Air style, wouldn't it?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Boarding as the last pax, a chat with the nice middle aged male FA and so there is finally one pax in row 1 here on 1F with the whole row beside open
See, this is the difference between Germany and Italy. Or actually the national psyche - the former being obsessed with cleanliness and order, the latter not caring about the small details as long as the life is good .
25 ROGERBCN: Bravissimo Markus! Another great read on this dull Saturday morning as temperatures will not reach 20C, very different from Berlin where they forecast
26 akhmad: Hi Markus, Exciting follow up of your Italian adventure. Logging subtype E175 must have been the highlight your trip. The same here in Netherlands. Wh
27 seven3seven: How do planes have medical diversions registered to them? Its not like its logged as part of the registration. That plane just happened to divert.
28 FLIEGER67: Hey, good to follow more comments. @P.: Thank you. Lucky me today!. It is, not that much other routes possible that weekend. Hah, good point. So it is
29 deltamartin: Hi Markus! As usual a nice little report! Seems like you had some nice flights with Alitalia and Contact Air. Funky! Better than nothing! But I sure w
30 FLIEGER67: Hey, Martin Thank you. Really special. Good point here and also my way, you know. Good to know. Greetings, Markus(FLIEGER67)
31 reifel: Hi There, thanks for sharing! Really strange, they seem to be so inconsistent. Some times they give you one, some times not, and if they give you they
32 FLIEGER67: Hi, reifel Thank you. You never know on AZ and it´s subsidiaries these days. Really interesting, something for me!. Greetings, Markus(FLIEGER67)
33 infodesk: Hi Markus, Must have missed this one whilst I was away. Such a shame about the MD, still any excuse to try again next time! Or maybe the beautiful woâ
34 FLIEGER67: Hoi, H., Thank you and sure the case with the MD. Yeah, maybe!, Like me most of the time around the year. Strange, definitely. Also my opinion, you kn
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