More time to wait?. No, the airport it is for me now!.
Sunday, 15.07.2012
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Service 4U 2942 operated by Germanwings
Scheduled: 11.20 // 12.55
Now that´s what I call a lazy late morning departure.
Up at 07.30 am, no need for the cell phone alarm today.
Empty roads, the Saturday night club shift is at home now and it´s way to early for the retiree´s important coffee meetings!.
That looks like ok for BEG from gate 124
No time to wait at security.
P0 it is again for the car and no need to catch any paper today. OLCI works perfectly as soon as it was open, 72 hours prior to departure and my printer does the homework this time.
The flight is fixed by Germanwings directly, a somewhat steep fare with 85.00 Euro´s, but it´s close to summer vacation time and that means lot´s of VFR traffic bound for the southeast.
LH accepts nowadays also SEN card holders on Germanwings flights in the lounge, the place to go now.
Well presented
Down for the gate close to boarding time.
But wait, there is also border control.
Lot´s of people around and two desks staffed.
Right hand side a family with a thousand of kids of all ages.
Left hand side a cute and really good looking middle aged woman.
Well, I´am not sure if the officer simply want to talk to her, but it doesn´t feel this way.
Discussion and more discussion, passport checked and some phone calls, till the officer leaves his desk and walked away with the woman´s passport.
Don´t ask me how it feels, when boarding is close to fixed and you are still waiting for the check.
She´s finally accepted after some more arguments and some seconds only for me in the end.
Hey, with lot´s of young and good looking, ahem, people here around, I will generously accept a seatmate today!.
Well, the A319 is on schedule here
And D-AKNM is definitely nothing new to me.
Done on SXF-STR and also STR-SXF, STR-VIE and STN-STR, leg no. 83 on type.
In the air with US Airways and Germanwings since 28.09.1999. One of the 32 active planes.
Here is a story with D-AKNM:
Under the wing, if ever possible
11.35 am, 15 minutes late, "Germanwings" is now finally ready to go for the 1 hour, 20 minutes down to Serbia.
Departure from "Two-Five" with 18 degrees, rough wind and partly cloudy sky.
Cockpit crew is from Germany, the pilot with a detailed welcome afer boarding is completed.
He´s once again on the mike inflight.
Routing is MUC-GRZ-BUD, no flightlevel info.
For your safety, sure
Cabin crew shows me not the best first impression,
one young female FA, no smile at all,
one middle aged male, well, ok to say it in a positive way and also one young and nicer male FA.
Service is buy on board. Happy picnic, online only
Hey, the military guys are also on travel today.
By the way, there is no open seat to spot, a 100% load of VFR travellers
Me in 25F, the last row window, also here all three seats are taken.
Well, not my day with the seatmates.
A retired couple here, with the senior from the somewhat smelly party in the middle seat!.
Legroom is acceptable with the dark grey leather seats. The cabin is clean so far
Up for the blue it is
The Danube close to Belgrade
Touchdown at the 3400 meters "One-Two", 1.00 pm
short after schedule, partly cloudy and 25 degrees here.
Three points for JAT
Yes, this is Belgrade
I need this one, oh yes
What to do now till the next leg?.
Something like this, maybe:
is for sure a special place. Been there before, but no matter what, I want to go there again
Sure a nice welcome
Yes, the Caravelle
And some military stuff
Under the roof
Is there something inside?
Sharp!
Back to the airport terminal now.
Everything ok with the next flight?.
Service YM 205 operated by Montenegro Airlines
Scheduled: 18.40 // 19.20
Well, not that really, the arrival from Tivat scheduled at 6.00 pm shows "New Info". That sounds not that really good to me
This ticket is secured by Flugladen.de,
together with the outbound leg tomorrow. The fare per leg 80.00 Euro´s this way.
No OLCI by Montenegro Airlines ex BEG.
So desk check-in it is.
A young male at work, really nice, he also checked me in for tomorrows flight ex TIV, well done here.
Up the stairs for security and no, I´am not amused. A thousand of people around and a rather long queue.
No extra entrance here.
Well, make the best of it, isn´t it?.
A young woman from Serbia, as it turns out later, in the queue with me and soon we had a nice chat together. She works for Booking.com and is based in Roma, really interesting.
Some 10 minutes to wait only in the end.
How I like these variety on the apron
Well, I´am interested about more "Nova Informacija´s"
There is a lounge here, but not available with my ticket and also not by Diners.
45 minutes delay by now
Is this really true?.
This plane looks like much to modern for the scheduled Fokker 100, isn´t it?
4O-AOC is here
This is an Embraer 195, new to the log and leg. no 4 on type only till now
Delivered new to Montenegro Airlines at 17.07.2010.
The newest of 3 examples
View from the gate C5. Nice talking here with a young woman from the States on the way from PHX via FRA and BEG to visit her relatives in Montenegro. VFR like earlier stated
Cockpit crew is from Montenegro.
The captain with a somewhat stressed welcome after boarding is completed.
And once again much more relaxed and detailed inflight.
No route info, cruise level is 27000 feet.
Boarding at 7.25 pm, ontime, at least due to the latest information. 45 minutes late on the original schedule. 40 minutes only by "Montair" for TIV now from runway "Three-Zero", the other direction like arrivals. Leaving sunny 26 degrees here
Cabin crew is a young and also somewhat stressed male, another middle aged and ok male FA and a middle aged, nice woman. Service is free water only.
Legroom is good here with the dark grey leather seats.
The cabin is clean so far
Full house here again, 100% no open seat to spot.
VFR traffic, no question.
30F for me, the last row window.
A young guy in the aisle seat.
It seems, he´s better heading for Ibiza, at least according to his clothes
The well used, to say the least, safety card
Montenegro´s magazine
Cruising into the dawn
I´ve read about the very special approach into Tivat, but this is definitely above expectations
The white stones are coming closer
It seems we are riding down a valley below the mountain top
With the med in the distance
Well, I´am sure the guys upfront done it not for the first time today.
But it feels like very close here
Hopping above the mountain
And falling straight down the valley
For the sea
And you are sure that there is an airport here?
Some more hill peaks
To hop along
Ah, the runway down by the sea in the upper left corner
Close along the mountain site
For the sea level
Very short on finals
Touchdown
Leaving the active 2502 meters runway "Three-Two". 8.10 pm, 50 minutes late, 29 degrees and clear sky here. A really nice welcome to Montenegro
Mountains all around
Disembarking close up
This is a dirty apron, to say the least
Montenegro tail in the dawn
Bye now for the Embraer, hope to see the F100 soon
A really quick passport check and further on to go for the hotel.
I was in contact with my accomodation about transfer options and the owner himself of hotel San decided to pick me up.
Prior to any questions, free of charge!.
Nice talking on the way.
Room first view
The bathroom
Room details
An evening view from my balcony
For Porto Montenegro
Let´s walk to town now. Nightlife anyone?
Lot´s of yacht´s around
Hey, is this Ibiza?
Sundowner
Really nice to walk along here
Well yacht´s, no way these are more like ships
Nice designed
Another big ship is parked here
Harbour close to the old town
Sailing anyone?
Well preserved
Ready to go
A thousand of people in town, bars, clubs, coffeeshops, superb.
That´s the way to spend some time in Montenegro, definitely.
And as usual, the way back to walk needs much more time than the way in, but night´s are anyway short here, isn´t it?.
Some more flights, maybe really by one of these scheduled F100´s and also a couple of pictures to come soon, I promise!.
But wait, don´t miss the conclusions:
Germanwings STR-BEG: Acceptable, but nothing special.
Montenegro Airlines: What a stunning approach, fantastic.
Do videnja, hopefully with the next story, FLIEGER67,
or "Markus Klaus Felger" by Facebook!.
Widebodyroga From United States of America, joined Sep 2008, 494 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 8731 times:
Hey Markus,
Interesting report about a very intriguing airline (and country!). I love their simple yet stylish livery. The approach to Tivat is indeed spectacular. Too bad that the photos of the mountains and the steep slopes were a bit dark. But I guess that's why they call it Montenegro...
Looking forward to the rest that is to come.
Thanks for sharing,
Stojan
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FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 3, posted (8 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 8463 times:
Hey, S.,
Quoting Widebodyroga (Reply 2):
Interesting report about a very intriguing airline (and country!). I love their simple yet stylish livery.
Thank you. Sure also a special place for me.
Quoting Widebodyroga (Reply 2): The approach to Tivat is indeed spectacular. Too bad that the photos of the mountains and the steep slopes were a bit dark. But I guess that's why they call it Montenegro...
Looking forward to the rest that is to come.
Well, if they are running on time, the pictures might be better. But that´s it!.
The777Man From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 6115 posts, RR: 56 Reply 5, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 7961 times:
Hi Markus !
Very nice report again with nice pictures !
Nice that you got to add a new country to your list!
Approach seems very scenic as does Tivat.
Flights seem okay but good to log another airline.
Looking forward to your next report!
The777Man
Need a Boeing 777 Firing Order....Further to fly....GA, T5, CI and LX 777s
sultanils From Belgium, joined Mar 2010, 1215 posts, RR: 29 Reply 6, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 7922 times:
Hello Markus,
Your report title makes the expectations really true: a grand approach and so low over the mountains, it makes it feel a bit like INN’s approach, but without the snow then. Also a nice addition to the log with this fairly new and exotic Montenegro Airlines Jungle Jet.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Hey, with lot´s of young and good looking, ahem, people here around, I will generously accept a seatmate today!
The amount of young people might not be so surprising as Belgrade is one of the bigger partying cities in Europe.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Cabin crew shows me not the best first impression,
one young female FA, no smile at all,
one middle aged male, well, ok to say it in a positive way and also one young and nicer male FA.
Hmm, it sounds like you had the same kind of crew that I had on my 4U flight in Aug.
Every tourist or rather hotel guest is much welcomed in the this part of Europe I guess. It’s nice to see that such a hospitable service still exists!
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 7, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 7890 times:
Hey, more comments, nice.
@PH:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 4):
interesting report, good to see Montenegro Airlines showing up - but its product seems to be rather average. The approach is certainly nice.
Thank you.
@L.:
Quoting The777Man (Reply 5):
Very nice report again with nice pictures !
Nice that you got to add a new country to your list!
Approach seems very scenic as does Tivat.
Flights seem okay but good to log another airline.
Looking forward to your next report!
Thank you and sure the main thing here to count Montenegro as the airline and the country.
@N.:
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
Your report title makes the expectations really true: a grand approach and so low over the mountains, it makes it feel a bit like INN’s approach, but without the snow then. Also a nice addition to the log with this fairly new and exotic Montenegro Airlines Jungle Jet.
Thank you and good point with the unexpected E-Jet here.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
The amount of young people might not be so surprising as Belgrade is one of the bigger partying cities in Europe.
Ah, good to know.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
Hmm, it sounds like you had the same kind of crew that I had on my 4U flight in Aug.
So it looks like.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
What airline is that? I can’t quite see it on the photo.
Aviogenex. Used as a backup plane with JAT and open for charters.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
Did you ask her for a permanent reduction code for hotel bookings
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
Did you spot any mice on the plane?
Not at all!.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 6):
Every tourist or rather hotel guest is much welcomed in the this part of Europe I guess. It’s nice to see that such a hospitable service still exists!
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 9, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 7710 times:
Hey, R.,
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 8):
Another interesting trip report on a relatively unknown airline. No, not Germanwings but Montenegro.
Thank you.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 8):
Am I imagining it or do you select your flights to ensure that you get to board at a remote stand for your trademark "under the wing" photos?
Well, from time to time!.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 8):
Was it the delayed departure that was causing them stress?
Sure the delayed inbound and also departure.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 8):
So were you really disappointed that it wasn't the F100?
Not at all with another one on schedule.
Quoting Quokkas (Reply 8): Definitely. I saw it as I drove along that tortuous road from Kotor to Cetinje in 2009. The scenery is truly spectacular.
stipica From Croatia, joined Feb 2011, 408 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 7639 times:
Hi Markus !
again Balkan route with local airline hehehe
Montenegro is very beautiful and definitely worth the visit ... nice that you land on TIV because lending in TGD is not that spectacular ...
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): A thousand of people in town, bars, clubs, coffeeshops, superb.
you're not 007 working for Mrs. Merkel hiihihih ah yes this is not officially eu-zone
you know ...stipica
adamspotter From Netherlands, joined Feb 2011, 818 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 7496 times:
Hello Markus,
Another great report with some very nice pictures! That approach into TIV is absolutely stunning! well done.
Looks like you had 2 ok flights, nothing special really. Not that impressed by Montenegro Airlines starting with the delay, hopefully your return flight was better
Great pictures of Tivat too, those boats look nice and the view from your hotel looks good!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Is this really true?.
This plane looks like much to modern for the scheduled Fokker 100, isn´t it?
Thats too bad, I would take the fokker over an EMB any day. Those EMB will be around for a while
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Nice talking here with a young woman from the States on the way from PHX via FRA and BEG to visit her relatives in Montenegro
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 12, posted (8 months 2 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 7494 times:
Zdravo, stipica,
Quoting stipica (Reply 10):
again Balkan route with local airline hehehe
Montenegro is very beautiful and definitely worth the visit ... nice that you land on TIV because lending in TGD is not that spectacular ...
Thank you and we will see with Podgorica.
Quoting stipica (Reply 10):
you're not 007 working for Mrs. Merkel hiihihih ah yes this is not officially eu-zone
you know ...stipica
roberts87 From Netherlands, joined Dec 2011, 675 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 7137 times:
Hello Markus,
Great read about such an rare airline, rare airport and not so common country.
And the approach is stunning indeed! Even better then the Innsbruck approach, maybe?
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 14, posted (8 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 7115 times:
Hey, more comments, nice.
@B.:
Quoting adamspotter (Reply 11):
Another great report with some very nice pictures! That approach into TIV is absolutely stunning! well done.
Looks like you had 2 ok flights, nothing special really. Not that impressed by Montenegro Airlines starting with the delay, hopefully your return flight was better
Great pictures of Tivat too, those boats look nice and the view from your hotel looks good!
Quoting roberts87 (Reply 13):
Great read about such an rare airline, rare airport and not so common country.
And the approach is stunning indeed! Even better then the Innsbruck approach, maybe?
Thank you and sure INN is something really special.
CaptainRed From Germany, joined Oct 2010, 588 posts, RR: 19 Reply 15, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 6870 times:
Hi Markus,
great report once again, good to read something about Montenegro Airlines, definitely something special. The approach really looks stunning, especially in the evening light. Imagine doing that approach in really bad weather!
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 16, posted (8 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 6673 times:
Hi M.,
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 15):
great report once again, good to read something about Montenegro Airlines, definitely something special. The approach really looks stunning, especially in the evening light. Imagine doing that approach in really bad weather!
Hope you got the Fokker on the return flight!
Thank you, more pictures to come soon and also my impression with the same approach in bad weather.
Really special.
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 18, posted (8 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 6444 times:
Hey, P.,
Quoting OA260 (Reply 17):
Lovely report . Nice you got to visit the museum at BEG . I love that place. Also nice to the Caravelle. Good old days indeed !
Thank you.
Quoting OA260 (Reply 17):
Never seen a EJet report from that carrier and nice to see what they are like. JAT used to run DC10s down to TIV in the old days in Summer time.
MSS658 From Belgium, joined Oct 2010, 2256 posts, RR: 14 Reply 19, posted (8 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 6210 times:
Hello Markus
Great read about Montenegro Airlines, legroom does look cramped however I found the approach to be superb.
Nice to see Tivata as well, looks pretty nice place.
BEG aviation museum looks pretty interesting as well.
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 21, posted (8 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 5776 times:
Hey and good to see more comments.
@M.:
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 19):
Great read about Montenegro Airlines, legroom does look cramped however I found the approach to be superb.
Nice to see Tivata as well, looks pretty nice place.
BEG aviation museum looks pretty interesting as well.
Thank you, sure the case with Tivat and the museum in Belgrade.
@M.:
Quoting deltamartin (Reply 20):
Nice report, Montenegro sure looks interesting.
infodesk From Switzerland, joined May 2006, 1256 posts, RR: 33 Reply 22, posted (8 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 5589 times:
Hi Markus,
I really think I have to go to Tivat after seeing this report. What an absolutely breathtaking approach, I love it! You seem so close to the mountains that you could almost touch them. Nice shot you got of the Danube too.
The promenade at Tivat looks as good as any one round the Med, now I know why Montenegro is classed as being such a scenic country.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Empty roads, the Saturday night club shift is at home now and it´s way to early for the retiree´s important coffee meetings!.
That's why I just love early shifts at the weekends, the whole motorway to myself
FLIEGER67 From Bulgaria, joined Sep 2003, 4424 posts, RR: 56 Reply 23, posted (8 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 5284 times:
Hoi, H.,
Quoting infodesk (Reply 22):
I really think I have to go to Tivat after seeing this report. What an absolutely breathtaking approach, I love it! You seem so close to the mountains that you could almost touch them. Nice shot you got of the Danube too.
The promenade at Tivat looks as good as any one round the Med, now I know why Montenegro is classed as being such a scenic country.
Thank you and Montenegro is definitely worth a visit.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 22):
That's why I just love early shifts at the weekends, the whole motorway to myself
LXM83 From Switzerland, joined May 2005, 569 posts, RR: 5 Reply 24, posted (8 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 4789 times:
Hello FLIEGER67
Still playing catch-up with my trip report reading...
I wanted to just comment on this very nice report, forgive me for my briefness.
Your pictures indeed show a stunning approach. Your report definitely put TIV on my to-do-list!
Liked the pictures from the city. Looks tempting to go.
Best regards, LXM83
25 FLIEGER67: Hoi, J., Thank you and take you´re time, sure ok. Good to know, these place is definitely worth a visit. Greetings, Markus(FLIEGER67)
26 gabrielchew: Nice report Markus. Years ago I took the train from Belgrade down to the coast, then the bus to Kotor passing thre airport on the way...I can only ima
27 FLIEGER67: Hey, G., Thank you for the feedback and really true words about the area and the bay of Kotor itself. Greetings, Markus(FLIEGER67)
28 win1290: Hi Markus, Very nice report once again on an interesting airline and interesting destination. The approach pictures to Montenegro are absolutely stunn
29 FLIEGER67: Hi, W., Thank you and sure worth a visit. Greetings, Markus(FLIEGER67)
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