the game is now more heading southwestern side.
I´ve failed last year, due to personal reasons, with a visit to this place.
Hopefully more luck this time!.
No SXB visit this year till now.
So something to change immediatelly.
Saturday, 11.08.2012
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Service Air France AF 5781 operated by Airlinair
Scheduled: 13.25 // 14.40
09.00 am to start the trip. Is this really me?.
Well it is, but I promise only this time!.
Looking forward to one of these tiny ATR 42´s like on schedule, hopefully.
OLCI works hassle free this time, no printout, I should catch the paper at the airport self service kiosks, what works also well in the end.
The fare is 60.00 Euro´s booked together with the second leg today by Wideroe.
Some time on the road this Saturday morning. Not to talk about all these vacationeers from Denmark, Sweden, ah, these yellow license plates from the Netherlands here and there, Belgium, sure and also, no caution, well experienced right hand drivers from England, beside thousands and thousands of Germans, anyone forget?.
And me, the lonely guy with the as simple as possible mission to be at the airport ontime. Side by side, car after car, heading on the Rhine valley motorway southbound.
But well, anyway arrived at the airport more or less as expected. By now to the car at P3, see you tomorrow, hopefully and further on for a view to the screen.
No inbound here fitting to my flight
But good to see something on the departure board like the service from gate 3
There is still no lounge at SXB and there is also no time to wait at security.
The weather is nice here. No, stop, it´s super nice,
that´s the way it should be during August.
23 degrees, sunny, no clouds all around.
And also the plane fits perfectly to my needs
An under the wing shot, sure a real exception for me!
The undercarriage ATR style
Well, what about some red or blue colours?.
No, that is not really that expensive!.
Now boarding for F-GVZD.
And yes, this is the scheduled ATR 42-500, leg no. 11 here. Definitely something new to me.
On the way since 16.03.1997 with Air Litorral twice, Air Botswana, Eurolot und finally Airlinair.
16 planes on type are in the fleet actually
1.20 pm, short ahead to schedule. 1.00 hour to go for "Airlinair" southbound now from the 2400 meters runway "Zero-Five".
Cockpit crew is from France, the captain with a nice and detailed welcome after boarding is completed.
He´s once more short to hear during approach later on.
Legroom is acceptable, 11F and two seats for me
The load is 80%, no suits to see, but three of the guys who usually sit more upfront, also on the plane.
Ah, yes, "Consignes de securite"
Cabin crew is one young and cute female FA, brown hair, well, sure I like France!.
This is an interior view with the dark grey leather seats. Well used to say the least, but clean so far
Service is a towelette, free drinks and snacks twice, really good on such a shorty flight.
Montana, sure I will go this way
Superb weather to fly on today
A right hand turn directly above BSL/MLH/EAP, no flightlevel info
And an airport in the distance, LYS of course
Touchdown at the 4000 meters "Three-Six-Left". 2.30 pm, ten minutes ahead to schedule, 25 degrees, the sunny theme continuous, lucky me, no clouds to see at all!.
This is an CRJ100, something for me, too
Me and always these under the wing shots.
Headshaking!
Bye now for F-GVZD, sure nice to meet you with these weather conditions
35 minutes connecting time only now. Is this really enough?.
Saturday, 11.08.2012
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Service AF 5781 operated by Air France
Scheduled: 15.15 // 16.20
Up the stairs for a view to the screen,
Gate 21B for Bordeaux, no remarks
Well, the A318 is on schedule here
Leg no. 14 on type.
Something new?. Not at all. Done on CDG-TRN and also STR-CDG.
18 examples are in the fleet and this one is in the air since 07.11.2003.
And this looks like my gate
A very shorty visit for the lounge opposite the gate seems possible. Done, just for fun and feels good when they call for boarding at the same time.
The fare is again 60.00 Euro´s.
Let´s go now with these nice AirMed plane at the gate beside
Cockpit crew is from France. The captain with a nice short welcome after boarding is completed.
No route or flightlevel info.
3.20 pm, short after schedule, "Airfrance" on the go for the 50 minutes Atlantic bound. Departure from "Three-Six-Left" like arrivals.
"Consignes de Securite", sure once more
Nice weather to fly, isn´t it?. 25 degrees, sunny no clouds, perfect
10A, the exit row for me, legroom is sufficient here.
Dark blue fabric seats, clean so far.
Well, there are all three seats open when I´am boarded as one of the last pax.
I do not change seats without contact to the FA´s. And as long as I´am in a conversation with these supernice, looking like from the French Carribean Islands, female FA, there is an elder woman deciding self service for the exit row window.
Well, the FA forced here to leave the seat again and secured it for me.
Not that the woman is really amused about it.
The middle seat remains open in the end with the woman in the aisle and some angry looks to me.
Life is like that, or not?.
The load is very close to 100%, mostly vacationeers on the way for the Atlantic coast this Saturday afternoon
Cabin crew is one ok style senior male FA and one elder and nice female beside the earlier mentioned really nice one!.
Service is snacks and free drinks.
Touchdown at the 3100 meters "Two-Three", 4.20 pm, ontime and partly cloudy.
Partly cloudy, hey, where is the sun gone?
Leaving my seat
And by now for F-GUGB
Well, heading for the city now.
There is a bus service called "Jetbus". The fare is 12.00 Euro´s return. Somewhat steep from my point of view.
The way to go now for me with the main train station as target.
And some meters only to walk later on till the Campanile Bordeaux Centre Gare Saint Jean.
This is for sure an expensive city, the fare seems ok here with 89.60 Euro´s B&B, free Wifi included.
Functional to say the least
Room first view
The bathroom
Let´s go for a tour. This is the Gare Saint Jean
Ahem, should I ride a bike the next time?
Continued with reply 1
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Well, the Tramway is free for all rides after 7.00 pm, the fare 2.00 Euro´s only.
One of the massive number of churches here
Or church towers only this way
"Pont de Pierre" above the Garonne
No, I do not want to swim here
View for the old town
"Porte Cailhau"
"Place de la Bourse"
"Grand Theatre de Bordeaux"
What about some classic concert?
Or better to go for the old town?
"Miroir d´eau"
Nicely illuminated
Looks like good this way
The "Place de la Bourse" at night
Simply superb
Everything well preserved
Bridge and the Garonne at night
What a strange feeling here
Well, Saturday night bar and clublife in the old town is really good. Sure also for me to spend some time now.
And back at the main train station, where it looks like the special subjects are also ready for business now.
But not at all with me!.
Well, after one more of these shorty travel nights I´am ready for breakfast
The joy of the early bird, no one else around
Smoothies anyone?
Or more healthy food
Back for another view by Tram again, 1.40 Euro´s is the single ticket.
Ah, the money ferry is in town. The Azamara Journey
The "Place de la Bourse" in the bright morning light
"Le ecole de vin". No idea what to learn about here!
Some vineyards around these city
The flat iron building in Bordeaux!
Back for the hotel to catch my belongings.
Bye, bye to the nice staff and by bus again for the vineyards, ah, sorry, the airport!.
Sunday, 12.08.2012
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Service AF 6263 operated by Air France
Scheduled: 13.05 // 14.05
"La Domaine de la Chateau de Kerosene!"
The main terminal
Will do so!
Curbside
Paris-Orly anyone from gate B22?.
The fare here with the two upcoming flights is 60.00 Euro´s per leg, secured again by Wideroe
OLCI works well this time and the papers are printed at the self service kiosk here.
Well, modern design, isn´t it?
No time to wait at security, lucky me!.
"Le Patio", what does it mean?
This is a lounge airside, much to my surprise
Not a big place, but anyway
Heading for my gate?.
No, the other one
Well, the message on the board shows, that we are running late, due to the late arrival of the aircraft
This one in the back now
It is. Boarding, the A321 on schedule
F-GMZB is the warm welcomed new entry to the log and leg no. 20 on type.
An early bird here, a series -100 example, in service with Air Inter and Air France since 26.08.1994.
One of 25 in the actual fleet.
Here is a story with F-GMZB: http://avherald.com/h?article=446fccc5
Cockpit crew is from France. The captain with a nice welcome after boarding is completed.
No route or flightlevel details.
1.05 pm, ontime also despite the late inbound, 55 minutes for Paris-Orly made by "Airfrance".
Leaving Bordeaux now.
26 degrees, partly cloudy and some rainshowers around
Cabin crew is three male FA´s, one elder and let me say, desinterested, one middle aged, nothing special, one younger and nice.
There are also two female FA´s here, one middle aged, ok and one elder and nice.
Just departed from "Two-Three" like arrivals yesterday
Such a surprise, vineyards down there
And some more of them around
Legroom at 3A, late boarding you know and three seats for me here. The load is 80% with the usual bunch of weekend travellers around
The dark blue thin fabric seats, well used, but nevertheless clean so far
Ah, "Consignes de Securite"
Service is snacks and free drinks.
Above the Garonne
Now that´s massive
Bye now to the vineyards
The captain is once more on the speakers in a real nice
style: "Au revoir and enjoy the time in our capital city". Now we will see!.
And welcome to Paris-Orly´s 3320 meters runway "Two-Six". 2.05 pm, ten minutes ahead to schedule.
25 degrees and some high clouds only
Where you should take the chance for a ride to terminal Sud
To spot something maybe special. For example these four engines in the background
Or the Corsairfly 747-400
Where is the time gone?. I should go back to Orly-Ouest immediatelly now!.
Sunday, 12.08.2012
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Service Air France AF 7308 operated by Brit Air
Scheduled: 15.50 // 16.50
Two security rows at the entrance for the gates open.
Well, join the wrong one, as usual, isn´t it?.
Three heavy african ladies, not that really prepared for travel ahead, so it seems.
Unbelievable what they carry all around as cabin luggage.
Well, the elder security woman asked me, if it´s possible to show them my liquids bag.
"Ladies, this is the way to do it the next time!"
and pushed me in front at the other queue!.
What about gate 10K?
And this one?
The plane is at the gate, but nevertheless a 15 minutes delay on the screen
Well, I´am close to sure that there was a small lounge here in this gate wing, but never more today.
And yes, the elder lady at the AF customer service desk confirmed it.
She immediatelly handed me a voucher for the bar and something to eat and drink, impressive.
I know these black spots, strange tinted windows here, but the Cubana IL-96 is really worth it to show
Such a special plane
Boarding now for F-HMLE
Ah, this is Brit Air
And also the scheduled CR-K
Leg no. 9 on type, nothing new to me with SXB-LYS, my first ever CR-K flight and LYS-SXB on this machine in the log.
With Brit Air since 26.01.2011, one of 13 examples in the fleet.
4.25 pm, 35 minutes late in the end, "Britair" on the way for the 40 minutes SXB bound. Departure from the 3650 meters runway "Two-Four". 25 degrees and partly cloudy here.
Cockpit crew is from France.
The FO is on the speakers during boarding with detailed infos and apologized for the delay.
The aircraft is coming in late, but also one of the crew members coming in some more minutes later.
CCM maybe next year
Cabin crew is one nice male FA together with a middle aged female, oh la-la, blonde, cute, not that large. I love to travel around France, definitely!.
"Consignes de Securite" for the last time today
1F and two for me. Legroom is good here with the bright grey leather seats. The cabin is clean so far
The load is 60%, vacationeers and some biz people only
The FO is on the speakers again, really nice with arrival and weather details inflight.
No route or flightlevel infos.
Cruising, how I like it this way
Snacks and free drinks
Touchdown at "Zero-Five" like departure yesterday, 5.20 pm, 30 minutes late, 26 degrees and high clouds only.
Welcome back to SXB with some Embraers not in use today
By now for F-HMLE, another one the next time, please!
The CR-K and the sun above, bye now
Heading for the car park, where the car is where it should be and soon thereafter on the motorway with all these vacationeers on the way northbound.
Conclusions anyone?:
Airlinair SXB-LYS: Supernice staff and service.
AirFrance LYS-BOD: Sure a good seat for me, but not for everyone else!.
AirFrance BOD-ORY: Comfy, calm and relaxed.
Brit Air ORY-SXB: As comfy as it should be.
Just a couple of days to go now till the next trip.
Vacation this time southernside for Portugal.
But wait, no chance to go without a new departure airport on schedule!.
Vip flying anyone?. Well, we will see!.
Au revoir, I´am waiting for some comments,
"FLIEGER67" or "Markus Klaus Felger" by Facebook!.
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 4, posted (7 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5530 times:
Hey, good to see some comments.
@PH:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 2):
you never get tired of AF short-haul hopping, do yo? Bordeaux looks nice.
Definitely and BOD is worth a visit.
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 2):
Well, do you find that albino plane pretty?
The plane type sure, the colours, no!.
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 2):
Sure, why don't you book a flight on Air Méditerranée? You seem to be more often in France than in Germany anyway, so why not take the chance?
Well, that sounds also like a good idea!.
@R.:
Quoting roberts87 (Reply 3): Excellent report as usual, always nice to read about your trips to France.
Thank you.
Quoting roberts87 (Reply 3):
Ah, then should be on schedule for me next month.
Hey, good to know.
Quoting roberts87 (Reply 3):
A CRJ100, I thought they got rid of al those!
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 6, posted (7 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 5204 times:
Hey, A.,
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 5):
Thanks for the Bordeaux TR, doesn't look bad at all. Definitely looks better than Paris! Though I think nothing beats Toulouse and the Airbus factory
Thank you.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 5):
An interesting mixture of aircraft as well, that was good to see.
If you like ATR42s you're welcome in Bucharest, there's a lot of them there.
I like them and I should do something like this maybe next year.
ont2cgi From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 113 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (7 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 5104 times:
Good Report.
ONT was once the site of the World's Largest vineyard. There are still some vines to the south. But BOD looks nicer. Probably tastes nicer, too.
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 9, posted (7 months 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 4721 times:
Hey, more comments, nice.
@M.:
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 7):
Nice to see some more France around here.
I was in BOD in 2011, but due to the rain I decided not to leave the station.
Maybe next time
Thank you and lucky me with the weather.
@ont2cgi:
Quoting Reply 8): Good Report.
ONT was once the site of the World's Largest vineyard. There are still some vines to the south. But BOD looks nicer. Probably tastes nicer, too.
CaptainRed From Germany, joined Oct 2010, 578 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (7 months 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 4671 times:
Hi Markus,
yet another enjoyable report from your hands, thanks a lot for it. Covers again some familiar things for me, having done the Britair CRK and the SXB-LYS run as well (although the other direction) recently.
Lol, they certainly make interesting wines there, though I assume not as good as the red Bordeaux I just enjoy right now while reading your reports ...
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): To spot something maybe special. For example these four engines in the background
Cool, Orly always seems to be good for some interesting birds. Great catch especially with the Cubana Ilyushin.
infodesk From Switzerland, joined May 2006, 1241 posts, RR: 34 Reply 13, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4093 times:
Hi Markus,
A really enjoyable & entertaining read.
Good to see an insight into another interesting French city. That airport at BOD is very futuristic, isn’t it? And nice spotting pics at Orly, will have to give that a go next month.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): 09.00 am to start the trip. Is this really me?.
Well it is, but I promise only this time!.
The first flight departing at 1325? Very unusual for you!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): OLCI works hassle free this time, no printout, I should catch the paper at the airport self service kiosks, what works also well in the end.
The fare is 60.00 Euro´s booked together with the second leg today by Wideroe.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): And as long as I´am in a conversation with these supernice, looking like from the French Carribean Islands, female FA,
You really do like France, don’t you? (And Italy. And Sweden )
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): A right hand turn directly above BSL/MLH/EAP, no flightlevel info
Nice photo
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): 35 minutes connecting time only now. Is this really enough?.
At LYS, for sure. Just enough time to collect some biscuits in the lounge.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): The middle seat remains open in the end with the woman in the aisle and some angry looks to me.
I’d have given her some angry looks back!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): There is a bus service called "Jetbus". The fare is 12.00 Euro´s return..
What happened to those nice 2E day passes like in certain other cities?
You must have a considerable collection of photos of AF safety cards by now !
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Two security rows at the entrance for the gates open.
Well, join the wrong one, as usual, isn´t it?.
Now there’s a game I like to play
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Well, the elder security woman asked me, if it´s possible to show them my liquids bag.
"Ladies, this is the way to do it the next time!"
and pushed me in front at the other queue!.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Just a couple of days to go now till the next trip.
Vacation this time southernside for Portugal.
But wait, no chance to go without a new departure airport on schedule!.
Vip flying anyone?. Well, we will see!.
Crikey, at this rate you’ll beat me to it with BIQ as well!
Happy flying
Infodesk
"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step and from the beginning think what may be the end" - Edward Whymper
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 14, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3972 times:
Hey and good to see more comments.
@M.:
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 10): yet another enjoyable report from your hands, thanks a lot for it. Covers again some familiar things for me, having done the Britair CRK and the SXB-LYS run as well (although the other direction) recently.
Thank you.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 10):
Lol, they certainly make interesting wines there, though I assume not as good as the red Bordeaux I just enjoy right now while reading your reports
Ah, so it seems, definitely.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 10): Cool, Orly always seems to be good for some interesting birds. Great catch especially with the Cubana Ilyushin.
Good to see an insight into another interesting French city. That airport at BOD is very futuristic, isn’t it? And nice spotting pics at Orly, will have to give that a go next month.
Thank you and sure the case with BOD. Good luck for ORY.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 13):
The first flight departing at 1325? Very unusual for you!
Oh, yes!.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 13):
Wideroe/OLCI/AF: a never ending mystery!
adamspotter From Netherlands, joined Feb 2011, 776 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (6 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 3684 times:
Guten Abend Markus,
Another nice report as usual. More hopping around France, you never get sick of it do you?
Anyway another enjoyable report, looks like you had a couple of nice flights there.
Bordeaux looks quite nice too, great pictures!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): 09.00 am to start the trip. Is this really me?.
Well it is, but I promise only this time!.
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 16, posted (6 months 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 3612 times:
Hoi, B.,
Quoting adamspotter (Reply 15):
Another nice report as usual. More hopping around France, you never get sick of it do you?
Anyway another enjoyable report, looks like you had a couple of nice flights there.
Bordeaux looks quite nice too, great pictures!
Quoting adamspotter (Reply 15):
Never knew Vueling flew to ORY that much. Anoyway I have to love all those exotic carriers at ORY, especially the cubana
Exactly my impression, ORY is always good for something interesting.
airbuseric From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 4015 posts, RR: 52 Reply 17, posted (6 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3492 times:
Markus,
good to follow some more intra France travelling by you, nice to see good service on AF. Another CRK, impressive to say at least. I hope I'm due for my first one next month, too.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Let´s go now with these nice AirMed plane at the gate beside
So, apparently it's leased from Aegean Airlines?! Because I see the SX-Dxx (Greek) registration. Interesting.
Also really way to go with that Il-96 at ORY. That would be really nice to cross the Atlantic on.
Eric
"The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going"
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 18, posted (6 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3416 times:
Hoi, Eric,
Quoting airbuseric (Reply 17):
good to follow some more intra France travelling by you, nice to see good service on AF. Another CRK, impressive to say at least. I hope I'm due for my first one next month, too.
Thank you and good luck with the CR-K.
Quoting airbuseric (Reply 17):
So, apparently it's leased from Aegean Airlines?! Because I see the SX-Dxx (Greek) registration. Interesting.
Also really way to go with that Il-96 at ORY. That would be really nice to cross the Atlantic on.
Also interesting with me and the greek registration.
The -96 for a ride to Cuba, count me in here!.
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