There are a couple more local pictures to show.
This looks like a launching pad for the short rocket ride to Sicily!.
The Arena dello Stretto
Palm trees and this nice historic building
The Villa Genoese-Zerbi
Check the boat please
Ready to ride
On approach for Reggio
With these massive difference in altitude here, there is certainly a special need for some technical help
This is the moving walkway from the harbour front to the old town
The main place
And it´s running also this way
Tanker traffic
The cathedral in the evening
Lots of people around like always in Italy
The place to meet
And a nightly view for Sicily
Looks like just a couple of meters away
And this one runs also during nighttime
The place to have a chat for the locals
Along the pedestrian area
With these huge palm trees
Looking like really special in the night
Ok, there are just a couple of hours left from this shorty travel night and I should go back to my local home now.
Breakfast is ready
The castello
With also some palm trees around
Bye now for Best Season
Well, I´am in southern Italy, isn´t it?.
There is a local bus service on offer from the citycenter
to the airport, at least according to the airports website.
No timetable to notice.
And also with the bus companies rural website there is no credible schedule to notice again.
Also at the bus station there is no timetable for the airport to see.
Well, I am gonna try my luck anyway, ask a couple of people around the bus and train station and finally take a bus with a good time distance for my flight to the village very close by to the airport. The fare is 1.00 Euro and just by surprise the bus stops here
Monday, 17.09.2012
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Service AZ 1156 operated by Alitalia
Scheduled: 11.15 // 12.30
No, this isn´t a museum, it´s inside the terminal
Which looks like a bit outdated
Not to talk about the main competitors here
The ticket is fixed by AZ itself, the fare 55.00 Euro´s.
OLCI offers 30A, the last row window and the
nice young woman at the desk printed my boarding pass.
Palm trees around the apron
And Sicily in the distance
Well, this place is small. Check-in and arrivals on the ground floor. There is no upper floor and no way that there is anything like a lounge here.
Where is departures?.
Security is in the middle of the building, no time to wait
and you should go down some dirty stairs for the basement.
Really, this looks more like a parking garage than a departure hall
And well, it smells also this way
I want to go out here for Alitalia
Like this one in the background
There is something on taxi
And parked at gate 2
EI-DSN "Vincenzo Monti", this is the scheduled A320.
Leg no. 91 on type and new to the log
Under the wing, sure if ever possible
Since 28.02.2008 with AirOne and Alitalia.
51 examples are in the actual fleet
It´s 11.35 am, 20 minutes late and "Alitalia" leave REG with 24 partly cloudy degrees.
No duration info to notice.
And also by no surprise there is the competition on the apron
Bye now for REG
Heading for the runway
Ready for backtracking
This part looks like short
The whole apron for blu-ex
Just departed from "Three-Three" like arrivals yesterday
The load is 90% biz and VFR travellers well mixed.
Lots of elder people, it looks like a group, on travel.
Legroom is somewhat low here in 29A, the second to last row and three seats for me
Cabin crew is two female, two male FA´s all together elder.
One woman is really good looking, large, cute, but nevertheless powerful, blond hair, simply "Bella".
What´s this on the screen?
Cabin view with the dark grey, not that really clean leather seats
Not a single word from the flightdeck, not to my amusement.
For your safety
Service is free water, coffee, tea.
How I like blue cruising
Close to the coastline
Short to Roma, a perfectly calm flight till descent.
No flightlevel info
Above the city
Touchdown at the 3902 meters "One-Six-Left", 12.30 am, ontime, 20 sunny degrees here.
I like these cute MD´s
Bye now for EI-DSN
And yes, I like these italian wom..., no fashion advertissements
Or maybe this one
No extra security needed for the next flight.
Service 4U 2885 operated by Germanwings
Scheduled: 16.45 // 18.20
The ticket is secured this time with the Germanwings website, the fare 85.00 Euro´s, not cheap but it´s the best suitable connection.
OLCI works well, thanx to the 72 hours check-in limit, this time with a home printed boarding pass.
How to enter the Flightcare Star Alliance lounge with an 4U ticket?.
A couple of travellers waiting, one elder woman only at work.
Senator and Germanwings, no entry, next please.
But wait, there is also these Diners example in my purse.
Ok, welcome to the lounge, with applause from the scandinavian guys behind me, doing exactly the same way!
Not that much on offer here
Spacious enough, but no views at all
Some interesting destinations on the departure board
With my flight from D7
This one is parked at the gate.
Exactly the A319 like on schedule.
It looks like D-AGWP.
Just by surprise not a standard STR based plane and that means one more row available as during check-in.
Leg no. 88 on type. One more new entry to the log
With Germanwings since 15.03.2010.
The fleet is now at 32 planes on type.
And here is a story with D-AGWP: http://avherald.com/h?article=4446394d
4.50 pm, short behind schedule, 1 hour, 15 minutes for me and "Germanwings".
Departure from the 3307 meters runway "Two-Five", 28 sunny degrees here.
The captain is from the Netherlands today, with a nice welcome after boarding is completed.
The german FO is on the mike later on with nice and short infos inflight.
The load is 100%. No open seat to spot, that explains the fare.
No open seat?.
True, beside the at check-in non existent last row and this one is for me, 26F. Vacationeers all around.
It´s really strange how the people act, no one decides to change for the last row
Dark grey leather seats, clean so far, but noticeable lower legroom than on the 25 row planes
Cabin crew is one young and nice male FA, together with an also young and nice female FA.
There is also a middle aged really nice, large, cute, black haired, good looking with her glasses, woman at work.
Für ihre Sicherheit
Service is buy on board.
Should I change my mind from Italy to the States?
Tend Air?
Cabin view
What about the offers today?
No flightlevel info for the route above Firenze and Milano, followed by the aircraft sleep mode till very short to arrivals.
Back at sunny STR´s runway "Two-Five". 6.15 pm,
short ahead to schedule. Also here nice weather, 22 degrees and clear sky
Parked beside Y-travels aka luxurious Transall Air Transport bound for, who knows!
I like apron disembarking this way
Bye now for D-AGWP
Feels really strange to see these military machine parked in between the civil planes like it´s the everyday standard
The car is where it should be and soon thereafter back at the homebase.
Here are the conclusions:
Alitalia REG-FCO: Calm and relaxed as it should be.
Germanwings FCO-STR: Nice crew and also a relaxed
calm flight experience.
Three weeks now till something red for the log like this:
Arrivederci a presto,
comments welcome, sure,
FLIEGER67 or "Markus Klaus Felger" by Facebook.
dc9northwest From Romania, joined Feb 2007, 1735 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (4 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 5477 times:
Hi Markus,
Great report on the return from REG; Alitalia and Germanwings, not too special, but they serve a purpose.
The Best Season building seems a little bit weird, not much like a hotel (or is that just an ad?)
Row 26 on Germanwings--not a very good view it seems. Still prefer this row, even without a window?
Regarding Tend Air, they're a Romanian airline, which usually operates on behalf of other airlines; they don't have their own routes. Owned by a businessman--they seem to have only one frame operating.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 3, posted (4 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 4888 times:
Hey, A.,
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 2): Great report on the return from REG; Alitalia and Germanwings, not too special, but they serve a purpose.
Thank you.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 2):
The Best Season building seems a little bit weird, not much like a hotel (or is that just an ad?)
It´s just a B&B at the second level of the house.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 2): Row 26 on Germanwings--not a very good view it seems. Still prefer this row, even without a window?
Sure ok with this well known route.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 2): egarding Tend Air, they're a Romanian airline, which usually operates on behalf of other airlines; they don't have their own routes. Owned by a businessman--they seem to have only one frame operating.
reifel From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 1134 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (4 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 4722 times:
Thanks for sharing.... I believe REG earns a nomination for Italys worst airport?
Not sure if they refurbished it, but there is Rimini on a very level, too, as well as the old Catania terminal... And probably Genoa also ranking very high... As well as Bologna, oh and Bergamo... not sure where to end the list
The777Man From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 6080 posts, RR: 56 Reply 5, posted (4 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 4496 times:
Hi Markus !
Thanks for a nice conclusion to your REG trip!
Flights seem okay but nothing special either.
Looking forward to your next report, sounds intriguing.
The777Man
Need a Boeing 777 Firing Order....Further to fly....GA, T5, CI and LX 777s
CaptainRed From Germany, joined Oct 2010, 578 posts, RR: 19 Reply 7, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 4036 times:
Hi Markus,
thanks for this conclusion of your sunny Southern Italy trip. Again some very nice pictures of Reggio, seems definitely worth a visit. Finally two ok flights to get back home to STR with AZ and 4U.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): It´s really strange how the people act, no one decides to change for the last row
No window! That might be a reason that nobody wants to sit there.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Parked beside Y-travels aka luxurious Transall Air Transport bound for, who knows!
That's indeed interesting, have never seen a Transall in STR.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 8, posted (4 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 3667 times:
Hi, more comments, nice.
@F.:
Quoting reifel (Reply 4): Thanks for sharing.... I believe REG earns a nomination for Italys worst airport?
Not sure if they refurbished it, but there is Rimini on a very level, too, as well as the old Catania terminal... And probably Genoa also ranking very high... As well as Bologna, oh and Bergamo... not sure where to end the list
Thank you and count me in with all these, well, special places in Italy. Treviso, Pescara?.
@L.:
Quoting The777Man (Reply 5):
Thanks for a nice conclusion to your REG trip!
Flights seem okay but nothing special either.
Looking forward to your next report, sounds intriguing.
Thank you and more to come soon.
@PH:
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6):
that city looks really nice, definitely a future destination for me.
Thank you.
Quoting PlaneHunter (Reply 6):
Ah, most of these "models" look like anorexic teenagers...
Well, the fashion industry!.
@M.:
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 7):
thanks for this conclusion of your sunny Southern Italy trip. Again some very nice pictures of Reggio, seems definitely worth a visit. Finally two ok flights to get back home to STR with AZ and 4U.
Thank you.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 7):
No window! That might be a reason that nobody wants to sit there.
A partial one, sure ok with me this time and the aircraft sleep mode.
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 7):
That's indeed interesting, have never seen a Transall in STR.
MSS658 From Belgium, joined Oct 2010, 2202 posts, RR: 14 Reply 9, posted (4 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3321 times:
Hey Markus
Interesting return report thanks for sharing. REG look amusing with all those moving walkways.
Still interesting you had PTV's on the AZ bird, wonder if they will ever be used.
Interesting to know you had D-AGWP on the flight from FCO to STR, I flew this airframe between Cologne and Manchester back in july.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 10, posted (4 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3084 times:
Hey, M.,
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 9):
Interesting return report thanks for sharing. REG look amusing with all those moving walkways.
Thank you and there is no real need for things like this in Reggio!.
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 9):
Still interesting you had PTV's on the AZ bird, wonder if they will ever be used.
Interesting to know you had D-AGWP on the flight from FCO to STR, I flew this airframe between Cologne and Manchester back in july.
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 14, posted (4 months 3 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 2836 times:
Hey, good to follow more comments.
@N.:
Quoting sultanils (Reply 11):
Good report, for sure appreciated with some Italian sun and flair. Was the departure from REG as spectacular as the approach?
Thank you. The departure was also interesting but not as special like the approach.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 11):
What a contrast to see such a modern travelator in the middle of a neighbourhood with classic old buildings.
Definitely also my opinion.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 11):
Or did you ask the driver in your best Italian to drop you off there?
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 12): Nice to see some views of REG...looks like a nice place. I'm really mlooking forward to my 2 day car hire from Brindisi next month now!
Thank you and I´am looking forward to a new story from Italy.
adamspotter From Netherlands, joined Feb 2011, 774 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (4 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 2686 times:
Hi Markus,
Nice to see your return journey online also.
Another nice report with many nice pictures.
Looks like you had another pair of nice fligths and love the destination pictures, looks nice!
FLIEGER67 From Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 16, posted (4 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 2505 times:
Hoi, B.,
Quoting adamspotter (Reply 15): Nice to see your return journey online also.
Another nice report with many nice pictures.
Looks like you had another pair of nice fligths and love the destination pictures, looks nice!
infodesk From Switzerland, joined May 2006, 1239 posts, RR: 34 Reply 17, posted (4 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2273 times:
Hi Markus,
Good to read the conclusion of your Italian adventure. Some nice shots of Reggio too, although the airport looks pretty grim. Mind you, the lounge at Roma doesn't look much better. What kind of a time warp is it in?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): With these massive difference in altitude here, there is certainly a special need for some technical help
That's ridiculous! The entry to my garage is 10x steeper than that!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): True, beside the at check-in non existent last row and this one is for me, 26F. Vacationeers all around.
It´s really strange how the people act, no one decides to change for the last row
Kudos to you, 6 seats to yourself on a full flight. Still, I'd rather stick with the proper window and have a couple of seat mates.
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 Georgia, joined Sep 2003, 4387 posts, RR: 57 Reply 18, posted (4 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 2232 times:
Hoi, H.,
Quoting infodesk (Reply 17):
Good to read the conclusion of your Italian adventure. Some nice shots of Reggio too, although the airport looks pretty grim. Mind you, the lounge at Roma doesn't look much better. What kind of a time warp is it in?
Thank you again and it´s simply Italy!.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 17):
That's ridiculous! The entry to my garage is 10x steeper than that!
Hah, good point.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 17):
Yeah, it does. You could almost touch it
Exactly my impression.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 17): Kudos to you, 6 seats to yourself on a full flight. Still, I'd rather stick with the proper window and have a couple of seat mates.
Usually me, too, but this time I decide for the aircraft sleep mode!.
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