I flew this aircraft from LGW to PMI on 25th April 1996. There were no blanked out windows on it. It was a regular A320.
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Jump to postAs correctly stated by Cedar and others, both flights were charter flights. The PA flight had been chartered to join the Golden Odyssey cruise ship and cruise the Mediterranean. The KLM flight was a regular flight operated on behalf of Dutch tour operator Holland International. Onboard were three Ho...
Jump to postI have flown on two that I am aware of. 1987, I flew G-BGYL of Britannia Airways from Alicante to Newcastle. In 1992 this aircraft crashed while operating for Copa as <acronym title="America West Airlines (USA)">HP</acronym>-1205CMP, Still wearing a hybrid Britannia livery at the time. The crash res...
Jump to postDTWPurserBoy is not a fan of HMRC's customary C209 bar paperwork. Maybe he hadn't completed it in triplicate and incurred the wrath of the gloved hand in Concorde house. Ha ha.
Jump to post"Don't a lot of airlines only pay when you're in the air? S****y, but again was in the contract" No, not all. for the three airlines I have worked I have always been paid from check-in to check out. That is hourly from -90 mins to departure and +60 minutes after arrival. Meetings and training also a...
Jump to postPersonally, I do not like the stylized M logo on the fuselage. I think it would look much better without it. It's like whoever designed the modified livery was just trying to hard. Again that is my own opinion.
Jump to postI have seen pictures of the empty interior of the A320 currently at <acronym title="Dublin (- Collinstown) (DUB / EIDW), Ireland">DUB</acronym>. No seats, but the very nice mood lighting, it is still in <acronym title="Aer Lingus (Ireland)">EI</acronym> colours and looks quite funnt externally in th...
Jump to postWhere do the <acronym title="Maersk Air (Denmark)">DM</acronym> get their facts from? I mean the bubble alone stating the door locking indicator is green for open instead of red for closed. That is an AIP panel. It has nothing to do with the door, it is always located in the vicinity of an interphon...
Jump to postI noticed that they covered old ground with the Valujet crash and the Singapore Airlines crash. Am I mistaken in that they have already done these previously. I am sure I can recall them. It was the same story but refilmed and animated.
Jump to postI would say it was worth it. At around the time of the purchase of <acronym title="ABX Air (USA)">GB</acronym> Airways, easyJet's base at <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> was still considered secondary to its <acronym title="Harmony Airways (Canada)">HQ</a...
Jump to postYou think that's bad. easyJet scrapped their newest B737-700 (G-EZKG) at the age of just seven years old. Happy memories of this aircraft, I worked on it a lot! Something is very wrong with this industry.
Jump to postAs an ex holiday rep I can tell you going to <acronym title="Tenerife Sur - Reina Sofia (TFS / GCTS), Spain">TFS</acronym> won't solve anything. I used to see loads of people coming out to resort and they were all either running away from something or hiding from someone. All you will get is poorly ...
Jump to postJust being pedantic but are you familiar with the term AVOD? Do you know what it means?
Audio/Video on demand.
So what is wrong with an airline saying just that on it's English website? I just don't get it.
FR do not operate the A321. If you are referring to the Boeing 737-800 that they operate, then that will be because the emergency exit's are just small over-wing window exits and not full sized doors. As such they only require a small ammount of extra room to facilitate the occupant's use of the exi...
Jump to postEZY and TCX both have BOB service. TCX have IFE on the 757-200's, EZY don't, but to be honest most TCX pax don't even miss it. Some TCX cabin crew think they are still in charter circa 1989 and have no concept of what flying EZY is like, and still believe their product to be superior. I personally f...
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Jump to postCharter in UK, lost the fight with the lo-cost's a good while ago. Thomson may still do well as a UK based long-haul charter airline, especially once the Dreamliner comes online. However the future of short-haul, European charter flying, I think is going to be very niche market in future. Maybe even...
Jump to postMint had two Boeing 757-200's. <acronym title="Anglo Cargo (United Kingdom)">EC</acronym>-<acronym title="Lubeck - Blankensee (LBC / EDHL), Germany">LBC</acronym> and <acronym title="Anglo Cargo (United Kingdom)">EC</acronym>-LHL. I have flown on both. A little tired and worn, which can be expected ...
Jump to postI have only had two return holiday charter flights on the Tristar, totalling five sectors in total. (Caledonian Airways G-BBAI and Air Atlanta Icelandic TF-<acronym title="Abuja - Nnamdi Azikiwe International (ABV / DNAA), Nigeria">ABV</acronym>). I can recall all sorts of details about these flight...
Jump to postI did say "I would often watch" Not I always see it. So having not been around any Ryanair flights of late I am not able to assert that claim, but the first time I saw a ryanair flight arrive on stand, that WAS the procedure and was for many years. Like I say, I have not seen many arrivals or depart...
Jump to postAt <acronym title="easyJet (United Kingdom) and United Feeder Service (USA)">U2</acronym> when they still operated the B733 and B73G with integral airstairs, procedure was to crack the door slightly, then deploy the airstairs from the switch above the door on B733 or on the attendant panel above the...
Jump to postI think you were beaten to this about a week ago. Thomson won't be flying from regional airports to East Midlands and Glasgow. Well maybe if they are positioning. They will fly initially on UK - Med routes for crew training before commencing UK - Long-haul routes. <acronym title="Orlando - Sanford I...
Jump to postI know airlines can swap and change equipment around to suit their own needs, but I was wondering if anyone would perhaps know which Boeing 767-300's they will have based at <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom">MAN</acronym> this summer. I have booked wi...
Jump to postFlew on G-MONR back in 1996 <acronym title="Palma de Mallorca (- Son San Juan) (PMI / LEPA / LESJ), Spain">PMI</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>. I had no idea it was going to be an A300 that day, so a total surprise. I have never flown one since....
Jump to postAnything exciting due this summer. I know easyJet are replacing an 319 with an 320 - whooohooo! Am sure that will keep them ticking over until the end of the ten year contract in March next year. Realistically though what hope is there for easyJet in <acronym title="Newcastle - Woolsington (NCL / EG...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/spudsmac" class="quote" target="_blank">spudsmac</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Not only are we adults, but as paying cu...
Jump to postOnly crew assigned to operate on that flight are permitted entry to the flight-deck. It is in the manual. Exceptions to this are crew who are registered with the company in advance, on a staff-travel commuting scheme. A lot of Crew in <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LG...
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Jump to postThey did not have a base at <acronym title="Newcastle - Woolsington (NCL / EGNT), United Kingdom">NCL</acronym>, so it was only the odd flight that you had the chance to be flying on your holidays from the Northeast with <acronym title="Almeria (LEI / LEAM), Spain">LEI</acronym>. My Dad flew from <a...
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Jump to postG-EZEF pushed back and departed at 0609 and returned to <acronym title="Nottingham / Leicester / Derby - East Midlands (Castle Donington) (EMA / EGNX), United Kingdom">EMA</acronym> at 0654. The <acronym title="Rome - Ciampino (CIA / LIRA), Italy">CIA</acronym> bound A319 then took the passengers to...
Jump to postThanks very much. Just an idea I had. Its quite expensive to get a flght to the Domincan Republic from the UK. Most are on Charter aircraft where the seats are predominantly sold as a package. Some flights I have seen are £600+ return. However JetBlue are commencing flights into Puerto Plata from Ja...
Jump to postI was just wondering If I visited the USA and stayed for a few days, could I travel on to the Dominican Republic, pay the local Visa charge upon arrival and then stay a week or so before heading back. My question really is how do I get back to USA on my UK passport and gain entry before catching a h...
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Jump to postThere are five 737-700's at Newcastle, which currently are JG, JU, KE, KF and KG. Five in Belfast, these being JH, JM, JT, JX and KB. The oldest Boeing in the fleet is JA which first flew 21st September 2000 and the youngest is KG which first flew 20th April 2004. Two of the original batch are no lo...
Jump to postI remember flying to Tenerife from Manchester about five years ago and we routed out over Ireland and straight down, it was just under four hours. With good winds the slight detour should not really cause much of a problem, more airtime anyway.
Jump to postWhen the leases on the remaining B73G's run out in around 2/3 years time.
Jump to postWell if its booked full, we can always offload all the bars, the bags and hey maybe a couple of passengers. that way a, you may not even fly or b, if you do you wont have to worry cos we wont sell anything LOL.
Jump to postChampagne is disgusting at any rate! We do carry it and I generally tell the crew to put a couple of bottles on ice in case any is bought- rarely! In most cases its <acronym title="Nice - Cote d'Azur (NCE / LFMN), France">NCE</acronym>/<acronym title="Geneva - International (Cointrin) (GVA / LSGG), ...
Jump to postMay 1984, Luton to Alicante on Monarch B732. The flight code was OM something, lol, was only five at the time. I ran around the arrivals hall in Alicante shouting Arriba, Arriba. Cartoons ey? They have a lot to answer for.
Jump to postJumpseats can be very uncomfortable, a metal pan base with a thin cushion as the only barrier of defence against a hard landing! They can be very narrow depending on aircraft type and location onboard. They are only designed for use for the short period of take-off and landing, so I dont think airli...
Jump to postCant wait to see an A321 in Orange. Also to work on an a/c which has a much more interesting cabin layout. Its great news for us at easyJet.
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Jump to postIt always seems to me that passengers believe the safety element involved in flying only applies between wheels leaving the ground and touching the ground. I have seen it numerous times here in the UK. The most annoying thing is once the cabin is secure and you pass on the secure to the captain. The...
Jump to postI saw the new Flybe Embraer at <acronym title="Newcastle - Woolsington (NCL / EGNT), United Kingdom">NCL</acronym> recently, I know it is replacing the 146's. Just wondered what route it is on <acronym title="Exeter (EXT / EGTE), United Kingdom">EXT</acronym>/<acronym title="Southampton - Eastleigh ...
Jump to postThe day a lot of easyJet crew have been waiting for has arrived <acronym title="Royal Air Maroc (Morocco)">AT</acronym> LAST! After running an internal competition to design a replacement uniform, the crew voted on the three proposed and a lastminute new entrant. Formal and Fabulous more or less had...
Jump to postI wish someone would make use of Carlise, yes its still in the Catchment of <acronym title="Glasgow - International (Abbotsinch) (GLA / EGPF), United Kingdom">GLA</acronym>, <acronym title="Newcastle - Woolsington (NCL / EGNT), United Kingdom">NCL</acronym> and <acronym title="Manchester - Internati...
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