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Jump to postI guess I'd stay away from those airlines that aren't allowed to fly into the EU on ops/safety reasons, otherwise, here's my "airlines/flights I avoid" list... - Any airline that'll only allow me to book their flights on their website, unless there's no alternative (FR, <acronym title="easyJet (Unit...
Jump to postSame amount of flights as last year, and (very probably) still more than all years before that - I just don't have the time to write reports currently... and on those flights where I'd have the time, I tend to simply forget to make pictures or notes. Aside from that, I guess posting dozens of TRs fo...
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Jump to postUnfortunately, things such as the aircraft type are never guaranteed: anything from a delayed incoming aircraft on the previous flight up to unplanned maintenance can cause a change in equipment. So no guarantee - but still, as far as I see it, a pretty good chance that it'll be the aircraft that's ...
Jump to postAs the others have already said - your luggage gets checked all the way through to your final destination (which wouldn't need to be a German domestic airport, it could be any connection within the Schengen area). You clear customs at <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / ED...
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Jump to postMost of my worst hotels are located in just a single city... London... heavens, there are some horrible dumps there, and some of which are quite expensive... But the one that absolutely takes the cake was the "Royal National Hotel" - I shudder just thinking about that dump, horrible. Seemed like a h...
Jump to postNever had any problems with Vista, it even outperformed <acronym title="NEW: Xtra Airways (USA) and OLD: Casino Express (USA)">XP</acronym> on my old Acer notebook which wasn't even Vista certified: all-in-all, Vista and I got along about a thousand times better than <acronym title="NEW: Xtra Airway...
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Jump to postI'm not at the office today, so I cannot help you much by looking through our fares database - but at least regarding this question... <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E...
Jump to postA3 used to fly <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>-<acronym title="OLD: Athens (- Hellinikon) (ATH / LGAT) (closed), Greece AND CURRENT: Athens - Eleftherios Venizelos (Spata) (ATH / LGAV), Greece">ATH</acronym> and, I think, <acronym title="D...
Jump to postThanks for yet another great report! <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0;padding:0;border-collapse: collapse;" bgcolor=#1E3951><...
Jump to postI did a daytrip <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">...
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Jump to postOptically, I think the A340-300 and -500 look best out of that whole group - the B777 has never looked right to me: the vertical stabilizer looks more like it's suited for a B737, or a B757 at most - but certainly not for such a large plane. That makes the whole thing look wrong. Comfort-wise, after...
Jump to postAfter... 103 A320 flights (100 x A320-200, 3 x A320-100) 48 A319 flights 33 A321 flights (26 x A321-100, 7 x A321-200) ... I prefer the A321. No idea why, they all offer the same level of passenger comfort... but for some reason, I just prefer the A321. The A320-200 is my most-flown aircraft with ex...
Jump to postThere I was reading through report number 3 just a short while ago and finishing with something like "looking forward to the next report" - and then I see that you've posted it already... last month... Oh well... I was on holiday. <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="Bi...
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Jump to postUpper Deck - the nose is <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym>, but it's just far quieter on the UD. I've enjoyed 4 legs "upstairs": <acronym title="Air Namibia">SW</acronym> C-Class (back when they still had the B744 Combi) and <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> F-Class. N...
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Jump to posta) Aeromexico = haven't flown them b) Air France = only flown on shorthaul, 5 c) American Airlines = 2 d) British Airways = 6 e) Cathay Pacific = 10 f) Continental Airlines = 3 g) Delta = 2 h) Lan Chile = haven't flown them i) Lufthansa = 7 j) Mexicana = haven't flown them k) Singapore Airlines = 0 ...
Jump to postUsually the same things that I wear in everyday life, or at the office. Comfortable, clean, intact... <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" alt="Wink"> I won't put on a suit specifically for a flight, but I'll always wear something like either dark slacks or jeans, a shirt (lon...
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Jump to postDepends on how much is in my coffee cop at that given point - and if the change is enough for an A340-500, or if it's just enough for a nicely fitted out A319...
Jump to postToday in one week - <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>-<acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym> on <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> (I think it's on a B733) on 08JAN. Second flight is the ret...
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Jump to postFor now... 08JAN - <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>-<acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym>-<acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> on <acronym title="L...
Jump to postShorthaul: B737-800s of both China Southwest (from <acronym title="Chania - Souda (CHQ / LGSA), Greece">CHQ</acronym> to <acronym title="Shanghai - Hongqiao (SHA / ZSSS), China">SHA</acronym>) and XL Airways, leased by Air Berlin at the time (flying from <acronym title="Nuremberg (NUE / EDDN), Germa...
Jump to postIf you're asking in general, then, yes, most certainly people still use travel agents. And in the majority of the cases, they're actually better off because they do. Not everyone knows their way through the internet, and lots of people will just end up looking at the websites of perhaps the 2 or 3 a...
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Jump to postOnce again, a great report! Thanks! <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0;padding:0;border-collapse: collapse;" bgcolor=#1E3951><t...
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Jump to postNew status: 03DEC: <acronym title="Vienna - Schwechat (VIE / LOWW), Austria">VIE</acronym>-<acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> on <acronym title="Austrian Airlines">OS</acronym> (F100) (my second Business Class flight this year) 04DEC: <acrony...
Jump to postPersonally, I think it looks awful. I've never liked those black nosecones that you used to see years ago, and was more than happy to see them go away. While I agree that it does make Malev's livery unique - to me, having a unique ugly livery isn't really something I'd see as an advantage. I'd prefe...
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Jump to postAnd once again, the newest status... 27NOV: <acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym>-<acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym>-<acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acro...
Jump to postGreat report - enjoyed it, as always. <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> Too bad Hainan opted to fly to Berlin instead of Hannover, where they originally wanted to fly... <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/frown.gif" alt="Sad"> On my, so far few,...
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