11C wrote:God, Jägermeister, that is sad.
Great news for the 777-9 program and Ethiopian Airlines. Didn't see this one coming, will this be the only 777-9 fleet in Africa ? A350 & 787 cover most long haul needs from and to Africa vey well, a plane the 777-9 size is a niche machine. Maybe SAA or Egypt Air in the future. SAA? Give me a b...
Jump to postBack in 1971 we were flying from London to Lusaka via Entebbe, during the stop my then 9 year old sister went to the open door to take a picture and a soldier rushed up the stairs and pointed a rifle in her face. Needless to say my mother wasn't best pleased and barely managed to avoid being dragged...
Jump to postAnd the media is spot on as usual.... Sky News is reporting that "planes have been grounded after a door and a window blew out in mid-air on a flight to California." "planes have been grounded" :checkmark: " after a door and a window blew out" :checkmark: "in mid-...
Jump to postAnd the media is spot on as usual....
Sky News is reporting that "planes have been grounded after a door and a window blew out in mid-air on a flight to California."
Is the airspace still closed?
TAAG DT651 is about to cross the border from Algeria right now, according to FR24.
According to the FR history, G-XLEI returned to JNB while G-XLEB is the delayed flight in question.
G-XLEI arrived back at LHR yesterday morning as BA54.
directorguy wrote:https://onemileatatime.com/news/british-airways-a380-u-turn-over-africa/
Yesterday's LHR-JNB had to turn back to Heathrow due to the sudden closure of Niger airspace.
I see on FR 24 that last night's BA56 JNB-LHR only departed around lunchtime today, anyone know why?
Jump to postYou could also check to see if flights +/- 1-2 days are equally expensive, or if other carriers are also charging that much. I checked random dates in September and I see pretty decent prices starting around 600 USD with KLM ("basic economy" without checked bags). I already booked and pai...
Jump to postIn January I booked on British Airways JNB-LHR-BLQ-LHR-JNB for my wife and myself, for flights in early September. At the time I paid USD 1,415.00 (converted from ZAR at the then rate of ZAR 17.20 = USD 1.00) for 2 tickets. Yesterday I checked just for fun and the same flights are now USD 2,963.00 a...
Jump to postI drive a 2017 BMW 320d, bought new, 45,000 km on the clock. White with black leather, sunroof, LED headlights. Spotless like brand new, I changed the second pair of original tyres about a month ago. My wife drives a 2008 BMW 320i bought in 2018, also white with black leather and sunroof. We are a B...
Jump to postI saw earlier on Flightradar that QR 21 diverted to Birmingham, VS 110 and EY15 are currently circling just to the south east although EY15 has now left its loop and looks to be heading to Birmingham as well.
Jump to postGood to see. God bless the poor souls that were lost. I remember first hearing about the accident whilst on my way to ARN. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slightly nervous when discovering my aircraft was a Norwegian 737 MAX. I was sitting at the gate at PLZ minutes before boarding a flight to JNB ...
Jump to postWhen I flew DL JNB-ATL a couple of years ago it was 9 abreast and just that one seat missing compared to the EK 3-4-3 layout made all the difference on that long flight. Off topic slightly but my first 777 flight was BA LHR-LAX way back when and the centre block was 5 seats. That must have been awfu...
Jump to postVC-10
A350
747SP
787
L-1011
A340-600
For me it is only one, DXB with EK.
Jump to postHave you used SkyScanner to look up the fares? It's an easy search and comparison website that searches in just about all airlines and online travel agencies. Also consider comparing multiple dates, sometimes an airline can be cheap on one day and expensive on another. I have used Skyscanner and it...
Jump to postI had a look. Lufthansa, Swiss and Air France are all more expensive than BA and VS. KLM is cheaper but arriving at LHR at 15:00 means a day lost of the trip so that's out.
That takes me back to my original question, BA or VS?
I guess it's about similar, there's not much difference. However have you considered flying one-stop on an airline from a third country? One-stop is often cheaper than non-stop. Like for example I see Lufthansa offering a Johannesburg - Frankfurt - London Heathrow flight return for €347 while Virgi...
Jump to postI am planning a trip to the UK in May and I have the choice of BA or VS. The prices are similar, I haven't flown BA in a long time and I have never flown VS. I'm looking for opinions on the service, comfort, catering etc. BA economy v VS economy classic. If I pick VS is economy delight worth the ext...
Jump to postJetty wrote:Hyperthermia lowers a bodies need for oxygen, which is fortunate for stowaways. https://www.faa.gov/data_research/resea ... M96-25.pdf
If I remember correctly, bearing in mind that it was 50 years ago, on one of the two Trident flights I took (NorthEast and BEA) we had rearward facing seats at the front right of the cabin and there was a fixed table like in a train between this row and the first forward facing row.
Jump to posthappy new year everyone I did a search for this, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya announced in his new year address on 31 December that KQ and SA will partner in 2023 to form "Pan African Airline" (not sure if that's the name or just a description). https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/world/a...
Jump to postThis has to be a record, after only 3 weeks back in the air the unions representing cabin crew and other employees are planning a picket and strike due to salary cuts of up to one third (which was well known before my wife took her severance package more than a year ago) as well as loss of medical a...
Jump to postOkay so we have all done it but how many have done it starboard side?
SAA 747 at SID en route from JNB-JFK and JNB-ATL, I have done it a couple of times, it's quite an unusual feeling.
I would hope crew aren't expected to operate back to back red-eyes and rest during the day however I suspect that may be the case? SA had a similar long day on the ground in Europe as was already mentioned, many years ago the layover in London or Frankfurt was 4-5 days but more recently it was a on...
Jump to postSAA To be privatised. Massively good news for South Africa and the South African aviation market. https://www.reuters.com/article/safrica-saa/update-1-consortium-to-take-51-stake-in-south-african-airways-minister-idUSL5N2NT1FN I read in yesterday's paper that the airline will be renamed. It is fitt...
Jump to postThere's a United 787 at JNB right now. Nice to see a new tail on the tarmac.
Jump to postHas ANet ever had a discussion on what plane was the loudest? I vote for the 1-11 cause I never heard a Trident which had 3 Sprey's and a booster. VC-10 was up there, when I was in high school BA had a Sunday morning flight that would go out over my house near JNB, part of a round the world if I re...
Jump to postActually no. Back before covid the route was a strong performer. Bologna and the surrounding areas are important business, technical and industrial areas. I have personally flown the route at least 3 X returns over the last few years, and in my experience the 77W always seemed pretty well filled up...
Jump to postThanks but that's not daily as my dates in September return no results.
Jump to postCan anyone in the know say when Emirates will resume daily Dubai-Bologna and return?
Jump to postAustralia
Austria
Botswana
Czech Republic
Egypt
England
Finland
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Hungary
India
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
San Marino
Scotland
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Swaziland/Eswatini
Switzerland
Tanzania
Tunisia
UAE
Uganda
USA
Zambia
Zimbabwe
bennett123 wrote:IMO, this is more likely to lead to dismissal..
PM wrote:Did Austrian ever serve JNB?
Sky News actually said Boeing 737-500 in their report minutes ago.
Jump to postI mentioned this one before, I just watched it again and I think it is the greatest music video of all time. a-ha "Take on Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 The view count is staggering for a song from the 80s, or indeed from any era: 1,189,188,788 views... that's over a bill...
Jump to postSokes wrote:Looks more like Kim Shy. Definitely not related to Oskar Wilde.
Erdowie, erdowo, erdowann: https://youtu.be/R2e2yHjc_mc (The original from Nena: https://youtu.be/oas5nAlfrwg ) I prefer this version with Kim Wilde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKlO1Tr2IE Another great song is Cutting Crew "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" Original: https://www.you...
Jump to postBubbleFrog wrote:Agreed. We deplaned a 744 once in LHR by the stairs.
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has just been approved by the MHRA in the UK.
Jump to postI had a delicious Fatburger at City Stars Mall in Cairo a few years ago, I think the place had just opened because there were Americans working in the store and all the staff were really jumping. Hardee's in Nairobi Airport international departures serves a great Jalapino chicken burger, hot and spi...
Jump to postcjg225 wrote:Mine is The Hunt for Red October. Easily my favorite movie ever. I've watched it hundreds of times.
Half way over the Atlantic, cabin crew announcement: “ladies and gentlemen, if there is a doctor on board, please make yourself known to the cabin crew.” “Can ai ‘elp..?” Says Valentino Rossi as he wanders into the galley... I think that comment went over most peoples' heads but my wife and I had a...
Jump to postNot a 744 but a 74L, SAA put a 74L into Rand airport for it's museum, runway is 4898ft According to the aerodrome chart, runway 11 is 1,579m (5,180ft) x 15m wide. Notwithstanding, both the SP and the -200 landing on 11 stopped before the intersection with 35 then turned onto 35 to taxi to the termi...
Jump to postLovetravelling wrote:Some crew have even have their children help them on the flight, obviously this was done extremely diligently to ensure that safety wasn't impacted and that the service and passenger experience wasn't impacted!!
I had a hernia repair and hydrocele at the same time some 15 years ago from which I recovered quite quickly, then several years later I was in for another procedure including a vasectomy and when I woke up the urologist told me that he had needed to do a hydrocele on the same side again. This was 8 ...
Jump to postSAA all types, the first time in November 1972: -200 (including Helderberg), -300, -400, SP
Qantas -400
British Airways -400 and also on the first RR RB-211 powered 747 in 1977
Lufthansa -400 and -8i