Re: ITH receives marketing grant

ITH-ORD would be great and would allow AA to be more competitive against DL in offering service from ITH to SFO/Western U.S./Asia!

Re: MH's A380 Twilight Saga: KUL-LHR Business Class

Ryanair!!! wrote:

Well well well.... Guess we don't hang around a.net as often as we used to eh? Thanks for popping by!

Re: MH's A380 Twilight Saga: KUL-LHR Business Class

How did I miss your trip report! Glad I found it! Awe. Some. as always!

RE: DL's Richard Anderson Compensation

If we are going to be true capitalist shouldn't the question be for Anderson, all CEO's, and in fact ANY worker: "What is the LEAST we can pay them and get the most/best work out of them?" If his salary was never increased, and even slightly DECREASED, I doubt he would quit in a huff or work any les...

CRJ-900 Service To ITH?

I just noticed that on some random scattered dates in February (such as the 16th and 17th), there is Delta Connection CRJ-900 service to <acronym title="Ithaca - Tompkins County (ITH), USA - New York">ITH</acronym> (operated by Endeavor)! Anybody know why? Any chance this becomes a permanent upgauge...

RE: A Migrant's Tale - Its Malaysian Business! SIN-MEL

Wow....thanks for taking us a long on your journey! I've actually been told that on those angle lie flats that a good strategy is to put them fully flat...turn on your side...and then reverse them out of completely lie flat mode... If you are lucky you can work it so the break in the surface cradles...

RE: Return To America: III. 5-Star *A SJC-NRT-SGN-SIN

Very cool trip report! Interesting to see more MOML meals!

SJC is an interesting airport, glad you got a chance to fly out of it!

RE: Return To America: I. VN/NH/UA SIN-SGN-NRT-ORD-ANC

Wow....what a cool trip report! Sorry they delayed at at US passport control... Sad to say I suspect based on your Muslim sounding name they sent you to the interview room....but then when the second guy saw your passport (nationality) decided it wasn't worth the effort to harass you with an intervi...

RE: Aeroflot To Moscow & The Sukhoi Superjet SSJ-95B

Wow very cool! Thank for sharing and I am glad that they let you take so many photos!

So why exactly did they give you vouchers at check-in? Just for being Elite Plus on SkyTeam? Never had that happen to me!

RE: DL Expanding In SYR And ROC

Interesting news! Will be interesting to see how the new <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>/US responds. A little strange they are making these changes at <acronym title="Rochester - Greater Rochester International (Monroe County) (ROC / KROC), USA - New York">ROC</acronym> and <a...

RE: US/AA And The Future Of Upstate NY

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kith" class="quote" target="_blank">kith</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>At what point are these small airports robbing p...

RE: US/AA And The Future Of Upstate NY

At the Upstate airports that have <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> service to <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym> (<acronym title="Ithaca - Tompkins County (ITH), USA - New York">ITH</acronym> for example)...<acronym titl...

RE: Air Austral UU 887: 06/2013: MAA-BKK: Y: New MAA!

Wow...just wow! So cool!

Thanks for sharing!

RE: Thai Smile Plus To Krabi And Phi Phi

Oh WOW! Awesome trip report as always! It just looks so beautiful there! So how does Thai smile compare to normal TG in terms of service (since obviously there are hard and soft product differences....)

RE: Air France AF 006: 03/2013: CDG-JFK: J Cabin: 380

Thanks for the report! It confirms what I've heard from others about <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>.... As a <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> frequent flier it amazes me that <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> is totally in bed with <acronym title="Air F...

RE: QF/FJ MEL-SYD-NAN On The FJ A330

Cool trip report!

I don't get the point of that box they put the little cup of coleslaw and the biscuits in! Was most of it just empty?!


As for the church lady.....you were far more patient than I would have been....

RE: Lithium Battery Problem On Board AA

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Burj" class="quote" target="_blank">Burj</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>We recently took our large robot from the U.S. t...

RE: Lithium Battery Problem On Board AA

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Kaiarahi" class="quote" target="_blank">Kaiarahi</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Which the airlines themselves ignore eve...

RE: Lithium Battery Problem On Board AA

We recently took our large robot from the U.S. to Europe and it is powered by NUMEROUS Lithium Ion batteries... I ended up doing A LOT of research on them and there are very specific rules.... Basically NEVER in checked/hold luggage. Above a certain size (HUGE...160 Wh) they are not allowed at all. ...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Halophila" class="quote" target="_blank">Halophila</a> (<a href="#50" class="quote">Reply 50</a>):<br/><i>I still say one thing that would benef...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mainliner" class="quote" target="_blank">Mainliner</a> (<a href="#42" class="quote">Reply 42</a>):<br/><i>Exactly. These people can gripe and mo...

RE: #Tbilisi #Georgia #AirBaltic #CityLine

Wow very cool!

The pictures of Tbilisi are really great! Anyone who likes them should check out the film "Since Otar Left"....here is a link to the trailer...

http://mubi.com/films/since-otar-left

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YQBexYHZBGM" class="quote" target="_blank">YQBexYHZBGM</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>I guess my aversion to props is ma...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

In terms of new routes.... It would be interesting to see if Delta would do <acronym title="Ithaca - Tompkins County (ITH), USA - New York">ITH</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - La Guardia (LGA / KLGA), USA - New York">LGA</acronym>. With Cornell's new campus in NYC there could be decent O/D dema...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/PROSA" class="quote" target="_blank">PROSA</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Which doesn't change the fact that driving fro...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YQBexYHZBGM" class="quote" target="_blank">YQBexYHZBGM</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i> <acronym title="Ithaca - Tompkins...

RE: Is DL To Resume SLC-CMH/BDL...start SYR?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/panam330" class="quote" target="_blank">panam330</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Were it not for the price involved, I'd fl...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YQBexYHZBGM" class="quote" target="_blank">YQBexYHZBGM</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Parksville/Cooley has never been a...

RE: Is DL To Resume SLC-CMH/BDL...start SYR?

Just for fun I tried booking these flights on <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>.com and it <acronym title="Syracuse - Hancock International (SYR / KSYR), USA - New York">SYR</acronym>-><acronym title="Salt Lake City - International (SLC / KSLC), USA - Utah">SLC</acronym> comes up a...

RE: BGM Falls Behind ELM And ITH

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/YQBexYHZBGM" class="quote" target="_blank">YQBexYHZBGM</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>My cousin flew <acronym title="Ithac...

RE: ~ Asian Adventures 1: Brill BA GLA-LCY, LHR-IST ~

Wow....took a while to read but worth it! LOVED all the photos and your observations... <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lukeyboy95" class="quote" target="_blank">lukeyboy95</a>...

RE: Singapore SQ 334: 03/2013: SIN-CDG: J Cabin: 380

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/abrelosojos" class="quote" target="_blank">abrelosojos</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>= Where in the U.S. can you find i...

RE: Singapore SQ 334: 03/2013: SIN-CDG: J Cabin: 380

Very cool trip report as always.....I just have to say: HOLY CRAP....FAMOUS AMOS cookies?! You have got to be sh!tting me! They sell those in VENDING because they are just barely "cookies" but are more like industrial concoctions that can last YEARS in a vending machine without spoiling.... When I f...

RE: Air India: The Fading Glory Of A Proud Maharaja

Very cool trip report! Thanks for the history of Air India/Indian Airlines.....

So do you think, long term, there is hope for it/them?

RE: The Final Return: SIN-ADL On SQ

As expected, a thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable trip report!

So have pointed shoes for men not gone out of style yet in Asia?! The sooner the better!

Your Mom seems like a super fun traveling companion! You should have her write a trip report!

RE: Steaming Across Lake Michigan 7-15-13

Wow that is a pretty cool trip report! How much are the rooms? Does this boat do overnight trips?

RE: Back II Basics: Something New From Cathay Pacific

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ronerone" class="quote" target="_blank">ronerone</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Now <acronym title="United Airlines (USA...

RE: Back II Basics: Something New From Cathay Pacific

Wow great trip report! As always I love all the photos and I swear <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> should just hire you to create all the <acronym title="Philippine Airlines">PR</acronym> material! It is interesting to see how <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong...

RE: Wintertime Adventure In Hakodate With JAL

Wow! Very cool! I always love trip reports that make me feel like I was there with the writer! I've only transited <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym> on Delta and have always wanted to experience Japanese aviation! I LOVED the old school depar...

RE: Garuda’s New Toy: The CRJ-1000 Experience

Nice trip report! I've flown Delta CRJ-700s and 900s and I thought those were long and narrow!

I am continually amazed that foreign carriers feed you on short domestic flights!

RE: The Dreamtour; Norwegian 787 Dreamliner OSL-LGW

Wow...very cool! Thanks for sharing.

It is really a shame that they have crammed seats in...like you said...o.k. for Ryanair to do it as their flights are short...but on long haul flights? Ugh...

RE: Exciting KLM World Business Class To Toronto

Wow! Excellent trip report!

I really miss AMS! That bowl of fruit with just ONE banana was too funny!

RE: Air France Business - AF #9 JFK-CDG B777-200

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

(I agree...it is super unfortunate that SkyMiles can't be used for int'l first class awards!)

RE: USA Trip Pt. 7: Heading To Hawaii: SAN-LAX-HNL

Wow, thanks for sharing! Sorry things didn't work out but at least Delta took care of you, that is the least they could do! In my experience you are correct that the Delta regional <acronym title="Safair (South Africa)">FA</acronym>'s do tend to be more relaxed and more attentive to F-class in gener...

RE: ANA 787 Inaugural: San Jose-Tokyo, Business Class

Just a quick note to say I really enjoyed your awesome trip report!

I'm pleasantly surprised at how accommodating the crew were in terms of being in your pictures!

RE: DL ROC->LGA->***JFK T4 Expansion***->DTW->ROC

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/akhmad" class="quote" target="_blank">akhmad</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Nevertheless, it’s SO entertaining! Love it,...

RE: Its Here Finally! The American A319!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AllegiantFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">AllegiantFlyer</a> (<a href="#78" class="quote">Reply 78</a>):<br/><i>you cant put a RECTANGLE sha...

RE: SQ SQ SQ To SIN-TPE: Cautionate, Press Stop Here!

Catching up on trip reports of a work trip and finally got to read this one....

VERY cool! Thanks for sharing....you always seem to make a good time where ever you go!

RE: DL ROC->LGA->***JFK T4 Expansion***->DTW->ROC

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/b787900" class="quote" target="_blank">b787900</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>Excellent trip report! Very detailed and e...

RE: USA 2013 Pt 3: Almost A Disaster With AA DCA-ORD

Sad to say but what you experienced is pretty typical....not just the reservation problem but the total lack of concern/caring/customer service...followed up by a response to your complaint that will do nothing to address the issue but is simply a way to mollify you and basically accept their crappy...