Re: Age in Airliners.net time?

It’s been a bit over 20 years now since I joined (had to plead with parents to pay the fee on behalf of a young teen and prove to them it wasn’t a scam on the new thing called internet), crazy to think. Lurked for years before that.

Re: Norwegian Air Shuttle News and Discussion - 2024

Someone83 wrote:

Next MAX 8 has been delivered. According to FR24 SE-RTO just left BFI towards CPH.

Re: Wendy’s announces Uber-like surge pricing on menu

Who eats at Wendy's?

Re: KL Boeing 737-800 slips off taxiway at GOT

While wintery conditions are not uncommon, there is a major blizzard in this area. Up here in OSL public transit is a mess, people asked not to drive, and the airport is running with considerable delays. I'm assuming it's the same storm system down in GOT which isn't far away.

Re: Farewell and tailwinds to Smithair747

Very sad news. It's been almost two decades of reading his posts, made it feel like one really knew him since he documented his journey so well.

Hope he's piloting some great aircraft somewhere out there.

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2023

Last year MOL had 352000 passengers, more than many other airports flights to OSL like KKN, BDU, KSU, ALF I don't have much knowledge on the subject, but places like KKN and ALF have to rely on flights as a lifeline due to geographical positioning, plus I'm guessing they have freight? BDU is gov't/...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2023

SK will stop flying MOL-OSL in February next year. That leaves DY and WF, which means no competition once DY’s takeover of WF is approved. They se to think people from Molde will drive to Alesund or Kristiansund. Maybe KLM might decide to fly MOL-AMS fingers crossed. If MOL is going which airport w...

Re: ZIPAIR News and Discussion - 2023

BoatStuck wrote:

Not the best timing for the SFO flight in either direction. I wonder if it's an international gate availability issue at SFO.

Re: Norwegian Air Shuttle News and Discussion - 2023

Norwegian have overhauled their Reward scheme and have added a loose ‘tier’ system - one new benefit (free checked baggage, priority boarding, fast track etc) every 8 flights, 32 makes you a ‘Premium Member’. That should convert some regular SAS economy passengers on domestic. I fly Norwegian once ...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2023

Qantas74 wrote:

Wow, that’s such a long flight! You’re basically crossing the entirety of Europe!

Re: Norwegian Air Shuttle News and Discussion - 2023

That said, I do feel that Norwegian's seats offer slightly better legroom than ex-Flyr's 100% agree. Flew Flyr last summer on a 4 hour flight and felt way more cramped in the seat versus DY. Thanks for the photo, the seats look shiny and new compared to the past few 738 seats I've been stuck in rec...

Re: Norwegian Air Shuttle News and Discussion - 2023

Norwegian has taken delivery of SE-RTD (LN8450) bring their 737-MAX 8 fleet to 3 aircraft. On lease from ALC and will arrive at OSL today Do you know what the interiors are like on these birds versus their 738s, any differences? Some of the older 738s are in rough shape. Will interiors be swapped o...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2023

Reason I’m thinking that as I always saw in the past AF and KL offering very cheap long haul connections from ARN/CPH/OSL compared to other EU cities. Not sure if it’s still the case today. I don't know if it ties in into your other argument, but I just did a OSL-CDG-SFO-AMS-OSL run this past week ...

Re: Norwegian Air Shuttle News and Discussion - 2023

Writing this using the absolutely brilliant free WiFi on a Norwegian B738 (LN-ENM). Isn't it only free for 15 minutes now? Back in the day it was always free for the duration of the flight. I've flown them quite a bit recently and another flight coming up this afternoon. I notice the Wi-Fi is not e...

Re: Rumor: Delta set to announce SLC-ICN & LAX-AKL

For me ...the SLC customs and immigration experience is so much easier than SEA, SFO and LAX. How so, may I ask? I flew in from AMS two months ago, and the line for immigration got very long. Processing was slow because there were barely any booths open, they looked understaffed. Or maybe that was ...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2023

Tromso airport's terminal is currently being expanded... It is basically a tent..... Had the great misfortune of flying out of this tent a few weeks ago. The setup is a disaster to say the least. We checked-in online, and took the elevator from the parking lot directly to the security checkpoint ar...

Re: Ongoing chaos at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Just flew through AMS yesterday, connecting from California to an onward Schengen flight with KLM. AMS was extremely busy (just like my outbound a few weeks prior). Definitely full on pre-Covid feel, if not even more. I had to go from the F-gates to B-gates and all the piers and common areas were ve...

Re: Air Serbia to launch ORD, boost JFK to daily

BannedUser wrote:

I wonder if they will resume Rostov and Krasnodar. They flew there until the war started.

Re: Air Serbia to launch ORD, boost JFK to daily

One thing JU is missing though, is an optimized schedule. I've noticed a lot of their connections via BEG are very poorly timed. Whether flying North/South or East/West. Some tweaks by their scheduling department will go a long way to further their already pretty great success the past few months. N...

Re: Air Serbia to launch ORD, boost JFK to daily

qm001 wrote:

It may have been in the past, but it sure isn't any more!

Re: Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 yrs

The irony with Ms.Griner's situation in Russia is how in Russia there is rampant alcoholism, likely heavy use of illegal drugs by the oligarchs, that the government itself had (and still has) clear policies on the use of performance enhancing drugs and cheating on processing of anti-drug testing of...

Re: Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 yrs

Plenty of times. Speaking for yourself? ... how many times have you packed a bag for a long weekend upstate, got to your hotel and found something in one of the side pockets you forgot you put there from your last vacation? To be honest, never. Would only make sense to empty everything out entirely...

Re: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022

Air France is starting routes from Paris til Tromsø and Kittala the coming Winter. 1x weekly to both from December 10. Hopefully operators have a solid tour package to offer to vacationing folks up in Tromsø, as a week is a long time to spend there. I've made some trips up and 2 days was more than ...

Re: Air Serbia to launch ORD, boost JFK to daily

Worth noting that BEG is connected to SVO with often times more than one daily. For pax heading to/from Russia, Air Serbia is a great option from JFK and soon ORD. Provides an alternative to TK, EK and QR.

Re: Turkish Airlines to rebrand into “Türkiye Havayolları”

But with either spelling, both the airline and the country are on my no go list, thanks to their decision to continue to accept Russian tourists. Because they accept Russian tourists? Slippery slope there. But on the actual topic... I'm ok with the country name rebrand, even if not all the reasons ...

Re: Is Groupon dying?

1337Delta764 wrote:

So, has anyone noticed a lack of good local Groupon deals in their area?

Re: Turkish Aviation May 2022

incitatus wrote:

Moscow to Antalya on Turkish is up to 9 times per day? Is that the only resort Russians can access?

Re: UA SFO DEL and BLR / AC YVR DEL

So is Air India paying into the Russian ATC system? If so, I am sorry but they should not be allowed to land in the US. What do Indian-Russian relations have to do with the US? :lol: Sounds like a very poor understanding of international affairs, and very US-centric. So is AI profiting from this or...

Re: New Yorkers don't feel safe at home anymore

SL1200MK2 wrote:

However, I don’t have a car so fortunately I’ve not experienced that… What part of town are you in, good sir?

Re: UA SFO DEL and BLR / AC YVR DEL

744 wrote:

Why is AI still flying that route

Re: New Yorkers don't feel safe at home anymore

SL1200MK2 wrote:

I feel very safe where I live in San Francisco

Re: KLM stopped flying to Kiev

My wife has a friend who will be flying to Odessa on Wednesday. I think it's crazy. Why crazy? I'm thinking about flying to Kiev sometime in the next week or two to visit family. It's long overdue with all the COVID restrictions we have had. Not entirely relevant but a friend of mine has family in ...

Re: Nordic Aviation 2021

Airlines must be seeing a surge in demand from the nordics to mediterranean Spain. Obviously this has no statistical significance whatsoever, purely anecdotal. But I know three people here in Oslo who this week have decided to go to Spain and deal with the pandemic restrictions there instead of con...

Re: Flyr plans to launch flights on the 1st of June

adamh8297 wrote:

Ahh the "no vowels in your name" trick to get millennials to fly you.

Re: Air Ukraine and Ukraine International question

Air Ukraine International (IATA code 6U) operated from 1992-2002 using a fleet of Russian-built aircraft. The airline was declared bankrupt in 2002 and attempts to relaunch it my merging with Ukraine International failed. If I remember correctly, AeroSvit took over Air Ukraine's international, long...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

Hard to take your reply seriously. These kind of numbers are unheard of at entry into a new market . Gives me Lidl-vibes. They got a similar response and didn’t last long in Norway. We’re in the middle of COVID. If Wizz Air lasts, by the time people start traveling again, young Norwegians will be t...

Re: Can you cross the border from Ukraine to Russia (by land?)

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Things have changed multiple times over as far as Russian visa regulations go since 2003. But depending where you are from, you still need an invite or hotel confirmation.

And as mentioned, from EU, plus many other countries will be e-visa in 2021.

Re: Can you cross the border from Ukraine to Russia (by land?)

I do have dual citizenship, but it has been a while since I had a Romanian passport. Renewing that one is a pain in the ass, but it's something that must be done. Perhaps this is what really needs to be addressed. I'd suggest getting your Romanian passport renewed. Romania, along with other countri...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

I’m hearing Wizz, company and crew, is not making friends with the local airport authorities, security, service people, drivers, acting like bullies and primadonnas. Passengers are stranded with lack of bus services and information. Not a great start. Can’t say I’m surprised. Upon landing just now ...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

It has ben reported in Norwegian media that Wizz crew are rotated in on a 3 month bases (and doing the required quarantine on arrival in OSL), coming from Poland. They probably work 5/4 scheme in the 3 months they are here, but they are not allowed to leave Norway in the 3 months they are in-countr...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

There's probably quite a few Norwegian-speaking pilots who were laid off by one of the various entities within Norwegian Air earlier this year. I have been assuming the same thing. But I'm interested in how that works for Wizz's business model here as they are actively painted in media and elsewher...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

Yes you are. When you buy a ticket with Wizz Air, you 100% support and advocate for their practices. Thanks for your opinion on the matter, but I'm equally critical of Wizz Air and the likes for many other reasons. Just because I choose to give them my money on a handful of my overall flight portfo...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

Because you are supporting social dumping, and if you let them get away with it in aviation, sooner or later someone will bring it to your line of work too. Even local companies try to lower their costs in various ways, Norwegian and SAS included. Far too many regulations and rules in Norway are se...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

That’s because of the pandemic. Onboard service was set to resume on SK by December 1st, but was stopped by the Norwegian Government. If you are ok with the Wizz practices, then by all means. I will however never fly on Wizz or Ryanair for that reason. I’ll gladly pay more (and have done in the pas...

Re: Nordic Aviation - 2020

And why would you select an airline that offers 3 weekly flights when the other companies operate multiple daily flights to the same destinations? And why not? If the price is right and the schedule works for you, why pay $130-180 per flight versus $30-50, for as long as it’s available. I’ve flown ...

Re: Easyjet to charge for overhead lockers - 10Feb

Wizz has been doing this for a long time, there is a charge for a trolley bag that goes in the overhead. Otherwise, it's you and your backpack under the seat in front. Works well actually. Just took a quick trip north to Tromsø from Oslo and it's great to have the option of a backpack for the weekend.

Re: Italy LGBT Boycott

What I'm saying is - LGBT travellers should patronize another European country instead of this place. You don't hear these stories coming out of Ireland or the Netherlands, or example. Again, why? If you are indeed ‘tired of humanity’, perhaps the best medicine is to sit at home. You don’t hear sto...

Re: Italy LGBT Boycott

If you are a member of the LGBT community and are thinking about travelling to Italy if/when this pandemic gets to a reasonable level of control, consider the following: Consider what exactly? That this same scenario is practically a worldwide issue, with some areas better than others? Advice: if y...

Re: Norway defies forecasted Cov-19 collapse and sees highest real estate prices ever in May.

A house just down the road from ours sold for 5.6m NOK a few months back. It was listed at 3.6m, it sold after the first viewing. Apartments sit but free standing homes are in limited supply and sell fast. Arggg, amazing prices for a standalone house. I was looking into apartments in Bergen, and no...

Re: Wizz Air News and Discussion Thread

Probably Norwegian and SAS are still doing much better than Wizz despite the flights at 30NOK. Wizz is a new player on the market, of course the others are doing better. Would be awkward if they weren’t. Wizz will need time to build a domestic name for itself. Meanwhile, many people I know have tak...