Re: Delta Main Cabin Intl meals

Our international main cabin meals consist of a starter, main course, and dessert. Bread was eliminated at the start of the COVID pandemic.

Re: JFK Old IAB Layout

with regard to the photo above of the arrivals board, in the lower right hand corner, is anyone familiar with the airline: Transcontinental ? Routes, equipment? I did a search for them in departedflights, timetable images, rzjets.net, and google without success. Thanks. e38 Transcontinental was an ...

Re: Delta Network Thread - 2021

cokepopper wrote:

My guess based on internal meetings Scheduled (Nov 3) is that part of the announcement is resumption of TO service from an airport not too far west of JFK

Re: The WestJet Thread

Does anyone know what the long-term plans are for the 737-600 fleet?

Re: Twin Otters on the Equator: Air Kiribati, Tarawa to Abemama (TRW-AEA-TRW)

Thanks for a fascinating report from a part of the world I would love to explore.
Brings back memories of when Kiribati had an international airline--Air Tungaru which flew a 727-100 Tarawa-Christmas Island-Honolulu in the early 1980s.

Re: Airlines That Still Fly The Airbus A310 (Passenger Only) As Of June 2018

Any updates on SATA/Azores Airlines fleet? Planespotters shows one still supposedly active.

Re: Cathay Pacific aircraft substitutions

Thanks for the responses guys!

Was looking forward to trying Dragonair since it would have been a new airline for me.

Looking forward to see what appears at the gate in DPS.

Cathay Pacific aircraft substitutions

How often does Cathay Pacific do last-minute aircraft substitutions on regional routes? I'm flying them DPS-HKG in November. Originally I was on a Dragonair/Cathay Dragon A330. This flight was somehow cancelled and now I'm rebooked on the earlier flight on a 777-300. While I realize that aircraft su...

Re: Your Shortest And Longest 757 Flights

As a Flight Attendant who regularly works 757 trips:

Shortest: DTW-GRR
Longest: PSA-JFK

Worked ARN-JFK yesterday.

RE: Delta Malaga-JFK On A 757

AGP-JFK is a summer seasonal route. The 757s used on this route have full AVOD IFE.

RE: What's The Most "exotic" Airline You've Flown

In 1996 I had an opportunity to fly:

Merpati CN-235 Bali-Lombok
Bouraq HS-748 Lombok-Bali

Both flights chosen to experience a new airline and aircraft type!

RE: Short Lived Type At Airlines

BOAC and the Handley Page Hermes from 1950-1952. Comet I from 1952-1954. And the return of the Hermes for a very short time after the Comet disasters.

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RE: DL Crew Complement LHR-JFK

Got back from a trip last night and saw this post. Hope I'm not too late to offer some insights. I often work the <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acron...

RE: Aircalin: Nadi - Wallis

Thanks for your fine report. Love to read about places off the beaten track and of airlines which one doesn't hear too much about.

AirCalin looks nice. Would like to try them out one of these days!

RE: Delta To Close Its NRT Flight Kitchen

Thanks for sharing Prost. This recipe brings back fond memories of the old FC Regal Imperial Service when I started with NW in the early 1990s.

RE: DL Service To Stuttgart?

Would there be enough high-yield business traffic for <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> to consider reopening <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Stuttgart (- Echterdingen) (STR / EDDS), Ger...

RE: Iceland Aviation Thread Number 1?

Any news about Air Iceland? Do they have plans to replace the F-50s or will they solder on until the end of their service life? Flew on one last summer to Akureyri and it was a nice ride.

RE: Delta: Red Wine In Tetra Pak (Yuk..)

I regularly work the <acronym title="Flight West Airlines (Australia)">YC</acronym> Service Leader position on <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>'s Trans-Atlantic flights. While there may be a perception issue I have yet to have anyone complain about the wines being served from a te...

RE: Why So Little US Presence At OSL?

Would a summer seasonal <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Oslo - Gardermoen (OSL / ENGM), Norway">OSL</acronym> on <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> be viable under the <acronym title="Del...

RE: Delta Aircraft Refurbishment

Does anyone know if additional 767-300ERs will be converted to the "Z" configuration with only 26 BusinessElite seats (as opposed to 36)?

RE: Happy 85th Birthday Hawaiian Airlines!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/airportugal310" class="quote" target="_blank">airportugal310</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i> I especially love my new coff...

RE: New Int'l Destinations For DL?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/fpetrutiu" class="quote" target="_blank">fpetrutiu</a> (<a href="#88" class="quote">Reply 88</a>):<br/><i>I think <acronym title="Pisa - San Giu...

RE: New Int'l Destinations For DL?

Are there any viable destinations left to add, given Delta's fleet, hub structure, and costs? Perhaps <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym>-<acronym title="Taoyuan (Taipei) - Taiwan International (Chiang Kai Shek) (TPE / RCTP), Taiwan">TPE</ac...

Halong Bay Cruises--any Recommendations?

Greetings all.... My partner and I are planning to visit Vietnam in mid-September. Everyone says that Halong Bay is a must. Does anyone have any recommendations for taking a cruise there? I know that there are one-day options but since Halong Bay is quite a distance from Hanoi it would be a major ru...

RE: QF SYD-DPS-SIN - A/C Type?

For what it's worth I flew QF67 <acronym title="Denpasar / Bali - Ngurah Rai International (DPS / WADD), Indonesia">DPS</acronym>-<acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> on a 747SP in November 1996 (took the flight just for the <acronym title="SATA Air Azores (Portu...

RE: Delta's First Class Product!

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/deregul8n" class="quote" target="_blank">deregul8n</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Delta simply plops down your tray...

RE: Kiev/Kyiv On Wizz Air

Great report and pictures. I'm glad many of the monuments and historic sights didn't appear to have been damaged during the troubles Ukraine had earlier this year. I visited Kiev in 2010 and also thought it was a lovely city. The fact that your report was not of a long haul journey in First or Busin...

Yemenia Fifth Freedom Routes

Does anyone know if Yemenia has any fifth freedom routes? I knew they have/had <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym>-<acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym> but are there any others? Would like to e...

RE: NextJet BAe ATP Routes

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aloges" class="quote" target="_blank">aloges</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> By the way, you may also be able to catch a 7...

NextJet BAe ATP Routes

Does anyone know which routes NextJet in Sweden uses their BAe ATPs on? Would like to catch a ride on one of these rare birds!

RE: Our Airline To Rebrand As Nauru Airlines

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RWA380" class="quote" target="_blank">RWA380</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i> As the National Airline of Nauru is not discu...

RE: The Best Looking 727-200

Without a doubt: <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/US-Airways-Shuttle/Boeing-727-227-Adv/0159854/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/photo/US-Airways-Shuttle/Boeing-727-227-Adv/0159854/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br/><img src="/a...

RE: Delta Upgrades Economy Comfort On JFK-LAX/SEA/SFO

It's great that Delta is upgrading the amenities available to Economy Comfort customers on the <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>/<ac...

RE: Hats As Part Of Flight Attendant Uniform

Are there any airlines where male Flight Attendants wear hats? I've seen pics of male F/As at AF/LH/AZ wearing hats, but this goes back at least 20 years, probably longer.

RE: Azul Presents Special A330 Livery

She's a beauty! I'd love to see what type of service product Azul has in store for the A330s.

RE: Will DL/VS Restart MAN-JFK?

Would the <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>/VS partnership also make <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-Scotland (<acronym title="Glasgow - International (Abbotsinch) (GLA / EGPF), United Kingdom">GLA</acr...

RE: Delta Expands Flights To Europe

I'm surprised that <acronym title="Atlanta - Hartsfield-Jackson Int (The William B Hartsfield / Municipal / Candler Field) (ATL / KATL), USA - Georgia">ATL</acronym>-<acronym title="Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH), Switzerland">ZRH</acronym> is going seasonal. I thought the strength of the <acronym t...

RE: The Craziest Route You've Taken On Purpose

Had to get from <acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym> to <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), U...

Visiting Panama City, Panama--what To Wear?

I'm planning to visit Panama City, Panama next week and was wondering what is considered appropriate wear for men. Many sources say that despite the hot climate, shorts and t-shirts are not really worn in the city and they immediately identify one as a gingo tourist. Any suggestions? This trip is mo...

RE: MAN News 51 - Steady Growth Continuing

With <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> and <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym> strengthening their partnership could <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> possibly resume their <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MA...

RE: Winter Sabbatical Legs 2&3: SAH-SCT Rt On IY & FO

Thanks for the report and pics. Yemenia is an airline we don't hear too much about so it's great to see a TR on them. They look like a pretty decent operation--I'd like to fly on them one day.

RE: DL 744 Upper Deck Config Change (rumor?)

If this rumor is true it would be a continuation of a trend of <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> eliminating BusinessElite seats and replacing them with Economy seats that have a better chance of actually being sold. Bad for those trying to upgrade and for non-revs  <img src="...

RE: Aesthetically Pleasing Aircraft

The best--for me the TU-154

RE: Nonrev Seats To Turkey (IST And ASR) From The

Have you tried looking at your company's intranet site? Some airlines still have paper ZED agreements as opposed to electronic ones through my<acronym title="Normandie Aviation (France)">ID</acronym> Travel. I'm with <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> and we have a paper ZED agreeme...

RE: First Aer Lingus 757 Is Here

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/chrisnh" class="quote" target="_blank">chrisnh</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i> With Logan gate real-estate being swallow...

RE: EVA Air Boost North America; Star Spurs Bookings

Would a return to HNL be considered?

RE: Iraqi Airways 747 Finally Painted

BEAUTIFUL! At least it's not another boring billboard and/or Eurowhite minimalist livery

RE: Delta's New "80's" Safety Video

<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="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Funny, but why are they changing their...

RE: Delta's New "80's" Safety Video

Are the flight attendants in the video wearing late 1980s uniforms?

RE: DL Having Teething Issues With B712s?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B727FA" class="quote" target="_blank">B727FA</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i> The biggest issue I have with the 717 galle...