So it looks like I'm starting this thread again this year! At least this time around we're on time, and next year I look forward to CrimsonNL or Airstud starting this thread again. :lol: With travel more-or-less returning to normal in 2022, I imagine you've picked up some new airports along the way...
Jump to postQuestion for those who are aware: with Terminal 1.5 open for over a year now, is there any idea when a direct airside connection between Terminals 1 and 2/3 will open? The buildings are at least abutting if not physically connected, so why are people still unable to go through either terminal withou...
Jump to postDo U.S. citizens, returning from Manila to the U.S., need to fill out and submit to the airline at check-in a COVID-related form? Yes, I know that it isn't relevant whether a US citizen has a vaccine or not, but nevertheless is a form required given that presumably Philippine citizens will have to ...
Jump to postAIR EUROPA will cease all regional domestic flights, fleet will be centred around the B737/B787. The ATR72/E195 flights will be replaced with a codeshare agreement with UEP!Fly: https://www.hosteltur.com/155525_air-europa-ofrecera-los-vuelos-interislas-en-baleares-en-codigo-con-uepfly.html This is ...
Jump to postIt makes no sense for DL to operate a NRT hub with tag on flights to Asia. Better to codeshare with KE instead on connections to further Asian destinations. Additionally, DL did not have a local SkyTeam partner at NRT either. I would argue that it makes sense for DL to operate some tag-ons where th...
Jump to postSo it looks like I'm starting this thread again this year! At least this time around we're on time, and next year I look forward to CrimsonNL or Airstud starting this thread again. :lol: With travel more-or-less returning to normal in 2022, I imagine you've picked up some new airports along the way!...
Jump to postI have to wonder if SEA-MNL is eventually a possibility since there is no PAL to compete with and the newest versions of the A330neo Delta is receiving will have the legs to do it as Delta will be enlarging the Delta One cabin on the A359, which is a no go for MNL. Speaking of full network restorat...
Jump to postI have a few: CEB: in Z2, out 2P (MNL-CEB-ILO) CDG: in CZ, out LH (MNL-CAN-CDG-DUS-GDN); also did in KL, out AF (MNL-TPE-AMS-CDG-LIN) and in DL, out JN (LAX-CDG-CPT) AMS: in SK, out CZ (GDN-CPH-AMS-PEK-XMN-[CEB]-MNL) OTP: in KL, out RO (MNL-AMS-OTP-TLV R/T) VNO: in BT, out LO (RIX-VNO-WAW) MXP: in L...
Jump to postI know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but it must be said: the best case scenario ultimately would be to move all traffic to NMIA and SGL, and eventually close NAIA and turn it into desperately-needed green space. I know it won't happen given the greed of our land developers and our poli...
Jump to postI know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but it must be said: the best case scenario ultimately would be to move all traffic to NMIA and SGL, and eventually close NAIA and turn it into desperately-needed green space. I know it won't happen given the greed of our land developers and our polit...
Jump to postWhy did it leave SkyTeam ? They seem to be having problems gaining and retaining partners while One World keeps growing lately. CZ moving to oneworld isn't too much of a loss for SkyTeam (or perhaps the other way around?) considering that MF, an airline that is majority owned by CZ, is still a SkyT...
Jump to postLanded in but never taken off from: BEG, DBV, HEL Taken off from but never landed in: CLJ, JOG, SAW, TKU, ZAG Interestingly enough, I flew to or from these airports in 2012; this phenomenon of landing in one airport and taking off from another has since happened elsewhere, but all involve airports t...
Jump to postI notice we didn't have this thread for 2021, so I figured I'd start it! Better late than never, right? ;) Not sure how much flying we all did in 2021, but I imagine it's more than in 2020, which is why I managed to snag a few airports last year! I'd love to see yours. New airports for me are in bol...
Jump to postAnd to ring in the new year, PAL exits the restructuring process again. https://palrecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PAL-Emergence-Press-Release_12.31.21_Final.pdf Hopefully this time they can keep the slimmed-down carrier focus on profitability and avoid costly dreams of grandeur. The crazy ...
Jump to postAccording to Jennifer Terri, because the quarantine hotels in the national Capital Region (NCR) are getting full, this is putting pressure on the Government to reduce the quarantine time for fully vaccinated travelers who get a COVID negative test before they arrive. I agree with this. There is no ...
Jump to postBoy, I haven't done this in a while! Last time I did this , I said I had to travel less because of work, but then COVID hit and I went back home to PIT. Then this year, I actually ended up doing more traveling because we're still effectively remote. Much of my travel this year was domestic the first...
Jump to postNot a lot of Dash 8 flying for me but I've flown on the Q200, Q300 and Q400 in the span of two days on UA (did EWR-BWI-EWR-PIT, with the initial PIT-EWR on an E175). I've also flown on the Q400 with AB, BE, LO and QX.
Jump to postIs you are a fully-VACCINATED dual citizen (both US and Philippine passport holder) do you still have to quaranatine in the Philippines if you want to visit there? Yes, the quarantine rules currently apply even to people who are fully vaccinated. I'm flying back in December (luckily not on PR; I'm ...
Jump to postAs far as I know, it was indefinitely suspended (not canceled), and public pronouncements on the matter say as much. It makes sense to suspend it given that the Philippines is not open for tourism and the government has done a terrible job of getting the pandemic under control. I'm hopeful DL will r...
Jump to postTHANKS DELTA for all the memories to MNL from NRT so sad to see you go, we lost SIN, MNL, NRT. HKG what is next?? COME ON DELTA we want DELTA METAL to Manila so many are so sad. As far as I know, DL merely suspended ICN-MNL; it's not like it pulled out of the market entirely and said we're never co...
Jump to postPhilippine747 wrote:PAL timetable as of May 12 shows preliminary MNL-TLV-MNL schedule. Still not yet bookable.
Proposed schedule is:
PR686 MNL-TLV every Thu/Sat, 1300-1945
PR687 TLV-MNL every Thu/Sat 2145-1340(+1)
This depends on how you want me to answer the question. The last time I flew was LAX-SMF on DL, which happened only a few days before the state shut everything down. Visited the California State Capitol, drove down to the Bay Area to see some friends, and wanted to squeeze in some short travel as I ...
Jump to postPAL just announced on their Facebook page, that they are planning regular non-stop service from Manila to Tel Aviv in October, as soon as Israel opens up their borders. Initial plans are twice a week flights, opb A350s, no proposed start date and schedule yet. PR has to keep their A359 s flying as ...
Jump to postI was wondering where this was. Thanks for starting the 2020 thread, Martijn! :D Anyway, here's my list! Good thing I got to squeeze a couple of new airports in before COVID hit and upended aviation as we knew it. As per my previous lists, new cities are in bold , while upcoming cities are in (paren...
Jump to postDoes anyone have a good link to the current requirements for entering the Philippines - preferably something in layman’s terms? My wife and son (on US passports) and mother-in-law (on Philippine passport) are scheduled to go to the Philippines in February. We’re just trying to decide if the logisti...
Jump to postIf airlines are going to advertise in any capacity, I imagine it will highlight the airline's commitment to keep flying during and after the pandemic, while also encouraging people to stay home. LATAM has done this with its Further, Together campaign , and it seems to be effective: the original Span...
Jump to postI never said DL doesn’t interline with AA/UA. Pointing to a list of carriers is one thing - but can you help me book an intinerary involving DL and MF? Take the simplest example of a flight from a Delta hub to XMN/FOC:- 1. On Delta’s website - No MF 2. On MF’s website - only AA/AS 3. On ITA Fare Ma...
Jump to postThe Airbus A321neo both LR and SR configuration used the Pinncale Economy Class seats which are manufactured by Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins and B/E Aerospace respectively), its a popular Y seat especially on single-aisle aircraft like the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737. https://...
Jump to postZodiac Aura? I'm wondering but can't be certain; I've been scouring the Internet for something that says they're Zodiac seats but I can't seem to find anything. :\ If these are the seats you're talking about, then it's Zodiac Aura. The Business Class cabin receives Zodia Aura seats that are fully f...
Jump to postQuestion: does anyone know who provided the seats on the last four PAL Boeing 777s? I know Recaro provided the seats for the first six, but I wonder about the newer planes. I know they have the Panasonic ex2 AVOD system installed, but mounted on where? Zodiac Aura? I'm wondering but can't be certai...
Jump to postQuestion: does anyone know who provided the seats on the last four PAL Boeing 777s? I know Recaro provided the seats for the first six, but I wonder about the newer planes. I know they have the Panasonic ex2 AVOD system installed, but mounted on where?
Jump to postCheaper maybe, but if the market is a low yield ethnic market why isn’t Delta letting Korean cover it? Flying a route like ICN-MNL with basically no ability to sell the local market (legally they can sell, but zero brand presence) is seemingly not “cheap”. If you are right losing 15% flying SEA-MNL...
Jump to postx1234 wrote:I don't like to transit in Mainland China (PVG) due to the hassles of transit immigration so MU is out.
I finally completed my alphabet this year, finally hitting my Q! New airports are in bold , while upcoming airports are in (parentheses). :D A: AMS, (ARN), ATH, ATL, AUS B: BEG, BJX , BKK, BOG , (BOM), BOS, BUD, BWI C: CAN, CDG, CEB, CGK, CLJ, CMH, CPH, CPT, CRK, CUN D: DBV, DEL , DEN , DFW , DMK, D...
Jump to postPR to begin DVO-MDC and ZAM-BKI from 31 March 2020 opb PALex Q400s. Schedule is also added in the Nov 22 timetable. I wonder how the PaxEx would be on these international legs, would there be meal service or just hot sandwiches? :P GA currently flies MDC-DVO twice weekly. I wonder how they're doing.
Jump to postDL’s right to operate to the USA from MNL via any intermediate point is its own, pursuant to the US-Philippines bilateral. The ICN stop is a replacement for NRT, not a new authority. It actually gets a bit more complicated than that because it also depends on what bilaterals with the country involv...
Jump to postWhere do you get the idea DL has loyal following in the Philippines? DL has a very loyal following in the Philippines. I know because I'm part of that loyal following. Same with my dad and grandmother, and that's a following that dates back to the NW days. There are Filipinos, particularly those on...
Jump to postFinally tried LAX-it yesterday. I walked from T3 to T1 (about a ten-minute walk with two suitcases in tow), and waited around 15-20 minutes for a Lyft. The Uber line was twice as long. That said, I did this at around noon -- this is apparently considered off-peak for LAX traffic. Having done remote ...
Jump to postThe Big Four—CA, CZ, MU and HU—are well-known brands in North America and Europe, and they have been forced to bring their onboard product to the high standards that have been set by airlines like BR/CI, NH/JL and KE (and CX in the past) in order to get their share of Western passengers. MF and 3U ...
Jump to postAs far as I'm concerned, the Chinese airline I frequent (MU) has seen improvements over the last three years since I first started flying them in 2016. Their hard product is good as it is, but the soft product has definitely improved. I notice that there's a growing proportion of foreigners that fly...
Jump to postNow that the schedules are out for ICN-MNL, does anyone know if this is considered an extension of SEA-ICN (given that both share DL197/196 as their flight numbers, so technically DL flies to MNL from SEA through ICN), or is it considered "timetable direct" the way MNL-NRT is with respect ...
Jump to postZ2 (Philippines AirAsia, though this comes from Zest Airways). Z2 in this context actually makes sense. The former owner of Z2, when it was still known as Zest Airways, was a tycoon known for owning the Philippines' largest juice drink brand: Zest-O. Prior to that though, Z2 was the code for Austri...
Jump to postI've not done the math, but there is a vast number of flights by KE, OZ, and the various Korean LCCs to points across the Philippines. Is it possible that the capacity has been entirely soaked up by Korean carriers and KE isn't able to add another daily, year-round frequency on ICN-MNL without redu...
Jump to postAir travel between the Philippines and South Korea is booming, so DL launching ICN-MNL is very exciting. KE currently flies to MNL twice daily, and a third departure would be beneficial for connections. I can see DL keeping the existing NRT schedule (departing MNL in the morning, while returning lat...
Jump to postNew York: EWR, JFK, LGA
San Francisco: OAK, SFO
Tokyo: HND, NRT
Shanghai: PVG, SHA
Pearl River Delta: CAN, HKG, SZX
Milan: LIN, MXP
Bangkok: BKK, DMK
Interestingly enough, I live in Los Angeles but I've yet to fly out of or into an airport that's not LAX!
I believe Delta and Aeroflot do codeshare on the flights from New York JFK and Los Angeles. As far as I know, SU codeshares on a few DL flights (e.g. JFK-DCA), but DL doesn't codeshare on the SVO-U.S. flights. I struggled to find corresponding DL flight numbers for SU123 (JFK-SVO) and SU107 (LAX-SV...
Jump to postThis is an interesting trip report -- since I rarely read anything about 3U, I'm glad I did this time around. I'll definitely consider them on future domestic trips, even if the flights won't credit to any partner FFP. Eventually we find a gate, aerobridge is attached, but instead of walking into th...
Jump to postSince I posted my last list of flights , several things have happened: my birthday trip to Brazil was canceled (due to work, so now I have to fly to BOS, but I have another trip planned for next year), while I ended up taking a few additional flights under my wing, with others switching along the wa...
Jump to post5J (Cebu Pacific) takes cash as far as I know. In Asia, it would be very hard to believe that airlines will go card-only like the U.S. given the relatively low penetration of credit cards. But even in the highest-income countries (Singapore, Japan, South Korea), it would be practical for them to car...
Jump to postIt's a good thing I went to DBV in 2012 (flew on OU's morning ZAG-DBV departure), just as GoT was starting and well before the tourist craze we see today really began. The region does have a lot to see that would warrant more service: I used Dubrovnik as a launching ground to Mostar and made my way ...
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