Haven’t done a trip report for ages but thought I should share my trip to Beijing (with stopovers in Seoul and Hong Kong) in October/November 09, which involved flying on 4 different airlines (including on all 3 major airline alliances) on 4 flights, on 2 types of widebody twins. Didn’t take that ma...
Jump to postA fascinating trip report. Many thanks for sharing.
Jump to postNice trip report mate. Good to see the service is not bad on QF's Territory routes up front - it's very ordinary up back.
Jump to postLove your trip report mate ... and am very glad you're enjoying Australia so much. <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Ayers Rock - Connellan (AYQ / YAYE), Australia - Northern Territory">AYQ</acrony...
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Jump to postFantastic trip report! Your scenic photos are absolutely stunning! <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/thumbsup.gif" alt="thumbsup" border=0> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F sol...
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Jump to postVery, very interesting report and thanks for posting. Having made similar trans-continental return trip some months ago in the comfort of a <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> 747, I have to say your Tiger experience comes a bit of a shock! <img src="/aviation-forums/graphics/smil...
Jump to postThanks very much for a flight report that has so much passion and emotion. Aloha's demise was a sad day for us aviation enthusiasts.
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Jump to postNice report. I'm surprised there are still so many "leading" airlines that still don't have PTV in longhaul economy. I actually saw this flight take off (and listened to the ATC communication) as I was doing some hiking on nearby Lantau Island! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif...
Jump to postHaven't posted anything in non-av for a while ... I'm back! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> Watching Practice 2 at the moment. The 2008 cars <b><i>look</b></i> and <b><i>sound</b></i> so good ... no traction control stutter, plus the things actually slide around...
Jump to postExcellent flight report. The meals look absolutely delicious and waaaaaaaaaaay better than any of the meals I got on <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> longhaul economy. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/sarcastic.gif" alt="Yeah sure"> They look even better than what's serv...
Jump to postIt was an amusing read. Thanks for posting. A lot of humour used here although I must admit I really hope some of the remarks really WAS as tongue in cheek as claimed. In any case it didn't seem like a great experience. So it seems <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> has c...
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Jump to postFirst of all thank you for all the kind comments. I'm glad you all enjoyed my series of trip reports. It'll be a while before I get to post another one however. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F soli...
Jump to postDarkness descends Singapore Changi Airport as I continue surfing the net and chatting on <acronym title="Madison - Dane County Regional / Truax Field (MSN / KMSN), USA - Wisconsin">MSN</acronym> ... it was now 19:10 and my boarding pass saids boarding for my flight home begins at 19:30. I was in Cha...
Jump to postBrilliant, brilliant TR, thanks for sharing. It does seem like their ground staff needs to go to charm school.
The food looks absolutely stunning.
My 3 weeks in Hong Kong passed by very quickly, punctuated as by two short trips to visit family in the Guangdong and a weekend in Macau. I had only spent one (not very good) day at the airport spotting and the results were so-so - I simply did not feel like spotting planes here as it was far more i...
Jump to postMany many thanks for all your kind comments. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/silly.gif" alt="Silly"> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:...
Jump to postThanks for sharing your A380 inaugural flight experience with us <acronym title="Brisbane (- Eagle Farm) (BNE / YBBN), Australia - Queensland">BNE</acronym>. Every <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym> I read of that flight makes me wonder what a party it must've been on board!!...
Jump to post<i>(Photobucket is being a bit slow so my apologies if these pics don't seem to show up - check back later)</i> After my adventures in Kuala Lumpur I took the very luxurious Aeroline coach back to Singapore and flew onwards to Hong Kong the next day. It would be the end of my 10-day excursion in Sin...
Jump to post<img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/rotfl.gif" alt="rotfl" border=0> <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/rotfl.gif" alt="rotfl" border=0> That is the most interesting way I have heard anyone go from <acronym title="Brisbane (- Eagle Farm) (BNE / YBBN), Australia - Que...
Jump to postGreat report ... it's unbelievable to see how inconsistent the premium cabin service is on TG ... I thought that was only in Y.
Jump to postWhat an amazing flight report. Bravo! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/bigthumbsup.gif" alt="bigthumbsup" border=0> Those images look absolutely stunning. That is interesting they feed you so many times in a 737 flight. Must be a world first!!! I also wonder if <acronym title="Gar...
Jump to postSo the low-cost revolution has well & truly hit us in Oz! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> Good to hear about your experiences on two of the Aussie LCC's. I'm a bit bemused by the fact that both didn't "pass". <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.g...
Jump to postVery nice <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym> and great pics ... I love the one with Wangi Falls in full flow. I'm not sure I'd like the idea of flying 29" seat pitch all the way to <acronym title="Darwin - International (DRW / YPDN), Australia - Northern Territory">DRW</acron...
Jump to postA380 wins hands down in the low noise department ... I have never flown an aircraft where you can listen to the IFE without maxing the volume ...
Jump to postThanks all for your kind comments! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="Big grin"> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed...
Jump to postThank you all for your kind comments. Watch out for my next trip reports (all on <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> ... including my second flight on the A380) <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="Big grin"> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border...
Jump to postHaving spent a few days in Penang it was time to head on to my second port of call in Malaysia - the capital Kuala Lumpur. Penang was an interesting mix of metropolis and tropical charm (plus poor infrastructure). There's actually very little to do on the island apart from lying on the beach, which ...
Jump to postLove the way your excitement shows up in your writing, and very glad you enjoyed your A380 flight. See, it was well worth it! However I couldn't see any of the pics here but they work as direct link to your Photobucket account. I hope you'll enjoy <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith Internation...
Jump to postAfter a few days in Singapore being soaked by the rain, it was time to head up to Malaysia. The first leg of my Malaysian adventure would take me across the Strait of Johor to Johor Bahru, where I would then go onto JHB (Senai International Airport) for a flight to Penang. Why fly this way instead o...
Jump to postThank you all for your kind words. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;bord...
Jump to postOne of my goals for 2007 was to fly the Airbus A380 if it did get itself into revenue service, I had followed the A380's development more so than any other aircraft so I'd naturally wanted to fly on it as soon as I can. The aim was to fly <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> somewhere in...
Jump to postAnyone notice the full page advertisement in the Herald today from Bombardier "congratulating" QF on the purchase of more Dash 8-Q400's? Hmmmmmmmmmm ... are they really that happy given the recent negative press these birds have received?
Jump to postWow 5000 Airbuses ... Hmmmmmm the new livery does <b>not</b> work on the A330 at all even if it's quite nice on the 767, 717 and Q400. I think it's because the "Spirit of Australia" tagline doesn't work in that location whereas it looked quite good under the window line. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER...
Jump to postMore direct China flights are good to see ... what's the equipment on the <acronym title="Air China">CA</acronym> flight? Meanwhile, this got a laugh from me, <i>The Wry Side</i> in today's <i>The Australian</i> weighs in on the extra weight cost for overweight flyers issue - and what a brilliant id...
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Jump to postAllow me to share a few pics of (and around) SQ380. Those of us who were at <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> were certainly treated to a little slice of aviation history. My favourite photo of <acronym title="AMC...
Jump to postMmm hopefully we'll see <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s A380 in <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>!!! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENT...
Jump to postThanks again for all your kind comments. I'll certainly post again when I fly next, whenever that may be! If all goes well *fingers crossed* before the year there <i>may</i> be an A380 flight report. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3...
Jump to postAfter spending almost a week in gorgeous Perth and the stunning south-west it was time to bid farewell to <acronym title="KLM CityHopper (Netherlands)">WA</acronym> and come home. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/crying.gif" alt="crying" border=0> Here is my trip report from my fl...
Jump to postIsn't competition wonderful? 2 airlines with a lot of resources going hammer & tongs can only be good for us flyers. I notice in my inbox the Qantas Group (both <acronym title="Jetstar (Australia)">JQ</acronym> and <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>) have specials for booking Feb-Mar 2...
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Jump to postThanks for all your kind comments. I've also just realised I made an error on the name of VH-EBW - it should be "City of Tamworth" - the recently scrapped VH-EBT was City of Wagga Wagga.
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Jump to postA lot of people ask about domestic 747 flights so I thought I should go on one and write a Trip Report … <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" alt="Wink"> Although, at 5 hours block time <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New S...
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