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Jump to postI've flown them several times in the past, always Antwerp-London City. I would fly them again any day, in a heartbeat. They know their niche, they march to their own drumbeat as much as they can (ie - they don't do things because they think they should do as per the other airlines) and they offer a ...
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Jump to postI think the more interesting aspect is yet another quality carrier choosing Domodedovo over SVO as airport of choice at MOW.
Jump to postIf you're based in the U.S. then you should probably look at <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>, US or <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> schemes. More opportunity to earn from "associated partners" (phone companies, Banks etc) is one benefit. Each * scheme is different from t...
Jump to postI fondly remember the old Pub on CO many moons ago. These new things aren't a patch on that experience.
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Jump to postOkay, so for those bitchin' about the lack of a complimentary blanket/pillow on a 90 minute flight, which is the worse of two evils? a) - no blankets/pillows period, or, b) - option to purchase if so desired. I can't quite understand the fuss given the blankets are normally threadbare pocket handker...
Jump to postMy solution has always been to add any leftover taxes into the ENDO fields. For RTW's you only need 1 ENDO line for the VLD carriers/alliance so there were two more ENDO fields to continue the tax calc's. This solution was only ever used when the maximum shortening of the fare calc itself (I/we also...
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Jump to postAs far as the Terminal space goes, the terminal formerly known as the Ansett Terminal is actually only half of what <acronym title="Ansett Australia">AN</acronym> was planning and had approval to build. If you look at the North facing end (or the end facing the city on approach to it) you will notic...
Jump to postThere is a "airside tarmac tour" operating of <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> airport as a whole, including the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> jet base. <a href="http://www.airsidetarmactours.c...
Jump to postThere is that excellent World Journey fare as mentioned in the last post and UA/EK also offer a joint UA/EK RTW fare as well. They are the only two that I know of.
Jump to post<i>Anyone know exactly when one could use an upgrade certificate on Tango Plus fares? On ACs website, it states that they can be used under some occassions. I've never used any of my upgrade certificates, but I might as well try the next time I fly. Is it done usually at check-in then?</i> You can't...
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Jump to postIt's the same sort of thing as the <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> fares to Canada from here - <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> don't fly there themselves, but offer a connection over <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> with <a...
Jump to postCroydon Travel in Melbourne has been organising Antartica Sightseeing Flights since 1994 and charter <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> 744's for the job. I think the total number of sightseeing flights they've organised in those 11 years is close to about 80. This years season has fin...
Jump to postIt's more of a J- than a Y+ this year. Converting from Supercomfort to Club Class aligns the product more with what they are offering this year compared to years past. <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> Club will be offered mainly on summer peak services where <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</a...
Jump to postBack then, <acronym title="Cairns (CNS / YBCS), Australia - Queensland">CNS</acronym> wasn't the huge tourist magnet that it is these days and with <acronym title="Townsville (TSV / YBTL), Australia - Queensland">TSV</acronym> being the "capital" of Northern Queensland with a far larger population b...
Jump to postThis is from <acronym title="Fly FTI">FT</acronym> Star forum, where a link was also posted to a <acronym title="Thai International (Thailand)">TG</acronym> document with diagrams of the new seating. *** The 346 will introduce <acronym title="Thai International (Thailand)">TG</acronym>'s new cabin i...
Jump to postTAP's www doesn't appear to have a route map on it - does anyone have a link to a TAP route map anywhere? Interested mainly as they'll be in Star within a month and it's useful to know what they do for my RTW planning.
Cheers/Regards.
<i><acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> loads have been good but are slowing down this month, due to fare w...
Jump to post<i>Why is it taking them so much longer then other airlines that have joined Star Alliance?</i> They've had issues with the S.A. Government, or rather the Govt has had issues with <acronym title="South African Airways">SA</acronym> joining Star. I believe there is some sort of "competition/fair play...
Jump to postNothing's changed - still expected to be a full partner in late 2005, but there is a train of thought that early 2006 may also be not out of the question.
<i>Good to see Star Alliance working well. Along this cooperative line, I'd love to have either Air Canada or United start a flight to Madrid.</i> Along the co-operative lines, they've already got US flying daily year round <acronym title="Philadelphia - International (PHL / KPHL), USA - Pennsylvani...
Jump to post<i>Does anybody know how the loads on the AIR CANADA <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> - <acronym title="Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR), Canada - British Columbia">YVR</acronym> NON STOPS are doing?.</i> L...
Jump to postThe latest information is late 2005 or even early 2006 for official join date as a partner. <acronym title="South African Airways">SA</acronym> apparently has several large integration problems with I.T. and systems as well as a finicky Governmental anti-competition process to overcome. They only ju...
Jump to postWhere does some of the info around this forum come from ?!?! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> Back when I went to school, a 74D under the official IATA Aircraft Codes was a 747-300 Combi. A 74C was a 747-200 Combi, a 74E is a 747-400 Combi and the 74M designator is a bla...
Jump to postIn contrast, <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym>'s Aeroplan was enhanced in October on <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> flights. In the past, all routes other than Trans-Atlantic gained an <acronym title="Mandarin Airlines (Taiwan)">AE</acronym> member only 50% mileage earn fro...
Jump to postAnd from Aeroplan the following is clearly marked in regard to earning on <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym>. "L N K S G classes earn NO mileage or status." If <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> don't specify earning restrictions on certain fare types/classes on the partn...
Jump to postI remember a few years ago seeing the just replaced bowling shoe <acronym title="Northwest Airlines (USA)">NW</acronym> livery applied in a reverse scheme on a DC9 (?) as a test/experiment. The pic was in either Airliners or Airways, but despite trawling through one heck of a lot of back issues of t...
Jump to postMost everyone posting so far has assumed or alluded to "<acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>" for <acronym title="Singapore Ai...
Jump to postTo plagiarise a well known media ad down here, "Do you know what I'd reaaaaaaally like?" <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> (or <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>) - Sth Am - <acronym t...
Jump to post<i>The only other major hiccup in Star integration is the fact that <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> refuses to harmonize their mileage accrual policies. They will not allow partner mileage accrual on any of their lower airfares. This is completely inconsistant with most other Star m...
Jump to postAZ. Nordstress merely provided the equipment and personnel. Same theory as all the dry-leased equipment carriers around the world use - the planes are owned by someone else but you don't say "I flew GECAS".
That would have been a 763 operated by Nordstress, a division of Ansett Worldwide (AWAS) leasing. AWAS was not a part of the Ansett Australia Airlines or Ansett Transport Industries structure, as it was owned entirely outside the <acronym title="Ansett Australia">AN</acronym> umbrella. From memory, ...
Jump to postNH used to serve Oz with it's own metal, but dropped that in favour of code on <acronym title="Ansett Australia">AN</acronym>'s superb International flights when they started up daily to <acronym title="Osaka - Kansai International (KIX / RJBB), Japan">KIX</acronym>. It was a hard code and suited <a...
Jump to post<i>If Rob's sources/images are correct -which I believe they are - then one has to wonder if <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> wants to attract customers or turn them away with such livery.</i> This particular livery has been floated around several different forums for several months. It's fr...
Jump to postA common urban myth - <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> has indeed had fatalities over the years, although mostly in it's earlier years. <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> makes it a point to never discuss or promote itself based on past safety records, but when they do ...
Jump to postCheers for that Halfa. As you say, it is a riddle in an enigma in a puzzle. I don't think my colleague is one of those types to miss a free feed, so to speak, but as you say it can happen. To balance it out a bit for you, one of those infamous "friend of a friend" types, who flew you guys last week ...
Jump to postHey Halfa. Here's the date for you to check. 01 July <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym>. Appreciate the w...
Jump to postHalfa - I'm not in a pissing contest, merely relating an experience that I have no reason whatsoever to disbelieve, just the same as I have no reason to disbelieve what you are saying. Once again - I'm not dissing <acronym title="Hawaiian Airlines (USA)">HA</acronym>, merely passed an experience wit...
Jump to postHalfa - The facts are my colleague was served a sandwich snack only. There was no meal service before arrival in <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> for whatever reason on his flight. It is a 3rd party report however the person...
Jump to postTo counteract the rosy picture described earlier in the thread, a work colleague returned to the office today after a few weeks vacation. He flew <acronym title="Hawaiian Airlines (USA)">HA</acronym> to and from <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - H...
Jump to post<i> What is the bilateral agreement between US and <acronym title="Asiana Airlines (South Korea)">OZ</acronym>? Is it an open skies type with unlimited carriers? Because if it is not, whatever carriers would want to fly to the US, they would need permission from the US Government too. </i> The curre...
Jump to postI'm not sure about Brazil. There are no determinations on the IASC website about capacity to there from Australia. I would assume that there is an agreement in place but you are right in saying it's not Open Skies.
There is currently no ASA between Oz & Brazil.
<i>Financial Times 28 April 2004 By Virginia Marsh Qantas, one of the world's fastest-growing and most profitable airlines, is not interested in buying Boeing's 7E7, the new mid-sized aircraft to which the US manufacturer gave the go-ahead this week. Geoff Dixon, chief executive, told the <acronym t...
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