Thanks for the <acronym title="Transbrasil SA Linhas Aereas">TR</acronym>. I was very interested in it as I am travelling with my family on <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pears...
Jump to postBeen here since July 1999 and enjoyed every topic and photo i have browsed. Some have made me laugh and others cry, whilst others leave me tearing my hair out or dumbstruck in disbelief. It has never been boring, for me it is always interesting even when the same old subjects come around again. Long...
Jump to postHi Cambrian, Good report. I really know what you mean by the tattoos and burberry's. I love flying from <acronym title="Cardiff (- Rhoose / Wales) (CWL / EGFF), United Kingdom">CWL</acronym>, easy to get to from home, north Cardiff, and takes me back to the 70's. I can almost smell the airport as it...
Jump to postThe question: 'How much do you enjoy flying coach?' My answer: I cannot afford to fly anything other than coach, it is not a case of enjoying it, it is the only way that i can ensure i get to fly regularly. It is the only class i have flown in apart from 1 flight, and that was in business class on V...
Jump to postI absolutely love the service of <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> but i HATE the legroom on long haul, it really is excruciatingly tight. Flew with United earlier this year <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> <acronym title="Orlando - Internatio...
Jump to postRarely am i driven to post, however some of the comments here leave me no alternative. One word to describe you folks who not only know no sympathy and compassion for a fellow human being but demonstrates such ignorance to voice it and that has to be bigot. Now to return to the aviation thread my th...
Jump to postDouble globe for me, it takes me back to my first trip to the US, <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> - <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> then onwards <acronym title="New York - Jo...
Jump to postCompensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhh
Your girlfriends sister got to her destination safely just a little late and for this you think compensation is due, give me a break.
Jayhawk
Bore Da,
Good to see a trip report from my local airport.
Jayhawk
Flew this route in 1991. It was a 767 Cairo - Luxor and 300-600 Luxor to Cairo. In fact i remember being in the very rear of the 767 and noticed after landing a lady emerging from the lavs. The question that has always been in my mind is that is Egyptair the only airline equipped with seat belts in ...
Jump to postNothing fancy from me, a very simple Shepherds Pie aboard air europe flight from <acronym title="Cardiff (- Rhoose / Wales) (CWL / EGFF), United Kingdom">CWL</acronym>-<acronym title="Kerkyra (Corfu) - Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU / LGKR), Greece">CFU</acronym> 29 Aug 1987. Plain and simple. 2nd place ...
Jump to postJan 1984, Pan Am 727, <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-<acronym title="Kansas City - International (MCI / KMCI), USA - Missouri">MCI</acronym>, 8 in total, 6 in the rear and 2 up front. This was the best service i ever ha...
Jump to postArrived into <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> earlier this year on <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> 207 from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> arrived about 1pm. Customs, immigration, baggage cla...
Jump to postHope you guys can help. I have booked a flight for 2 ads & 3 kids on <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> to <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> vi...
Jump to postMany thanks to you all, guess we will have to queue up!!!! Looked on seat guru, i quite fancy the small cabin section just behaind <acronym title="Nigeria Airways">WT</acronym>+. Fingers crossed but not with too much hope. I suppose all of these will have been taken by the time they open up the chec...
Jump to postHi all, I am due to fly to <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym> from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> with my family (wife & 3 kids age 11,9,6) on 5 Apr on <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> 207. I ha...
Jump to postAt the time of booking we saved about £800 by flying into <acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>, that saving has contributed quite a bit towards hotel & car. Alamo was the only company <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> holidays were booking thru...
Jump to postThanks very much FlyMIA for the information, and for the additional advice on car hire, am picking up a car with alamo for the drive up to Orlando, thought there may have been car hire desks in the terminal but will make our way straight to the car lot.
Thanks again. Jayhawk.
I am going with my youngish family to Florida in April with <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Miami - International (MIA / KMIA), USA - Florida">MIA</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (...
Jump to postTry this link, it gives 2005 schedule and fares but might help.
http://www.holiday-malta.com/resort/gozo/helicopter/
Jayhawk
Please, can anyone tell me why there is a flight BA9148 (B744)<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> today? I don't recall seeing this operation before, however i could e...
Jump to postI put out a request for similar info last year when flying <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> <acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym> <acronym title="Lanzarote (- Arrecife) (ACE / GCRR), Spain">ACE</acronym> and the info i receiv...
Jump to postHi folks, I am flying KLM City Hopper on KL1066 on 9 Oct and returning on KL1065 on 11 Oct. Never flown this airline before, what can i expect? anticipating basic service for this short hop. Also i have not seen the cls codes that i have been given before. The are X outward and B return. Can anyone ...
Jump to postFascinating thread, 1977 was my first trip to the states. TWA all the way. <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>,(747) then <acronym title="New York...
Jump to postMany thanks for your help, will look to book a later connection in <acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym> for <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> on the outbound, a split between the family ...
Jump to postAm planning a trip to Orlando for 2 adults & 3 kids. Excellent deal available with United 2500GBP, flights & hotel. <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Washington - Dulles International (IAD / KIAD), USA - Virginia">IAD</acronym>-<acronym tit...
Jump to postAbsolutely love this thread. Not because of the arguments for and against a hub, just purely that it reminds me of many happy holidays spent in the Midwest from 1977 onwards. First flight to <acronym title="Kansas City - International (MCI / KMCI), USA - Missouri">MCI</acronym> was from <acronym tit...
Jump to postHi, I am flying <acronym title="Bristol - Lulsgate (BRS / EGGD), United Kingdom">BRS</acronym> - <acronym title="Valencia (- Manises) (VLC / LEVC), Spain">VLC</acronym> with Easyjet Sat 16 Apr (6067) & returning Mon 18 Apr.(6068) Any info on aircraft and load factor would be very much appreciated. M...
Jump to postMy contribution:- BEA TWA PanAm DanAir Worldways Canada Canadian Air Europe InterEuropean I miss them all but the one i miss most is TWA, mostly because they were the ones that i first crossed the Pond with back in the 70s from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acr...
Jump to postMany thanks for the information. We are scheduled to arrive at 11:20 on <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> 456 and depart at 12:30 on IB840. Hoping to be able to check in all our bags at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> and not see them again u...
Jump to postTaking a flight on sun from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> to <acronym title="Lanzarote (- Arrecife) (ACE / GCRR), Spain">ACE</acronym> via <acronym title="Madrid - Barajas (MAD / LEMD), Spain">MAD</acronym>. <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym...
Jump to postI would dearly love for there to be direct schedule flights to the US from my home town of Cardiff however realistically there is no chance. Despite Cardiff being the fastest growing Capital City in Europe i do not believe that a schedule trans atlantic flight would be sustainable/viable to operate ...
Jump to postI would have to agree with CanadianBoy with regards to Worldways Canada especially for me their DC8 transatlantic flights to Toronto. I would also have to include Intereuropean for European Charter and TWA for the memories of many enjoyable transatlantic flights since the mid 70's.
Jayhawk
1st flight 1966 Heathrow to Gibraltar BEA Vickers ?vanguard
1st long haul 1977 LHR-MCI via JFK TWA 747/707
Jayhawk
Cheapest flights i have taken are:-
1987 cwl-corfu £35 return Air Europe
1993 lgw-mia £139 return Virgin
Jayhawk
Has anyone been to the Visitor Centre at LHR?
If so can you please advise whether a visit there is worthwhile and what are the views of the runways like?
Many Thanks in anticipation.
Jayhawk
Here are mine in no particular order
BEA
Dan Air
British Airways
Virgin
TWA
Pan Am
USAir
Canadian
Worldways Canada
ATA
Air Europe
Viva Air
Iberia
Air Algerie
Air France
Britannia
Air2000
Air India
Egyptair
Jaywawk
I remember them well. i posted a couple of weeks ago re this airline as i had not seen it here before. I flew CWL - YYZ on a couple of occasions. First time was on a DC8 and next time on L1011. Both wonderful planes in my opinion. I thought they were fine, especially as they flew from my local, a li...
Jump to postAll down to personal choice. No one magazine that i have seen has stayed consistantly at the top of my list. I currently have about 250 magazines from about 120 airlines ranging from the 1960's to present day. Important ones for me are from airlines that no longer exist. Jayhawk <img src="/disc...
Jump to postThe thread re Wardair has prompted me to mention this airline, anyone got any stories of this airline. I flew them a couple of times from CWL - YYZ. One return trip was aboard a DC8 the other aboard an L1011.
Thanks
Jayhawk
Has to be CWL.
Why? because it's my local!!! and oh to see more aircraft there.
Jayhawk
1967 - BEA - Vickers Viscount LHR - Gibraltar 1980 - Dan Air - BAC 1-11 LGW - Venice 1984 - PanAm- B747/727 LHR - MCI 1986 - Worldways Canada DC 8/? CWL - Toronto 1987 - Air Europe B737/? CWL - Corfu 1988 - Dan Air - B727/? LGW - Alicante 1990 - Worldways Canada L1011 CWL - Toronto Enjoyed all the f...
Jump to postI have a picture of Concorde, but not just any picture this one is in the most recent Vs colours.
Obviosly a touch up job, i don't know how to take it from my desk top and put it here or i would have done so.
Jayhawk
Has to be Concorde, everytime. Landing, taking off or even as it flew over my house in Cardiff at altitude. You could always distinguish its sound from all other aircraft even at whatever altitude it would normally have passed overhead. Any suggestions as to approx. what altitude that would have bee...
Jump to postLBA
Fully loaded jumbo's have used cwl, it was used as a main diversion airport that was utilised when london was fog bound.
a few years ago i saw VS 747s x 2 and a NW DC10 there, admittedly it is a rare sight.
Jayhawk