Slightly off topic but I heard on CNN today that a Longtail Aviation 747 also had an engine failure after takeoff today somewhere over the Netherlands. I couldn't see a thread for this.
Jump to postHello, I might be a little late with the news, so mods please delete if it's been posted before. Just found out British Airways is changing equipment from 787-9 to 744 on its LHR-SJC run starting March 2020. I guess this route is starting to pay off for BA. Good news and can't wait to see this beau...
Jump to postHello, I might be a little late with the news, so mods please delete if it's been posted before. Just found out British Airways is changing equipment from 787-9 to 744 on its LHR-SJC run starting March 2020. I guess this route is starting to pay off for BA. Good news and can't wait to see this beaut...
Jump to postSJC numbers out: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Bay-Area-airports-by-the-numbers-13607810.php The struggle of the intercontinental flights does surprise me. I don't know if it's a failure of marketing them and getting the word out, or if the strength of UA at SFO is just too great to pull th...
Jump to postSJC numbers out: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Bay-Area-airports-by-the-numbers-13607810.php The struggle of the intercontinental flights does surprise me. I don't know if it's a failure of marketing them and getting the word out, or if the strength of UA at SFO is just too great to pull th...
Jump to postEasier than pie . Seat the 2 yr old in the seat and walk away... crying will commence and a seat will become available. I have used this tactic. It works. If the baby was next to me, I would trade seats immediately for 2 reasons: 1) Crying baby 2) I am *NOT* touching the baby to try to calm it down...
Jump to postThat legroom in economy is the best I've ever seen.
Jump to postVery nice report. I don't think I've ever read a report on Turkmenistan before. Thanks for posting.
I flew on Uzbek about 15 years back. This was quite similar.
I wonder why they serve beef on a flight originating out of India ?
Kikko19 wrote:Any Indian airline making money?
This will never work. Slightly off-topic but an another airline called Akal Air began service a few years back with service from Birmingham to Amritsar via Vienna. This airline also claimed it would cater to Sikh clientele, though not as extreme as a sharia one. To cut a long story short, a few days...
Jump to postsome have been on the 787-8 and I believe a 747 was sent one day too We have gotten a few 788s, but never a 747. Well in our dreams we have :) I do believe a JAL 747 came to SJC a few years back. A Delta 747 charter was here when the 49ers flew to New Orleans for the Superbowl back in 2013. I also ...
Jump to postI think the big issue with the SJC traffic is that your average south bay resident has no idea that they can now get to Asia and Europe from there. Not sure how much marketing they do, but I'd wager that they've got a ways to go in promoting the service. Many people I know of Indian origin have no ...
Jump to postDo you live in the Bay Area? Have you ever driven on highway 101 from the South Bay to SFO to catch a flight? Try that before we decide to shut down SJC. Actually I don't live in the Bay Area, but I have driven on the 101 in the Bay Area many times. No where did I say to shut down SJC, I'm just say...
Jump to postLoads have been averaging in the low ~70% which is better than LH has been doing by about ~10%. They seem to be performing best out of all the long haul international carriers at SJC (along with ANA) so I would be surprised if they were at risk. The Lufthansa flights are only averaging 10% load ? T...
Jump to postLoads have been averaging in the low ~70% which is better than LH has been doing by about ~10%. They seem to be performing best out of all the long haul international carriers at SJC (along with ANA) so I would be surprised if they were at risk. The Lufthansa flights are only averaging 10% load ? T...
Jump to postI noted British Airways cancelled their daily BA279 service to San Jose,CA this past Monday, April 30th and today's service on Wednesday, May 2nd was also cancelled. I hope this is not a indication that BA is doing poorly on this route, which is now in its second year. I had posted in a previous thr...
Jump to postThe area to the north, Simpson, Harlington and Cranford Park have huge open areas that could potentially serve as expansion areas for the airport.
There would be a lot of arguments and red tape to overcome but these all could be looked at. Am I wrong or right ?
Here's a youtube link with hour by hour updates of the kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaGF-Hsx5o
Didn't some Southwest flight attendant slip a Xanax pill into some kids orange juice a few years back ? The kid had been screaming constantly so the FA decided to take matters into his own hands and put the pill in the drink.
I'm not sure what the outcome of that was.
Mods, I couldn't find a thread for this article. Please delete if its a repost and apologies if it is. I saw this on Yahoo today and couldn't believe that nothing was done in flight to calm this kid down. If that had been me (back in the 60s) my dad would've given me a swift slap to the face to shut...
Jump to postCPHFF wrote:New York, London, Paris, Munich......
Everybody talk about pop muzik
I don't think the Israelis will feel comfortable flying over saudi airspace especially in case of an emergency. Anyway does this route overfly Pak airspace or will it fly down to Gujarat and head further west ? Slightly off-topic but I do recall seeing a thread a few years back about a Saudi airlin...
Jump to postI just completed a round-trip SJC-LHR in Club World on the 787-9 a few days back. On both my flights, I had forward facing aisle seat. I did find the seat itself to be a little wider than a premium economy seat, was expecting a wider seat. Though the fully flat bed was a benefit, I did find the expe...
Jump to postI've flown it once (Friday evening following the end of a tradeshow / conference in Santa Clara), it wasn't empty but it wasn't full either. I think the premium end of the plane is doing OK (including high fare economy) but it is missing a lot of low yield vacation / VFR pax. That's not necessarily...
Jump to post6264-seats 3069-pax British Airways Plc SJC LHR JAN 2017 Seat Utilization: 48.9% 5832 2933 British Airways Plc SJC LHR FEB 2017 Seat Utilization: 50.3% Thank you. I'm assuming these numbers are not favorable for BA ? Not great .... So is there any possibility BA scales back or completely cuts this ...
Jump to postMidwestindy wrote:6264-seats 3069-pax British Airways Plc SJC LHR JAN 2017 Seat Utilization: 48.9%
5832 2933 British Airways Plc SJC LHR FEB 2017 Seat Utilization: 50.3%
Update: I mean San Jose, California.
Jump to postNot sure if this belongs in another thread. Mods please move or delete if needed. Does anyone here know how well the London-San Jose route is doing for British Airways ? Its been over a year now and I've heard from three different sets of travelers that they've flown over on virtually empty 787s. An...
Jump to postVery sad news. RIP.
So for many many years, thousands upon thousands of people have hung to those fences for dear life to experience the thrill of the jet blast. Sadly, one person dies and now she's labeled as stupid ? Have some compassion people !
I am not a business traveler nor do I have the 'extra' finances to purchase a Business Class ticket. To me the Premium Economy brand is the best thing to ever happen to someone like myself. I can afford to pay for Premium without busting my bank balance. I always fly Premium whenever the opportunity...
Jump to posttell 4 people they cannot travel BEFORE boarding ^this. They shouldn't have started boarding knowing that they didn't have enough seats. However, the doctor was out of line for not listening to the crew and police and he got exactly what happens when you don't comply with those in charge. It's real...
Jump to postHe sure doesn't look like a doctor. If security asks you to leave the plane and you don't, don't expect them to sit around and plead with you like a child. Nobody is entitled to a 'fair fight' with police or security. That's what the courts are for. My doctor wears an ear-ring and has tattoos all o...
Jump to postGrowing up on Waye Avenue, Cranford, I used to cycle to TBC during the weekends just to look at these beauties in the early 70s. Thank you for
rekindling my past.
anshabhi wrote:Throw ME3 out of India. Indian carriers have right over India.
Is this the correct forum to ask how the new British Airways LHR-SJC route is doing ?
Jump to postSlightly off-topic but does anyone here know how the new SJC route has fared so far with BA ? It might be a bit too early.
Jump to postMy first ever in 1973 on Pan Am 002 around the world service was from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> to <acronym title="Delhi - Indira Gandhi International (Palam) (DEL / VIDP), India">DEL</acronym> with stops in Frankfurt-Beirut-Karchi on board Clipper...
Jump to postAmerican Airlines for its disgusting customer service - almost challenged by a male flight attendant who wanted to charge me for a beer after the aircraft was delayed by 3 hours for a toilet issue. The flight from <acronym title="Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS / KBOS), USA...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ZeeZoo" class="quote" target="_blank">ZeeZoo</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>How did you live? We used to live in Hayes a...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NickLAX" class="quote" target="_blank">NickLAX</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i> I've seen this on ANA once as well - the ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/727LOVER" class="quote" target="_blank">727LOVER</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>10+ minutes seems like a stretch. Was it r...
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Jump to postHi All This is somewhat of a semi-gripe and forgive me if its been posted before. First and business class passengers get to disembark an aircraft while the economy class passengers are held back, literally by a cabin crew member who will block the aisle-way until the forward cabins are empty. On a ...
Jump to postOh the memories ! I grew up living down Waye Avenue in Cranford. For those of you who are familiar with the area, this was the last street for landing aircraft to cross before touching down on 27R. I used to bike by my way up to the Hatton Cross facilities just to look at the 'jumbo jets' on the wee...
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