Plane Finder is reporting AF454 squawking 7700 and is returning to CDG. Anyone know what's happening?
Jump to postI prefer Diner's Club card. But it all depends on what airlines/hotels, etc you want to earn mile with. Diners has some that Amex doesn't and vice versa. For the airlines I prefer, Diners is usually better - I've never found any use for my Amex points except at Starwood hotels. Occasionally Diners a...
Jump to postYou need to use the multi-city booking feature on ba.com to do this. <acronym title="Tulsa - International (Municipal) (TUL / KTUL), USA - Oklahoma">TUL</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> then <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United...
Jump to postI've never had to do exactly this but perhaps it will work. Try going to AS website and enter your confirmation code or e-ticket number. If it recognizes your reservation, it should let you assign a seat.
Jump to postSounds like you've already made your decision, but here's my 2 cents any way. I have not flow <acronym title="Nigeria Airways">WT</acronym>+ only <acronym title="Nigeria Airways">WT</acronym> and <acronym title="Air Marshall Islands">CW</acronym>. My last couple of RTs were in <acronym title="Air Ma...
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Jump to postIn no particular order:
Eastern Airlines
Fontier (old one)
Swiss Air (bankrupt version)
TWA
Pan Am
Aloha
Muse/TranStar
Western
America West (in a manner)
Reno
I flew <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym>-<acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> on inauguration flight in F. I seriously doubt these items were available for purchase in Y! The meal in F...
Jump to postI was too young to remember but I'm thinking from what I recall my parents saying is that it would have been Western Airlines from Great Falls, <acronym title="JMC Airlines (United Kingdom)">MT</acronym> to <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> (wi...
Jump to postRealizing of course that seatcounter doesn't show exactly how many empty seats there are on a given flight. It only shows if the airline has more or less than X number of tickets it will sell in each fare bucket. Some airlines will show 9 tickets available if there are 9+ actually available and the ...
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Jump to postA friend of mine has for many years flown SAS exclusively between <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> and <acronym title="Copenhagen - Kastrup (CPH / EKCH), Denmark">CPH</acronym> and had always found it to be quite an enjoyable flight. Howe...
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Jump to postOnce again...tapping into the great depth of knowledge of A.net... I have a miles-for-upgrade ticket purchased a few weeks ago on <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>. I now need to make a change to it. I called BAEC to find out the cost of the change. They were happy to entertain my reques...
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Jump to postHave you tried seatcounter.com? It doen't always say exactly how many seats are available in each fare code if more than either 7 or 9 seats (depending on airline) but will give you a relative comparison of availability.
Jump to postWe just booked a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> flight to <acronym title="Tel Aviv (-Jaffa) - Ben Gurion (Lod) (TLV / LLBG), Israel">TLV</acronym> and return - but would like to book return from <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> bu...
Jump to postAfter you enter a flight number, a number of past and future occurances of that flight number appear in the bottom section of the screen. Click on one of the past flights and it's detail will appear above. On the right hand side of the screen you will see the Status and will say something to the eff...
Jump to postJust as an example pull up the track logs in flightaware.com for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> flights 48 and 49 (<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>-<acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acrony...
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Jump to postI'd go for:
British Airways
Alaska Airlines
Continental
South African
Singapore
Jet Airways
Hawaiian Airlines
Qantas
Aeroflot (just to get good coverage within Russia)
Also would need good coverage within South American, perhaps LAN Chile?
A friend of mine use to fly <acronym title="Scandinavian Airlines (Denmark/Norway/Sweden)">SK</acronym> exclusively between <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acronym> and <acronym title="Copenhagen - Kastrup (CPH / EKCH), Denmark">CPH</acronym> for...
Jump to postCarfield, thanks for this report - much more thorough than I would have done. My experiences with the flight, catering and staff/crew were very similar. I didn't come across anyone on <acronym title="ACES (Colombia)">VX</acronym> having a "down" day - can usually count on at least one person at <acr...
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Jump to post<a href="http://www.ba/com" target=_blank>http://www.ba/com</a> 2 clicks 10-15 seconds <a href="http://www.alaskaair.com" target=_blank>http://www.alaskaair.com</a> same <a href="http://www.aa.com" target=_blank>http://www.aa.com</a> same <a href="http://www.ual.com" target=_blank>http://www.ual.com...
Jump to postSEA More Trans-con with <acronym title="Alaska Airlines (USA)">AS</acronym> (especially <acronym title="Houston - George Bush Intercontinental (IAH / KIAH), USA - Texas">IAH</acronym> and better schedule for <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington">SEA</acrony...
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Jump to postHere's the deployment schedule from the FAA:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...e/surveillance_broadcast/schedule/
Here's a couple websites to check out about <acronym title="China Eastern Airlines">MU</acronym>: <a href="http://www.flychinaeastern.com/in_flight.htm?5#2" target=_blank>http://www.flychinaeastern.com/in_flight.htm?5#2</a> <a href="http://www.seatexpert.com/_ChinaEastern_A340_300_three_class.html" ...
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Jump to postHow much time does this typically add to a flight? I assume the approach is slower or do they wait until closer to the arrival airport to begin the descent and use a steep approach angle?
Can anyone explain this whole approach procedure and how it differs from a "normal" approach?
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Jump to postDON'T talk throughout the entire duration of the flight
DON'T use the seat in front of you to pull yourself out of your own seat - ESPECIALLY if the person in front of you is sleeping!
As soon as I know where I'm going and when I need/want to be there. Especially if I'm looking for upgrade opportunities. This, of course, is assuming miles and dollars ( or available credit card balance) are available at the same time. This can be anywhere from a few weeks to almost 1 year in advanc...
Jump to postHere are my shortest. <acronym title="Kahului (OGG / PHOG), USA - Hawaii">OGG</acronym> - KOA 73 nm <acronym title="Honolulu - International / Hickam AFB (HNL / HIK / PHNL / PHIK), USA - Hawaii">HNL</acronym> - LIH 88 nm <acronym title="Seattle / Tacoma - International (SEA / KSEA), USA - Washington...
Jump to postI think my last one was in summer of 1979. Eastern Airlines MIA-IAH
I don't know what/when would have been first.
It was a couple of years ago (2005) and at Waterloo Station at the time, and we didn't have any kind of express access for the Eurostar (even though we were in business class) and it took well over 1/2 hour standing in line before ticket check and security. I don't remember if it was a weekend or we...
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Jump to postFirst and last was TWA, SEA-PDX in October 1993 or 1994. Short flight for an L-1011!
Jump to postFirst: <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym>-<acronym title="Frankfurt - Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> - June 1972 - had to have been either -100 or -200B (I was o...
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Jump to postEmbassy Suites-North at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> is just abeam the east end (normally approach end) of 24L/R (about 1 mile east of threshold). Top floor is about eye-level with incoming traffic. Make sure to get room facing north. All ...
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