Re: EK and London

EK also have 2 77X freighter flights per week (days 3 and 6) from LHR-DWC with good slot times. I know they are looking to add another one too if they can.

Re: Why is Airbus parking large number of A350s in Toulouse?

One of them is for VS as you can see from the wingtips.

Re: First Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 Spotted in Toulouse

Will the first deliveries be for the LHR or LGW fleets?

I always thought the priority was to replace the 744s at LGW.

Re: British Airways axes entire Hong Kong crew ahead of closure of base in city next month in Oct

While it is sad that BA are closing the HKG base (and it can be argued this would be to the detriment of passengers), we don't know how the crew will be compensated, so all the outrage regarding BA's commercial decision and treatment of the employees should be toned down a little. On one hand it suc...

Re: Qatar Airways to launch Gothenburg with 787!

I look forward to the generous business class sales from GOT. Getting a bit bored changing in OSL/ARN

Re: FT: UK-US Open Skies talks hit Brexit turbulence

Could it be a way to kill any chances of Norwegian further expanding from the UK to the US? Why would you, as a consumer, want higher fares? Not only does Norwegian itself offer lower fares (in return for a simplified product), but it also forces full-service operators to lower (at least some) pric...

Re: Several European airlines struggling at MIA

VS seem to be really struggling. Not a week goes by at the moment where they don’t have some sort of MIA sale. They’ve given away return tickets for £50 recently if you find a VS flight attendant at Waterloo Station and say the words “Screw it, let’s do it!” They have also offered discounted award t...

Re: SQ to refurbish cabins of 14 A380s

With the suites in First going from 12 to six, and probably moving upstairs, it'll be in interesting to see if they go two rows of 1-1-1. Great news that SQ are endorsing the A380, passengers' favourite long-hauler, and refreshing it with new cabins. It is my understanding that it will be a single ...

Re: British Airways Domestic Business Class - Manchester to London w/pics

Thanks for the report. What happened to G-MEDM? I thought this had the flat seats up front or are they re configuring these to short haul now?

Re: LHR - T3 First Class with BA.

The F experience at T3 is not up to the same standard as T5. The main difference is the lack of the Concorde Room. At T3 the best you get is a private dining area in the normal Galleries First lounge that is open to OW Emeralds. It is definitely not as exclusive. The other difference is that at T5 y...

Re: Norwegian with LGW-SIN

Luisvalero wrote:

I've already tried to book MAD-LGW-SIN. The price is 470€ round-trip. Just amazing

Re: Is there no more 2-4-2 on 767?

Thomas Cook are definitely 2-4-2 on the 767!

Re: Aerolineas Argentinas LV-ZRA AR1183 SYD-AKL

Thanks for the report. Threw me a bit to start with but then I realised it was from a few years ago.

eielef wrote:

Nice report! Nice old times. This report should be from 2013 or 2014, isn't it?.

Re: British Airways cancels BA3/BA4 LCY-JFK

Is this not just a temporary cancellation while the aircraft undergo D checks? Cancelling the flight for the winter would make sense as it would allow both frames to undergo their checks and be ready to resume 2x daily service in March. I'm guessing the aircraft haven't had D checks yet and would be...

Re: Airliners.net Site Upgrade Announcement & Discussion

Please fix the home page. For around a week it looks like the version I am viewing has been optimised (badly) for a mobile device, yet it is like this on my desktop at home, my desktop at work and my laptop!

RE: Budapest - Worst Passenger Experience In Europe?

This is not the <acronym title="Budapest - Ferenc Liszt (Ferihegy) (BUD / LHBP), Hungary">BUD</acronym> I remember flying from on Norwegian a few months ago. I was impressed by the airy terminal and overall ambiance, much preferable to the departure from <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK)...

RE: Ethiopian And LAX-How's It Going?

No pre-clearance ex DUB is a further competitive disadvantage compared with other Transatlantic operators.

RE: Boeing Gives UA "smoking Deal" To Block CSeries

I hope one of the US majors "takes one for the team" and orders the C-Series. Whoever orders this in large numbers is doing themselves and everyone else a favour by creating a third power in the narrow body market. It has been said that <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> Group had thi...

RE: CSeries Starts Route Proving In Europe

I'm surprised LCY is not on the list as I would expect that to be one of the very first destinations upon entry to service with LX

RE: Stop Posting Airline Tickets On Airliners.Net

I think this is an important subject for the OP to raise but agree with the above that it should be for the posters to make their own judgement on what information they wish to thrust into the public domain. It often amazes me the level of information people make public. It should be pointed out tha...

RE: Unserved Route Of Week: DUB-MIA

I’d say a very high percentage of these searches were from people looking to take advantage of the various business class / economy class sale fares running on that route in December/January. <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>/AA rates were crazy low in business class and I think <acronym...

RE: AA 77W ORD/MIA-LHR

For Oneworld Emeralds (excluding AAdvantage members) the only thing you need to access the Flagship lounge is a boarding pass for a Oneworld flight regardless of destination. I'm often in the <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> lounge flying pure...

RE: LAA Domestic Wide Bodies S16

For anyone not familiar with this resource, the <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> cargo timetable lists domestic widebody operation by route, although currently it only displays until the end of March: <a href="https://www.aacargo.com/downloads/schedule/widebody_USA_domestic_16de...

RE: Allegiantair Blocks Overseas IP

Interesting. I made a booking with them from the UK earlier this year with no issues and now can't access their website. Not a great loss as my experience with them hardly had me wanting to come back for more, but if you find yourself in an obscure part of the US and want to get to <acronym title="L...

RUMOUR: QF To Fly LON-PER Non Stop From 2017

I think the title of this thread is a little misleading. At the very least it should have a ? at the end.

IMO this won't happen.

RE: EK 2 Class A380 To MAN, LGW To Go All 3 Class A380

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BlueShamu330s" class="quote" target="_blank">BlueShamu330s</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Really awkward at stations wit...

RE: BA, AA, DL & VS Starts Pricewar Against Norwegian

This price war has been happening for a long time. Try looking at transatlantic fares from OSL on BA. Seriously cheap.

RE: Wide Body European Routes S15

Tarom operate the A310 on the <acronym title="Bucharest - Henri Coanda (Otopeni) (OTP / LROP), Romania">OTP</acronym>-<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> and various other routes. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size=...

RE: VS 744 Model's First Flight. Fascinating Video

I want one! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/czbbflier" class="quote" target="_blank">czbbflier</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>That said, doing video with ...

RE: Frequent Flyer Tax, LHR- Against 3rd Runway

This could never be policed.

Nothing to see here. Next topic please 

RE: Rumor: EK Has Plans For DXB-LHR-USA

Has anyone considered this could be a cargo route? <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> fly a number of USA-<acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> transatlantic routes via various European airports. Currently <acronym title="E...

RE: Window Shades During Take Off And Landing

On a similar topic on almost every airline I've flown with, cabin lights have always been dimmed for take off / landing during the hours of darkness. However I've noticed that on a couple of flights with ANA the lights have stayed on. I've seen this on a couple of other Asian airlines too when watch...

RE: ET Flies Home (On The B787): ARN-VIE

I regret reading this report as that's another load of money Ill have to spend to take this trip now, thanks <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> Seriously though, great report and I am now working out the best ...

Atlantic 757 Diversions Feb. 21

Let's forget we are talking about the 757 here for a moment as that seems to divert the conversation (no pun intended!) If I'm wanting to take a trip from Berlin to New York , I have the choice of a <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> nonstop flight or several one stop connecting opt...

RE: Some Interesting QR, EK, EY Statistics In The UK

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/factsonly" class="quote" target="_blank">factsonly</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Why is <acronym title="Emirates (...

RE: Where Do BA Really Stand?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/cedarjet" class="quote" target="_blank">cedarjet</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>I personally have a very favourable...

RE: TG Retiring A346 By End Of March

Does anyone know how many aircraft and which types TG will take delivery of this year? I think they are due a few more 787 and 77Ws at some point? And didn't they order the A350?

RE: Private Drones A Hazard To Commercial Aviation?

Interesting thread. Was flying through <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> yesterday and we circled for over an hour before landing. The <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> pilot later told us that the airport in <acronym title="Dubai ...

RE: A380 A7-APA First Flight To LHR Now As QTR3

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thomasphoto60" class="quote" target="_blank">thomasphoto60</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Yep, <acronym title="Dallas / ...

RE: Passenger Kicked Off Plane For Tweeting

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/prebennorholm" class="quote" target="_blank">prebennorholm</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>We are maybe in a grey area here...

RE: Demand For Narrow Seat 2-4-2 Wide Body Aircraft?

A narrow seat 2-4-2 Wide Body Aircraft is called a 767  

RE: QF Flight 107. 5th Freedom?

I remember a few years ago <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> had a bit of an <acronym title="Kingfisher Airlines (India) <acronym title="Anderson - Regional (County) (AND / KAND), USA - South Carolina">AND</acronym> Irtysh-Avia (Kazakhstan)">IT</acronym> lapse and made this flight ava...

RE: Little Red To Cease Operations In 2015

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bennett123" class="quote" target="_blank">bennett123</a> (<a href="#28" class="quote">Reply 28</a>):<br/><i>When I went onto their site for the ...

RE: Security At The Gate

For airports like <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> it aids fast connections as when you de-plane you don't have to follow a separate arrivals path, you can simply walk to the next gate and have the security check there. With centralised security you would hav...

RE: Oh My Garuda In(Lon)donesia! AMS-LGW

Thanks for the trip report and great photos. I took this flight on Saturday and had a very similar experience. I was impressed with the load on Saturday, it was much higher then you experienced. I’d say around 60% in Y, although I did have 3 seats to myself. I agree the wrap was very tasty and I als...

RE: SAS Moves Into LHR Terminal 2

Flew out of <acronym title="Eastern Airways (United Kingdom)">T3</acronym> today and it was a bit of a ghost town with so many airlines having moved out. The lights were out when I walked past the old <acronym title="Scandinavian Airlines (Denmark/Norway/Sweden)">SK</acronym> lounge. On departure sa...

RE: Sunday Times: Virgin's "Little Red" To Close

This article is pure speculation and the closure has not been confirmed by <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym>. Flights are not suddenly going to stop next week. I think we all know this was always going to be a short term venture but I'd be surprised if they didn'...

RE: Meltdown At Garuda - Will Cut/Delay Routes/Fleet

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kl713" class="quote" target="_blank">kl713</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>According to that article, the start of the <acr...

RE: FlyBe Announces MAN-AMS & LCY-AMS

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LondonCity" class="quote" target="_blank">LondonCity</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>Also I believe Flybe's fares cannot ...

RE: Europe AirPost 5O 902: 07/2014: YHZ-GLA: Y Cabin

Thanks for the interesting report. Just when you thought you knew who flew where, you read something like this! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/harim" class="quote" target="_bl...