Half of this thread is absolutely ridiculous - particularly the usual calls to defence of all that is the US carriers, and the 'if we don't allow them access to our market, we'll see how happy they are' rhetoric, there isn't really much going on here. The big American carriers are crying foul of wha...
Jump to postEtihad has a nearly uniform offering, on wide bodies at least, with the only real difference being on narrow-bodies that operate shorter flights. The only issue is the partners that Etihad has which passengers may inadvertently booked. It's also quite amusing to see how much free publicity Al Baker ...
Jump to postI've had it come up a few times when looking through potential mileage reward bookings. Whilst not the cheapest option in terms of miles or taxes, it's a pretty good alternative as a lot of the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>/EK services get booked up relatively quickly. It's especi...
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Jump to postIt's an interesting development and what seems like a smart move. Clearly it's not meant to be like a traditional alliance, nor rival one, however it does bring on some pretty clear benefits to guests. I can imagine it will consolidate the frequent flyer programs into a more consistent product acros...
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Jump to postGreat new for <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym>! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thenoflyzone" class="quote" target="_blank">thenoflyzone</a> ...
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Jump to postI would go with <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym> over <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>! They've got a great chef service in F and have a consistent product across the fleet. Their F suits are also much nicer and more stylish than those ...
Jump to postA video was recently released on YouTube that is beginning to make waves all over the world. It tells the story of 'Invisible Children' an organization that is fighting the crimes against humanity committed by Joseph Kony - leader of the Lord's Resistance army, a rebel group that has been terrorizin...
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Jump to postAustralian and German Born in Australia to a German mother and an Australian father. My brother has the same but born in Germany to an Australian father and German mother. My mother also has both as they managed to get it somehow. Normally German nationals have to give up their German passport if ap...
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Jump to postYeah I have one as well and it's great. For me the best thing about it is the fact that you can rent movies for 48 hours, meaning that you don't have to buy a movie on iTunes and don't have to run down to your local movie shop to rent one. Its never really been a problem for me other than the fact t...
Jump to postHas to be the Wagyu! I had one a few weeks ago and it just melts in your mouth. Pricey though so not a common treat. I payed something like 120 pounds for 200 grams, so won't be having another one for a while!
Jump to postiPhone is clearly better, but BlackBerry is better suited for emails and texting. I have a BlackBerry because of BlackBerry messenger as most of my friends have it and therefore I can message everyone for very very little money. So if all your friends have a BlackBerry then get one, if not then I th...
Jump to postSet this up about a week ago and I've been slowly growing. Bayswater Airways 1 B737-400 2 B737-500 1 ERJ 190-200 1 Jetstream 41 (random I know) Hub is London, flying to Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Baneasa. Looking to buy aircrafts to fly to Igarka and also thinking about Accra! Need some investors! Help...
Jump to postYeah we do it all the time and it certainly helps. We were on a flight to South Africa a few years ago and my father booked my parents in First from <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> and my brother and I in economy (damnit) and two days before we were due ...
Jump to postI think the Australian national anthem is good, but to be honest after seeing this I really do think it would be better to the Working Class Man tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfiPS1CZ-s
Waht do you think?
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Jump to postThis was taken in Shamwari Game Reserve, South Africa. Still love this shot! <a href="http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u335/qantasflyer15/Picture1.png" target=_blank><img src="http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u335/qantasflyer15/Picture1.png" width=650 height=406 alt="http://i517.photobucket.com/...
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Jump to postFor Premium Economy I would surely go for the Qantas A380. There was a trip report on it a while ago and it looks very good. Have a look for it and then see what you think would be best!
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Jump to postThe thing is we have already booked a hotel and as we have been to Bali several times we were specifically planning to go to Lombok only. However the Silk Air flights were much more than Air Asia to <acronym title="Denpasar / Bali - Ngurah Rai International (DPS / WADD), Indonesia">DPS</acronym> and...
Jump to postWe have quite a tight schdule. See we come off of the <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> flight from <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym> and then fly as follows: Monday 28 December 2009 QZ8493: Depart:...
Jump to postI'm sorry and I don't mean to offend anyone,
but all Australians (or at least should) hate the All Blacks and the Springboks, however we still secretly admire them.
All Germans seem to hate the Dutch football team (myself included).
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Jump to postIt all depends on what you really want to spend. Also if you want a Breitling or any other Aeronautical watch then I can't really help you too much but here are some other options: For a watch that will last you a lifetime and that you can pass on to another generation you could look at Patek Philli...
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Jump to postHi,
We are about to book a flight from Bali to Lombok for January 2010 and I was just wondering if anybody has any information about them? Also are they relatively safe? I know it is only a short journey but I would like to know that we are all relatively secure in our aircraft!
Cheers!
Personally I can recommend <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> as a solid bet. <acronym title="OLD: Crossair (Switzerland), NEW: Swiss International Airlines (Switzerland)">LX</acronym> with their new business class as posted above looks good aswell. Otherwise <acronym title="Jet Airways (...
Jump to postFirstly, you are staying in a really nice hotel. I have stayed there a few times and after the renevations, the rooms have come out really well and the beds are huge. Also I think that you might want to have breakfast there just once as it is an experience. I know it is expensive but it is good and ...
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