I would like to see a simple table — airlines down the columns; work rules, pay and benefits across the rows — comparing Delta FA’s to their US airlines unionized counterparts. I bet the net net is those unionized FA’s are NOT any better off and that the only ones to benefit from Delta FA’s unioniz...
Jump to postI call BS on the cart blocking access - they would have moved it for a kid. Not always. Some cart blockers are pretty strict about it. The claim by some that nothing can be done is garbage though. They move the carts when they need to pick up more food or drinks due to running out. And some airline...
Jump to postJapan is offering 5 slots for -all- US carriers. And <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> needs how many to transfer their entire <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym> hub? Seems like a bit of wishful thinking to think that Japan c...
Jump to postHey there Eddie ! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EddieDude" class="quote" target="_blank">EddieDude</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>It has been age...
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/LatinPlane" class="quote" target="_blank">LatinPlane</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>Looks like KLM's schedule remains in...
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Jump to postI guess <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym>'s trans-atlantic network must suck too since they cut back heavily during winter too ! Using the same logic we would assume that <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>...
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/LAXintl" class="quote" target="_blank">LAXintl</a> (<a href="#21" class="quote">Reply 21</a>):<br/><i>Keep in mind, <acronym title="United Airli...
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Jump to postHas anyone found data on the number of gates in this initial "X" shaped terminal? While it looks great, it seems that the main terminal would barely be able to accommodate the operations that T1 and <acronym title="Lotus Air (Egypt) and Thai Air Cargo">T2</acronym> currently handle. Maybe a midfield...
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/Mortyman" class="quote" target="_blank">Mortyman</a> (<a href="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i>I don't beleave that there is any asian ...
Jump to postSeems to be a significant shift in Narita ops for Delta with the earlier departures to <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym>. Historically (NW) they seemed to have two major banks at <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT /...
Jump to postSEA-<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - International (Chek Lap Kok) (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - Hong Kong">HKG</acronym> is already one of the longest 330-200 flights out there. It seems to go out with a planned weight r...
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/B747forever" class="quote" target="_blank">B747forever</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Want more space, pay for it. Otherwi...
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Jump to postIt's one thing if your destination is Mexico City and know how to dress up for the expected weather in the city, but another matter completely if you're just connecting. It's pretty unreasonable to expect people to dress up for the weather at their connecting airport. If I'm transiting through <acro...
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/yeogeo" class="quote" target="_blank">yeogeo</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>I agree that Narita is more pleasant for tra...
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/a380787" class="quote" target="_blank">a380787</a> (<a href="#38" class="quote">Reply 38</a>):<br/><i>sadly, none</i></font></td></tr></table> A...
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/point2point" class="quote" target="_blank">point2point</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>I would wonder what the schedule is ...
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Jump to postGreetings Britjap ! Many thanks for posting this awesome report, and my sincere apologies for replying as late as I did, still, better late than never <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/><table border="0" align="C...
Jump to postI don't see much of a point for US airlines to serve <acronym title="Tijuana - General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International (TIJ / MMTJ), Mexico">TIJ</acronym> while <acronym title="San Diego - International / Lindbergh Field (SAN / KSAN), USA - California">SAN</acronym> is so close, however, <acrony...
Jump to postHey Gabriel, thanks so much for this report, I'm very jealous that you got to be in Daisetsuzan ! Been wanting to do a summer visit there for two years but circumstances and weather always conspire against it. Glad to see some of it through your eyes, though it looks like weather was an issue with y...
Jump to postHey Carfield Thanks a lot for this very nice report. It's good to take a detailed look at <acronym title="Hawaiian Airlines (USA)">HA</acronym>'s offering for the Japan flights. From what you posted, it is clear that <acronym title="Hawaiian Airlines (USA)">HA</acronym>'s premium product for West Co...
Jump to postHey Stojan, thanks for taking the time to put this together. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Widebodyroga" class="quote" target="_blank">Widebodyroga</a> (<a href="#0" class="q...
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Jump to postSorry for the delay guys, been an interesting couple of weeks. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EddieDude" class="quote" target="_blank">EddieDude</a> (<a href="#26" class="quot...
Jump to postGreetings Widebodyroga Many thanks for this very exotic report <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/><table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva...
Jump to postDear Palmjet Thank you so much for putting this wonderful trip report together ! A wonderful turtlefest. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/palmjet" class="quote" target="_blank">...
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Jump to postGreetings Stojan ! Thanks for this report and for going to another sleepy town so that we don't have to : ) or we could I guess, if we were intrigued enough. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a h...
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/flightsimboy" class="quote" target="_blank">flightsimboy</a> (<a href="#20" class="quote">Reply 20</a>):<br/><i>Even though I've come to the end...
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Jump to postThanks for the comments guys! <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/knightsofmalta" class="quote" target="_blank">knightsofmalta</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>...
Jump to postF A N T A S T I C F U K U O K A I had been to Fukuoka before, but this time around I enjoyed it a lot more, while of course, Hakodate was charming, I am unused to harsh weather; where I live, we just take good weather for granted. Going from 0C degrees in Hakodate to 16C in Fukuoka was a very...
Jump to postJ A L 3 1 5 T O F U K U O K A H N D - F U K 12 : 1 0 - 14 : 1 0 31 J A N 2 0 1 3 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardotg/8515627224/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8515627224_aebaae524a.jpg" width="...
Jump to postJ A L 1 1 6 2 T O T O K Y O - H A N E D A H K D - H N D 09 : 3 0 - 1 0 : 5 5 31 J A N 2 0 1 3 Security seems to get crowded at times, but nothing too serious. After spotting I queued up and was through formalities within 5 minutes. The a...
Jump to postH A K O D A T E D A Y 3 The next day, I was very excited to start off with full day of flying and sightseeing ahead. While I had originally envisioned simply flying to Haneda and from there to <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, I ...
Jump to postH A K O D A T E D A Y 2 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardotg/8481475650/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8481475650_a1d683200f.jpg" width="500" height="375" border="0"/></a> <i>Morning view</i> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardotg/848...
Jump to post<u>H A K O D A T E D A Y 1</u> Despite weather forecasts mentioning blizzards and snow breathing drags, things looked quite benevolent, after a quick rest to fend of the jetlag, it was time to spend some time in the awesome rooftop onsen. O N S E N E X P E R I E N C E It's hard ...
Jump to postJ A L 1 1 6 5 T O H A K O D A T E H N D - H K D 1 3 : 1 0 - 1 4 : 3 5 2 9 J A N 2 0 1 3 Boarding commenced on time and we were welcomed aboard the 767 with the new JAL colors, the interiors looked very new, in contrast to the JAL 767 I h...
Jump to post<u><b>T O H A K O D A T E W I T H J A L</b></u> B A C K G R O U N D There's a saying in spanish that roughly translates into "A big talker falls quicker than a one legged man" <i>cae mas pronto un hablador que un cojo.</i> That was me with regards to winter in Hokkaido. After pr...
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/The777Man" class="quote" target="_blank">The777Man</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>Hi Ricardo ! Thanks for a great report...
Jump to postSaw it too, pretty neat. AeroMexico's caballero aguila has had more surgery than Cher <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/old.gif" width="32" height="28" border="0"/> . Still looks pretty fresh! My personal favorite is the 70s version. Loved the orange...
Jump to postHey 777Man ! Thanks a lot for posting this, I'm amazed at the amount of 777 flying you managed to squeeze in. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/The777Man" class="quote" target="_...
Jump to postWow, two dailies for France, Germany and the UK. One could definitely see <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>, <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> and <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> completely abandon <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / R...
Jump to postWow Stojan, that was exotic ! Thanks for flying to <acronym title="Sioux City - Sioux Gateway (SUX / KSUX), USA - Iowa">SUX</acronym> so we don't have to <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/>. <table border="0" ali...
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/TR1" class="quote" target="_blank">TR1</a> (<a href="#138" class="quote">Reply 138</a>):<br/><i>Some of them do at least. I worked <acronym titl...
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