Never where it was a spoke for both airlines, but I have self-connected at airports that were a hub for one airline and a spoke for the other. For example when I went to Los Angeles I flew Eindhoven - Copenhagen - Los Angeles. Eindhoven - Copenhagen was on Transavia, for which Eindhoven is a base bu...
Jump to postAnother option would be Air China, they fly the 747-400 from Beijing to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Jump to postI don't see why Wichita airport is on that list. To me it looks like just an ordinary airport. Nothing wrong, but nothing special either. I definitely wouldn't have put it in the top 10. Some other beautiful airports that are worthy of making the list are Punta Cana (PUJ), Boa Vista (BVC), Cebu (CEB...
Jump to postDon't forget Air Zimbabwe, they also got 2 767-200s in their fleet of which one is stored but the other one is active. I didn't mention it before because you were looking at the US but it might be worth looking into.
Jump to postOrni is unpredictable as they're a charter airline, you never know where they're going to be.
Eastern is down to one route, MIA-SDQ but they fly charters as well. I guess which aircraft they put on their one route depends on how much demand there is.
The worst must be Eindhoven. It doubles as a smoking area so there are always smokers around, it smells terrible. The air side part of it is only accessible through the bar, the land side part only through the restaurant. You're overlooking the platform with the runway in the distance, but because i...
Jump to postWith AA buying up a stake in Chile’s Jetsmart (who has subsidiaries in Argentina, Peru and since last week Colombia) could we expect the first LCC airline to join Oneworld for strategic purposes? While they might cooperate with OneWorld, I don't think they'll be joining. They're kind of in the same...
Jump to postWikipedia is pretty reliable indeed when it comes to airline destinations. Neos is indeed the airline to look for when it comes to flights from northern Italy to the Caribbean, mostly from Milan Malpensa but some from Verona as well. None from other airports such as Venice, Bergamo and Bologna. I to...
Jump to postHeathrow comes to my mind, it's way beyond it's capacity. It's one of the most expensive airports in the world for airlines to serve and yet they keep coming.
Jump to postThere was a ton of hype and "doom and gloom", but it was all misinformation by the media. I have plenty of friends / family / colleagues in Russia, and not a single person is 'fearful' about getting called in to fight. The odds of getting called up are rather slim to none, but you never k...
Jump to postEDI was being expanded There you have the entire reason TATL traffic shifted from GLA to EDI indeed. Before that, EDI was simply too small so they used GLA instead. The expansion of EDI allowed them to shift their flights. Scotland is somewhat of a unique situation indeed. While Glasgow is the bigg...
Jump to postNew routes are always exciting! Where is next? AMS? They're trying that, but so far they have been denied slots at Amsterdam. So far that they even filed an official complaint. The thing is, Amsterdam needs to lower it's number of air movements so any slot that's being given up is not being redistr...
Jump to postThe UK Govt has a tax on those who fly for a journey that starts in the UK. Those who connect via the UK on a single ticket and stay less than 24 hours do NOT pay the tax. The tax was first introduced in 1994, and goes to general Govt spending. The tax rate is set by central Govt, and the money goe...
Jump to postYou’re right about their lack of brand awareness in most US cities which is why it makes more sense to focus on markets that have much higher O&D. Very true. Besides, FrenchBee is very much oriented towards the French point of sale. Europeans visiting America. They don't care much about the Ame...
Jump to postSEN in the UK. Maybe airlines will look at it again once London traffic is back to pre-pandemic levels, but given its catchment area, surprised there hasn't already been an uptick in schedules from it. This might have to do with the short runway length, limiting what's possible from this airport. 7...
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Jump to postI think Gran Canaria would be a good suggestion, particularly Playa del Ingles. A purpose built resort town at the southernmost point of the island. There is a nice long beach and lots of nightlife. Restaurants, bars, clubs, etc. The place has a real international vibe to it as it attracts tourists ...
Jump to postIf Almaty-China is being thrown around, how about NRT? No air links currently between Kazakhstan and Japan. Which would involve a slight detour to avoid North Korean airspace, but other than that it should be possible. However I think if they start Japan they won't start with Tokyo, they'll start f...
Jump to postI'm definitely of the Spain option, Turkey and Greece being a second place. But you could also meet her in Cancun too. I wouldn't recommend Turkey due to the fact that it's not part of the EU while Spain and Greece both are. This is also convenient with money, Spain and Greece both use Euros. Turke...
Jump to postI agree Spain is highly recommended. One place that really speaks to the imagination is of course Ibiza, although there are other options such as Mallorca, Gran Canaria, Tenerife or anywhere on the Mediterranean coast of the Spanish mainland. France and Italy are highly touristic as well, but it's m...
Jump to postBA did some A380 LHR-FRA flights in 2021 and are doing some on the 777/787 these days, so that’s worth looking out for as well. Those were crew training flights, only happens if they got a crew to train. But now that they got plenty of trained crews you likely won't see the A380 on such short hops ...
Jump to postThere's just no market for a widebody - let alone a 4-holer - on an intra-European route. Turkish Airlines sends the A330, A350, B787 and B777 from Istanbul to Amsterdam. Finnair deploys the A350 from Helsinki, Air Europa the B787 from Madrid. I guess you want to delete that post as none of the air...
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If you want to count it as Europe, Azerbaijan Airlines frequently uses their A340s on the GYD-IST and GYD-SAW routes. You might even be able to score the last remaining A340-500 in airline service. No guarantee though. Officially this aircraft isn't in use anymore but they do often use it as a repla...
Jump to postAs far as I was able to find out, these airlines let you book an empty seat next to you: - Air New Zealand - Alaska Airlines - Emirates - Etihad - Fiji Airlines - Qantas There may be more, this is just what I came across so far. Unfortunately no Singapore Airlines. It looks like Emirates (Dubai) or ...
Jump to postCan't you book an empty seat next to you and have your kid sit there? Some airlines offer this, I don't know if Singapore Airlines is one of them. Otherwise, I'd look for other airlines to fly. You don't have to fly Singapore Airlines, there are more options. Sure, they offer the convenience of a di...
Jump to postI've never flown them and likely I never will. Why should I? Why did you get angry? It's just a simple poll to see which Egyptair planes others have travelled on. I didn't told you to travel on them. It was a poll. Indeed I'm not angry, I just fail to see the point of this question. I mean, there's...
Jump to postWizz Abu Dhabi = Etihad v2 ? Maybe they can buy some A380s and have a first class suite called "The Residence" ? Wizzair is nothing like that. Abu Dhabi has recognized that, in order to have a successful hub, you need to have two different kinds of airlines. One cheap and one luxury. They...
Jump to postI've never flown them and likely I never will. Why should I?
Jump to postOn my last AA flight from JFK to DCA we had the dubious privilege of TWO straight missed approaches by coming in too high over the Potamac (on the River Visual in very foggy weather). After going from Manhattan to JFK, going through TSA, boarding, taxiing & then flying the 45 minutes before hav...
Jump to postHowever, that won’t last forever and they will have to do something with the fleet during the low season. Very true. During the winter season flights to the southern hemisphere are always attractive, destinations like Brazil or South Africa would make sense. Does anyone else get the feeling that No...
Jump to postAccording to Wikipedia, both Air Nunavut and PAL Airlines operate charter flights between Iqaluit (Canada) and Nuuk (Greenland). Those appear to be the only flights between Greenland and North America, however because they're charters they might be difficult to book. Also no info on the frequency. T...
Jump to postOne thing I miss about Europe was the last minute travel markets, at least the ones at the airports in Germany - man, they had some good deals back then. Was a lot of fun to if you did it right, show up at the airport with your passport and suitcase, go upstairs to the market and find a cheap packa...
Jump to postThat could be because Expedia seems to be more focused on the American continent. I'm European, that makes a difference. Such deals as you're stating here might be found in America, you won't find them in Europe. At least not on Expedia and mostly not with other travel agencies either.
Jump to postThey used to be one of the best options for price, 9 out of 10 times they were the cheapest for flight/hotel packages. Used to be, maybe. I personally never found them to be the cheapest, in fact I found it cheaper to book the flight and hotel separately. This gives you the freedom to make any poss...
Jump to postI mainly fly American, but I am more than willing to fly on Delta, United, or JetBlue. But would you consider flying Spirit, Frontier or Allegiant? Because a lot of people do. They find American, Delta, United and JetBlue to be too expensive and look for cheaper alternatives. Those full-service air...
Jump to postIt depresses me to think that more and more people don't care about the nice things you used to get in Economy. I always enjoyed the inflight magazine. True, but those nice things rack up the price. That's considered more important these days. Many airlines still have an inflight magazine by the wa...
Jump to postMost of the time they're pretty good, but you still have to watch them and shop around. Agreed, you should always compare multiple sources. Expedia certainly isn't always the cheapest, in fact they rarely are. They're good for searching, but once you found the flight you want to book, check what ot...
Jump to postIndeed, there are five seats left at that price. Once those seats have been sold, the price goes up. This is nothing unusual.
Jump to postWith the current government I seriously doubt it. With future governments, probably. I don't think the government has much of a choice. If ITA isn't taken over they'll go bankrupt, and this time for good. No restart, it would be the end of it. So the government will have to accept the conditions wh...
Jump to postNonetheless, Global Entry is only interesting for people who fly to/from the US frequently. As I understood, that's not the case here. While it's not impossible for foreigners to obtain Global Entry, fact remains that most foreigners don't have it. Specially if you rarely visit the US, it's not wort...
Jump to postI can see frequent flyer programs becoming optional in the future. You can choose to pay a few bucks more and gain benefits, or pay a few bucks less and don't gain anything. The latter appeals to the non-frequent flyers for who frequent flyer programs have no value whatsoever. I'm not so sure. If n...
Jump to postI don't think we're going to see much improvement at all in Economy; in fact, I think airlines are going to continue degrading the product as much as possible. We're already seeing it with airlines squeezing in more slimline seats and starting to reduce frequent flyer benefits on Basic Economy tick...
Jump to postThere's nothing wrong with them indeed. At least, I've never flown them but I've flown their European counterpart Wizzair quite a number of times. Sounds like the experience is similar. Thin seats in an all-economy layout, no upper class. Just like Frontier, Wizzair also advertises itself as being t...
Jump to postIt'll probably become a brand just like Swiss, Austrian and Brussels Airlines. Independent only in name, but governed from Cologne (where the headquarters of the Lufthansa group are located). Whether they use the Alitalia brand or the ITA brand, what difference does it make? What joint venture with ...
Jump to post1) If I miss my flight, am I ok getting to my destination later? Keep in mind that later might be a whole lot later as United only flies DEN-SJO 2x weekly. The rest of the week they route you through IAH, which does have a daily flight. But still, only once daily so a delay would mean at least one ...
Jump to postCanada is indeed not as easy as Europe but at least it's slightly better than the US. That's why I said, only if there's no other option.
Jump to postI'd strongly recommend against international-to-international connections anywhere in the US, it simply takes up way too much time. 1:16 connection time? Forget it! You're going to miss that connection, I can tell you that. Avoid connecting in the US, it's a nightmare! I can see that BA has a season...
Jump to postCurrently that would be Ryanair. I've taken 4 flights in total in 2022. One EasyJet, one Vueling and two Ryanair. For this year I got 4 flights booked, two Ryanair and two Volotea. Looking back further it would be Wizzair. Out of the 5 flights I've taken in 2020, 4 are on Wizzair and one on EasyJet....
Jump to postLHR I can see a problem there since none of Europe's ULCCs serves Heathrow. As a matter of fact they mostly stay away from the major airports and use secondary airports instead. As for London, you'd find much better connecting opportunities with the ULCCs at Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. Those are l...
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