Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlatic?

Never got to fly transatlantic on an A310, L1011, B707, B777, or VC-10, which were all possible options at some point in time. You should still be able to fly on the 777 across the Atlantic. I don't think they're going anywhere anytime soon. That's true, but currently not available from my homebase...

Re: Which US gateways have you flown to/ from internationally?

Just ATL, FLL, JFK, LAX, MIA, and SJU

Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlatic?

A330-200: TK, TP
A330-300: LH

A340-300: LH
A340-600: LH

B747-200: KL, LH

B767-300: AA, YU (op. f. TP)

DC-8-63: KL

DC-10-30: LH, VA

MD-11: KL

Never got to fly transatlantic on an A310, L1011, B707, B777, or VC-10, which were all possible options at some point in time.

Re: Have you flown the Alphabet ? (end of 2023)

0: 1: 2: 3: 4: 4M (LAN Argentina), 4U (Germanwings) 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 9V (Avior Airlines) A: AA (American Airlines), AR (Aerolineas Argentinas), AS (Alaska Airlines), AV (Avianca) B: C: CDA (Aerocardal), CM (Copa) D: DL (Delta Air Lines) E: EQ (TAME Ecuador), EW (Eurowings) F: G: H: H2 (Sky Airline) , ...

Re: First Time You Flew on an A320?

1 March 1999, Aeropostal VH502 CCS-MIA, A320-232 EI-TLP (leased from TransAer)

Re: Have you landed on the Alphabet - 2024!

Four new airports this year (in bold): A: ACA, AEP, AMS, ANF, ARI, ATL B: BBA, BLA, BNS, BOG, BRM C: CAI, CAJ, CBL, CCS, CJC, CPO, CTG, CUN, CUR, CZE D: DEN, DFW, DUS E: EZE F: FLL , FRA, FTE G: GIG, GRU, GYE H: HAJ, HAM, HAV, HNL , HOU I: IAH, IPC, IQQ, ISL, IST J: JAC, JFK K: KEH, KHS, KNA L: LAX,...

Re: VARIG International Network - December 1982

For a time during the mid 1980's Cruzeiro do Sul flew the GIG-CCS route for RG, with RG flight numbers.

Re: First Time Flying On A Widebody?

Sep 1972: KL B747-206 PH-BUG, AMS-CCS with 3 intermediate stops

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

My last NB trijet: B722 MX Jul 2001, MEX-PTY-CCS

Last WB trijet: MD11 KL Jan 1998, AMS-CCS

Last NB quad: RJ85 LH May 2004, FRA-HAM

Last WB quad: A346 LH Nov 2012, FRA-CCS

Re: How many diverted flights have you been on?

Just once, in 2010. On an LA flight from SCL to CCS the destination airport was closed due to severe weather and we diverted to MAR. We arrived after sunset and ops at the airfield had all but ceased. We had to stay on board until ramp crew, baggage handlers, immigration and customs staff could be r...

Re: How many diverted flights have you been on?

masi1157 wrote:

Contiflug XFW-TLS diverted to CCS. Busses took us to TLS and when we finally arrived the Contiflug BAe146 was already standing there.

Re: LH – legacy or LCC? An intra-European getaway: HAM-MUC-MAD-FRA-HAM in Y

VMCA787 wrote:

Just a quick suggestion.

Re: Back to Europe finally, after 4 years: TK J CCS-IST-HAM vv

TK is always a safe choice, nice cabin and plentiful catering options. Nice outside views on this flight too Thanks LeadershipFR. Thank you for this TR. I am in the process of making plans for an international trip to Europe next year. I was contemplating TK and SQ. Having flown SQ before, and not ...

Re: Back to Europe finally, after 4 years: TK J CCS-IST-HAM vv

debonair wrote:

Maybe next time we will see you flying PlusUltra new flagship A330 service to MAD...

Re: Back to Europe finally, after 4 years: TK J CCS-IST-HAM vv

Once the family matter that brought me here was satisfactorily resolved and could be ticked off the to-do list as mission accomplished, and after stations in… …Hamburg proper https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/48yc4a.jpg …The Hague / Scheveningen https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640...

Back to Europe finally, after 4 years: TK J CCS-IST-HAM vv

Maybe some readers wondered how I got to Hamburg in the first place in order to report on my side trip to Madrid . This is how. Introduction A family matter requiring me to travel to Germany arose in early 2020. I booked flights on TK from Caracas to Hamburg via Istanbul for April of that year, with...

Re: LH – legacy or LCC? An intra-European getaway: HAM-MUC-MAD-FRA-HAM in Y

It's really sad to see how far LH has fallen. I flew them all the time when I was younger, and they always gave hot meals even in Y, as you mentioned during the second flight. I also remember the service being very friendly and attentive. How was it on your flights? Apart from the first segment, wh...

Re: LH – legacy or LCC? An intra-European getaway: HAM-MUC-MAD-FRA-HAM in Y

Tanks for stopping by, Debonair. I read your post in the relevant thread in the other forum. Maybe more careful planning is in order next time. I did not apply for compensation as I got to my destination just a few hours late. With the DB, on the other hand, I am still in a clinch over cancelled tra...

Re: LH – legacy or LCC? An intra-European getaway: HAM-MUC-MAD-FRA-HAM in Y

During the week I spent in Madrid I took a daytrip to Segovia for its Roman aqueduct, Gothic-style cathedral and medieval alcazar (castle). https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/480x640q90/923/gqqQTO.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/480x640q90/924/ljm8Bg.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/480...

LH – legacy or LCC? An intra-European getaway: HAM-MUC-MAD-FRA-HAM in Y

Introduction I spent several weeks in Germany this summer and from there it is quite easy to do a side-trip to Madrid to visit a dear friend from school and his family. Until now I had often taken advantage of LAN/Latam’s fifth freedom flight between Frankfurt and Madrid and its attractive value fo...

Re: Your shortest flight on a widebody and longest flight on a narrowbody

Longest NB: CCS-LIS - KL - DC-8-63
Shortest WB: CUR-CCS - KL - B742

Re: -7…, -8…, -9…, 737 that is – CM/UA CCS-PTY-MIA-IAH-LAX-PTY-CCS and a few surprises

shaq wrote:

Not to defend Copa but that flight gets breakfast service

Re: -7…, -8…, -9…, 737 that is – CM/UA CCS-PTY-MIA-IAH-LAX-PTY-CCS and a few surprises

Nice report! Thanks! The 737 may not be super exciting but it's pretty interesting that you flew an entire 6-segment R/T on it. When I was looking for options, this UA service from MIA to IAH was still scheduled on an A320. Only when the tickets were issued did I notice that the equipment had chang...

Re: -7…, -8…, -9…, 737 that is – CM/UA CCS-PTY-MIA-HOU-LAX-PTY-CCS and a few surprises

IAHFLYR wrote:

Very nice report and photos however, please change the title from HOU to IAH as you did not arrive/depart Houston Hobby Airport.

-7…, -8…, -9…, 737 that is – CM/UA CCS-PTY-MIA-IAH-LAX-PTY-CCS and a few surprises

Introduction For a long time I had wanted to experience an ATP tennis match live and this year finally things seemed to fall into place nicely. The closest major tournament takes place in Miami and I still had a couple of weeks of vacation left. This would be combined with a week in Southern Califo...

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

Danke vielmals, Einheitsdesign!

Before asking here I contacted both the PTY and the CCS stations of Copa via IG, but neither deemed it necessary to at least acknowledge my inquiry. Flightaware would only give the callsign if one were sibscribed to their service.

Thanks again.

Re: How to find Tail Number from old Flight Thread

Hi, can anyone help me find the tail # of CM248 (PTY-CCS) on April 04, 2022?

Re: Same flight number, how many segments?

Just one with that many segments for me, in 1972

AMS-LIS-PMB-CUR-CCS on a KLM 747-200

Re: DC-10: Whose (NOT who's!) have you flown on?

DC-10-30: Iberia, Lufthansa, Viasa

MD-11: KLM

Re: Boeing B727 - Whose have you flown?

727-100:
Avensa

727-200:
American
Avensa
Delta
Lufthansa
Mexicana
Servivensa
Viasa

Re: My first flight

Mine was in April/May 1964 CCS-CUR on an Aeropostal Vickers Viscount, later that same year HAM-AMS on another Viscount, KLM this time. In those times it was more common to take a "steamer" to cross the Atlantic. Air travel had not yet reached the popularity and affordability of more recent...

Re: Lockheed L-1011 - Whose have you flown?

Unfortunately only twice:

1993: ATL-SJU, DL464, L1011-385 (no reg)
1996: SEA-SLC, DL1929, L1011-385, N735D

Re: Boarding passes on UA's island hopper

Thanks for the insight, classicjets.

I was hoping for some of the UA folks on the forum to come up with an explanation.

Re: Which route have you flown on the most diverse number of aircraft?

10 HAM-FRA (all LH incl. Cityline) A300 A306 A310 A319 A320 A321 B727 B732 B733 RJ85 9 CCS-MIA A300 (VA) A306 (AA) A320 (VH) B727 (AA, VA) B738 (AA) B752 (AA, UA, VE) B762 (AA) B763 (LA) DC10 (VA) CCS-BOG A320 (VX) A321 (AV) A332 (AV) B727 (VH, VC) B734 (9V) B752 (AV) B763 (AV) DC10 (VA) MD80 (AV) ...

Boarding passes on UA's island hopper

Usually you get a single boarding pass for a flight from A to C with a stopover in B, regardless of B and C being in the same country as A or in a different one. In several trip reports here and on other sites I saw that on the island hopper a BP is issued for each segment from HNL to GUM or the rev...

Re: [VideoOnly] Rara Avis: Flying the Time Machine, LADE's Fokker F28

Nice report MedFlyer. I had a sneak preview on YT before you published it here and was surprised by how loud the cabin interior was and also by how short the cabin actually is: row 6, well in the front, appears to be barely ahead of the wings.

Re: CCS-MIA crabwise, or getting hooked on classics: Laser DC-9-82 & Swift Air B737-400

Avianca wrote:

great report! unbelivable if we comparte CCS today (even without Covid) and lets say 10 years ago!

Re: Tristar at BA - cabin & config & long-haul routes

Those were 2 -500 (G-BLUS/T) that BA had to lease from Sri Lankan in 1985 (I believe it was called Air Ceylon back then) for the Brazil routes as BA had ditched its own -500 in 1983. It was called Airlanka at the time. I believe these 2 TriStar 500s were used to fly to CCS as well, That is correct....

Re: Embraers - Whose have you flown?

EMB 120
United Express

ERJ175
- Oman Air

Re: DC9 series- Which have you flown on?

DC-9-30
- Aeropostal
- Aserca Airlines

DC-9-50
- Aeropostal

DC-9-82
- Laser Airlines

DC-9-83
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Avianca

Re: Airbus A330 - Whose have you flown?

A330-200
- Avianca
- Oman Air
- TAP Portugal
- Turkish Airlines

A330-300
- Lufthansa

Re: Boeing 777- Whose have you flown?

So far only one:

777-200ER
- American

Re: Boeing 767 - Who’s have you flown?

B767-200
- American
- Varig

B767-300
- American
- Avianca
- Delta
- EuroAtlantic
- LAN Chile
- LAN Peru
- Varig

Re: Boeing 757: Who's have you flown?

B757-200
- American
- Avensa
- Avianca
- Delta
- Mexicana
- United

Re: Airbus A320 - Who's have you flown

A318
- LAN Chile

A319-100
- American Airlines
- LAN Chile
- LAN Peru
- Lufthansa
- TAP Portugal

A320-200
- ACES Colombia
- Aeropostal
- Avianca
- LAN Argentina
- LAN Chile
- LAN Peru
- Lufthansa
- Mexicana
- Sky Airline

A321-100
- Avianca
- Lufthansa
- Spanair
- Turkish Airlines

Re: Boeing 737 - Who’s have you flown?

Alaska: -800
American: -800
Avior: -400
Conviasa: -200
Copa: -200/-700/-800
Delta: -200/-300/-800
LACSA: -200
LAN Chile: -200
Ladeco: -200
Lufthansa: -200/-300
Swift Air: -400

Re: CCS-MIA crabwise, or getting hooked on classics: Laser DC-9-82 & Swift Air B737-400

Great TR! These reports with the classic rare birds I find the most interesting. Thanks DeltaMD95. I got goosebumps when you shared that YV2923 used to be N458AA, as I have that tail # in my logbook from 2009, BOS-ORD. Glad to have been able to bring back some fond memories. Interesting report, goo...

Re: CCS-MIA crabwise, or getting hooked on classics: Laser DC-9-82 & Swift Air B737-400

Fantastic TR, always a pleasure to read from such "rare" airlines and aircrafts Thanks debonair, always a pleasure to be able to contribute - though not nearly as often as I'd like to. Venezuela seems a real "spotter" heaven. If only the local authorities would embrace that conc...

CCS-MIA crabwise, or getting hooked on classics: Laser DC-9-82 & Swift Air B737-400

Introduction It’s been quite some time. My last trip report was about flights taken almost three years ago and my last actual flights were two years ago (no report). Tickets for a trip to Germany and for a side trip from there to Spain had been secured in early 2020 for April – and then came the pa...

Re: Countries and Continents you have been to

North America:
Canada
Mexico
USA

Central America:
Costa Rica
Panama

South America:
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Uruguay
Venezuela

Europe:
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
UK

Africa:
Egypt

Asia:
Oman
Turkey