Since when did they fly BHM-MSP and with what aircraft?
All of the mainline flights at BHM (BHM-ATL) are currently on MD-88s.
Jump to postI'm in BHM, and this ATL-YYC will help out a lot on my two to three annual trips to YYC and YEG. The only current Delta/West Jet options involve connecting in both LGA and YYZ (or occasionally ATL and YYZ) leading to 12+ hour travel times, frequent delays, and clearing immigration in Toronto. Ugh.
Jump to postI'm on an Expressjet 135 between BHM and IAH next month. It seems to be common on the route - I've seen it daily on Flightaware.
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/miaskies" class="quote" target="_blank">miaskies</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Midwest Express (USA)">YX<...
Jump to postPresently only <acronym title="JetBlue Airways (USA)">B6</acronym> serves the airport with flights to <acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> and <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</...
Jump to postSouthwest has recently cancelled numerous flights out of <acronym title="Birmingham - Shuttlesworth International (BHM / KBHM), USA - Alabama">BHM</acronym> that it has operated for many years (<acronym title="Nashville - International (Metropolitan) (BNA / KBNA), USA - Tennessee">BNA</acronym>, <ac...
Jump to postI flew on <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> last summer from <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> to <acronym title="Tokyo - Narita International (New Tokyo) (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym> on 777's both ways. To Tokyo, the I...
Jump to postI assume you'll be flying economy. If that's the case, I can tell you about United as I just flew United from <acronym title="Osaka - Kansai International (KIX / RJBB), Japan">KIX</acronym> to <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> last week. The l...
Jump to postI couldn't understand every word from the <acronym title="Patuxent River - NAS / Trapnell Field (NHK / KNHK), USA - Maryland">NHK</acronym> video clip, but they said that Northwest flight 28, an Airbus 330, to San Francisco had to return to the airport due to engine trouble and that smoke started em...
Jump to postI forgot to mention before that I was reading an article about ANA in a Japanese airline magazine that talked about "Good Luck". Especially interesting was the flight attendant interview section in which some actual ANA cabin attendants detailed some of their real-life awkward/difficult situations a...
Jump to postIf it matters, both jdorama.com and tbs.co.jp (the website of the Japanese station that broadcast the program) show "Good Luck" as having been aired from 1/19/2003 through 3/23/2003. Here's a good synopsis of the story from jdorama.com: <b>Having achieved his life-long dream of being a pilot, Hajime...
Jump to postOne of my Japanese students lent me the videos of this drama last year. If I'm not mistaken, it's more recent than 1998. My guess is that it was filmed in 2002. Also, another student told me that ANA's popularity "leapfrogged" over JAL's because of this series. I find that easy to believe because th...
Jump to postActually, on a recent <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> flight between <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> and <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym>, BOB was offered, but ev...
Jump to postI'm here in Birmingham, and I'm actually surprised that <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> decided to introduce two dailies to <acronym title="Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE / KCLE), USA - Ohio">CLE</acronym>. I was under the impression that service there had been cut b...
Jump to postI can't really tell you about economy class, but I just flew them from <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> to <acronym title="Tokyo - New Tokyo International / Narita (NRT / RJAA), Japan">NRT</acronym> and back last week in business class. Firs...
Jump to postI would buy any of these things in a second. I know people always say you should just get something at the airport, but it's much more convenient having a meal delivered to your seat. I would take a flight just to try one of these meals if only America West flew to my city.
Jump to postThanks for the information. I was praying for the demise of Bistro Bags, but I guess some prayers go unanswered.
Jump to postI was wondering if American still serves Bistro Bags in coach on flights from Dallas and Chicago to the West Coast. I know they did as recently as July, but now I can't find any mention of Bistro Bags on aa.com.
Jump to postI have to agree with Cmk10. Of course friendly crews are always nice, but food always does it for me. Nothing can make a flight like something decent to eat. On the other hand, nothing gets on my nerves more than a cheap (or nonexistant) meal or snack.
Jump to postAfter I typed my post, I started to wonder if it was 28 or 29. I guess you cleared it up. In any case, 29 inches is not standard. The only 29 inch pitch I know of is on NW's DC-9's. (That's what the website claims anyway. From first hand experience I would guess it's probably more like 31 though.)
Jump to postILUV767: My point exactly. The only carriers I've heard of that have 28 inches are some of those European charters. Kind of misleading, isn't it?
Ryanair: The 738 was pretty nice. The interior looked new and professional, but the cabin had a slightly claustrophobic feel. Somthing I forgot to mention before was that the video monitors were suspended from the ceiling. I thought all monitors in 737 NG's were the drop down kind located under the ...
Jump to postThis was my first trip on AA since 1988. I had a credit on American so the trip was essentially free. July 5th Flight 1519 Departure 0815 Arrival 1029 Equipment 757 (N633AA delivered to AA in November 1990) Here are some quick observations: - Terminal 3 was pretty much deserted when I arrived around...
Jump to postIt's true that the Bistro Bags leave something to be desired. I'm about to write a trip report that tells the contents.
Jump to postHeavymetal,
That was SO freaking funny. I don't think I've ever laughed at a post before, but I was cracking up at that one. Did you make that up yourself?
Sorry flyboy36y. I had read your post, but I refrained from replying because it was getting pretty nasty in there. Those non-food people are vicious. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> Thanks for resurrecting my old post with your response UALbrat. You finally gave me an a...
Jump to postTriley1057,
I'm glad you enjoyed my sarcasm. I just knew someone was going to reply like that if I didn't first.
That's weird about the STL-SFO flight. On aa.com it states that flights over 4 hours that occur during meal windows will have food service. Both my flights between ORD and LAX have meals. I hope to God that breakfast is not a bistro bag. I don't really like those things - especially the breakfast on...
Jump to postIt seems like AA just recently restarted meal service between ORD and DFW and CA, WA, and OR. Does anyone happen to know what kind of breakfast and/or dinner they serve between ORD and the West Coast?
Jump to postYou had a totally different take on the missing beverage services than I did. On my last trip from Chicago to Birmingham (ORD-MEM-BHM-MEM-ORD), the beverages were not totally eliminated between Memphis and The Magic City, but the selection (or lack thereof) left something to be desired. The only thi...
Jump to postI posted the following response to another topic, but I think it applies here as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- As far as seat pitches go, it seems like MOST U.S. majors have about the same (31"-32") in all regular economy cabins. What seems to matter...
Jump to postAs far as seat pitches go, it seems like most U.S. majors have about the same (31"-32") in all regular economy cabins. What seems to matter more (to me) is the design of the seat. As much as I like DL, I find their seats to be less comfortable than NW and UA. I remember vividly one time flying in an...
Jump to postI can respond to question 5. I used to live in Japan and took numerous domestic flights while I was there. Haneda (which handles the vast majority of domestic flights) is my absolute FAVORITE airport in the world. It's so clean and there's so much to do there. If I were you, I'd take the shinkansen ...
Jump to postThat's freaking annoying that the FAA spokesperson doesn't even know that American Eagle doesn't operate F-100's. It kind of reminds me of the time that I was watching the news (or Oprah - I can't remember) and the so-called "travel detective" Peter Greenberg was reporting from O'Hare. He was pointi...
Jump to postMy father worked for Eastern at BDL in the mid-70's. I distinctly remember him telling me stories about flights to San Juan.
This is a little off topic, but what does everyone think about an EAL comeback? So many other airlines have done it, why not Eastern?
You are TOTALLY correct TNboy. Companies try to feed us those crocks of crap all the time. And unfortunately, many people eat it up.
Jump to postThat's a sad picture. I wonder if anyone will ever buy those F100's or if they'll just rot out in the desert.
Jump to postFFlyer is correct. With the exception of some routes to Taiwan and a few other Asian destinations, Haneda handles mostly domestic flights. No American, European, Australian, African, or Latin American airlines fly into or out of Haneda. The only times I was there was when I was flying ANA or JAS fro...
Jump to postThis is not exactly related to the theme of the post, but Haneda is the best airport I've even been to. It's so clean and there are so many things to do while waiting for your plane to board (shopping, viewing from the 2 observation decks, playing games in the arcade, eating at the dozens of restaur...
Jump to postHas anyone flown on the Fairchild Regional Jet? If so, what are your impressions? How would you compare it to the CRJ and ERJ? I know that DL Express flies them from CVG to BHM, and I'm looking forward to trying it. I really like the look of the plane. It's so unique with the high mounted wing.
Jump to postUntil a couple months ago, I flew about 6-8 times a month for business and I used pretty much all of the major carriers. I can say from personal experience that UA beat all the others. UA was by far the most generous with meals/snacks. I even compared their timetable to other airlines, and I confirm...
Jump to postI'm interested in the Northwest certificates. E-mail me at [email protected] and I'll give you my address. Thanks.
Jump to postI just wanted to know when SAS plans to replace the 767 between ORD and ARN/CPH with a 330/340. I searched their web site, but I couldn't find any information.
Jump to postBack in the 80's I was on an Eastern flight from somewhere in Florida to BHM with Tony Danza. And a couple of months ago I saw Al Jarreau getting his shoes shined at DTW.
Jump to postOn my last flight from BHM to ORD, we used a jetway with a special adaptor to board our Air Wisconsin CRJ. I think the only reason we used it was because of 3 passengers in wheel chairs. On the flight from ORD to BHM, we used the airplane stairs at both airports.
Jump to postMy vote goes to USAirways even though its picture is not included on this post.
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