Re: Your 2024 Booked/Flown Flights

It's a busy year at home with various family celebrations so I won't be doing much travelling. Just made my first flights of the year last week - Ryanair MAN - MRS and back. My first flight on a 737 Max 8 (8200 version) and survived. My next ( and currently only planned) flights are BHX - FNC on a J...

Re: Ever flown O&D between two hubs?

I have to say I found it quite odd to be asked this question probably because LHR has for most of my adult life been my home airport and over the years have flown to and from many major cities within Europe and indeed around the world. I have to confess to never being totally clear on the difference...

Re: What aircraft have you flown transpacific?

I haven't properly flown trans Pacific unless you include Santiago to Easter island and back.
In which case I can add LAN Chile 767-300 and 787-8

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

For me only a small number:

JFK - LHR and GRU
ORD - LHR and MAN
MCO - LGW
MIA - LHR and LIM
LAX- LHR
SAN - LHR

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

47 flights on four holers for me in total - 10 narrow bodies and 37 wide. Airbus A340-300 Iberia (1) Gulf Air (1) Virgin Atlantic (2) A340-600 Iberia (2) Virgin Atlantic (2) A380 Emirates (2) Qantas (2) Singapore Airlines (2) Thai Airways (2) BAE 146 British European (2) DanAir (2) Flybe (2) Manx Ai...

Re: How many flights on a Boeing 767 do you have ?

For me its 23

767-200
El Al (1)
Ethiopian (3)
United (2)

767-300
Air Canada (1)
American (4)
British Airways (6)
Gulf Air (3)
LAN Chile (1)
Qantas (1)
United (1)

Re: What aircraft have you flown transactlatic?

Airbus A330 (200/300/900) JMC Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 (300/600) Iberia Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350 (1000) Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 (200/300/400) British Airways Varig Virgin Atlantic Boeing 757 Icelandair (not sure it counts as it was only half way across from LHR to KEF) Boeing 767 (300) Air ...

Re: Shortest flight in F/C on an internationally configured long haul

Many moons (30 years +) ago my Varig flight to Rio was terminated at Sao Paolo as we were running about 18 hours late I think at that point. We had to join another flight routing GRU- GIG - FCO for the last short hop. There was no seat allocation so we took a couple of empty seats in the first class...

Re: Your Emptiest Transatlantic Flight?

The emptiest I recall was a Lan Chile 788 from SCL-MAD. Economy was about 25% full which meant most people who wanted to were able to stretch out and sleep on their own row of three seats for the long overnight flight.

Re: The Worst Red Eyes You’ve Done

The worst for me was a flight from HKG to LHR on VS in the depth of winter. There was nothing wrong with the flight it was just the length of time i spent in the dark It went in Hong Kong at around 4pm and my flight was at five minutes to midnight, so I had been in the dark as it were for eight hour...

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

Numbers - only 9W Letters: A - AA AE AF AI AN AO AT AZ B - BA BC BD BR BY C - CZ D - DA DY E - EI EK ET EQ F - FI FR G - GF H I - IB J - JE JY K - K6 KG KL L - LA LCY LH LO LX LY M - MH MS MT MU N - N6 NX O - P - PL Q - QF R - RG S - SK SN SQ SU T - T3 TG TK U - U2 UA UD V - VG VN VS VZ W - WE X - X...

Re: 737s at Heathrow

I just did a quick trawl of flight radar for Heathrow arrivals today and there are nine 737 arrivals today - 4 KLM from Amsterdam (the other KLM flights are E295s); 3 LOT from Warsaw; 1 Icelandair from Reykjavik ( plus one 757, the only one of the day) and 1 Air Canada from Halifax.

Re: First Time Flying On A Widebody?

My first was in April 1984 when I flew on an Ethiopian Airlines 767-200 LHR - FRA- FCO - ADD. It was also my first time in business class.

Re: Have you landed on the Alphabet - 2024!

Resuming my plans to visit a new country each year after the covid hiatus I visited Montenegro this year and thus added just one new airport, Tivat (TVT) I have still to manage a trip to a Q code airport. My full list is as follows: A - ABZ ACC ADD ADL AGA AGP AGS AHN AHO AMS AQP ARN ASP ASW ATQ AUH...

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

A quiet year for overseas travel with just two return trips:

MAN- TIV(at) vv with Easyjet, A 320s both ways
LHR - MIA with VS. A351 outbound and A339 in bound - both new to me.

A planned trip to IST with TK had to be cancelled.

Re: Premium Economy With Its Own Lavatories

Flew on a Virgin A351 last night and in premium economy there are two toilets at the front of the cabin for PE passengers. I don’t think there was anything to stop J passengers using them. They were possibly the smallest toilets I have ever used on a plane.

Re: Etiquette on ordering drinks in Premium Economy

Its been some years since i travelled PE but shall be travelling PE with VS on Friday from LHR-MIA so I shall test out some of the suggestions above. :) Flew into Miami last night on VS5 and from what I observed flight attendants were quite happy to serve drinks to PE passengers who approached the ...

Re: Etiquette on ordering drinks in Premium Economy

Its been some years since i travelled PE but shall be travelling PE with VS on Friday from LHR-MIA so I shall test out some of the suggestions above.

Re: Former aircraft/airline combinations you've flown on

Sticking to airlines that still exist: Aeroflot Tu 134 Tu 154 Air Canada Boeing 747-400 British Airways BAC 1-11; Boeing 737-200/300/400; 747-100/200/400; 757; 767-300 (European and Longhaul) China Eastern Airbus A300 China Southern Boeing 737-500 El Al Boeing 737-200; 747-200; 767-200 Ethiopian 767...

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

Most recent quad jets were on a trip to Oz in Jan/Feb 2019, when I flew four A380s - LHR-SIN, SIN - MEL (Both QF) PER-DXB and finally DXB- LHR with EK. My last 747 was BA744 SAN-LHR in June 2016 As to tri-jets my last widebody was a Varig MD11, GRU-LHR in November 1992 and last narrow body Aero Cont...

Re: Defunct Carriers you have flown

UK domestc airlines: Airtours, Air Europe; BMI/British Midland; British Caledonian; Brymon: Buzz; Dan Air; Excalibur; JMC; London City Airways; Orion,

Non UK: Aero Continente, Peru: Aviaco, Spain; JET, India; Lloyd Aviation, Australia; SABENA, Belgium; Swiss, Switzerland; VARIG, Brazil

Re: How many diverted flights have you been on?

This is a tricky one to answer as i have different situations that might be regarded as diversions. The only truly genuine diversion was CMN-LHR which was diverted to LGW due to fog. Luckily as I lived in West London at the time the diversion wasn't too inconvenient. A bit more tenuously: A flight f...

Re: Largest and smallest airports you've ever flown out of

Largest would include LHR,AMS, CDG IST,DXB etc - just depending which metric you are using.

Smallest maybe Kingscote South Australia or Playa Baracoa Cuba. What about Vancouver Harbour Flight centre. A collection of huts but no runway as such…

Re: What is your best and worst airline you have flown this year?

Only had one round trip this year so far so Easyjet gets the award for both best and worst! Actually they weren't at all bad - pretty comfy for a short haul configuration and flights on time with pleasant staff.

Re: Aviation humor/jokes

A few that spring to mind - BA - Bloody Aweful: The old UK Dan Air - Dan Dare, a slightly crazy UK comic strip hero and told to me by Irish friends Aer Lingus - Air Fungus (not sure where that came from).

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

First flight of the year coming up

MAN-TIV-MAN with Easyjet.

Re: Your most extreme airports by Latitude and Longitude

Great thread. Love this sort of thing North: Rekjyavik (REK) 64° 13' North (as opposed to Keflavik 63° 99' N) South: Punta Arenas (PUQ) 53° South West: Vancouver International (YVR) 123° 18' W - a close run thing with Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre East : Brisbane (BNE) 153° 07' E Grenwich Meridian...

Re: Trip to Egypt - Advice Sought

In Cairo I am sure you don't need me to tell you about the Pyramids and the Sphinx and there is also a lot of coptic and islamic history to explore. You may be lucky and the Grand Egyptian Museum which is rehousing many/most of the ancient treasures such as those from King Tuts tomb may finally be o...

Re: Your longest flights out of specific airports

My top ten longest flights without including a particular airport more than once:

LHR-SIN (QF/SQ both A380)
MAD - SCL (LA 788)
PER -DXB (EK A380)
JFK - GRU (UA 762)
SYD - HKG (QF 742)
LGW - MCO (VS 742)
MEL - KUL (MS 772)
ORD- MAN (AA 763)
ADD - FCO (ET 762)
BHX -TFS (KG A300B)

Re: Loudest and/or most festive flight you've been on

For me it was an El Al 747 from LHR to TLV just before Yom Kippur. The passengers were mostly,I would say, Jewish including a fair few who were orthodox. Lots of people standing up getting together with family and friends laughing and generally seeming quite excited. I felt sorry for the flight atte...

Re: Hubs with flights to multiple cities with the same name

teachpdx wrote:

From JFK you can fly to San Jose, CA, San Jose del Cabo, and San Jose de Costa Rica all on B6.

Re: Largest and Smallest Aircraft You've Flown On

Largest - Airbus A380
Smallest - it was a float plane out of Vancouver Harbour with only 5 seats including the pilot, but stupidly i never made a note of what the plane was. The smallest I have a record of is a Beachcraft King Air.

Re: AMS to introduce a night curfew and ban private jets

The acting CEO of AMS has just announced a plan for several major restrictions for the future operation of the airport. He wants these to be implemented towards the end of 2025. -Private jets are no longer welcome at AMS -No takeoffs between 0000-0600 -No landings between 0000-0500 t: AMS is a bit ...

Re: The Era of Airlines giving gifts before arrival

I only recall once being given a gift during a flight and that was on China Eastern (an A300-600) between Beijing and Xi'an back in 1996.
I was an economy passenger and was given a red and gold silk chinese lantern about the size of an orange in a little box. As far as I know the whole plane got one.

Re: Direct flights from Italy to Caribbean?

If you decide a one stop is a possibiity then BA and VS have a fairly extensive network to the carribean from LHR and LGW - eg Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia, Antigua, British Virgin Islands Bahamas etc

Re: Emirates unveils first new livery in 24 years

I like the refresh. The removal of the website address is a good idea as it’s now a bit of an ‘old fashioned’ thing to do and in my mind anyway something you associate with the low cost end of the market. Using the freed up space to increase the font size on the main titles is a good move. I like th...

Re: BA A350 routes

A quick look on FR24 heathrow departures shows today the A351s going to: Austin, Toronto, San Diego, Accra, Las Vegas, Mumbai, Sao Paolo It also shows BA sending A359s to Phoenix, Chicago and Cape Town. As BA doesn't have any A359s I assume it's an FR24 glitch as tomorrows flights are operating with...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion - 2023

Oh BTW, why doesn't BA fly to BOG, and are there ever any chances of seeing BA in BOG? This potential route has been long-discussed here on airliners.net. I think when BA flew to BOG it was always via CCS , so that option is unlikely to make BOG an attractive option. I am not sure what is happening...

Re: How many of egyptair's planes have you flown on?

A grand total of three flights with MS a round trip CAI-LUX and back both on A320s and CAI-LHR on a 7773ER. As I didnt make a note of the aircraft registrations I can't be sure whether i flew on two different A320s or the same plane twice.

So the answer to the ops question is 2 possibly 3.

Re: Longest domestic and Shortest international flights

Longest domestic SCL- IPC LA 788 (767 on return)
Shortest international BVA-lGW B CAL BAC 1-11

Re: Where to go on holiday from UK Feb 2023?

Thank you for all the input. I am sorry if my ill-defined use of the word culture upset some people.
The Gambia and Madeira seems a good suggestion to look into,

Thanks.

PS A beach is nice but a hotel pool overlooking the sea can work just as well.

Re: New BA uniform

Gosh, so much hate based on so little information. I agree the airline crew stuff doesn't look terribly inspirational but surely as long as its comfortable to wear and the style not embarrassing to be seen in that's the main thing. I await feedback from crew who have worn it and passengers who have ...

Where to go on holiday from UK Feb 2023?

As a resident of the UK it has been my practice for some years to head off on a long haul holiday for 3-6 weeks during Jan- Feb to get some sun and experience different parts of the world. This year because I am moving house I find myself with only a small window for a holiday at the end of January ...

Re: PHX-Sicily Itinerary Suggestions

ITA currently flies the A330 and Delta 767s across the Atlantic to Rome, both from New York I think, and have onward flights on ITA A320 series to both Catania and Palermo.

Re: Your 2023 Booked/Flown Flights

Only one return flight booked at the moment in March 2023

TK MAN-IST A321 on the way out and A332 on the way back.

It will be my first visit to the new IST and my first time flying out of MAN for over 10 years. I recently moved from London to Cheshire and now MAN is my new home airport.

Re: Ever had a connection through your home airport?

Living in west London I have regarded LHR as my home airport for over 30 years, but in that time only twice had a through connection, though it was all part of one round trip journey. I had been away working in Ghana and was coming back for a family Christmas up in Manchester so I flew ACC - LHR - M...

Re: Longest flights by airplane type

Airbus A319 PMC - PUQ LAN Chile A300 BHX - TFS Orion A320 LGW - ASW Excalibur A321 LHR -CAI BMI A330 BGI - LGW JMC A340-300 LHR - HKG Virgin Atlantic A340-600 LHR - NRT Virgin Atlantic A380-800 LHR - SIN Singapore Airlines/Qantas Antonov AN26 SCU- UPB Aerogaviota ATR 72-500 HPH - DAD Vietnam Airline...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

13 A350’s so far…and more to come, Plus 4 extra 77W’s 787’s still to come too. And the 747’s were already in drawdown . Just to put it into context at their 2019 Capital Markets day, ie the last one before the pandemic hit, IAGs fleet plan through to the end of 2022 was published and included the f...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

13 A350’s so far…and more to come, Plus 4 extra 77W’s 787’s still to come too. And the 747’s were already in drawdown . Just to put it into context at their 2019 Capital Markets day, ie the last one before the pandemic hit, IAGs fleet plan through to the end of 2022 was published and included the f...

Re: Your longest flights by airline

Taking the longest route with each airline I have flown my top ten are: MAD - SCL LA LHR - KUL MH LHR - HKG BA and VS LHR - SIN QF AND SQ LHR- BKK TG LHR - GRU RG LHR - YVR AC JFK - GRU UA MAD - HAV IB At the other end of the spectrum my three shortest longest routes by airline are: ADL - KGC Lloyd ...