TheFlyingDisk, I wrote Malindo before I posted here...their answer was to give them the ticket numbers (which I don't have...I thought I'd buy the ticket only if assured of the check-through. I have been through KUL a few times and each time the immigration check took a long time!). Maybe as debonai...
Jump to postThank you all for your answers. When I contacted Emirates, this is their response : "It depends if they’ll have access to your Emirates flights in order to though check your bags and issue the tags". Cofannyc, where did you get the screenshot of the airline codes Malindo can interline to (...
Jump to postHello, planning to fly to Asia this summer and would like to return from Bandung (BDO) to Paris. On Kayak (and other sites like Expedia I see offers starting with Malindo BDO to KUL (Kuala Lumpur) connecting to Emirates (1h55 minutes lay over in KUL) to CDG via Dubai. Anybody has done this connectio...
Jump to postHi, thank you for the nice report! I did the exact same trip earlier this month and had quite a good flight. I was at first very worried flying the Qatar B787 since there are so many reports saying how bad and horrible they are. I braved it because QR had both good fare and schedule for my trip. May...
Jump to postJust received more information...apparently, the aircraft originally planned to be used for SQ336 (that would turn around as SQ335 back to SIN from CDG) was struck by lightning, necessitating a change of aircraft that at that time was still operating another flight...hence the delay for SQ336 and su...
Jump to postHi Thomas and all, so I made it to SIN and had almost a two hour window (meaning less than one hour from the arrival time to the check in time limit) for my Air Asia flight (bought new tickets to BDO) which I also made although huffing and puffing and all worn out (but relieved) when I got to T4 Cha...
Jump to postThanks for all the replies. I made it with about 5 minutes to spare...My SQ flight arrived 7 minutes later than scheduled (we took off at 6 pm instead of the retimed 17h30 departure for the 12 noon SQ 355 flight). I was seated at 56C (the last row of the second Y cabin ...aircraft was 9V-SKL), got o...
Jump to postHave to decide to purchase or not an Air Asia flight from SIN to BDO that departs exactly 2 hours after my SQ lands in SIN. Is that enough time to go collect bags, thru immigration and change terminal (and check bags and immigration again)? Also, are walk-ups fares on Air Asia the same as on line? T...
Jump to postOK, thanks for the info. I checked changi departures at the time the airplane (arriving late in Paris as SQ 336) was supposed to depart...all the other flights seemed to be on time. Aside from wheather, what other circumstance would be outside of SQ's control ?
Jump to postThank you Thomas for your clear and fast response. I will first do it myself and see (given SQ's reputation, I hope they will be responsive). Cheers.
Jump to postReceived info that SQ335 CDG-SIN is to depart (and thus arrives in SIN) late by more than 5 hours today 16 april (reason : late arrival of inbound aircraft). This means that I'll miss my connection bought separately on a budget carrier (originally with a 5 hour window to connect) and will have to bu...
Jump to postRecently flow on ANA 787-8 from Paris to Haneda. Was a bit hesitant at first after reading about 9 abreast Y class comments on the 787s here. BUT, I had a very nice flight and the seat I found was very comfortable (I had an aisle seat on the window rows...and could peek out across the two people nex...
Jump to postHello, searched here but could not find : I remember there was a webtool that could be used to check the load factor of a given flight. Anyone knows ? I am booked on ANA from CDG to HND on 23 july...when opening seats to reserve, there were only a few middle seats open. I am wondering if the flight ...
Jump to postHello, do you know if a transfer time of 1h 20 minutes will be sufficient for connexion at Séoul <acronym title="Seoul - Incheon International (ICN / RKSI), South Korea">ICN</acronym> (int-int, both on Asiana), taking into account that the pax is an older person who does not move very fast. The alte...
Jump to postI have flown AFA380 and quite liked it. However, the flights from <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym>, unless it has changed, are on the 777 (same as <acronym title="KLM Royal Dutch Airlines">KL</acronym>). I think <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> have t...
Jump to postHello, anyone can tell me (has experience) whether <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> or <acronym title="KLM Royal Dutch Airlines">KL</acronym> has more comfortable Y seats on their 777 (will fly back from Asia, either <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> o...
Jump to postThe divider on a DL 757 in the picture posted by Polot looks a lot like the divider between Premium and regular economy classes in LH A340 that I flew with to Asia.
Jump to postHello, thank you for the trip report (a nice, succinct and interesting read)! I am somewhat surprised to read about the on-board service...I hope this is just a one off (or two, three offs ?). Flew with <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> (including the A380, in the upper deck economy se...
Jump to postHi Thomas, Just checked seat guru again. You're right, the two class version of <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> 773 actually have better seat pitch (33-34) in Y class than the three class version (noted as 32 inches), according to seat guru. Strange. I am looking at fli...
Jump to postThank you for your report. A very nice read !
Are you sure the pitch on EK 777 is 34 inches ? (I think they used to be, but now they're 32 ? Seatguru indicates 32. Still better than many European airlines Y)
My memories of TWA are very positive...I like the people : ticketing staff, cabin crew and even the people working the lost luggage counters (at <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>, though I don't remember why I was there since I don't think I ev...
Jump to postI flew <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> <acronym title="Air Europe Italy">PE</acronym> on their A343 this past summer. I was actually quite happy with it. The seats clearly are nowhere near business seat, but better than Y seats (bigger, more space, bigger ptv, power sources in ever...
Jump to postTrans World !!! I used to crisscross the country (US) with TWA (LA to NYC) all the time back when I was little....always with a stop at <acronym title="St. Louis - Lambert-St. Louis International (STL / KSTL), USA - Missouri">STL</acronym> (Back then people were saying if flying TWA to the moon, you...
Jump to postThank you for your info, OA260. I don't think <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> would give me <acronym title="Air Botswana">BP</acronym> for the <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym> flight (though I believe my bag would be checked through to <acronym title="Los Angeles - Interna...
Jump to postOk, this is a smoker's question. I have a <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> flight arriving at <acronym title="Turkmenistan Airlines">T5</acronym> from Paris and will depart from <acronym title="Lotus Air (Egypt) and Thai Air Cargo">T2</acronym> on <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</ac...
Jump to postHi there, thank you for the very nice report. I will be flying Lufthansa's <acronym title="Air Europe Italy">PE</acronym> soon myself, but on an A343 to Asia. I have noticed that the <acronym title="Air Europe Italy">PE</acronym> section on A380 looks better than in other types of aircrafts (separat...
Jump to postAirFrance also flies to <acronym title="Johannesburg - OR Tambo International (Jan Smuts) (JNB / FAOR), South Africa">JNB</acronym> from <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> with the A380. I did this and very much liked the service of <acronym title=...
Jump to postHello, would anyone be able to suggest 'the best seat' in <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> premium economy A340-300 (<acronym title="Frankfurt am Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> to <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Ma...
Jump to postI guess you learn something everyday. When I use PARAFE, I actually often try to wipe my fingers dry (on my pants for example)...I guess now I better wipe them on my face lol (I still have hair so cannot wipe them on my head) or not at all ?
Jump to postAs pax in Y : B767 tho been ages since I travelled in one (2 3 2 : <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>, <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym>, <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym>), next is Y upper deck in A380 (2 4 2). Have yet to try the 787 and A350. Visually : B747...
Jump to postHi again, thanks so much for the responses. Gabriel, I saw that your flight from <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym> to <acronym title="Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International (JED / OEJN), Saudi Arabia">JED</acronym> was operated by a 773 ? When...
Jump to postCheers AR385. Yes, I know that they are a dry airline. I am much more concerned about the hard product. I saw that for C class, on the B773 it's 2 2 2 whereas it's 2 3 2 in B772, a bit strange non ? My other choice now is <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> WTP...(B772 <acronym title="Pari...
Jump to postHi Reifel, thank you for your reply. Ok, it's reassuring to hear what you said. I will indeed be in transit during the night, but just about 3,5 hours so will probably just read or work on my computer. So, you know the Saudia lounge in <acronym title="Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International (JED / OEJ...
Jump to postI am tempted to buy business class tickets on Saudia for a trip to Asia (<acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym> <acronym title="Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International (JED / OEJN), Saudi Arabia">JED</acronym> <acronym title="Jakarta - International / So...
Jump to postEY37, scheduled for arrival early afternoon (13h ish), is just now approaching Paris (it's midnight here). Yikes. How did <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym> take care of their pax in <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / OMAA), United Arab Emirates...
Jump to postHello,
anyone here knows if the bus service runs normally between Marbella and Malaga Airport on Xmas day ? If not, what alternatives are there of public transportation ?
Thanks so much !
Ok thanks for the info guys. Was quite surprised to see it actually. I thought traffic to that neck of the wood would not be so strong these days, but I guess that's not the case.
Jump to postHello,
just browsing on flightradar24 when I happened across AF flight 702 to Abidjan (ABJ). The equipment is A380 F-HPJJ. Had no idea they used the A380 for this destination...?? (Have taken a screen shot).
Hi, thanks for the nice report. Had almost identifical experience on <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym> business (<acronym title="Jakarta - International / Soekarno-Hatta (CGK / WIII), Indonesia">CGK</acronym>-<acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / ...
Jump to postHi, thanks for the nice report. Had almost identifical experience on <acronym title="Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)">EY</acronym> business (<acronym title="Jakarta - International / Soekarno-Hatta (CGK / WIII), Indonesia">CGK</acronym>-<acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (Nadia) International (AUH / ...
Jump to postHello, anyone know if I could check my luggage through from <acronym title="Bandung - Husein Sastranegara (BDO / WICC), Indonesia">BDO</acronym> (Bandung) to Frankfurt, using SilkAir (MI) to <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> and then Lufthansa (LH) from <acron...
Jump to postHappy new year 2014, first of all. I celebrated new year in the air on 2 occassions. A long time ago on United <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO), USA - California">SFO</acronym> to <acronym title="Paris - Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) (CDG / LFPG), France">CDG</acronym>. We cel...
Jump to postI have now travelled in Y class of the A380 of three airlines: <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> (the most often), <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> and <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> (the longest distance). I find that I was always able to sleep b...
Jump to postyup, I do get this weird craving for KFC every now and then. I'd put on my hat, sunglasses and a big scarf and get the chicken to go (My friends in Paris don't think it cool at all to go eat at KFC). But boy, are they ever satisfying when you have the craving (this happens every few months when I am...
Jump to postHello all, thank you so much for the replies... I finally stayed in Rosebank (near the Rosebank Mall where there's an African Art Market on Sundays on the rooftop). I also visited Sandton for dinner one night, I managed to visit Soweto (Mandela House, Hector Pieterson museum, Freedom square. Half a ...
Jump to postthank you dl021, I will definitely add the Rhino and Lion park to my list.... Do you know if there is a train from Centurion to Johannesburg? Also is it best to book the tours on site or via the web (I still have not received confirmation from a couple of the tours companies, despite having requeste...
Jump to postHello, I will be in Johannesburg for 3 days ....can you suggest what I should do ? Where I should stay ? On my definite list is Soweto tour and Apartheid museum.....other can't miss things to do ? I am also looking for neighborhood to stay that is not too touristy (Rosebank I guess is very touristy ...
Jump to postHello, I am in search of cheap fares between either <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> or <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> to <acronym title="San Francisco - International (SFO / KSFO)...
Jump to postHI there,
gosh what an excellent trip report, both the write up and the pics !
thanks for sharing that...finally, someone who thinks CDG is ok !!!