I tried to check the current day situation on Mahan's website, where the timetable they provide also indicates the equipment flown. This 747-300 seems to be flying to Meshed only once a week (Monday late hours) and returns to Tehran Mehrabad but for the rest of the week it seems to be on ground whi...
Jump to postWell that's an impressive meal for a 1hr flight, are they planning on using her for anything longer than that ? The B747-300 were supposed to be used on Hajj flight to Jeddah but Iran didn't participate the Hajj this year so they were used for high demand domestic flights. They have no problem fill...
Jump to postMahan Air B747-300 Business Class on upper deck Tehran to Mashad Mahan Air offers a decent and competitive Business Class product on key domestic route inside Iran. They have recently re-activated their Boeing 747-300 after 1 year of overhaul with service on Tehran to Mashad and Tehran to Bandar Ab...
Jump to postYes I'm Delhi based so there is the potential! It'll be great to travel with someone special. The bed does look small for two so I guess that's even better for a short flight then! Very nice. Awesome report. I'm not too sure I could ever afford that, so it was nice to see how enjoyable the whole ex...
Jump to postwas the flight really that empty???? We have 86 POB. Hi Sam - how is SQ Business Class meal quality in general, compared to other competitors? While service-wise I think it's a good airline overall, but their meals never really look appetizing to me for Business (ironically their F and Y meals look...
Jump to postSingapore Airlines New Business Class A350-900 Düsseldorf to Singapore Singapore Airlines have launched 3 times a week flight from Singapore to Düsseldorf since 21 July this year with their brand new Airbus A350. I have a business trip from Germany to Hong Kong in December. I always wanted to try o...
Jump to postAwesome report Sam - quite a bit late for this year Santa Claus gift though ;-) What is the policy for a couple in the Residence? Same as SQ or better? Do they give you a "do not disturb" sticker? --- for the fare they charge It would be nice to feel like home lol... Looking forward to mo...
Jump to postThe Residence on Etihad A380 Complete Review Abu Dhabi to Mumbai It has been almost 2 years since Etihad Airways released their top notch and phenomenal "The Residence" on their A380 which feature a living room, separate bedroom and ensuite shower room, it is the only three-room suite on ...
Jump to postHere is the link to the trip report
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1344203
thanks
Sam
There's no airshow like this one! There's no country like North Korea! Text by Charles Kennedy Photography by Sam Chui, Xu XiangJiang and Xiao Yao Videography by Sam Chui Trip Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtK_OsSXaPE Full Report Link: http://samchui.com/2016/09/29/wonsan-ai ... ighlights/ N...
Jump to postWell, it doesn't really matter how many stars the airline has. What matters is that when tourists travel to North Korea, they are indirectly supporting the regime and the oppression of its citizens. While tourists are enjoying somewhat decent food on business class with Air Koryo, many North Korean...
Jump to postFlight JS152 Beijing to Pyongyang Recently, I went to North Korea to attend their first air show at Wonsan, the Wonsan Air Festival. There are only two airlines fly to North Korea at the moment; Air China and Air Koryo. Air Koryo operate majority of flights into and out of North Korea from Beijing, ...
Jump to postRoyal Air Maroc (RAM) operates a single B747-400 in their fleet, CN-RGA since October 1993. The plane is designated for Air France (built as B747-428) but have not taken up by Air France and have gone to RAM instead. RAM have since operated this sole B747-400 in their fleet for 23 years! Recently th...
Jump to postReview: JetSmarter Private Jet Hawker 800 Dubai to Kuwait How normal people can fly on a private jet? The Uber of private jets is bringing private aviation to the masses. JetSmarter is a brand new private transportation startup that many are calling the Uber of private jets. It is in a sense, but th...
Jump to postA great trip report and so overly jealous! As for the flight deck access, I would also suggest that us plebs who are not in 'La Premiere' may not be granted the same luxury? I can only hope that this would not be the case. Still sooooo jealous! Cheers VHECA Thanks. As I previously said, the pilot h...
Jump to postThank you for all the nice comment and feedback. Truely appreciated. But what we all want to know is, how did you manage to get an invitation to the flight deck during the flight? We mere plebs are constantly reminded that for security reasons it must remain sterile. The best we can ever hope for is...
Jump to postCanadaFair wrote:Why suspend Mumbai when they can use A300 and A310 there or even A320, they have used the former two there in the past regularly.
You definitely are the king of the flight! Just for curiosity, I always thought that Iran is a very conservative country and didn't expect that you would be able to take photographs so freely (looks like) with female crews. On my Saudia flight I was even told not to take any photograph on the plane...
Jump to postAnother great report on Oman Air! Thanks for sharing. Oman Air is the only one that employ large amount of local Omani to work while you definitely don't see this on other Gulf carriers (except Saudia have lot of male crews) There is a distinct feel of Omani culture and ownership onboard. The Spa in...
Jump to postHi Carfield
Great inaugural report! I wish I could have the vision of forward planning to join on this inaugural event. (I did A380 and A350)
Thank you so much for sharing, reading your report makes me feel being at the event, well almost!
Sam
Iran Air B747-SP Tehran to Mumbai April 1, 2016 Iran Air Flight IR810 B747-SP-86, EP-IAC This was the last Boeing 747-SP in service in commercial airlines in the world. This was my last time flying the Iran Air B747-SP. This was my best B747-SP flight out of 10 flights I've flown! She has been disc...
Jump to postWow Wow Wow!!! No further words!!! Superb, the experience is so tempting! Fantastic report as always. So do you consider AF as having the best F class product overall? Thanks for your kind reply to my post. I only tried once on La Premiere and it certainly feels like different and more stylish and ...
Jump to postRyan h wrote:Great photos.
For a single engine aircraft, the An-2 is a beast.
It was Aviation Megafun in one amazing day on May 7th in Minsk, Belarus. We visited the aircraft repair plant 407 to flying on Yak-40, An-12, An-26, An-2 and Mil-2. It is truly a treat for any aviation enthusiast! The highlight is flying the 46 years old 1970 made Antonov-12 low with cargo door lowe...
Jump to postI recently have the good fortune to sample Air France First Class "La Premiere" on their B777-300/ER to Tokyo. Also I have sampled their exclusive Salon La Premiere before flight. AF276 Paris to Tokyo Narita F-GSQC Welcome onboard La Premiere! This was the most anticipated flight for me th...
Jump to postThe usual great report from Sam Chui, plus a rare one for Oman Air. Thanks Thanks for your reply! Out of curiosity, did you notice what the four holes or buttons on the partition between the two center seats on row 12 were? I didn't see them on the rows ahead. I only noticed after you mentioned. No...
Jump to postHi Hirofumi Great report and recount of your great Etihad A380 flight! Great you flew a brand new A380 too! A6-APH Amazing to see they even offer shower for such a quick flight. (I did have one on Emirates A380 DXB-JED in 2011) On my recent flight with Etihad on their latest aircraft (At that time) ...
Jump to postHi, It is my first time back to Airliners.net forum since a year break. Lot of changes and hopefully still remembered by some old timers :) I have the pleasure to try out Oman Air's new Business Class product on their Boeing 787 Dreamliner recently between Muscat and Bangkok. Here is the link of the...
Jump to postDear Zombus
Congrats on your first flight report, what a gem that is!
"Ultimate VFR flight" I totally agree
I plan a trip to Tajikistan this year. I was told Mil-8 (or MIl 17?) helicopter is available between Dushanbe and Khorog
Cheers
Sam Chui
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/vio" class="quote" target="_blank">vio</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Thanks for sharing this. According to his name, th...
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/SaschaYHZ" class="quote" target="_blank">SaschaYHZ</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Awesome report Sam, yours are often a hi...
Jump to post<center><h1>Etihad Airways A380 First Class Double Apartment to Sydney</h1> EY454 Abu Dhabi to Sydney Etihad First Class Apartment 20 October 2015 Passenger: 490/496, First Class load 9/9 Reg: A6-<acronym title="Napa - Napa County (APC), USA - California">APC</acronym> Flight time 12 hr 45 mins This...
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/WearyDrover" class="quote" target="_blank">WearyDrover</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>I do like the stylish appearance of ...
Jump to postVery nice report Roni, I should of been there with you and go to Reunion together! Corsair Int'l have interesting service concept, how much is the upgrade just for the meal and check in priority cost? The meal looks excellent, far better than expected from a Holiday charter airline but it is France,...
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/skairbus" class="quote" target="_blank">skairbus</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Gosh.. Nice report but be careful when hav...
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/sq_ek_freak" class="quote" target="_blank">sq_ek_freak</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Can I ask if this was a sponsored tr...
Jump to post<center><h1>Qatar Airways A380 First Class Alone Experience</h1> “Our A380. It’s all in the detail.” World Class service moves to another level Qatar Airways A380 First Class QR837 Bangkok to Doha Departs 1:40am Arrives 4:40am The trip started at Survanabhumi Int’l in the evening…3 check-in agent as...
Jump to postGood news is the same tour is available now for sign up for 2016.
This can be found on my website.
Sam
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BasilFawlty" class="quote" target="_blank">BasilFawlty</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Question: is <acronym title="Iran As...
Jump to post<a href="http://samchuiphotos.com/Iran15/125.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://samchuiphotos.com/Iran15/125.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://samchuiphotos.com/Iran15/125.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://samchuiphotos.com/Iran15/125.JPG" width="650" height="433" alt="http://samchuiphoto...
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/Marvinhsv" class="quote" target="_blank">Marvinhsv</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> It cost about...
Jump to postPouya Air Antonov 74 Passenger Flight Experience <a href="http://samchuiphotos.com/An74/35.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://samchuiphotos.com/An74/35.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://samchuiphotos.com/An74/35.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://samchuiphotos.com/An74/35.JPG" width="650" ...
Jump to postThanks for all of your input, comment and feedback. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/debonair" class="quote" target="_blank">debonair</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>...
Jump to post<h1>Air China B747-8i Beijing Shanghai Domestic First Class Experience</h1> Flight CA1519 Beijing -> Shanghai Hongqiao B747-8i Reg: B-2480 Flying time 1hr40mins, 666 miles Passengers: 251/365 Air China have received all 7 B747-8 on order and deploy the new flagship of the fleet from Beijing base to ...
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/SQueeze" class="quote" target="_blank">SQueeze</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Thank you, Kyo. Fantastic pictures. How do y...
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/sq_ek_freak" class="quote" target="_blank">sq_ek_freak</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Do you know if <acronym title="Singa...
Jump to postThe Inaugural Singapore Airlines A380 Suites report can also be found on A.net: <i><a href="/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/111721" target="_blank">A380 Inaugural SYD-SIN Singapore Airlines Suites</a></i> <font size="1">(by <a href="/profile/N178UA" class="quote" target="_blank">N178UA</a> O...
Jump to postThanks to all of your comments. It is quite expensive to get to Glasgow and do the Barra flight if you live outside of UK/Europe, but I think the uniqueness is well worth the cost. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color...
Jump to post<h1> Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Revisited</h1> <a href="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/SQ12/46.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/SQ12/46.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/SQ12/46.JPG" width="650" height="434" alt="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/SQ1...
Jump to post<center>The world's most stunning landing spot – Barra </center> <a href="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/Barra/26.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/Barra/26.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://www.samchuiphotos.com/Barra/26.JPG" target="_blank"/><a href="http://www.samchuip...
Jump to post