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Re: QR and stairs

I'm quadriplegic, in a wheelchair, and I travel frequently. Moat airports use the lift as mentioned. However, some airports get the ground staff to carry you down the stairs. (I'm talking about you Denpasar). Going backwards down a steep set of stairs off a widebody aircraft is not fun and I usually...

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RE: Having A Disability And Evacuating A Plane

Hi, I'm quadriplegic and travel often on a whole range of Airlines from Cathay and Qantas through Syrian Air, Cubana and Air Bagan. I always travel with my partner, who also acts as my carer. With his help I can easily transfer from the aisle chair to the airplane seat. Generally a flight attendant ...

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RE: Air India Officially Launches SYD And MEL

The flights might be uploaded in the GDS system but neither Sydney or Melbourne is able to be booked via their website. They're cutting it very short for flights departing in 2 months!

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RE: Seat Map Of QF's Reconfigured A380's

What about wheelchair bound passengers like myself, who upgrade to business when they fly? Is it true that there is a lift on board, or is it just tough luck and no more business class for me? Edited to add: I see a note on the plan that says all aisle seats in business class are accessible, althoug...

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RE: ANA Flying To Burma

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/IndianicWorld" class="quote" target="_blank">IndianicWorld</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i> Would not be surprised if a num...

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RE: BA Reveals Refurbed 767's

Is this the only refurbished aircraft currently flying? When is the next due and what is the expected completion date? Also on a side note, I've been out of touch recently but does this mean that the 747 will not be flying to <acronym title="Moscow - Domodedovo (DME / UUDD), Russia">DME</acronym>? M...

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RE: AB + Oneworld: The Future Of FRA?

If the Qantas group did ever consider flying into Berlin then I think that they would send Jetstar rather than Qantas. Unlike Frankfurt with its financial institutions, Berlin is a tourist market and is more suited the Jetstar model. We could possibly see Qantas at <acronym title="London - Heathrow ...

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RE: AA Invites TAM To OneWorld

First of all I am a oneworld member so I am thrilled that <acronym title="TAM-Transportes Aereos Meridionais (Brazil)">JJ</acronym>'s move into the alliance is now one step closer. Is it normal for an official invitation to join an Alliance to be made public before the airline has accepted the offer...

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RE: 1st Converted Thales BA 772 Airborne

Sorry for my ignorance but what percentage/number of 772's will this involve? Am I correct in thinking that each 772 is going to receive the updated <acronym title="Nigeria Airways">WT</acronym> and WTF but only some will have the Thales system installed? Is this also the case with the 767's and 747...

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RE: Air Austral Returns 777 To Lessor

Does anyone know how they are doing on their Reunion-Sydney-Noumea flights. There is virtually no advertising here in the Australian market to either Noumea or Reunion, or even onwards to France, which seems like a lost opportunity to me. A trip to Paris with a stopover in Reunion or Mauritius sound...

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RE: How Empty Was Your Last Flight?

Flights taken in Dec and Jan <acronym title="Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (Mascot) (SYD / YSSY), Australia - New South Wales">SYD</acronym>-<acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK / VTBS), Thailand">BKK</acronym> <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> 100% <acro...

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RE: EK In Economy - Pick The 77L, 77W, 388 Or 345?

I too am flying <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> in the near future, from Sydney to the middle east. I was booked on the A380 but that was changed when they scheduled the A380 to 3x weekly to begin with. I am now on a 772LR. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="...

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RE: Pick An Airline!

A random selection.... Lan (Chile) Cleanliness- 10 Crew/Staff- 10 Fleet- 10 on A340 but why 767's and not A330's?? Hubs/Major Airports- 9 Emirates Cleanliness- 9 Crew/Staff- 4 Fleet- 5 Hubs/Major Airports- 6 Qantas Cleanliness- 9 Crew/Staff- 8 Fleet- 6 Hubs/Major Airports- 8 Cubana Cleanliness- 9 Cr...

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RE: Qatar Airways Beijing-Doha-London Heathrow

Great report and photos! I wish that <acronym title="Qatar Airways">QR</acronym> flew to Australia, although I might be lucky enough to be flying with them in April as part of a trip to Syria. For a skytrax 5 star airline the meals didn't look too exciting. Glad to hear that you were able to get you...

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RE: Is RAM In A Position To Join An Alliance?

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RE: Malev To Order Up To 15 Sukhoi Superjets

I agree with many of the earlier posts. Your average European travelling home for the holidays might not know the difference from a 737 or A320 but they are certainly aware of the stigma attached to the word "Russian" aircraft, especially once the tabloids get a hold of it. Your airline executives m...

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RE: First AZ B767-300 In New Colours

It looks fantastic and is one of the best and freshest looking liveries in the air, even if it is just a slight modification of a classic design. At last an airline not afraid to use some colour, even though they are probably the least likely to be able to afford the extra weight! It seems that they...

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RE: The Official 2007 Gay/Striaght/Bi Poll!

Another gay from down under... sounds like a line from a "carry on" film! Read it how you want to!

Straight 74
Gay 55
Bi 5
Asexual 2

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RE: Anyone Flown AA Out Of STN?

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What Is The Future For LH Hubs After BBI Opens?

Sorry if this has been discussed. I have seen posts on <acronym title="Bhubaneswar (BBI / VEBS), India">BBI</acronym> but not this specifically. I was recently reading an article in Airports of the World regarding the new <acronym title="Bhubaneswar (BBI / VEBS), India">BBI</acronym> airport in Berl...

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RE: Anyone Flown AA Out Of STN?

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RE: Qantas Sydney-Santiago

Why <acronym title="Santiago - Arturo Merino Benitez (Pudahuel) (SCL / SCEL), Chile">SCL</acronym> and not <acronym title="Buenos Aires - Ministro Pistarini (Ezeiza) (EZE / SAEZ), Argentina">EZE</acronym> instead? It was my understanding that <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> pulled o...

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RE: Alitalia MXP Cuts List For April 2008

What is stopping <acronym title="Alitalia (Italy)">AZ</acronym> from moving its few remaining international routes from <acronym title="Milan - Malpensa (MXP / LIMC), Italy">MXP</acronym> to <acronym title="Milan - Linate (LIN / LIML), Italy">LIN</acronym>? It seems crazy to have 2 airports operatin...

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News On Virgin's Environmental Inititive At JFK

Hi I know that there has been a lot of postings on environmental isues recently and I have done a search but not come up with anything, so please ignore this if it has been discussed. I know that Virgin was conducting a series of tests at various airports, where they were towed to the runway and onl...

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RE: BA Decides: 12 X A380 & 24 X B787

Ok, sorry to go off on a tangent but can someone talk to me as if I am a 5 year old. I love everything about planes and their aesthetics but I admit to knowing nothing about the technical side. Are the <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym> engines the best fit for the A380 o...

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RE: Heathrow 2008 - T5 - Airlines At Terminals?

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RE: IB To Asia In 2009 And US Expansion

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RE: FAA To Airlines: Reduce Flights Or Else!

I am certainly no expert on this bit from what I have read on other posts, there seems to be a lot of regional flights clogging up the major international gateways. Going off on a tangent somewhat... I know that it has been heavily discussed in another post but one way to reduce congestion in the NE...

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RE: Tasman Air Routes No Longer Operating

I might be wrong but I am pretty sure that <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> use to fly <acronym title="Auckland - International (AKL / NZAA), New Zealand">AKL</acronym>-<acronym title="Cairns (CNS / YBCS), Australia - Queensland">CNS</acronym> with a 763 (maybe they still do)! I reme...

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RE: IB Winter 07/08 Schedule

I remember in a post a couple of months ago there was talk of <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym> starting flights to Asia and acting more like a hub than and O&D destination. It would be fantastic if this were to happen as I am sure that there is a market for flights from South America to ...

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RE: Qatar Airways Update

Please don't slate me for asking, as it has probably been asked a million times before. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/duck.gif" alt="duck" border=0> <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> is out for world domination, with Etihad close behind. <acronym tit...

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RE: Emirates To Upgrades It’s First, Business & Eco

I realise that I might be asking the impossible but is there anyway to breakdown which aircraft type currently have which product? I do not mean individual aircraft, just aircraft type! I am aware that all <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> aircraft have PTV's are they all...

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RE: Advice Wanted On Trip To Cuba

We flew Santiago de Cuba-Hav on a Yak 42. After hiring a car and driving the length of the country, I can confidently say that Santiago was my favourite place in Cuba. It is totally unlike any other part of Cuba. It has a lot more African heritage due to the slave industry that once existed. it is a...

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RE: Possible Oneworld Additions

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RE: ORD's Fids List 'Quantas' Flights

I am A <acronym title="Air New Zealand">NZ</acronym>'er who lives in Australia and I am proud to say that I am very chilled about how QANTAS/QUANTAS is spelt. It is like people that have a normal name, which is spelt a little differently (generally by their own choice). Quite often pretentious creat...

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RE: Profits Plunge At Virgin Atlantic

Regarding the loss outside of <acronym title="Virgin Nigeria Airways">VK</acronym>, do you think that this is due to loss making "trophy routes" such as Sydney? I might be wrong in saying this but I thought that without a second daily <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">L...

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RE: The Usual Suspects Arrive At LHR

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RE: The Usual Suspects Arrive At LHR

Talk about tabloid style mass hysteria style replies!! I totally agree with the comments of <acronym title="Tropic Air (Belize)">PM</acronym>, (reply 18) and the sooner we all recognise this, the better. Just because we are all airline enthusiasts does not mean that we can turn our heads to the trut...

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RE: Qatari Royals Thrown Off BA Flight After 3hr Row!

Who knows why he hadn't booked seats in advance. Regardless of who was right and who was wrong, this is something that could have easily been sorted out. He did have a valid excuse due to his religious beliefs. It might not be the other passengers religion but most people have a basic understanding ...

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RE: One World Trivia

Oneworld is quality not quantity!!

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RE: Sibir S7 In Oneworld Negotiations

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RE: World Standards For Seat Pitch/Width/Recline?

I was going to start my own thread but I might just sneak my whinge into this one instead. What is happening to the width of economy class seats? Like already mentioned, the older aircraft tend to have the very comfortable seats that actually offer some padding and comfort. No AVOD, but no sore back...

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RE: Qantas B767/B737 Interior Upgrades

which international routes does QF use the 767 on?

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Why No LCC's In Japan?

I am currently looking for a very cheap way of getting from Japan (Tokyo, Osaka or Nagoya preferably) to Shanghai, or vice versa. I might not have done my research well enough but I can't seem to think of any names when it comes to Low Cost Carriers in Japan. Is it due to the cost of Labour in Japan...

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RE: More Long-haul To Berlin?!

Any idea of just which airlines are lining up for BBI?

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RE: Jetstar (Australia) - Very Impressed!

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RE: Air Tahiti Nui In Trouble?

As someone mentioned earlier why doesn't <acronym title="Air Tahiti Nui (France)">TN</acronym> use PPT as a hub for traffic connecting between South America and Japan? This was an extremely successful route for Varig until the U.S. changed its transit laws. Aeromexico has recently cashed in on this ...

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RE: Tiger Airways Australia

Tiger may have implied that they are going after <acronym title="Jetstar (Australia)">JQ</acronym> directly but I am afraid that <acronym title="Virgin Blue Airways (Australia)">DJ</acronym> might be the innocent victim. <acronym title="Jetstar (Australia)">JQ</acronym> has advantages over <acronym ...

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RE: Dropped AA International Routes?

[quote=MAH4546,reply=16] That is a huge list of destinations! Is it asking too much to see a list of international routes that <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> has started since 2000? It seems that they have almost given up using Los Angeles as a focus city and could soon be loo...

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RE: Hainan Airlines To Apply For OneWorld Entry

It would give Oneworld complete domination of China (in addition to South America). With Dragon Air coming onboard later this year, not to mention JAL and Cathay Pacific, they have the country covered. Hainan would just be a lucky bonus! I don't know hat the Oneworld board will think, they have alwa...

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