My first trip of the year.
16/6/2022 MAN-DOH QR22 77W
16/6/2022 DOH-BKK QR830 788
17/6/2022 BKK-THS PG213 ATR72
03/7/2022 THS-BKK PG214 ATR72
04/7/2022 BKK-DOH QR837 A380
04/7/2022 DOH-MAN QR27 77W
Hopefully it won't be my last!!!
Not exactly several years, given the various wranglings that happened, but they should have been better prepared.[ I would completely disagree. The referendum, and decision, took place in June 2016 so they have known for the last 6 years. But, like almost every other business in the UK, they done s...
Jump to postaudidudi wrote:Latest movement for 9 May 2022:
MSN 308 Airbus Financial Services/ITA Airways (ALAFCO/GS/HU ntu) A359 F-WZFU/(M-ABOE)/F-WXAO/EI-IFA, ferried from TEV-SNN (unknown reason):
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/308
I recently flew into BKK and it was a sad sight seeing those TG aircraft parked up.
Jump to postIt's 2 years since my last flights but now Thailand is re-opening without quarantine for vaccinated passengers I've finally managed to plan and book a trip to visit family. 29/11/21 MAN-DOH QR28 787-9 30/11/21 DOH-BKK QR836 777-300ER 01/12/21 BKK-THS PG213 ATR72-600 19/12/21 THS-BKK PG214 ATR72-600...
Jump to postIt's 2 years since my last flights but now Thailand is re-opening without quarantine for vaccinated passengers I've finally managed to plan and book a trip to visit family. 29/11/21 MAN-DOH QR28 787-9 30/11/21 DOH-BKK QR836 777-300ER 01/12/21 BKK-THS PG213 ATR72-600 19/12/21 THS-BKK PG214 ATR72-600 ...
Jump to postPlanning a trip MAN-BKK and return for Nov/Dec and whilst looking at flight options the LH option is tempting me with an A343 on FRA-BKK and return.although it's not the cheapest option and SWMBO prefers me choosing the cheaper option with QR, EK or EY
Jump to postAir Atlanta Icelandic TF-ABE MAN-LPA subsitution for a Monarch A300 that had a fault the were unable to fix whilst it was sat at the gate...
Jump to postAF A343 CDG -CAN and CAN-CDG - this was before I started taking an interest in registrations of aircraft flown on. EY A346 AUH-MAN A6-EHI (shockingly upgraded to business class despite not having flown with EY for a few years) QR A346 DOH-BKK and BKK-DOH x2 (A7-AGA, A7-AGB and 2x A7-AGD) Got to admi...
Jump to postPeople are really getting the wrong impression with this UK fuel problem. While there is a general shortage of truck drivers, and has been for at least 10 years, there’s no shortage of ADR qualified truck drivers who deliver fuel. The recent problem was due to one company (Hoyer) working for BP, wh...
Jump to postThis is hilarious Yep. All the noise about Boeing the bad 787 and it boils down to a mechanic who is too short to lock the landing gear. Amazing. End of the day, it was still a matter of a mechanic putting the pin in the wrong hole. If the wrong hole was plugged, this wouldn’t have been a problem. ...
Jump to postEfhkspotter wrote:Only a slight problem. Thailand and USA borders will most likely remain closed for Europeans during the winter.
It's not the only one, there is another Orient Thai 747 (N899TH) which was dismantled at UTP in 2014 and then stored in a field near Pattaya, which is now getting rebuilt as the centrepiece of a new street food plaza being developed close to the beach in Pattaya.
Jump to postHow about this lens?
https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/camera-lenses/af-s-vr-zoom-nikkor-70-300mm-f%252f4.5-5.6g-if-ed.html
I acquired one for use with my D7000
Do you mean flying the 777 from LGW-MAN or having a MAN based 777 and the pax coming up from LGW on a shuttle to connect? The only efficient way to do it seems to be the way BA are planning, that being Punjabis up here flying to London to connect onto the LGW outbound. Living in MAN I don't really ...
Jump to post27/5/2020 MAN - DOH QR28 77W 28/5/2020 DOH - BKK QR834 A359 28/5/2020 BKK - CNX PG219 A319 12/6/2020 CNX - BKK TG111 A333 12/6/2020 BKK - DOH QR835 A332 A359 13/6/2020 DOH - MAN QR21 77W QR835 has been swapped to an A359..... Will it it be the last aircraft change!!! Never got to do my May/June Tha...
Jump to postFor me it's schedule, price and baggage allowance that I take into consideration, not the perks.... I don't always go for the cheapest option.
Jump to postTUGMASTER wrote:Great aircraft swap..!!!
One of my earliest memories was flying TFS from Manchester on their A300, I still remember being so excited at how big the plane was inside. Not one but 2 aisles! :lol: I remember how upon boarding I was immediately struck by how open the cabin felt due to no partitions/galleys/restrooms through th...
Jump to postMy first A380 flight was the launch flight for the Emirates A380 on DXB-BKK... I enjoy flying on the A380 several times since with both EK and QR.
Jump to postTC957 wrote:TG do on the 777-200ER and 777-300ER ( flew on a 77W in March ) but I think their regional 777 fleet is 10 across.
EIBPI wrote:And latest Wizz Air advertising in the U.K. market:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOo0ETgEBbM
I had never heard of Gemma Collins but then I guess I am not the target market.
But that isn’t anything new ... I have flown BKK-CNX and CNX-BKK with both 777 and 359 in 2018. Amongst several WE flights there are also various WB flights by TG per day I have flown BKK-CNX and CNX-BKK on A333, A359, 772, 773 and 77W... TG prices the WB flights a fair bit cheaper than the WE NB f...
Jump to postUnited Kingdom have 14 day quarantines in place for those entering. Supposedly Boris Johnson is supposed to announce this policy tonight and it will start in June. For me personally, it sounds like a nightmare. Following the summer break I'm supposed to return to the UK for the second term of my me...
Jump to postThailand has extended its ban on international flights which was initially for only 3 days to the 18th of April https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/04/10/thailand-extends-temporary-ban-on-all-international-flights-until-april-18/ I've just had notification off QR that flights I h...
Jump to postThe FAA seems to have done everything in their power to try and keep the Max grounded. They have finally run out of tricks and begrudgingly know they have to sign off on it. Care to elaborate on the tricks the FAA has been using? It's obvious! An irresponsible attempt is being made to ruin a succes...
Jump to postThe 772's and 773's are showing their age... The one plus thing is they are 9 abreast, rather than 10 abreast in economy.
Jump to postBeing 6'4 I hate recliners... But I also avoid them as much as I can by booking exit row or book extra leg room seats. It is though really just an annoyance 95% of the time. Seats in economy don't really recline that much. I will admit to a couple times being passive aggressive with the air vent wh...
Jump to post27/5/2020 MAN - DOH QR28 77W
28/5/2020 DOH - BKK QR834 A359
28/5/2020 BKK - CNX PG219 A319
12/6/2020 CNX - BKK TG111 A333
12/6/2020 BKK - DOH QR835 A332 A359
13/6/2020 DOH - MAN QR21 77W
QR835 has been swapped to an A359..... Will it it be the last aircraft change!!!
Itami banned 3 and 4 engine jets on March 31, 2006. Domestic 747s were already getting retired due to the massive Tokaido Shinkansen expansion in October 2002 and the post-91 shrinking of Japan's economy as a whole reducing the demand for domestic air travel. In short, ANA didn't want any more 4 ho...
Jump to postJust booked my first trip of the year.... :bouncy: 27/5/2020 MAN - DOH QR28 77W 28/5/2020 DOH - BKK QR834 A359 12/6/2020 BKK - DOH QR835 A332 13/6/2020 DOH - MAN QR21 77W Haven't booked the domestic flights for Thailand yet...... but looks like my choice will be BKK - CNX on a PG A319 and return on...
Jump to postJust booked my first trip of the year.... :bouncy: 27/5/2020 MAN - DOH QR28 77W 28/5/2020 DOH - BKK QR834 A359 12/6/2020 BKK - DOH QR835 A332 13/6/2020 DOH - MAN QR21 77W Haven't booked the domestic flights for Thailand yet...... but looks like my choice will be BKK - CNX on a PG A319 and return on ...
Jump to postI have no problems with security at MAN.... To me the biggest problem is queues at Border Control with not enough open booths...... But I don't boycott the airport because of it... Isn't that the responsibility by Border Force instead of the airport? The last couple of times I've flown into MAN fro...
Jump to postManchester is a far more user friendly airport than Heathrow. The British and Americans will be thrilled. MAN is a hideous airport to use. The worst security experience of any airport in Europe in my opinion. I avoid it at all costs preferring to take the train or even drive from London. Heathrow h...
Jump to postMAN is a big airport getting near to 30 million. that compares to CPH or OSL, or on the other side of the Atlantic, to DTW, PHL, BWI, YVR, to name some. Anybody instantly crying it must be loss making if BA ties out a few TATL routes from MAN, should be explain why that is a natural law. What size ...
Jump to postShorts and flip flops is never OK, no one wants to see your disgusting feet and hairy legs. Appalling. (That said I know someone who always wears shorts in First not for comfort but so everyone knows he paid for the ticket and isn’t a non rev, which the smarter tailored among us could be mistaken f...
Jump to post16/52019 QR28 MAN-DOH A359 A7-ALF This was my 4th A359 flight and i turned out to be the same aircraft I flew on last year EDI-DOH 17/5/2019 QR836 DOH-BKK A333 A7-AEE This was originally due to be an A346 but sadly became a victim of QR's decision to withdraw the A346 earlier than planned. 17/5/201...
Jump to postEmirates is arguing a dead horse. History shows that people will fly direct whenever possible. Once aircraft can tie together any city pair, the need for Dubai disappears. History shows most people will choose the cheapest option. And as long as Emirates offer a cheaper option than flying direct th...
Jump to postDo you have a source for this? The last flight I can see penciled in is the 29th of December Internal memo asking for volunteer crews to stay rated on it rather than take A350 courses as it’s ‘likely’ to operate through summer. I don''t understand how this works so if someone can explain pls. Does ...
Jump to postGE unit orders 25 Airbus jets including 12 Rolls-powered A330neo reuters.com/article/us-airbus-gecas/ge-unit-orders-25-airbus-jets-including-12-rolls-powered-a330neo-sources-idUSKBN1XI0UI This order is already included in the Airbus October numbers as UFO. So GECAS orders 12 RR engined A330-941. It...
Jump to postMost doubt if the last king, Rama IX aka King Bhumibol, was really loved. Lese majeste law was heavily enforced and severly punished anyone who expressed even the tiniest criticism against the monarchy. People have been used to living in fear, so I wonder if it was ever true love. King Rama IX was ...
Jump to postPilots are bus drivers the same way physicians are people mechanics..... lol I've ridden the jumpseat. My opinion is based on direct observation. Riding the jumpseat once on a blue sky day between two domestic stations is not a representative experience of what pilots do. Some scenarios to consider...
Jump to postFrom the link above: It says the take-off was aborted as a result and that debris struck the aircraft fuselage and its other engine . How can that happen? Either some part flew in an arc around the aircraft, or it went straight through the fuselage. Unlikely through the cabin, as there would be pic...
Jump to postPretty cool- a glimpse of a BOAC VC-10 at the 1:00 minute mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLXYfgpqb8A Perhaps one of these aircraft used as the prop?: http://www.vc10.net/History/preserved.html What is also cool is the English Electric Class 37 Diesel loco at the 0:57 mark.... they're still be...
Jump to post03/6/2019 TG121 CNX-BKK 772 HS-TJB Again this flight can be anything out of 772/773/77w, but only rarely turns out to be a 772. Thought the chance of being a 772 was non-existent, but got lucky and logged my first ever 772, and my first RR powered 777 04/6/2019 QR837 BKK-DOH A333 A7-AEF 04/6/2019 Q...
Jump to post[...] less loved by the people than the last king. Most doubt if the last king, Rama IX aka King Bhumibol, was really loved. Lese majeste law was heavily enforced and severly punished anyone who expressed even the tiniest criticism against the monarchy. People have been used to living in fear, so I...
Jump to postI would never consider Apple as it's too closed, but also too expensive. I can't justify putting that much money in a phone. One thing no one can deny is that Apple is known for making quality products. Seems they're catching on that if they sell something that lasts long, it'll cause sales to drop...
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