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Re: Etihad Airways A6-APH EY455 SYD-AUH

Nice TR, Hridaynath. Sad to see EY service being not up to the mark.
Please share a link on airliners-india if possible.
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: Malaysia's JCL Russian Roulette - Langkawi bound with MH

Once again, an amazing trip report, with your trademark brand of humour punctuating the lines.
Thank you!
Sumantra.

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Re: Bienvenue, Air France 787-9: An Unforgettable "AF787" Inaugural Flight

Thanks for a well-crafted trip report, with nice pictures, and descriptions. It is nice that AF were able to do a great job of it, with a special mention for the crew. Lovely!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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US,Aug'14-2: Winds of Change in the Windy City?

US,Aug'14-2: Winds of Change in the Windy City? http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic14862.html 99.1 Introduction My trip report #99 forms the second part of a four-part affair: 98. US,Aug'14-1: As far as She-Ca(n)-Go: Chicago! http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airline...

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Re: Remote Island Paradise - Lord Howe Island, Australia - Tasman Sea South Pacific | QF QantasLink Dash 8 -200 - Part 1

Ryan h wrote:
Just wait a few months as I have a flight up Cape York Peninsula coming up on a dash8-100 operated by Skytrans.

Wow, that sounds exciting! Please give me a heads-up, in case I miss it. Thanks, Sumantra.

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Re: US,Aug'14-1: As far as She-Ca(n)-Go: Chicago!

Your descriptions of food have convinced me to go to my favorite Indian restaurant for dinner tonight. Darn it! I wasn't even hungry until I read this... He he, thank you, I guess now I will have one more weapon in my armoury, to fight off The Wife's suggestion, that I live to eat, and not vice ver...

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Re: Edelweiss Air Business Class – A really class act even on short-haul!

I have long been a fan of your writing style with pithy and witty comments, and short sentences. Add to it, some great descriptions and comments, lovely pictures. And we have another wholesome reading experience. Thank you!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: Now You're Flying: Virgin Australia A332 Sydney to Perth

A wonderful lesson in Australian history, Australian history, and some great photographs!
Thank you for sharing a lovely trip report.
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: Djawannasnack: Virgin Australia ATR 72 to Sydney

Thanks for a lovely TR starting at an exotic regional airport, and some funny descriptions, and lovely pictures!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: An Air India trip of the A320 extremes(Double Bogey delight)

What a lovely trip report, Peacejet! Detailed descriptions, planning, homework, and of course, great pictures, as well. I look forward to reading many more trip reports from you: with the same level of delightful detail. You may like to share a link to your trip report on http://www.airliners-india....

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Re: Remote Island Paradise - Lord Howe Island, Australia - Tasman Sea South Pacific | QF QantasLink Dash 8 -200 - Part 1

It is raining trip reports on exotic and remote areas in Australasia, and we love it! Thank you for a lovely trip report with great nuggets of information, neat descriptions, and some lovely pictures!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: B200 Captain Trip Report – CYIO to CYOW (PART 1 of 2)

Extremely educative, with lovely pictures!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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US,Aug'14-1: As far as She-Ca(n)-Go: Chicago!

US,Aug'14-1: As far as She-Ca(n)-Go: Chicago! http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic14853.html The weird title is a poor attempt at a phonetic play on the alphabets in the name of the city, and the fact that circa August 2014 (when the trip took place), Air India's longest fl...

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Re: Limited edition Air India 747 (BOM-DEL) in J with a peep into F

Thank you for sharing a lovely trip report on a rare type on a rare route! I have been trying to get some official work on the DEL-BOM route before 15 Jan to try this lovely refurbished bird out (I have experienced AI's B744s prior to their refurbishment). It is nice to see that the J and F are rela...

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Re: California to India Non-Stop | AI 174 | SFO-DEL | B777-200LR | Y Class

Thank you for a lovely trip report on what is possibly the longest flight around. You may like to post a link to this trip report on http://www.airlines-india.net, a vibrant forum dedicated to Indian aviation. Thanks for sharing this with us, and looking forward to more TRs from you! Nice pictures, ...

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Re: Your Personal Airline: AirLink Beech 1900D to Dubbo

A flight to an exotic destination on an exotic small airline. You have a witty writing style, and the funny parts had me in splits.
Thank you for sharing a lovely trip report with us!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: A Brasilia to Perth: Skippers Aviation Embraer 120

A flight from a not-so-oft-described airport, on a not-so-oft-described airline, in a lovely descriptive style, with witty comments, and lovely photographs. What more could a reader want? Thanks for sharing a lovely report with us, KruegerFlaps!
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: CJB: Coimbatore July Bounty! Jul'14

CJB was the first airport I flew out of in my life. Though we had to board the plane from Sulur Airbase as CJB runway was being extended Wow, Mr. Subramanian: please put these memories down! Coimbatore is a lovely city with a beautiful amalgamation of cultures: people tracing their ancestry to the ...

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CJB: Coimbatore July Bounty! Jul'14

CJB: Coimbatore July Bounty! Jul'14 http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic14849.html 97.1 Planning for the Coimbatore trip It is always a pleasure to visit Coimbatore. As usual, I would opt for Air India (in this case, I had a choice). This was one of Air India's longest flig...

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Re: Nagpur NAG after Gwalior Gag, Jul'14

http://www.airliners-india.net.. Thanks for telling me about it. I will read all your trip reports there!

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Re: Nagpur NAG after Gwalior Gag, Jul'14

Reminds me of Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani journeys... Thank you very much, anshabhi! The Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhanis continue to be nice, on the Alstrom coaches. The food took a beating some time back, but things got better in 2016, to an extent. It has been a while since I have done the two Rajdhanis on the ...

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Re: Nagpur NAG after Gwalior Gag, Jul'14

Hi Sumantra, Nice to see you posting here. Nice to revisit a usually erudite TR, with some good pictures thrown in. Especially interesting was the picture of the decrepit 707. Thanks for the share! Thank you for the kind words, Spiderguy252: as you noted (`revisit'), I posted it on airliners-india....

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Re: All roads lead to Chrome-pet. Chennai, Jun'14

caleb1 wrote:
What an excellent description you have given your readers!! Very impressive indeed! This report will be saved in my favorites for re-reading.

Thank you very much for the kind words, caleb1! It makes it all worth it

Cheers, Sumantra.

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All roads lead to Chrome-pet. Chennai, Jun'14

All roads lead to Chrome-pet. Chennai, Jun'14 Once again, this trip report may be mobile-friendly, but the pictures, may invite mo'...bile . http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic14837.html 95.1 Introduction: a surprise Chennai trip. Plans. And Planes. I was expecting a Chenn...

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Nagpur NAG after Gwalior Gag, Jul'14

Nagpur NAG after Gwalior Gag, Jul'14 http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic14842.html 96.1 Back-to-back: Gwalior, and then... The Gwalior trip actually got fixed after the Nagpur one. At the time of my trip, Gwalior's only air connection was a Mumbai flight, on a CRJ-700. Gwa...

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Re: [Full Written Report] Etihad Airways | Business Class | Chennai to Chicago | + Premium Lounge Reviews

Thanks for a lovely TR, Shaun: detailed, nice pictures, and descriptions made it a great read. It was ironical that perhaps India's best-run airline goofed up, but got you transferred to an alternative (FSC!) flight in an efficient manner. Nice that you got to have biriyani at one of the places famo...

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Re: Soar like a bird: a Himalayan flight with AI's ATR

Thanks for a lovely trip report, on a not-so-frequented route, and some amazing pictures, as well! I last did this route (in the other direction: well, not quite, as I did IXC-KUU) in 1981, on an Indian Airlines HS-748. You may like to post a link to your trip reports on an Indian Aviation forum as ...

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Re: MH's A380 Twilight Saga: KUL-LHR Business Class

I have been a lurker on this forum for a long time, but a long-time admirer of your trip reports, replete with the wit and humour.
I really enjoyed going through this one.
Cheers, Sumantra.

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Re: The Ultimate A350 Experience: SFO-SIN-AMS on SQ in J

It is not very usual for a person to be equally talented in more than one field, but I guess not all were created alike. I have been a big fan of your delightful creations with your hands: the models, and now, you have a fan of your writing as well. thank you, Luca for an excellent trip report: I ho...

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Re: Singapore Airlines 9V-SYD SQ421 BOM-SIN

What a superb report from a decade-old trip, Hridaynath! I can relate to much of what you have written about, and shown in pictures, since I was a Mumbaikar back then, and have visited your final destination around that time, as well. You may consider posting a link on airliners-india as well: this ...

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