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- Sat May 21, 2022 5:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: A350-900 now has a 283t MTOW
- Replies: 123
- Views: 24005
Re: A350-900 now has a 283t MTOW
3rdGen wrote:The A350-900 already has a very high ACN.
What does ACN stand for? Jump to post
- Fri May 20, 2022 8:47 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Transcontinental Economy Free Meal Service Gone?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4719
Re: Transcontinental Economy Free Meal Service Gone?
einsteinboricua wrote:The era of any meals in coach is gone.
Maybe where you live. KLM still serves complimentary meals and (alcoholic) drinks, even on one hour flights. Jump to post
- Fri May 20, 2022 8:35 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Transcontinental Economy Free Meal Service Gone?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4719
Re: Transcontinental Economy Free Meal Service Gone?
MIflyer12 wrote:It is an Asian obsession, apparently. See the OP.
WayexTDI wrote:OP was talking about food on US transcontinental flights.
OP also said this:
JKzhong wrote:Ps: miss my flights in Asia where you get a full meal plus a pre-arrival sandwich on a 1.5-hour flight.
So OP was talking abour food on Asian flights too. Jump to post
- Fri May 20, 2022 8:13 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: US CDC recommends Covid testing for domestic travel
- Replies: 43
- Views: 8929
Re: US CDC recommends Covid testing for domestic travel
Would love to see a testing mandate. Would hate to see a testing mandate. The science is showing testing is an important mitigation tool to slow the spread and save lives. Since the start of the pandemic world population has risen by around 200 million. From a scientific point of view, that is a mu...
Jump to post- Fri May 20, 2022 7:55 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: IAG orders 50 737 MAX + 100 options
- Replies: 118
- Views: 22784
Re: IAG orders 50 737 MAX + 100 options
sfojvjets wrote:fessor wrote:Another reason to avoid IAG Airlines have tried the Max and its so uncomfortable prefer Airbus or even old MD's
Maybe you should try flying United's Max 8!
Because? Is it better or even worse? Just curious. Jump to post
- Fri May 13, 2022 5:55 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Tibet Airlines A319 on fire at Chongqing
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10000
Re: Tibet Airlines A319 on fire at Chongqing
Remain shocked though that people continue to evacuate burning airliners with their carry ons. It's absolute madness. No matter how many times the crew orders "in the unlikely event of an evacuation leave all luggage behind", people will still try to save their belongings. It's completely...
Jump to post- Thu May 05, 2022 8:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Six arrests after brawl on board KLM flight
- Replies: 56
- Views: 12903
Six arrests after brawl on board KLM flight
Six Britons have been arrested at Schiphol Airport for a fight on board an aircraft. It happened on a KLM flight this morning from Manchester to Amsterdam. https://nos.nl/artikel/2427654-arrestaties-na-knokpartij-aan-boord-klm-vlucht-naar-amsterdam https://mobile.twitter.com/MayaWilkinsonx/status/1...
Jump to post- Tue May 03, 2022 7:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Qantas/Airbus to launch Project Sunrise and firm narrowbody order tomorrow (2 May 22)
- Replies: 369
- Views: 77504
Re: Qantas/Airbus to launch Project Sunrise and firm narrowbody order tomorrow (2 May 22)
qf789 wrote:It will be welcome PR for Qantas as well considering the past month or so has been a self inflicted PR disaster for Qantas.
What happened? Jump to post
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:29 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: A340s of Switzerland: Edelweiss & Swiss A340-300 J
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3353
Re: A340s of Switzerland: Edelweiss & Swiss A340-300 J
Tesla wrote:A flight attendant offered pre-departure beverages, so I opted for a glass of champagne to toast my first international flight in two years, as well as finally getting to try the Swiss A340.
Congratulations! And thank you for the great report!
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- Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:51 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your 5th-freedom flights - Where did you go?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2499
Re: Your 5th-freedom flights - Where did you go?
Kuwait Airways A300-600 Rome FCO - Paris CDG return.
Jump to post- Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022
- Replies: 345
- Views: 64556
Re: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022
MalevTU134 wrote:Didn't South Korea just remove all Covid restrictions? And can you make Intl-Intl transfers at NRT? If so, you can take that flight and connect to Seoul or another South Korean city.
Interesting. Thanks for the tip. I will look into it.
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- Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:05 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022
- Replies: 345
- Views: 64556
Re: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022
MareBorealis wrote:The polar route HEL-NRT takes 13h, around 3,5h more than over Siberia.
I would love to travel on this route. If only Japan would open its borders again for tourists. What are they waiting for and why? Jump to post
- Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:27 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Too late to change these airport realities now?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9459
Re: Too late to change these airport realities now?
The security theater process in the US needs to be significantly streamlined. Is it really that different in other countries? Yes. For starters no one needs to take shoes off in other countries and the only reason other countries still have the stupid liquids ban is because the U.S. requires it for...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:02 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
- Replies: 301
- Views: 31477
Re: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
Your reply just exudes one-sidedness … I can’t take it seriously. It is what it is. Most people only wear masks because it was mandatory. Not because of covid. Masks can be useful in sterile environments or operating rooms. But not in the way the ordinary public has used them. In hindsight and from...
Jump to post- Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:52 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
- Replies: 301
- Views: 31477
Re: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
On a side note, one positive outcome of all this is that Western world has finally become accustomed to the concept of public mask wearing -- something that was the norm in the East. I wouldn't be so sure about that. People are really fed up with obligated mask wearing which did next to nothing in ...
Jump to post- Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:09 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
- Replies: 301
- Views: 31477
Re: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
zeke wrote:I get PCR tested around 10-20 times a month, and on top of that would do as many RAT tests. A single PCR in my view is not really that much of an inconvenience.
When you have to pay for those tests yourself it quickly becomes a very big inconvience. Charging 100 USD per test is common. Jump to post
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:00 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
- Replies: 301
- Views: 31477
Re: CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
Now stop the testing as well and we can all travel to the United States again. Immigration alone is already stressful enough.
Jump to post- Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:07 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: What is the shortest flight from your airport?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3711
Re: What is the shortest flight from your airport?
The closest destination that is actually bookable from Amsterdam is Brussels, operated by KLM Cityhopper. (...). There is a high speed rail connection between both cities that stops at Amsterdam Airport, KLM also codeshares on these trains. The flight is redundant, but still they keep operating it....
Jump to post- Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:25 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Air France/KLM News and Discussion Thread - 2022
- Replies: 225
- Views: 47080
Re: Air France/KLM News and Discussion Thread - 2022
https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/ ... -en-rintelfrigatebird wrote:Marjan Rintel's name was not on the list rumored names, at least not in public.
Her nane was in the news before this announcement.
https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/ ... -en-rintel Jump to post
- Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022
- Replies: 345
- Views: 64556
Re: Nordic Aviation Thread - 2022
Doesn't bode well for an airline that focuses mainly to Asia. Hopefully the war and closed skies will end soon. And all covid travel restrictions will finally be lifted. China and Japan still don't allow tourists to enter. After more than two years I find that very frustrating. I reckon Finnair fee...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:28 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: The single fleet type that stayed with the same airline for the longest time
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2001
Re: The single fleet type that stayed with the same airline for the longest time
vegasplanes wrote:BA and the 747 -- 1970-2020
50 years flying the Queen of the Skies
KLM has 49 years (1971-2020)
KLM still operates the 747F. Does that count? Jump to post
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 5:17 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Need help identifying aircraft that caused RA
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1752
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:58 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Are Aegean Airlines bringing their hot meal service back in Economy on European flights?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1462
Re: Are Aegean Airlines bringing their hot meal service back in Economy on European flights?
(...) every single European airline including Aegean has long abolished hot meal service on European flights. This happened way before COVID. You are making things up. This is simply not true. KLM served complimentary hot meals in economy class on European flights right up until the start of the pa...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:17 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
- Replies: 782
- Views: 243596
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread
Finnair to resume HEL-NRT from 9 March via a new routing to avoid Russian airspace, the new routing will add around an extra 3.5 hours to the flight Who would use AY when Jal has direct route? I certainly would. I prefer the A350 over the B787. And I would love to see Svalbard and the North Pole ag...
Jump to post- Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:50 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: US Mask Mandate Extended to April 18th
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7243
Re: US Mask Mandate Extended to April 18th
joeblow10 wrote:I’m assuming they are doing this to give the airlines and airports 30 days to prepare for it to officially end (for now).
Why would you need to prepare for ending the mandatory use of masks? You could stop using them with immediate effect. Jump to post
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:42 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Airlines - Fuel Surcharges
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1555
Re: Airlines - Fuel Surcharges
FlyingElvii wrote:It is gonna get bad, folks. The economy will start grinding to a halt when gas hits $5 nationwide.
I wouldn't call $ 5 for one gallon of fuel bad. That's still very cheap compared to European prices. Here in the Netherlands gas stations charge converted around $ 9 per gallon. Jump to post
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Volume of Transatlantic A321 Routes Today
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8700
Re: Volume of Transatlantic A321 Routes Today
How is SATA questionable. The are flying from the a mid point in the Atlantic Ocean. Sorta like saying Hawaii is not a trans pacific flight. Because they need two flights to cross the Atlantic instead of one? The same goes for Icelandair. To me transatlantic means nonstop from mainland Europe or Af...
Jump to post- Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 46451
Re: How likely for Russian airspace to be closed again?
Flanker7 wrote:Dutch airspace finally closed
Dutch airspace will close tonight. Jump to post
- Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:17 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Airbus A380 Fleet Tracking Thread
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20056
Re: Airbus A380 Fleet Tracking Thread 2020
And A380-800 ended us as all shrinks do -- underappreciated, and not in very high demand. Think of 737-600 and A318 -- except this shrink was VLA -- which naturally limits the market even further... That doesn't seem completely true. Airbus constructed over one hundred more A380's than the A318 and...
Jump to post- Mon Feb 21, 2022 4:35 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Icelandic start up: Nice Air
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8829
Re: New Icelandic start up: Nice Air
arcticcruiser wrote:The A319 will probably be wet leased from some of the cheap bunch of Baltic or Eastern European operators. Seen such operators quickly pull back once they get to experience BIAR in wintertime.
What does BIAR stand for? Jump to post
- Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:44 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Arctic Circle "Bump"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6041
Re: Arctic Circle "Bump"
I crossed the arctic circle at least seven times while being in the air. Nothing was done to highlight the event. No certificate, no announcement from the flightdeck. Understandable, as there was no difference in the landscape below and above the arctic circle.
Jump to post- Tue Feb 01, 2022 12:23 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Play Airlines News and Discussion Thread
- Replies: 340
- Views: 7414
Re: Play Air announcing New York
PatrickZ80 wrote:Stewart has the benefit of cheap and easy access, a logical choice.
Do you mean cheap and easy access for the airline?
For passengers it looks far from cheap and easy to reach downtown New York from this airport. Jump to post
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:38 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: BA brings back free water and snacks in Economy – permanently
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3485
Re: BA brings back free water and snacks in Economy – permanently
The Dutch article I posted is from today, 31 January. It states: British Airways will definitively end the Buy on Board program in Economy Class of European flights (Euro Traveller) as it was amended in 2017. Is this not correct? My thread title was: British Airways to end buy on board . To me that ...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:14 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: BA brings back free water and snacks in Economy – permanently
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3485
Re: British Airways to end buy on board
The article is incorrect. Economy passengers will continue to receive water and a snack (a bag of crisps) as they have done during the pandemic. The buy on board will still be available for other purchases. The article seems correct. Buy on board will be replaced by buy before you fly. You cannot b...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Corendon Airlines and sister companies?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 428
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:50 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: BA brings back free water and snacks in Economy – permanently
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3485
BA brings back free water and snacks in Economy – permanently
Apparently British Airways wants to become a premium airline again. Therefore they have decided to do away with the buy on board concept. Economy class passengers within Europe will receive complimentary catering. https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/british-airways-draait-bez...
Jump to post- Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:53 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: On which route have you flown the most airlines?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1492
Re: On which route have you flown the most airlines?
Flanker7 wrote:SIN - AMS KLM, SQ, GA, LH, QF, SR
When did Garuda, Lufthansa, Qantas and Swissair fly between Singapore and Amsterdam? Jump to post
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:45 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: US Airline Booking Trends during COVID-19
- Replies: 2584
- Views: 362319
Re: US Airline Booking Trends during COVID-19
I hate to break it to everyone, but we are never going back to THE BEFORE TIME. Politics is already seeing to that. What makes you think so? Do you mean U.S. politics? Several European countries have already done away with all restrictions. No more masks, no more keeping distance, no more testing f...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:38 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Very high fares MIA-NYC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 868
Re: Very high fares MIA-NYC
Demand on Monday is usually higher than on Tuesday? Travelling on Sunday looks even more expensive. Personally I think the fare isn't very high. Rather that 40/50 U.S. dollar is very cheap.
Jump to post- Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:55 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Singapore Airlines Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022
- Replies: 132
- Views: 18306
Re: SQ reinstates SIN-EWR flights; set to operate SIN-New York 3x daily
What? It says nothing about "no testing". In fact it explicitly says "This means that a traveller’s COVID-19 vaccination, test or recovery status, as evidenced by a valid EU digital COVID certificate, should be the key determinant." It means vaccinated EU-citizens can travel to ...
Jump to post- Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:50 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Singapore Airlines Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022
- Replies: 132
- Views: 18306
Re: SQ reinstates SIN-EWR flights; set to operate SIN-New York 3x daily
This testing is going to be the new normal for years to come. Personally I think testing requirements will go away quickly. It seems I was right, at least for the U.K. ;) All Covid testing requirements for vaccinated travellers arriving into England are to be scrapped, the government has confirmed....
Jump to post- Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022
- Replies: 405
- Views: 124447
Re: Lufthansa Group Fleet Thread - 2022
C777ER wrote:They will be flying them between Munich and BOS, LAX, JFK & EWR.
Thank you. Do you also know the destinations from Frankfurt? Jump to post
- Tue Jan 25, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Lufthansa Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022
- Replies: 405
- Views: 124447
Re: Lufthansa Group Fleet Thread - 2022
The A340-600s are returning! People said they would never return to LH, but it's finally happening! :lol: D-AIHT flew MLA-FRA after post storage work. D-AIHV flew TEV-MLA to begin post storage work. That is really great news for us aviation addicts. I specifically looked up this thread to ask the f...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:01 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Bringing back meals on domestic flights?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2898
Re: Bringing back meals on domestic flights?
On my 22 minute flight from Amsterdam to Brussels KLM still offered catering. I got a stroopwafel and something to drink. But no full meal, which is what this is all about. On my recent 72 minute flight from Amsterdam to Milan Linate KLM provided a full meal. They gave me a sandwich, two drinks and...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:34 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Bringing back meals on domestic flights?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2898
Re: Bringing back meals on domestic flights?
I prefer complimentary catering over buy on board, no matter how high the quality of the latter. So most of my flights are on KLM. I travel regularly on Swiss also. On the one hour morning flight from Amsterdam to Zurich they usually offered a croissant and something to drink. Since the airline swit...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:51 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Bringing back meals on domestic flights?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2898
Re: Bringing back meals on domestic flights?
PatrickZ80 wrote:Sure, on short haul within the US or destinations near the US such as Mexico and Canada there won't be a meal service. The flights are simply too short for that.
On my 22 minute flight from Amsterdam to Brussels KLM still offered catering. I got a stroopwafel and something to drink. Jump to post
- Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:39 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Which airlines has the best wide body aircraft interior design in economy class ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2327
Re: Which airlines has the best wide body aircraft interior design in economy class ?
All Boeing 787's should be configured like that. That's why I plan all my economy long haul travel on the Airbus A330 and A340. Which is no guarantee either as some airlines have their A330s configured in 3-3-3. For example AirAsia X, it's the reason they're able to offer lower fares than airlines ...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:16 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Underrated Airline Liveries
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3201
Re: Underrated Airline Liveries
vhqpa wrote:This might be a bold statement but I quite like the current livery of JAL.
Personally I also really liked the previous 'Arc of the Sun' livery.
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- Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: COVID-19 News and Reference Thread
- Replies: 886
- Views: 663330
People arriving in England or Scotland from abroad will no longer have to take Covid tests if they are fully vaccinated, it has been confirmed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60109945
- Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:48 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Singapore Airlines Group News and Discussion Thread - 2022
- Replies: 132
- Views: 18306
Re: SQ reinstates SIN-EWR flights; set to operate SIN-New York 3x daily
This testing is going to be the new normal for years to come. Personally I think testing requirements will go away quickly. It seems I was right, at least for the U.K. ;) All Covid testing requirements for vaccinated travellers arriving into England are to be scrapped, the government has confirmed....
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