Re: Air France-KLM News and Discussion - 2024

KLM’s 332 only seat 11 less than their 789. So no difference really in their smallest WB seat count.

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Re: Top A350 Liveries

SAS all day long for me.

So cool, classy and stylish

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Re: Breeze Airways - News and Discussion - 2023

I could see Breeze doing well out of cities in the middle of the country that would be relatively in the middle of all of their east and west coast destinations, like ICT and COS. I think routes like ICT-LAX/MCO/LAS and COS-LAX/MCO could do really well. Totally agree there is room for Breeze at Wic...

Re: New Airport in Riyadh: King Salman Int. Airport

Looks to me like the existing RUH field being expanded as opposed to a completely new site?

Terminal shapes are same as present, albeit higher in number.

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HUYfan

Re: RIA likely to order 40 A350

Ambition is great, and emulating Emirates is aspirational indeed. However, can that really be achieved with a carrier wanting to connect East and West that does not serve alcohol? I just can’t see it appealing to mass markets of Europeans and Americans heading East for example. Am I missing somethin...

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

Why it a pain? Ek can't server every point Sames with Cardiff, despite qr there. People m4 it to Londons Edi will not resume till GLasgow goes doubled dailys again. That cilould be a while away yet I stick by my statement. Bristol’s catchment is not as focussed on the Inidian Sub-continent as the l...

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

Anyone have any idea whether EDI will be restarted? Would love to see BRS and BFS added one day. Could BRS not be started with a flydubai MAX 8? Perhaps as a triangle with LTN. See what the demand is and work from there. Why would they fly a triangle an indeed why would EK or FZ consider LTN at all...

Re: Condor launch new livery

Love it. Fresh, different and iconic.

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Re: Air Canada acquiring 26 A321XLR's

I stand by the route suggestions, and apologise that I wasn’t specific enough in my descriptions. Fair point

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Re: Air Canada acquiring 26 A321XLR's

Calgary and Vancouver to Dublin, Edinburgh/Glasgow, Manchester, Amsterdam and Paris could be on the radar. Well within range. No they aren't. There's no way you're doing a westbound CDG-YVR comfortably yearround with an -XLR, even with the optional fitted tank. Same for eastbound out of YYC, due to...

Re: Air Canada acquiring 26 A321XLR's

Calgary and Vancouver to Dublin, Edinburgh/Glasgow, Manchester, Amsterdam and Paris could be on the radar. Well within range. Certainly Manchester with a 4 weekly YVR and 3 weekly YYC summer operation could work.

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Re: Irish 3/22: And then, this happened ...

Quite impressed with Flybe's plans for BHD. Fares are on sale now and quite reasonable prices. Time times are also not too bad. • Aberdeen - from 25 August (x3 weekly) • Amsterdam - 28 April (x3 daily) • Birmingham - from 13 April (x4 daily) • East Midlands - from 7 July (x2 daily) • Edinburgh - fr...

Re: Thai Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Any chance of Thai starting Saudi routes?

3 a week Dammam on the 788 should be a go-er?

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HUYfan

Re: Saudia Arabia and Thailand resume air links after 35 years

Thai used to fly daily to Dhahran, using DC10, A300 and DC8 aircraft over the years.

I flew their A300 DHA-BKK in the late 80s. Hoping DMM isn’t overlooked and RUH/JED get routes.

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Re: Saudia Arabia and Thailand resume air links after 35 years !

Hopefully Dammam gets a BKK route!

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Re: Tristar at BA - cabin & config & long-haul routes

I remember going up the back steps of G-BHBN Bideford Bay as a child at Dhahran. Planted BA firmly in my heart, sadly that affection has dwindled over the years.

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HUYfan

Re: Updated: Brussels Airlines New Livery

Not a popular opinion, but I really like it. It’s a departure from the plain eurowhite trend, and imagine a load lined up at the terminal, will look pretty fresh and modern.

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HUYfan

Re: Undisclosed Order for 4 RR 787-10s in February 2021

Could it be KLM?

Or wrong engine?

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Re: KLM A310 Questions

hooverman wrote:

HUYfan wrote:

hooverman wrote:

I flew on the A310 to DMM (Dammam) in Saudi Arabia.

Dhahran )

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Dhahran is a different city.

Re: KLM A310 Questions

hooverman wrote:

I flew on the A310 to DMM (Dammam) in Saudi Arabia.

Re: Manchester (UK) Thread - 2019

It was never about ignoring your posts Scottiedog, it was about the data required to open the thread. I don’t think there is a way of opening the thread without having to download your entire post? It was a 50/50 split pretty much between members wanting and not wanting such in depth updates. Would ...

Re: Manchester (UK) Thread - 2019

Virgin to SFO or United to ORD?

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Re: Manchester (UK) Thread - 2019

Am I being a bit unkind here?

The updates about construction progress, and all the data it takes to just view the actual thread.... are they really necessary?

Yes I know I don’t HAVE to read the thread.

**just asking**

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HUYfan

GF to JMK, MXP and MUC

Gulf Air is launching flights to Mykonos, Milan and Munich in S20.

Mykonos 3 weekly 320 on a triangle routing with Athens.
Milan daily 321neo
Munich 4 weekly 320

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Re: Airlines and Routes from the old Dhahran Airport

British Airways 747 767 777 L10 D10 British Caledonian D10 KLM 747 767 310 DC8 Air France 747 AB3 310 707 Lufthansa AB3 310 340 707 Swissair D10 Alitalia AB3 Olympic Airways AB3 Cyprus Airways 310 B11 Turkish Airlines 707 727 Austrian Airlines 310 M80 DC9 Egyptair 707 737 747 767 AB3 340 Thai Intern...

Re: Saudia mulls new wide body order plus expansion plans.

Dammam was served by BA and Bmi in the past and Dhahran previously for many years from both Heathrow and Gatwick. I think for Dammam, the A32LR with either Saudia or SaudiGulf would be a suitable type. BA have evaluated a return to Dammam in recent years but it can simply make more money with higher...

Re: AA Considering A Return to India + Africa Routes

Cairo maybe?

Nobody seems to have mentioned Cairo. Could Philadelphia to Cairo be a possibility?

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Re: Arabian aviation thread - 2018

Do we think Saudigulf might give Dammam-London a go with their NEOs?

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HUYfan

Re: BA 219 LHR-DEN diverts to PHX 23 July 2018.

The aircraft diverted due to weather. Wasn’t on the ground for long. Phoenix was nearest available BA destination for ground support. Crew got to their hotel in Denver at 0130 local time, a shift and a half!!

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Re: Turkish Aviation July 2018

What is the reason for Pegasus Airlines not to serve Saudi Arabia from SAW? (specially since they serve UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar). It seems like a missing opportunity there; short flights and huge O&D and connecting traffic markets. TK has multiple daily flights to the Kingdom from Istanbul....

Re: SaudiGulf orders 16 widebodies at Boeing

With them being based at Dammam, are these likely to see longhaul service from there, or are they more likely to be based at JED/RUH? Some gaps/room for growth in the Dammam network such as London, Houston, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Cebu, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong and Jakarta? Opinions? Kind r...

Re: Cathay Pacific multiple "beer related" new destinations imminent

D..... for a country that can't make beer?

Dammam, Saudi Arabia?

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HUYfan

RE: British Airways First A380 To YVR

Actually, in previous summers, 28 First seats and 104 Club seats have been offered on the double daily Jumbo. This summer, that is reduced to 14 First seats and 97 Club seats, so actually less premium seats than before. It SHOULD work June/July/August/September and I would expect May and October to ...

RE: British Airways 787 Philadelphia To London (Y)

PHL is one of the routes with round tripped bars. They remain onboard, and are restocked by the outbound crew. Therefore, they are unchilled.

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RE: AF To Cut Jobs, Long-haul Fleet And Orders

I think KLM should abandon their <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> partnership and join up with <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>/IB in <acronym title="Niagara Falls - International (IAG / KIAG), USA - New York">IAG</acronym>. Air France have a long way to go to sorting themselves...

RE: British Airways - New Long Haul/B789 Routes

Chengdu was a stinker to start with, but a couple of facts are relevant; 1. We have always said that China was a long term plan. It was never intended that <acronym title="Chengdu (- Shuangliu) (CTU / ZUUU), China">CTU</acronym> would be an overnight sucess, but that we are playing the long game and...

RE: SV: 744 Retirement, New Cabin, Other News

A twice weekly <acronym title="Dammam - King Fahd International (DMM / OEDF), Saudi Arabia">DMM</acronym>-<acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> A320 could maybe work in the summer. <acronym title="Saudi Arabian Airlines">SV</acronym> has a long history of oper...

RE: Turkish Aviation March 2015

TK adding a daily ISTANBUL <acronym title="Istanbul - Sabiha Gokcen (SAW / LTFJ), Turkey">SAW</acronym> to DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia with 737-800 equipment This is in addition to increasing <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym>-<acronym title="Dammam - King Fah...

RE: Emirates To Start 3rd Daily Flight To BHX

Didn't FCA operate 767s longhaul? Or did they all fuel drop somewhere?

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RE: Emirates To Start 3rd Daily Flight To BHX

Everyone mentions <acronym title="Bristol - Lulsgate (BRS / EGGD), United Kingdom">BRS</acronym> runway length. Is this official? Would it not be possible to operate an A330 initally, and then can a 777-200LR not make it out of <acronym title="Bristol - Lulsgate (BRS / EGGD), United Kingdom">BRS</ac...

AZ To Open MXP And VCE To AUH

From Airlineroute Alitalia in Summer 2015 season is expanding service to Abu Dhabi, with the launch of Milan Malpensa – Abu Dhabi and Venice – Abu Dhabi, starting 29MAR15. Milan Malpensa – Abu Dhabi AZ856 MXP2210 – 0615+1AUH 772 D AZ857 AUH0845 – 1325MXP 772 D Venice – Abu Dhabi AZ858 VCE2155 – 0555...

RE: BA A380 To MIA From Oct 2015

Here are the figures;

First will see a decrease, from 42 to 28 a day.

Club World will increase by 42 a day from 152 to 194.

World Traveller Plus will decrease by 2 seats a day from 112 to 110.

World Traveller will decrease by 2 a day from 608 to 606.

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RE: BA To Go 747 To DEN

World Traveller and plus loads are often overbooked and so the extra <acronym title="Nigeria Airways">WT</acronym>/+ seats will sell. Club and First on the other hand, i'm not so sure, Club is rarely booked over 40 out of 48. First I imagine will fail to sell more than 6/8 on a regular basis. I woul...

BA To Go 747 To DEN

Summer 2015 will see BA swap the 3 class 777 for a 4 class 747 on the Denver, Colorado route.

I would expect it to be the Mid-J version with fewer Club World seats.

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HUYfan

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RE: WS Announces YHZ-GLA

As with the DUB route, this is more about Toronto-Halifax-Glasgow and vice versa. There will be some pax destined to and from Halifax, but the route is primarily Toronto to Glasgow vv.

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HUYfan

RE: UAs Next International Service?

I would like to see; Manchester UK to Chicago <acronym title="Chicago - O'Hare International (ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD</acronym> Newcastle UK to Newark <acronym title="Newark - Liberty International (EWR / KEWR), USA - New Jersey">EWR</acronym> Both with the 75W Kind regards HUYfan

RE: BA B763 ARN To LHR In J

It sounds like you either; A) used to work for <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> or B) were not successful in applying for a job at <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> or C) work for easyJet Or a bit of all 3? Just curious. You do realise over 400 people have perished on flight...

RE: #1, BA LHR-WAW In J & Iihf Belarussian Ice Hockey

Great pics! <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> didn't buy larger buses because the design of the roads and buildings around terminals 1 and 3 makes them suitable. Something completely out of <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>'s control. Customer recognition is supposed to be a ...

RE: BA W14 LHR Long/Mid Haul Service Changes

As already commented, China is a long term plan. Chengdu is doing fine for a new route, and travel to that part of the world can be seasonal, which Chengdu is. It is a seasonal reduction. Just like other <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> routes that have seasonal fluctuations. I would ex...

RE: BA Unveils New Short-haul Cabin Interior

I really think people should try the new cabin before assuming it will be hideous. I have sat in the new seats and they are fantastic. Very comfortable and the legroom felt much better than the old seats. The seats are a little narrower than the converter seats, but I seriously didn't feel this was ...