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- Wed May 31, 2006 7:40 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Man Boards EZY Flight With Ammunition In Luggage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3415
RE: Man Boards EZY Flight With Ammunition In Luggage
One wonders how the man made it to the cabin in the first place 
- Wed May 31, 2006 7:15 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: If You Had 1 Billion Dollars You Would......
- Replies: 81
- Views: 4779
RE: If You Had 1 Billion Dollars You Would......
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Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 6:12 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: If You Had 1 Billion Dollars You Would......
- Replies: 81
- Views: 4779
RE: If You Had 1 Billion Dollars You Would......
I would start my small airline but because I will be so successful, it would become a very large airline a few years after commencing. I would probably start with a couple of A 320s or B 737s. I would lease them to start with. I would buy a few houses. I would definetly start a hotel chain in Turkey...
Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 5:57 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Word Game 99
- Replies: 204
- Views: 1964
RE: Word Game 99
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Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 5:29 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Turkish Airlines Start Lagos (Nigeria)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5976
RE: Turkish Airlines Start Lagos (Nigeria)
The 07:55 arrival in <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> will not give pax any good connections to Middle East/Far East or Central Asia. Most of these flights depart either during early evening hours or late at night. It is a good time for European conne...
Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 4:26 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Egyptair B777 Cairo-Sharm El Sheikh (+21 Pics)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33156
RE: Egyptair B777 Cairo-Sharm El Sheikh (+21 Pics)
Excellent report Horus.. Well done... I flew SSH -CAI last December and I am glad I did because unfortunately I took a bus between CAI and SSH on the way down which turned out to be an absolute nightmare. It took about 8 hours with two 30 minute breaks and five police controls each of which took at ...
Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 4:51 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Do You Think The 737 Is Realy A Classic Jet.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5635
RE: Do You Think The 737 Is Realy A Classic Jet.
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Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 4:30 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Airline Collectibles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1887
RE: Airline Collectibles
I also collect my boarding passes. I take small notes behind them such as tyhe A/C name and registration. Weather details, flight length, departure and arrival times and the year of the flight. Ever noticed its not written on the boarding pass? I have about 150 of them since 2001. Not bad ey? <img ...
Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 4:19 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Smaller Airplanes, Longer Routes?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1707
RE: Smaller Airplanes, Longer Routes?
TK flies 737-800s to places lile ALY, <acronym title="Tashkent - Yuzhny (TAS / UTTT), Uzbekistan">TAS</acronym>, <acronym title="Karachi - Jinnah International (Quaid-e-Azam) (KHI / OPKC), Pakistan">KHI</acronym> . It might be economical as loads on these routes would not be high to fill a 310 or a ...
Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 4:03 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Virgin Is Invading Dubai - VK To Start DXB June 2
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7226
RE: Virgin Is Invading Dubai - VK To Start DXB June 2
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- Wed May 31, 2006 2:57 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Virgin America Picture
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17502
RE: New Virgin America Picture
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Jump to post- Wed May 31, 2006 12:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Virgin America Picture
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17502
RE: New Virgin America Picture
You people really like critisizing. What exactly is wrong with the livery? It is simple and elegant. Simplicitys is good. I think the American flag in the wingtips is really a nice touch. A more complicated livery would cost more and add extra weight to the airplane. It is a low cost airline at the ...
Jump to post- Tue May 30, 2006 10:11 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: SIN-HKG On SQ (Pix)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13445
- Sat May 27, 2006 11:39 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: All Asia Pass YVR-HKG-NRT-SGN-BKK-TPE-KHH (Part 1)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10406
RE: All Asia Pass YVR-HKG-NRT-SGN-BKK-TPE-KHH (Part 1)
Great report and pictures and sorry to hear about the whole Vietnam experience. Its a country I would love to visit one day....
P.S: Funny no one spotted the "Quantas"
- Thu May 25, 2006 11:48 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: The Bravest Colour Schemes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2580
RE: The Bravest Colour Schemes
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Jump to post- Thu May 25, 2006 8:28 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: PIA Revise 'New' Schedule Again
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5065
RE: PIA Revise 'New' Schedule Again
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Jump to post- Thu May 25, 2006 8:18 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 757's In Air Jamaica Fleet? Where From?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10209
RE: 757's In Air Jamaica Fleet? Where From?
Maybe they will be codesharing with an American airline?
Jump to post- Thu May 25, 2006 3:33 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your "Most Interesting" Flights
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5508
Your "Most Interesting" Flights
It seems that many of us here are very well travelled. So we all know things don't always go very smoothly before/during/after those flights. Tell us about those flights in which you experienced extraordinary/interesting/worth sharing stuff... Here goes mine: 2 summers ago, when I was studying in Sw...
Jump to post- Thu May 25, 2006 1:32 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11269
RE: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
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Jump to post- Thu May 25, 2006 1:29 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 13 H Flight With A A-321! (+ 1 Fuel Stop)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10539
RE: 13 H Flight With A A-321! (+ 1 Fuel Stop)
I remember the Swiss charter airline"Hello" was planning to do ZRH - Mombassa on an MD-90 probably with a stop somewhere in Egypt... I don't know if they ever did it though..
Jump to post- Wed May 24, 2006 11:28 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11269
RE: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
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Jump to post- Wed May 24, 2006 11:16 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11269
RE: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
Video on www.hurriyet.com.tr . The website of the most popular Turkish newspaper...
All in Turkish but click on the link just below the main picture that says " Havalimani alev alev" (which translates to Airport in flames)
- Wed May 24, 2006 11:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11269
RE: Fire Breaks Out At Istanbul Airport
The fire apparently started at the cargo terminal right next to the international terminal. There is still a lot of black smoke coming out and the fire brigade and two fire fighting planes are also on duty. They still do not know how it exactly began but they suspect a short circuit. 3 people were i...
Jump to post- Wed May 24, 2006 9:28 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your Favourite 737 Model
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5688
RE: Your Favourite 737 Model
Gotta be the 800.... <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1027572/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1027572/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/2/7/5/1027572.jpg" alt="Click here for bigger photo!" ...
Jump to post- Wed May 24, 2006 9:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Athens Hellinikon Airport
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8696
RE: Athens Hellinikon Airport
Anyone remember the bumpy approach there? When I was an F/A for <acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym>, we were always advised to be seated 10 minutes before landing. So we had about 40 minutes to serve full meals and coffee + tea to the whole cabin. Once we even managed to serve hot towels ...
Jump to post- Wed May 24, 2006 8:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Icelandair - Present & Future
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3851
RE: Icelandair - Present & Future
One rather off topic question (related to Icelandair though). Quite a few years ago, maybe 5 or so, I remember seeing a picture of an Icelandair 757 in <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym>. And the article in the newspaper said they started flying to <acr...
Jump to post- Tue May 23, 2006 7:40 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your First 737 Flight
- Replies: 123
- Views: 8442
RE: Your First 737 Flight
IST-<acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM) (closed), Germany">MUC</acronym>-<acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> 11 December 1999 <acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym> Boe...
Jump to post- Tue May 23, 2006 7:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Lisbon - Central Europe - Moscow - Ekaterinburg
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2517
RE: Lisbon - Central Europe - Moscow - Ekaterinburg
Don't forget TK has recently started flying to Ekaterinburg....
Jump to post- Tue May 23, 2006 2:20 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Desired Route Or Routes From Your City?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 7678
RE: Desired Route Or Routes From Your City?
I would like to see the following one day: <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> - <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), ...
Jump to post- Tue May 23, 2006 2:12 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: What To Do 6-7 Hours In Dubai?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12449
- Tue May 23, 2006 2:10 am
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Favorite Aircraft
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3240
RE: Favorite Aircraft
1: 320 (would be a tough choice if it were 737NG vs 320) 2: 757 (powerful aircraft) 3: 767 (310 is my least favourite Airbus together with 300) 4: Not comparable. Apples and pears. 330 should be vs 767. The 777 is way too big to compare to the 330. 5: 380 6: 767 7: 319 (I am not planning to step a f...
Jump to post- Mon May 22, 2006 5:44 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: EWR-PBI-EWR On CO W/ Lots Of Pics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8956
RE: EWR-PBI-EWR On CO W/ Lots Of Pics
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Jump to post- Mon May 22, 2006 4:07 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: What Routes Does Saudi Airlines MD-90's Operate?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4566
RE: What Routes Does Saudi Airlines MD-90's Operate?
I used to see SV MD-90s in GVA very often...
Jump to post- Sun May 14, 2006 6:14 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Turkish Airlines Privatisation
- Replies: 68
- Views: 4597
RE: Turkish Airlines Privatisation
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Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 5:23 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Worst Economy Class Seats Ever
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20992
RE: Worst Economy Class Seats Ever
Try these between <acronym title="Frankfurt - Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / EDDF), Germany">FRA</acronym> and <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym> <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/yell.gif" alt="yell" border=0> <br><center><...
Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 5:03 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Whats Your Favourite Airport?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6977
RE: Whats Your Favourite Airport?
My top five would be: 1. <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> (home airport) 2. <acronym title="CURRENT: Munich (- Franz Josef Strauss) (MUC / EDDM), Germany AND OLD: Munich - Riem (MUC / EDDM) (closed), Germany">MUC</acronym> (very efficient, easy to con...
Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 4:58 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Favourite A330 Livery?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3235
RE: Favourite A330 Livery?
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Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 4:51 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Your Quickest Flight?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 8239
RE: Your Quickest Flight?
Olympic Airways flight from ATH to JMK. About 22 minutes on an ATR-72.
Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 4:27 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Turkish Airlines Privatisation
- Replies: 68
- Views: 4597
RE: Turkish Airlines Privatisation
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Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 4:19 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Great SN Brussels TV Ad!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3342
RE: Great SN Brussels TV Ad!
Very creative ad, though if my wife was giving birth, I would not be in an airplane 
- Sat May 13, 2006 4:08 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: BJV-IST On AtlasJet's Brand New CRJ-900 (w/ Pics)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7335
RE: BJV-IST On AtlasJet's Brand New CRJ-900 (w/ Pi
Ca2oHP and Flieger67: <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym> is a wonderful city. It really is a perfect harmony of the east and west. Though it is mostly west now. It is a vast city with a population around 13-15 million and a city that does not sleep. The...
Jump to post- Sat May 13, 2006 1:55 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: BJV-IST On AtlasJet's Brand New CRJ-900 (w/ Pics)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7335
RE: BJV-IST On AtlasJet's Brand New CRJ-900 (w/ Pics)
Selam Emre,
Thanks for the info. I have taken quite a few flights since this runway has been in use but for the first time we used this approach. It really is breathtaking....
- Fri May 12, 2006 10:31 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: BJV-IST On AtlasJet's Brand New CRJ-900 (w/ Pics)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7335
BJV-IST On AtlasJet's Brand New CRJ-900 (w/ Pics)
Hi everyone, This is my first trip report. More importantly my very first post on A.net. A former Turkish Airlines cabin crew and a frequent flyer here...I have been visiting A.net for many years and I finally decided to sign up. My very first post will be my most recent flight from Bodrum to Istanb...
Jump to post- Fri May 10, 2002 7:50 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: Worst F Class In The World?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6956
RE: Worst F Class In The World?
I might be bashed for saying this but <acronym title="Singapore Airlines">SQ</acronym> F class between <acronym title="Singapore - Changi (SIN / WSSS), Singapore">SIN</acronym> and <acronym title="Kuala Lumpur - International (Sepang) (KUL / WMKK), Malaysia">KUL</acronym> must be the worst out there...
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