If the ticket is booked as one ticket on LX and WK you should be fine- 5 years ago I made a 50 minute connection going VCE-ZRH-BOS and my luggage actually made it onto the BOS flight. It might be a little tight and you might have to move quickly in the airport but otherwise you should be fine. 50 m...
Jump to postPersonally, if you got an international to Schengen transfer, I'd go for at least three hours, same with Schengen to international transfers. You're arriving in a Schengen country and continue to another Schengen country, so you have to clear passport control at the first port of entry (in this case...
Jump to postChrist. If you need a puppy to leave the house, you don’t belong in an airliner. What about blind people, who rely on service dogs to guide them??? I know, this is about an emotional support animasl, but that statement of yours makes it suggest that if you rely on any animal to get through your day...
Jump to postAnd even if they were launching MGA, wasn't that going to be a triangular flight via GUA anyway? If so, wouldn't the crew change occur in GUA? The well being of Iberia's staff is not the decision behind the cancellation of planned service to MGA, as you well say, layover would have been in Guatemal...
Jump to postNicaragua: MGA: launch cancelled b/c of the turmoil there Not unexpected. Given the political and the security situation, it would be unwise to launch flights to MGA at this time, even if that same crew was doing the return to MAD. I just have to think about what people said about CCS, where IB cre...
Jump to postYou are wrong. Every airport in the US forces non-precleared international arrivals to go to the CBP desks. The jetway forks into two separate doors when you reach the terminal. These corridors are typically not shown on airport maps because they're not publicly accessible except when you arrive on...
Jump to postAs far as I know, the brand new Airbus 350 hasn't ever landed in Central America yet. It depends on which definition of Central America you are using, historical or geographical. If historical I'd think you are right, if geographical then no, one was in Belize a few days ago with the president (I t...
Jump to postI just read a tweet, where GUA apparently lost FAA category 1 and therefore cannot start more flights into the US. Can anyone confirm this?
Jump to postBy the way, since the other party was recording the conversation, does it makes it legal for you to also record the call in Germany? Would telling them you are recording be enough? I don't think they would care. I'm no attorney, I just know the legal situation because I was confronted with it mysel...
Jump to postDoes anyone have any insight knowledge of the rumored future AV hub in GUA? Like I said, it is just a rumor and the director of the airport in Guatemala also mentioned it. However, his comment could mean that he misunderstood that the airline was only going to establish a focus city (which it alrea...
Jump to postI’m curious about Germany, if you obtain consent from the other party, can you go ahead with recording? Yes. You can start the recording while asking for consent. If he denies it, the recording is illegal and thus inadmissible as evidence in court. Therefore, the recording must then be ended immedi...
Jump to postAdvice: record your calls with the airline whenever you have a problem. If I had done that the credit card company could have accepted my claim right away and it would be much stronger evidence in case I had to go to court. While that is a good idea in principle, in some parts of the world (e.g. Ge...
Jump to postjuanchito wrote:With the current situation in Nicaragua, this is not surprising at all. Jump to postIberia has officially postpone MGA flights via GUA.
https://www.iberia.com/gt/latest-update-of-our-flights/
https://www.teletica.com/200283_huelga-de-controladores-retraso-la-salida-de-al-menos-siete-vuelos-en-aeropuerto-juan-santamaria This morning there has been a strike by air traffic controllers in Costa Rica, which delayed flights by Condor, United, American and Copa. They protested against article 1...
Jump to postI have 2. 1. In Costa Rica: Líneas Aéreas Costarricences S.A., aka Lacsa. But that would take more than a bundle to buy back those name rights from Avianca. 2. In Germany: LTU International Airways. If that brand could be bought out from the assets to be liquidated from AB, then maybe in some way, L...
Jump to postThe engines are all the same on the DC-10; probably a visual illusion due to the long cowl thru the fin. Although, it could be a rearrangement of the accessory case on #2. The L-1011 engine cannot be seen from outside, it’s buried in the tail. The L-1011 has an S-duct (from the looks of it, so does...
Jump to postI think the airport construction project must be taken away from the airport operating company. They are neither qualified nor capable to build a new airport as has been proven. (But they are quite good at operating airports and developing the business to be fair) So select a pro building company a...
Jump to postVolaris (Costa Rica) has recently suspended service to MGA, while CM and AV continue flying there. From what I was told in the Central America thread, CM is trying to make sure that none of their crew overnights in MGA though, for said security concerns.
Jump to postAlways take at least three hours for connections when coming off an international flight. I once had a two-hour connection (though that was in MEX) and almost missed it. I also recommend DFW, especially if the connection is international to international. If you got an eligible passport, chances are...
Jump to postDo not expect European politicians to behave rationally, not even German. Much less German politicians, especially in the current situation where the federal government may be about to collapse, with the prospect of early elections looming (but that's because of the immigration situation, not the t...
Jump to postSanctions against Airbus are also sanctions against the US companies and workers that make up half the content of Airbus products. And that is another point to consider. If the EU, despite my predictions, does go ahead and forces Airbus to do business with Iran, this could also have a significant i...
Jump to postAirbus is so dear to EU leaders, particularly French and German, that they would defend it with countermeasures. If USA stops Airbus sales to the US, for sure no Boeing will be delivered to Europe. That's all cheap populism. Let's face it, if Airbus is told to disregard the sanctions, and then the ...
Jump to postDo they really want to risk an economic crisis if companies like e.g. PSA Does PSA even use any American parts? It only has Opel/Vauxhall from the former GM brands and the rest of the PSA lineup doesn't get sold to the USA anyway (they would be unlikely to be popular anyway). They probably do, we d...
Jump to postIt was to be expected. And whatever talk there was by the EU to force companies to disregard the US sanctions, I don't buy that. To me, that's just cheap populism that will lead them nowhere and won't ever happen. Do they really want to risk an economic crisis if companies like e.g. PSA, Airbus, etc...
Jump to postI remember the 5Y 747 (from pictures, I didn't yet return full time to Costa Rica). Back then I was even surprised about them having passenger aircraft in the first place. Anyway, about that charter from Destinos TV: https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/jose-cortes-vuelo-de-ticos-a-rusia-se-cancelo/ The...
Jump to posthttps://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/pasajeros-furiosos-por-retraso-de-vuelo-a-rusia/ So once again charter flights in a bad light. Due to missing authorisation by DGAC, a charter flight from SJO to Russia is being delayed. Apparently, the flight that was organised by DestinosTV, has yet to deliver all ...
Jump to postAA has just suspended MGA due to the current crisis: http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1396381 On Twitter, CM has been denying that they're suspending MGA as well, reaffirming their commitment to all the flights to MGA. That said, I doubt that will last long, given the security...
Jump to postRegardless of our feelings, if the insurer says it's too expensive to repair, then it will be written off and scrapped. My question is, how this will impact operations for those Jump destinations, such as SJO. Does LH have any spare aircraft for Jump?
Jump to postMy first flight: SJO-PTY, September 1987. What I'm not sure is if the flight was with LR or with CM and if it was on a 727 or 737. Whatever the airline and equipment, my first flight was definitely on a Boeing.
Jump to postFirst ever flight: SJO-PTY, September 1987, presumably on LR (I was 4 years old, so obviously nobody remembers back then if it was on CM or LR, much less me)
First transatlantic flight: MIA-HAM, February 1989, on LT
First domestic flight: FRA-HAM, February 2010, on LH
sabby wrote:Jailed and placed on any national and international no-fly-list. Jump to postFined ? Threatening to kill is a felony isn't it ? She should be jailed where she belongs !
That's odd. I faintly remember that the departure out of CUR ended up being a very short flight, and CUR-PTY is obviously longer than CUR-CCS. I just wished I had a KL timetable from that time with me, or even whatever remains of that ticket.
Jump to postDo you happen to have an SJO timetable from January/February 1990? Specifically where KL is mentioned? If I remember correctly, back then, our route was AMS-CUR-CCS-SJO, but recently I always have doubts about that (plus we probably no longer have even the boarding cards with us).
Jump to postWhen I drive through that city, the federal buildings / areas are a bright spot compared to the blight that is present in so many other parts of the city. In my view the federal government of Germany is still way more capable than the red idiots in the Red City Hall. The federal government in Germa...
Jump to postBerlin to me has all the "prestige" of Maduro's Venezuela. Lots of "projects" there have little utility aside from lining the pockets of kleptocrats. Main train station was built without customers in mind. Cold as can be for much of the year thanks to the design. Roof one third ...
Jump to postWhat do you make of such move by CAAC? Do you think it would work to deter passengers from unruly behavior during air travel? Nice idea, I'd personally support that, but I fear it won't work in practice. Try that in the US (because it's more likely there IMO than in Europe) and you'd have groups li...
Jump to postGlass fibre lines of Vodafone have been targets of anarchist destruction as well. Vodafone's landline division used to be known as Arcor, which was a joint venture, among others, by Deutsche Bahn (specifically the former DBKom), Deutsche Bank (hence the lawsuit vs Josef Ackermann back in the day) a...
Jump to postEK 59 has been divered to DUS, EK 61 is currently over Romania, and Flightradar24 isn't saying anything about a diversion and neither does EK on Twitter. I checked the flight status on EK's website and it says EK 59 will fly DUS-HAM tomorrow at 06:00 hrs CEST and EK 61 will be divered to FRA, contin...
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/HamburgAirport/status/1003261163600261120 So just now they're reporting on Twitter that police has closed the access roads to the departures area. Since both regular city buses and coaches depart from the arrivals area, it won't affect bus service as I mentioned. That being said,...
Jump to postQuite the scandal, losing power more than a few minutes, points to a sub par electrical infrastructure without necessary redundancies Even with the necessary redundancies, such a mishap has been known to happen in other bigger airports. Remember the power outage in ATL a while back?? That said, I w...
Jump to postI can't say for sure but I imagine this is similar to my VIE-FRA-PHL where the FRA-ZRH portion of your flight is like a domestic US flight, as Switzerland is Schengen I believe. Security wise I don't know but you would think that the FRA screening is enough and you wouldn't have to do it again in Z...
Jump to postFor the return, again, if it's one ticket then the OS-LH connection will see your bags checked through. Your VIE-FRA flight is intra-Schengen so you will only undergo security screening at VIE, then emigration control at FRA. It's best to assume that there will be another security check there as we...
Jump to postI suppose that will be the afternoon flight, not the evening one, right?? Anyway, my former boss has been saying all along that EK would eventually come to HAM, and he was right about that. Only question: Has HAM built an A380-ready gate since I left over a year and a half ago? Last time I saw EK in...
Jump to postAbout time that DE starts renewing their widebody fleet. Sure, the 767 has served them well since they got rid of the DC-10s but it's time to get new aircraft.
The A330NEO or perhaps a 787-9 would probably be indeed a good fit for DE. An A350 may be somewhat overkill though.
it's forbidden to ride the metro with suitcases/baggage. Then they will have to change the rules, at least for line 2. In Hamburg, when they built the S-Bahn from Ohlsdorf to HAM, you'll see many people coming back and forth anywhere with luggage in the train. Then again, the S-Bahn in Hamburg (and...
Jump to postThe extension of the 2 line of the metro to the airport has not been started nor awarded to any company. But the licitation has started, so they need to evaluate and select the builders. I thought they already have construction of the viaduct to PTY under way? When I was in a taxi on the way to PTY...
Jump to postPrivatization early on would have ensured correct planning and execution at BER since no private enterprise would have ever been willing and able to sink that much money into the job site. But privatisation usually means the government is giving up power. While I'm very skeptical about it with Deut...
Jump to postRainer Dünnbrettbohrer, um Bretschneider :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: People who used to sit on the board in the past had the same background and basic issue of never having dealt with a project this size. The BER project is a very expensive sandbox, but the worst part is that no learning / growth occur...
Jump to postLatest News from the BER Terminal. German TUEV insoection results Comes to the conclusion that the terminal "Fails operational stability For instance is the upgrading of the wires and cables System 11 months behind schedule. Further delays on top of that might happen with a 50% probability BBI...
Jump to postFrom my experience (and as long as everything is in the same ticket/itinerary): 1. You'll likely get an ITI sticker on your passport during the security interview/check-in and a tag that indicates that your bag is NOT to be returned to you at DFW (at least as long as you check in directly with AA, a...
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