Question re flight numbers
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Question re flight numbers
I hope this is the right forum to try, so here goes.
Bored senseless and with time to spare, I decided to make a list of airlines that I've traveled with since my first flight on an SAS Caravelle back in '69.
Three flights have me stumped:
ZR122, destination Aalborg, August 26
QI1223, destination Newcastle, November 5
SN869, destination Bilbao, August 6.
Unfortunately no year on the boarding card.
Anyone?
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Bored senseless and with time to spare, I decided to make a list of airlines that I've traveled with since my first flight on an SAS Caravelle back in '69.
Three flights have me stumped:
ZR122, destination Aalborg, August 26
QI1223, destination Newcastle, November 5
SN869, destination Bilbao, August 6.
Unfortunately no year on the boarding card.
Anyone?
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I hope this is the right forum to try, so here goes.
Bored senseless and with time to spare, I decided to make a list of airlines that I've traveled with since my first flight on an SAS Caravelle back in '69.
Three flights have me stumped:
ZR122, destination Aalborg, August 26
QI1223, destination Newcastle, November 5
SN869, destination Bilbao, August 6.
Unfortunately no year on the boarding card.
Anyone?
Per
Bored senseless and with time to spare, I decided to make a list of airlines that I've traveled with since my first flight on an SAS Caravelle back in '69.
Three flights have me stumped:
ZR122, destination Aalborg, August 26
QI1223, destination Newcastle, November 5
SN869, destination Bilbao, August 6.
Unfortunately no year on the boarding card.
Anyone?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...nes_of_Denmark
https://www.planespotters.net/airlin...-%28Denmark%29
https://www.jetphotos.com/airline/Muk%20Air
Airbanda correct re. Sabena (SN) and Cimber Air (QI)
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Thanks guys, much appreciated, I can now complete my list on Excel.
By the way, the Muk Air flight was on one of those flying matchboxes, a Short of sorts.
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By the way, the Muk Air flight was on one of those flying matchboxes, a Short of sorts.
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I'm guessing to help passengers, more easily associate their airline in examples such as EZY rather than U2, TOM instead of BY (BY being for Britannia which anyone under 40 may not link - TUI is used by TUI Germany as their ICAO code so can't be used for TUI UK
And why do some airlines have the return flight no as one higher than the outward, and some one lower?
e.g.
EK9 DXB-LGW
EK10 LGW-DXB (return of same aircraft)
SQ52 SIN-MAN
SQ51 MAN-SIN
e.g.
EK9 DXB-LGW
EK10 LGW-DXB (return of same aircraft)
SQ52 SIN-MAN
SQ51 MAN-SIN
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Regarding IATA/ICAO codes (depending on airport) it is the airline's preference as to whether they wish to have IATA or ICAO codes on FIDS. The airline will usually want the code to reflect what is shown on the boarding pass issued. So for example, EasyJet and TUI UK boarding passes have their ICAO prefix, it then makes sense for the airport to display ICAO prefix for said airlines.
I've noticed at some Aena airports particularly AGP, only ICAO codes are shown on the FIDS. However this could've course changed since 2 years ago.
I've noticed at some Aena airports particularly AGP, only ICAO codes are shown on the FIDS. However this could've course changed since 2 years ago.
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So far I have listed 68 different airlines, I know there's more from China early 90'ies, but the boarding cards only says CAAC, not the name of the actual airline, and I'll be damned if I remember. Sometimes they gave a 4-digit flight number, other times not at all.
I've also listed 43 different types of aircrafts, I have not considered the different sub models, hence a B737, or an A340 is only listed once.
Must dig for more boarding cards in my, eh, archives.
I am turning into a sad old git.
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Different airlines have different policies as regards flight numbers. As said some use even outbound, odd inbound (or vice versa). Some do even for northbound and westbound, odd for eastbound and southbound, or any variation of that. All depends. Many airlines use alpha numeric callsigns with ATC so the flight number on your ticket is totally different from the aircraft callsign. E.G. Aer Lingus DUB-LAX is EI145 on the ticket, EIN1AK on the airwaves.
There's a few nerdy ones out there. The BA LHR-SEA flight is BAW5EA (5 looking like an "S"), so the flight ident looks like it's spelling SEA on the radar screen.
Yes I'm sad enough to notice these things when the aircraft pop up on my screen.
There's a few nerdy ones out there. The BA LHR-SEA flight is BAW5EA (5 looking like an "S"), so the flight ident looks like it's spelling SEA on the radar screen.
Yes I'm sad enough to notice these things when the aircraft pop up on my screen.
Go figure.
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I don't really know why IATA codes are still used for anything these days, what with 'controlled duplicates' and others that bear no resemblance to the airline or airport name. Just scrap them.
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Aer Lingus use even numbers for east bound flights and odd for west bound.
The difference between the flight number and the ATC Callsign is to stop confusion. For example, BA may have flight BA601 and Easyjet may have flight EZY601. They may also both in the air at the same time, so if they both use the flight number as a call sign then the chance of confusion on the radio is super high and poses a safety risk, so they change it. For example (and these are made up) the BA becomes speedbird 6AB and the Easyjet 6RT.
The difference between the flight number and the ATC Callsign is to stop confusion. For example, BA may have flight BA601 and Easyjet may have flight EZY601. They may also both in the air at the same time, so if they both use the flight number as a call sign then the chance of confusion on the radio is super high and poses a safety risk, so they change it. For example (and these are made up) the BA becomes speedbird 6AB and the Easyjet 6RT.
The difference between the flight number and the ATC Callsign is to stop confusion. For example, BA may have flight BA601 and Easyjet may have flight EZY601. They may also both in the air at the same time, so if they both use the flight number as a call sign then the chance of confusion on the radio is super high and poses a safety risk, so they change it. For example (and these are made up) the BA becomes speedbird 6AB and the Easyjet 6RT.