EK layovers
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LHR, MAN, GLA, CDG, LIS, ROME, FRA, BUD, VIE, WAW, HKG, PER, SYD, ADD, ABJ, EZE, JFK, CPH, BRU are just some I can think of and I'm sure there're more. Certainly not the majority of places we go to for sure but still nice even if you miss the booze and get a free bacon nutty next day. You should be more appreciative of the small things you get in life......my wife is
LHR, MAN, GLA, CDG, LIS, ROME, FRA, BUD, VIE, WAW, HKG, PER, SYD, ADD, ABJ, EZE, JFK, CPH, BRU are just some I can think of and I'm sure there're more. Certainly not the majority of places we go to for sure but still nice even if you miss the booze and get a free bacon nutty next day. You should be more appreciative of the small things you get in life......my wife is
Personally, I rather pay 10 Euro for a nice breakfast and have the beers for free at night.
But the saying says they are powered by rice right?
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Harry TC - re Elvis Bar
Ah, you're clearly a new joiner (!) - there WAS an Elvis Bar in SIN, 10 min walk from the Carlton along Beach Rd, which was THE place to go for EK,BA,KLM,QF crews after refuelling at Fatty's. It rocked, literally, every night for about four years before closing inexplicably, in around 2000.
Ah, you're clearly a new joiner (!) - there WAS an Elvis Bar in SIN, 10 min walk from the Carlton along Beach Rd, which was THE place to go for EK,BA,KLM,QF crews after refuelling at Fatty's. It rocked, literally, every night for about four years before closing inexplicably, in around 2000.
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Mate, not a good idea. They clean their pants in those rice cookers/kettles. I ain't eating no brown rice!
Harry
Mate, not a good idea. They clean their pants in those rice cookers/kettles. I ain't eating no brown rice!
Harry
1. No extra roll of toilet paper
2. Batteries in the tv remote missing
3. Coffee pot always had the hint of 3 consecutive day worn panty hose
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If you want to save money on the layover, make nice with the slightly pudgy asian cabin crew. 5 to 1 odds all she's packed is a rice cooker, a 3kg sack of basmati, and charging cables for all her devices. For the price of your wifi code you'll be well fed for your 24 hour stay.
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For old times sake... some of the best layovers I have had with EK before it got all too serious... 4 days in Nice, sit on the beach on the Promenade D'Anglais one day and go skiing in Isola 2000 the next and the 5 day Jo'burgs... did 2 separate safari trips to Kruger National Park with the crew.
Ah yes... now that what was seeing the world!.... damn, the alarm just went off, been out of the flight deck for 14 hrs time to go flying again.
Ah yes... now that what was seeing the world!.... damn, the alarm just went off, been out of the flight deck for 14 hrs time to go flying again.
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As a former London resident you can expect to get LHR/LGW pre-assigned 2-3 times monthly. All London layovers are at least 48 hours.
No, of course not...
In the 3 years my home country has been served by EK I have managed to get the flight about 3-4 times, in spite of always having it as my top request in the bid system. Of course, with 10-11 daily flights the chance would be a bit higher but then there are also many more UK passport holders to compete with...
Also, from what I hear the London flights are pretty packed so even if you manage to get more than 2 days off in a row, you probably will have a hard time going home as passenger as well.
If getting London flights (on/off duty) is important to you, donīt....
No, of course not...
In the 3 years my home country has been served by EK I have managed to get the flight about 3-4 times, in spite of always having it as my top request in the bid system. Of course, with 10-11 daily flights the chance would be a bit higher but then there are also many more UK passport holders to compete with...
Also, from what I hear the London flights are pretty packed so even if you manage to get more than 2 days off in a row, you probably will have a hard time going home as passenger as well.
If getting London flights (on/off duty) is important to you, donīt....
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Dhc, not sure if you're joking? But to answer seriously,
Casa is about 20hrs when you factor in travel etc, the hotel is not good. Algiers is a nice hotel (by African standards,) and very unusual in that there are some 48hr layovers because it is not a daily operation. Tunis now not a layover I believe.
Casa is about 20hrs when you factor in travel etc, the hotel is not good. Algiers is a nice hotel (by African standards,) and very unusual in that there are some 48hr layovers because it is not a daily operation. Tunis now not a layover I believe.
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