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Odds n Sods
The title is an English reference to 'Odds and Ends'.
I have often seen airline related news items that did not need a whole thread and might be just for amusement or passing information. Also, many things go into the Airlines, Airports & Routes forum and might be missed in here. So this thread is aimed as being a catch all for one line items, humour and so forth. My opening gambit is that I am fed up with seeing articles 'How to prevent/cure jet lag'. :ugh: They are simply trying to sell you something or fill space. On the occasions I am changing several time zones - I deal with the jet lag as and when, by sensible scheduling. As I get older jet lag becomes more of a problem but I have more time to snooze! |
Only way to do long haul is sitting in a comfy seat, watching movies and drinking champagne. :D
My pet peeve are articles about "how to guarantee an upgrade" (hint. Pay for it) or "the things that annoy cabin crew the most" (hint. Passengers :D ) |
It is amazing that they are still recycling those stupid 'free upgrade' items. They have nothing new to say. The articles about Cabin Crew are always marked with hyperbole to catch attention for all the adverts, nothing else.
I cannot recall the last time I needed to use the seat call button but some people seem to have their finger resting on it at all times. |
they're click bait or similar - all the poor SLF dream of an upgrade it almost never happens - like a lottery win - but people like to read about it and dream
In many years of traveling I've had one - and that was because the airline had screwed up the numbers in Slave Class. |
I once was upgraded to first . Something I ate, made me sick through most of the flight.
Upgrades are not always what they are cracked up to be... |
I have had two upgrades when flying in the back. One BA out of Delhi circa 2004, one on TWA St Louis to Little Rock after inbound flights had been delayed in JFK meaning a missed connection. As others have said, find the money and pay for ticket. I am lucky to have been upgraded from Business to First on a number of occasions with my companies favoured carriers LH, SQ, EK, but this is easier to accomplish than the initial upgrade.
As for Jet Lag get the best seat you can afford and on arrival try and stay awake until back on local time. Cheer Mr Mac mm |
It is always 'interesting' that, in arrivals, folks will abandon their trolly to run into the arms of their family/friend who have ducked under the barrier to reach them, thus making two 'lumps' of congestion in the pathway. I saw this again at LHR T5 last Sunday morning. This happens with such regularity at LHR, I wonder if it happens at other airports? Or, do they have a better 'out flow' system that limits such actions?
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Sites that specialise in flyer points now assessing the changes BA made to the Avios system last week - especially with the 2-4-1 credit card vouchers. If you are laying plans, you may wish to check the announcment and changes.
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I was checking out options in the Far East when I saw something called the Value Alliance. So I looked at their route map and this is a screen shot. If they cannot make their map display in my browser of choice - I am not going to travel with them.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5f0178765c.png |
It's upside down. :O
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as any Australian would tell you that's a clear statement of Northern Hemsiphereism Dave
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After a shambles by a well know german airline last week, i was rebooked onto Kuwait Airways and overall was pleasantly surprised. However during a transfer at Kuwait City, security decided to relieve me of 2 packets of AA and AAA batteries (20 in each) leaving me 8 in total. New rule or did they need some batteries.
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Originally Posted by PAXboy
(Post 11350847)
BBC:Airport security 100ml liquid rule to be scrapped
BBC 17th Dec 2022 |
Originally Posted by clareprop
(Post 11358752)
I can see this is going to be fun. Apparently, in the beginning, some lanes will allow +100ml and some won't because they won't have the equipment installed - how do you pack for that? . Then, of course, what happens when transiting through airports that still have the 100ml rule?
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I saw this today. Airline told her that her bag was with the third party in a warehouse waiting to be forwarded to her. But the AirTag said otherwise and she tracked it down.Some airlines do have a reputation.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3f51adf04d.png |
Originally Posted by clareprop
(Post 11358752)
I can see this is going to be fun. Apparently, in the beginning, some lanes will allow +100ml and some won't because they won't have the equipment installed - how do you pack for that? . Then, of course, what happens when transiting through airports that still have the 100ml rule?
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Originally Posted by PAXboy
(Post 11344513)
It is always 'interesting' that, in arrivals, folks will abandon their trolly to run into the arms of their family/friend who have ducked under the barrier to reach them, thus making two 'lumps' of congestion in the pathway. I saw this again at LHR T5 last Sunday morning. This happens with such regularity at LHR, I wonder if it happens at other airports? Or, do they have a better 'out flow' system that limits such actions?
This layout seems to work quite well - everybody waiting gets a good view of who's coming through the door and the layout with the chairs seems to encourage the waiting families to chill out a bit and the ramps have tall perspex bannisters to discourage folks from climbing onto the ramp and are also high enough that they can't be used as leaning posts either so there's nobody obscuring the line of sight & kids are kept out of the way of the trolleys. A couple of times there was also overhead screens listing the flights that had landed and estimates of where the passengers & luggage were in the system - deplaning, immigration, baggage reclaim, customs etc. I don't recall seeing these the last couple of times I so that may have disappeared, but on the whole I generally find arriving at Pearson [for personal reasons] fairly painless. |
Bemused to see advert for a Cabin Bag that is self powered and will follow you around, when wearing an arm band. It will also BlueTooth to your phone if out of distance. It looks very smart but the empty weight is 6Kg. I guess that, if you are travelling in F, that might not be a problem. Nor might the £500+ cost.
Has anyone seen one of these at first hand? |
PAXboy
No not yet, but will advise when, and if I do. Seems a bizarre bit of kit though, and as you say heavy, though £500 is still a lot cheaper than a certain bag maker beginning with the letter R !! Cheers Mr Mac |
So an unattended/unaccompanied bag at an airport!!!!
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Ah .. a self-propelled case that could be 'driven remotely' into a crowd? Good plan.
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I thought the Age of buying expensive luggage for scheduled flights was long gone. You want something as strong and as light as possible and it should look like you've had it for years. I have a vile design soft sider that takes a tonn (or tonne) of stuff and is so horrific I can spot it a continent away and no-one, but no-one, would do anything but recoil in horror.
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Having not been to the USA since 2007, I had to complete ESTA applications for the first time.
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Just completed the US Visa application (having been to Cuba in the last 11 years we cannot use an ESTA) and came across the same problem - only way to continue was to give details of a hotel we may be staying in in 6 months.
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always choose the Airport Hotel................
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That is very neat advice Asturias56.
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I see a report that the EU 'Entry Exit System' EES for non-EU travellers has been postponed until after the Summer 2023 travel period.
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I've checked this with S.o.S. before postin for, as a rule, PPRuNe does not allow the same topic in two threads. I have put this in Heathrow but that forum will not be read by all SLF. This is a story from a friend of mine:
I was involved in a parking scam at Heathrow Airport. Basically, you leave your car with a driver inside the terminal and they take your car, store it, and are there to meet you when you land, with your keys. Awesome. Now, I had used these people before, but on our return from zzzzzz, we were told there’s a problem and our car was stuck in the secure parking. So we immediately thought that we were being told a load of bollocks and we contacted the police and our insurance. This was on the 3rd of January. We got assigned a police officer called Mike and he called us every few days saying he was still looking for our beautiful Ford Ranger. His problem was that some 75 cars had gone in this scam. It turns out, most Meet and Greet companies don’t have any storage facilities at all. They leave your car in a field or parked by the side of the road, or anywhere that won’t attract a fine. (So beware.) Turns out that while we were away for Christmas, these bastards threw everyone’s keys in the bin and took all the money and ran. Leaving everyone thinking their cars were stolen. This morning Mike told me that he and his team had found over 60 of the missing cars. This afternoon he found mine. I know the Metropolitan Police are understaffed, f**ked over by our government policies and mismanaged, but they still try. And our super cop Mike, is the cops cop. He will never read this, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart for finding our RAID truck. You are a bloody legend. Thank you to you and all the amazing police I met in the last few days. You guys rock. I found them on a compare site. They were called Heathrow Meet and Greet, and they gave the car to a sub contractor called White Line (don’t laugh). The police told me not to trust anyone but the official Heathrow parking or Purple Parking. There’s a huge amount of investigation going on regarding this. |
I've just had an advert stuck into my FB feed that shows the 'perfect' rollabout carry-on. Demonstrating it's power pack to charge your phone and how the handle acts to prop your phone (hopefully with headphones), The demonstrating person proudly shows the case standing upright and how, on the large side, there was a flip down Cup Holder. The Americans are wonderful people ...
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I think its a Winnebago...................
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FRA
Face-scanning technology will be implemented across all terminals and airlines at Frankfurt Airport, enabling a seamless travel experience from check-in to boarding. This solution will be rolled out and available to all interested airlines at the airport.The implementation will see additional biometric touchpoints installed by spring 2023. From enrollment at a kiosk or counter, to pre-security automated gates and self-boarding gates, passengers can use biometric technology to seamlessly pass through each stage of the journey by simply scanning their face. |
"enabling a seamless travel experience "
Ahh something to brighten the mid week blues ;) |
PowerPack luggage is severely disapproved by some regulators IIRC.
I would not wish to fly a plane with a few of those loaded down below. |
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London City start this ball rolling.
London City Airport has scrapped the 100ml liquid limits rule in hand luggage just in time for the Easter school holidays. The east London airport will be the first in the UK to make the changes to the restrictions, which have been in place since 2006. This is thanks to new high-tech CT machines, similar to ones used in hospitals, which will replace old scanners. They’re able to produce a high-resolution 3D scan of passengers’ bags, meaning staff can easily inspect them from all angles. Instead of 100ml, the liquid limit will now be two litres in hand luggage. Passengers will also no longer have to place creams and cosmetic items in a plastic bag when going through security. This also applies to laptops in the new scheme, which won’t need to be removed from flyers’ bags to be scanned separately. |
I recall flying out of Gatwick a couple years ago and the security line I happened to be in was instructed not to take laptops, tablets, phones etc out of our hand baggage as a new machine was being trialled that didn't require it.
Was the trial successful? As it happened, I was pulled up anyway when the x-ray machine revealed a suspicious object in my bag. I don't think they see many frittate at LGW. :O |
Try going through Sheremetyevo with several rolls of fridge magnets................. :(
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