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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Apr 2024, 18:04
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

This sounds like a new kind of misery being...

This sounds like a new kind of misery being inflicted by the staff of the new scanners.

BBC Web News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68770727)


... should have been handled...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2024, 11:11
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

Checking in for a BA flight, I see that they have...

Checking in for a BA flight, I see that they have still not updated this information. Comair has been gone three years? Sun-Air? The South African version must be more than 15? Not April 1st as I've...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Mar 2024, 12:25
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

The flights worked out OK and we had resonable...

The flights worked out OK and we had resonable seats. The BA T5 South Lounge was good and both flights on time. On the return, the Saga lounge in KEF that (I think) most C class pax go, was one of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Feb 2024, 16:12
Replies: 30
Views: 2,784
Posted By PAXboy

I agree with TCU that walking across the tarmac...

I agree with TCU that walking across the tarmac at CPT - in either direction is always good. My early experience of rear stairs was in SAA 727s in the 1970s. Then a couple in the USA but I cannot...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Feb 2024, 16:09
Replies: 30
Views: 3,336
Posted By PAXboy

wub Thanks for the warning to avoid BS 787s too,...

wub Thanks for the warning to avoid BS 787s too, Really nasty non-view.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Feb 2024, 21:00
Replies: 30
Views: 3,336
Posted By PAXboy

Some designers have proposed walls of screens. I...

Some designers have proposed walls of screens. I suspect they might be heavier than the current layout, even allowing for the changes not to have windows.

Given the regularity of IFE systems...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Feb 2024, 20:47
Replies: 30
Views: 3,336
Posted By PAXboy

I have had two round trips LHR-JNB on the 787....

I have had two round trips LHR-JNB on the 787. Both crews have said that it could not be done. I am always polite to CC. I recall one of the crew saying that - if I held the button down long enoug,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Feb 2024, 20:03
Replies: 30
Views: 3,336
Posted By PAXboy

Don't get me started .... :mad: But you have. ...

Don't get me started .... :mad: But you have.

I also have experienced this problem with VS 787. JNB is a regular port of call for me and I, too, like to see the African night and dawn. With...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jan 2024, 17:08
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

True. I have usually found excellent service and...

True. I have usually found excellent service and they respond well to a breakdown - but their reward vouchers usually arrive after the main holiday and expire before the next main holiday.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Jan 2024, 21:30
Replies: 61
Views: 8,598
Posted By PAXboy

I have only travelled on the VS 787 and I hate it...

I have only travelled on the VS 787 and I hate it for one simple reason. They electronically lock the windows at night. I cannot see out when I want to. In the morning, they have them show false...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Jan 2024, 10:29
Replies: 61
Views: 8,598
Posted By PAXboy

I would say that's right. Some of my family and...

I would say that's right. Some of my family and friends ask me about which carrier to use and one nervous flyer asks me if I would travel on the aircraft she intends to book.

I also check the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Jan 2024, 03:27
Replies: 61
Views: 8,598
Posted By PAXboy

This information is from the website of FR24. I...

This information is from the website of FR24. I think they are known as a reliable source of fleet data.

Which airlines operate the 737-9 MAX?...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Dec 2023, 10:48
Replies: 36
Views: 4,535
Posted By PAXboy

A friend has just orderd a hard side case that is...

A friend has just orderd a hard side case that is a spinner - but - the wheels can be removed once you reach the bag drop. As most spinners have the wheels as their weak point, this could be good. I...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Dec 2023, 19:03
Replies: 36
Views: 4,535
Posted By PAXboy

The finest case ever has these wheels. They are...

The finest case ever has these wheels. They are 15cm / 6" in diameter and are protected by the guard plates - which take the damage. I bought this in Munich in 1999 and have never seen it on sale...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Nov 2023, 17:40
Replies: 15
Views: 2,334
Posted By PAXboy

Sometime in the mid-90s, I arrvied in LHR T2 from...

Sometime in the mid-90s, I arrvied in LHR T2 from Oslo (old FBU) and, as I was nearing the end of the jet-way, I saw my cousin. Then a member of (whatever Border Force was called then) and she was in...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Nov 2023, 16:51
Replies: 15
Views: 2,334
Posted By PAXboy

In the UK, if Border Force isolate someone at the...

In the UK, if Border Force isolate someone at the aircraft door - they cannot claim asylum. That can only be done when presenting their passport (or none if they have destroyed it) at the desk. Also,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Oct 2023, 18:23
Replies: 29
Views: 2,710
Posted By PAXboy

Not just in the colonies. The 'mother' country...

Not just in the colonies. The 'mother' country have made much money by selling our data. Sometimes you have to look carefully to make sure to tick <or untick> the correct box.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Oct 2023, 09:00
Replies: 29
Views: 2,710
Posted By PAXboy

When dealing with airlines, they get correct data...

When dealing with airlines, they get correct data as I have booked directly with them.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Oct 2023, 19:49
Replies: 29
Views: 2,710
Posted By PAXboy

Increasingly, banks and card companies want to...

Increasingly, banks and card companies want to check that it is you by sending an SMS or using the app to verify. Then you can ignore address. I have noted the full address and postcode of my local...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2023, 20:35
Replies: 9
Views: 1,366
Posted By PAXboy

Ah yes. Mr Mac. Do they still have the Green...

Ah yes. Mr Mac. Do they still have the Green Rolls-Royces?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Oct 2023, 09:30
Replies: 9
Views: 1,366
Posted By PAXboy

dj6 If I was greeted like that, I think I would...

dj6 If I was greeted like that, I think I would need the loo very quickly! On a more cheerful note when I was recognised on disembarcation ... LHR T2 in the mid-1990s. I was returning from a biz trip...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Sep 2023, 16:06
Replies: 7
Views: 968
Posted By PAXboy

I suspect it's to make the Bronze/Silver/Golds...

I suspect it's to make the Bronze/Silver/Golds feel like they are getting something.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Sep 2023, 16:56
Replies: 11
Views: 1,433
Posted By PAXboy

I always travel in soft sided shoes that are easy...

I always travel in soft sided shoes that are easy to slip on and strong enough for running across tarmac. Obviously, I would be carrying my hand luggage and running backwards to live stream on my...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Sep 2023, 18:02
Replies: 6
Views: 1,118
Posted By PAXboy

Different flight plans? Different timed...

Different flight plans?
Different timed landing slots?
Different cruise and descent SOPs?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Sep 2023, 08:32
Replies: 5
Views: 786
Posted By PAXboy

I never use airport Wi-Fi. I prefer to pay for my...

I never use airport Wi-Fi. I prefer to pay for my data.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Aug 2023, 11:11
Replies: 18
Views: 2,608
Posted By PAXboy

Certainly is the DT scaremongering: Here...

Certainly is the DT scaremongering:

Here they blame Labour when there is categoric proof that this was supported by the Conservatives, nay, urged by them. Back then, did they calculate that there...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Aug 2023, 15:12
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

Princess Juliana International Airport - St....

Princess Juliana International Airport - St. Maarten

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/523x720/sxm_da0ba1f2011852060b6503c2fdfd73011057bf02.jpg
SXM car park
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Aug 2023, 21:16
Replies: 12
Views: 2,044
Posted By PAXboy

Perhaps these reports indicate a desire to lower...

Perhaps these reports indicate a desire to lower tensions in the cabin and keep the whip hand on the Ts&Cs for online and checkin. Maybe FR are finally getting fed up with the media/twitter reports...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Aug 2023, 21:14
Replies: 4
Views: 951
Posted By PAXboy

Possibly held back for high tier holders who...

Possibly held back for high tier holders who might book and need a guaranteed seat - then released? Some factors will be the destonation, school holidays and so on.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Aug 2023, 11:57
Replies: 12
Views: 2,044
Posted By PAXboy

Wow. It is a facet of corporates that - when they...

Wow. It is a facet of corporates that - when they become top dog - they cannot give anything back. They have no ability to start being nice to customers as they continue using the cut-throat...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Aug 2023, 17:58
Replies: 12
Views: 2,044
Posted By PAXboy

The problem appears to be: Check in and...

The problem appears to be:

Check in and print your boarding pass in good time
Something happens that means you might have to change your flight
You look at others and decide not to change BUT...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Jul 2023, 16:33
Replies: 27
Views: 3,656
Posted By PAXboy

I agree that the aircraft is - now - safe. I will...

I agree that the aircraft is - now - safe. I will never travel on one. My single protest at Boeing and the companies that supported them is irrelevant - but I have no wish to use this machine that...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Jul 2023, 11:03
Replies: 7
Views: 986
Posted By PAXboy

Often, FR are the only airline on a city pair....

Often, FR are the only airline on a city pair. That has been a key part of their success. I also do not choose them first but have had to. Likewsise I do not choose Wiz. But needs must.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Jun 2023, 15:21
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

This is a design exercise, which they hope to get...

This is a design exercise, which they hope to get ready for production to sell. So it is sometime from service ...
Wheelchair adapting seat...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th May 2023, 18:54
Replies: 194
Views: 28,892
Posted By PAXboy

Saw this today: ...

Saw this today:


https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/526x526/klm_ddfd0c36fb35f6d265c001085d518bc03cdd4333.jpg
I should like to see the CEOs of BA and their mates doing this. I...
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