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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Nov 2011, 16:42
Replies: 2
Views: 1,015
Posted By MrSoft

Hi EW Yes indeed there is a Wrights of Howth...

Hi EW

Yes indeed there is a Wrights of Howth in Dub T2. All the same stuff from the Dublin Airport Shopping Experience is there as it has been for the past 10 light years. In fact, rumour has it...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Nov 2011, 06:22
Replies: 21
Views: 2,853
Posted By MrSoft

Couple of suggestions to add. First, in my...

Couple of suggestions to add.

First, in my experience going with EK from the UK 'feels' more like 2 flights not 3 if you take the Sydney routing (A380). The stopover in Syd is very user friendly,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2010, 00:12
Replies: 3,797
Views: 826,186
Posted By MrSoft

Can I just give an umble pax view re this week's...

Can I just give an umble pax view re this week's weather. Gotta say I was totally impressed with MAN's handling. I just scraped the 10pm Lingus out during Monday night's blizzard - almost felt...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2009, 09:59
Replies: 2,244
Views: 626,115
Posted By MrSoft

The world of commercial negotiations. Looks...

The world of commercial negotiations. Looks pretty normal to me.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Aug 2009, 06:24
Replies: 22
Views: 2,379
Posted By MrSoft

Hi PZU - a T5 to T5 transit is as painless an...

Hi PZU - a T5 to T5 transit is as painless an experience as you can get anywhere. I see no difference whatsoever between LHR T5 and those lauded world airports such as SIN, HKG and so on. It is just...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2009, 20:13
Replies: 30
Views: 10,167
Posted By MrSoft

Rainboe this film is available (but only on VHS I...

Rainboe this film is available (but only on VHS I think) in the "Great British Airline Classics" series. It is called "Airline Pilot" and is an absolute beaut, with some wonderful air-to-air filming...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2009, 10:27
Replies: 2,775
Views: 946,695
Posted By MrSoft

Keep them coming Richard :ok: ps. Shame no-one...

Keep them coming Richard :ok: ps. Shame no-one could have filmed the Ryanair GA late on Thursday night. It was quite a ride in there!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th May 2009, 16:40
Replies: 3,797
Views: 826,186
Posted By MrSoft

QUOTE >> With the Euro virtually at a par with...

QUOTE >> With the Euro virtually at a par with the pound, it's a hell of a lot more expensive to go on European holidays.

As of last week, the currency exchange in T1 ( - that big one immediately...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Feb 2009, 10:45
Replies: 15
Views: 3,427
Posted By MrSoft

A lot of people, especially the more elderly, are...

A lot of people, especially the more elderly, are happy to sit on the helicopter but wouldn't set foot on either Skybus or the Scillonian :yuk:

The helicopter also provides the only direct...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Feb 2009, 10:37
Replies: 33
Views: 3,856
Posted By MrSoft

I just took a scheduled flight with BIH to the...

I just took a scheduled flight with BIH to the Isles of Scilly and back (Sikorsky S61), one of many down the years.

There is no curtain and the flight crew sit somewhat aloft, providing a great...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
19th Jan 2009, 18:04
Replies: 3
Views: 886
Posted By MrSoft

Thanks guys for the explanation. I never...

Thanks guys for the explanation.

I never knew the doors leaked a bit. Useful to have the airflow I suppose, in case I let one off in 28J :ok:
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
19th Jan 2009, 07:47
Replies: 3
Views: 886
Posted By MrSoft

Draughty AC doors ?!?

SLF here. Sorry if this is a dumb question, it keeps bugging me.

Various passenger seatmaps keep advising me that if I choose a seat near an aircraft door, I may benefit from extra legroom but...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Dec 2008, 07:22
Replies: 3
Views: 915
Posted By MrSoft

Hmm babies eh? Totally normal, I'm not aware of...

Hmm babies eh? Totally normal, I'm not aware of any carrier who bans revenue earning humans of any description. I think you will find they also allow loud businessmen, drunks, and people getting up...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Oct 2008, 21:39
Replies: 245
Views: 22,270
Posted By MrSoft

Just took 4 sectors on LH last week. Why oh...

Just took 4 sectors on LH last week.

Why oh why are Lufthansa CC so grumpy when I try to show them my boarding pass?

Surely a little common decency is not too much to ask in this day and age.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2008, 16:17
Replies: 245
Views: 22,270
Posted By MrSoft

Interesting thread! Two sides to every story....

Interesting thread! Two sides to every story. First, if you can't even be bothered to be civil to CC when entering the plane, then congratulations - you're officially a miserable git and I hope you...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Aug 2008, 07:01
Replies: 13
Views: 1,011
Posted By MrSoft

My wife often answers these questions with,...

My wife often answers these questions with, perhaps, excessive honesty.

"Yes, mum asked me if I don't mind taking a box of shortbread for her sister in Paris, she loves the stuff" etc.

She...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Aug 2008, 06:52
Replies: 4
Views: 837
Posted By MrSoft

Capot, I can see you have travelled through...

Capot, I can see you have travelled through Norwich airport, but have you been to Newquay airport?



You may or may not be right, but the course of action you recommend is foolhardy and would...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Aug 2008, 16:01
Replies: 4
Views: 837
Posted By MrSoft

My recollection is, you cannot go through...

My recollection is, you cannot go through security unless you have the voucher.

It does catch out a fair few travellers, because the process is not exactly slick (a hacked-together former car...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
28th Jul 2008, 21:30
Replies: 15
Views: 3,059
Posted By MrSoft

"For Imperial Wizard membership you need 4...

"For Imperial Wizard membership you need 4 qualifying flights and another 150 points".

It's no wonder you're confused - it's one of the daftest anomalies on the BAEC home page. The "4 qualifying...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jul 2008, 17:47
Replies: 5
Views: 1,076
Posted By MrSoft

Thanks for replies. Pretty sure he wasn't...

Thanks for replies. Pretty sure he wasn't refuelling, the apron is quite bright and there was no hose evident.

Looking at this photo, I am fairly sure we are talking about the second slat...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Jul 2008, 14:41
Replies: 5
Views: 1,076
Posted By MrSoft

Leading edge slat dangling from parked 772

Passenger here. Just curious, wasn't worried, don't hit me! etc.

BA106 (B777-200) out of Dubai the other night was late boarding. I had a peep out of the window, and one of the front edge slats...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jul 2008, 11:36
Replies: 6
Views: 785
Posted By MrSoft

Iain I found the KLM 777 to be comfy enough in...

Iain I found the KLM 777 to be comfy enough in economy. However please note KLM are introducing a new more cramped seating config on the 777s. It used to be 3-3-3 across, but they are going to 3-4-3....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jun 2008, 08:39
Replies: 8
Views: 662
Posted By MrSoft

Not quite, T2 to T3 is still walkable (I did it...

Not quite, T2 to T3 is still walkable (I did it on Thursday). I didn't trust the bus so kept walking.

Just stay on the elevated walkway, turn left in T1 check-in, and take the lift down to ground...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jun 2008, 07:24
Replies: 16
Views: 1,855
Posted By MrSoft

F3G is bang on. Personally I avoid EK despite...

F3G is bang on. Personally I avoid EK despite working out there, because (1) seat config is totally unpredictable, and (2) like the OP I am left with the feeling they have gone downill. In truth they...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jun 2008, 14:34
Replies: 16
Views: 2,247
Posted By MrSoft

Always up and down with BA

One thing I would say, is it's almost never the Cabin Crew who represent the "down".

LHR-ARN the other day, at the gate, the staff are muttering to each other, "where is the cabin crew?" We've...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd May 2008, 07:01
Replies: 8
Views: 1,014
Posted By MrSoft

Hubris is a wonderful thing

...I posted before about the need for travellers to keep their wits about them ;)

I check for these things religiously with the LCCs, but never thought BA would do it. How sad that BA seem on a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd May 2008, 16:06
Replies: 8
Views: 1,014
Posted By MrSoft

BA auto-ticking insurance box?

Just realised I have accidentally bought single-trip travel insurance on a BA booking, cost £9.

I have gone back and simulated my exact booking on ba.com and just cannot work out what I did wrong...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Apr 2008, 08:46
Replies: 1
Views: 703
Posted By MrSoft

T5 flight connections, and the Escalator Queue

Have my first transit through T5 soon. Skytrax posters seem to be saying the dreaded "escalator queue" is back again.

(As in, that dreadful queue, just to be allowed on to the escalator, to be...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Apr 2008, 08:42
Replies: 13
Views: 1,101
Posted By MrSoft

Argus, in cattle class I would favour Etihad....

Argus, in cattle class I would favour Etihad. Seat width is better on the Etihad A332. Very good IFE, not as huge a range as Emirates but still ample. Emirates has 3-4-3 seating on its 777 equipment...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2008, 09:03
Replies: 5
Views: 573
Posted By MrSoft

At MAN and LBA I have never seen anyone at the...

At MAN and LBA I have never seen anyone at the Police desk. In fact the setup is a boon to travellers as you forgo passport control on your return to UK. The only schlep being, the compulsory jolting...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2008, 22:36
Replies: 1,172
Views: 265,753
Posted By MrSoft

That's OK then

Is that meant to make we provincial lepers feel better about it, and amend our expectations?

17th Jan, everything got chopped

Bloke jumps over the fence, everything got chopped

A4 is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2008, 09:32
Replies: 1,172
Views: 265,753
Posted By MrSoft

Catastrophically bad response by BA Mgt

As pax my feeling is I'm proud of the boys and girls on the ground who did their best to mop up this disaster.

Disgusted with the ineptness of BA senior management, from WW to that plank...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Mar 2008, 15:46
Replies: 27
Views: 4,480
Posted By MrSoft

Worked - just. Very shaky

OK, just used it for the first time since the "change".

2 failed attempts where it just timed out before getting to payment page.

3rd time, gave me the payment page - but the screen not...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Mar 2008, 09:01
Replies: 8
Views: 1,301
Posted By MrSoft

Unfortunate comment :)! Things go wrong with any...

Unfortunate comment :)! Things go wrong with any carrier, and it's how they react that matters. AUH is light years behind with embattled, apathetic ground staff. I love them point to point but...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Mar 2008, 14:49
Replies: 30
Views: 2,323
Posted By MrSoft

Fair do's Avman. pax. I suppose what...

Fair do's Avman. pax.



I suppose what I am banging on about here, is that in this case, with this carrier, "worst service" does not apply - I believe good service has been delivered for a...
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