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Search: Posts Made By: Businesstraveller
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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Aug 2016, 11:41
Replies: 19
Views: 8,689
Posted By Businesstraveller

According to a YouTube clip I saw a few weeks...

According to a YouTube clip I saw a few weeks ago, Air France aren't averse to allowing passengers on the flight deck mid-flight.

Air France La Premiere First Class Paris to Tokyo Flight...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2016, 22:23
Replies: 659
Views: 331,955
Posted By Businesstraveller

Seems the mainstream press have picked up on the...

Seems the mainstream press have picked up on the story now:

The £285m airport too windy to open (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36493860)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd May 2016, 11:48
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,916,881
Posted By Businesstraveller

I'm also flying from Newquay to Birmingham with...

I'm also flying from Newquay to Birmingham with Flybe in a few months. My concern is having sufficient time between landing at Newquay from the Scilly Isles and departing from Birmingham. I guess...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Apr 2016, 12:31
Replies: 28
Views: 6,545
Posted By Businesstraveller

LHR-SVO-TAS

A few years back I flew with Aeroflot from London to Moscow and then on to Tashkent (rtn.). All flights were on Boeing aircraft and perfectly pleasant. My opinion is in no way influenced by having...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Mar 2016, 10:12
Replies: 13
Views: 4,674
Posted By Businesstraveller

Whilst 'Barsteward' is pejorative, 'fat' is a...

Whilst 'Barsteward' is pejorative, 'fat' is a factual description. Therefore that should be fine. If you describe a fat person as being 'big', this is a euphemism that could also be applied to a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2016, 08:00
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,916,881
Posted By Businesstraveller

Thursday 31st March will offer the chance to see...

Thursday 31st March will offer the chance to see an Emirates A380 and Qatar Airlines B787 Dreamliner at BHX at the same time:


Emirates A380 arrives 12:20 and departs 14:20
Qatar Airways B787...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Jul 2015, 16:35
Replies: 11
Views: 4,303
Posted By Businesstraveller

'Enjoy high density seating in a business class...

'Enjoy high density seating in a business class width' - with an inability to snooze due to the layout (no arm rests or headrests) I don't think I'd be enjoying it.

With the plastic flip seats...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Dec 2014, 07:29
Replies: 11
Views: 4,374
Posted By Businesstraveller

Presumably it will be like the departure lounge...

Presumably it will be like the departure lounge passport checks that used to take place for UK flights to the RoI and NI up until a few years ago? Whilst that only ever concerned a minority of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Dec 2014, 08:05
Replies: 4
Views: 2,864
Posted By Businesstraveller

This article is based on an episode of Peter...

This article is based on an episode of Peter Day's Radio 4 programme 'In business' - BBC Radio 4 - In Business, Cabin Fever (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tlk9z)
If you found the written...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Sep 2014, 14:56
Replies: 31
Views: 9,192
Posted By Businesstraveller

From speaking with colleagues who travel to Tel...

From speaking with colleagues who travel to Tel Aviv, this sounds like the fun and games they have to put up with. Evidently many such passengers flatly refuse to heed or act upon clear directions...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Sep 2014, 12:09
Replies: 46
Views: 9,011
Posted By Businesstraveller

Here endeth the thread

Well - I guess this thread can be closed off for another 30+ years :ok:
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jul 2014, 09:31
Replies: 11
Views: 4,340
Posted By Businesstraveller

BMI to BA

Alas no more, but the BMI Diamond Club scheme was exceptionally generous:

1. Points for any NCP parking at airports - not just premium products.
2. Points for flying with BMI Baby - even on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jul 2014, 09:51
Replies: 3
Views: 1,381
Posted By Businesstraveller

Lufthansa Service Centre @ Frankfurt

I'm wondering if others have had below par experiences at the hands of the Lufthansa Service Centre at Frankfurt Airport?

I had a connecting flight (all Lufthansa) there on Monday, for which the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Feb 2014, 08:16
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,916,881
Posted By Businesstraveller

A few reports around the globe on this event: ...

A few reports around the globe on this event:

Final boarding: McDonnell Douglas DC-10 makes last passenger flight - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/05/travel/dc-10-last-flight/)

Goodbye...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Feb 2014, 07:43
Replies: 75
Views: 25,047
Posted By Businesstraveller

I know of a case from a few years back - JFK to...

I know of a case from a few years back - JFK to LHR with BA.

The Y section was full, which included a late arriving circumference challenged gentlemen. He sat down and straight away protested...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Feb 2014, 18:41
Replies: 18
Views: 6,071
Posted By Businesstraveller

I had the misfortune to book a non-refundable...

I had the misfortune to book a non-refundable return ticket to Madrid with BA a year ago or so. The misfortune lay in the fact that I had to cancel the trip and received no refund. I contacted BA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2013, 20:15
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,125
Posted By Businesstraveller

Disappointing, but there you go. I know that...

Disappointing, but there you go. I know that Swiss and Thai both do it. Makes quite a time difference when they whip out the golf buggy and open the diplomatic channel at passport control.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2013, 14:31
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,125
Posted By Businesstraveller

F-class escorting from plane to baggage

Simple question really - does BA escort it's F cabin passengers from the plane through passport control and on to baggage collection?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Dec 2013, 09:01
Replies: 1,689
Views: 897,125
Posted By Businesstraveller

Heathrow to Toronto

Myself and another are planning on taking a reward flight next summer to Toronto in F class. As far as I can make out, the flights in question (BA00096 & 97) are B747s with the old cabin fit-out. ...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Aug 2013, 11:20
Replies: 4
Views: 1,216
Posted By Businesstraveller

Only time I've got through immigration quickly is...

Only time I've got through immigration quickly is when flying F class - at which point the the diplomat channel comes into play.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2013, 11:40
Replies: 5
Views: 4,073
Posted By Businesstraveller

Alas I'm not an FT subscriber. Is it known if...

Alas I'm not an FT subscriber. Is it known if the order will be using Rolls Royce engines? I think that's the norm for BA (sorry - IAG) Airbus deliveries.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jul 2013, 13:27
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,916,881
Posted By Businesstraveller

hec7or: Fail: They're BAe 146s operated by BRA,...

hec7or: Fail: They're BAe 146s operated by BRA, which became BA Connect.



Yes. Well I'm quite happy to defer to your superior knowledge on that matter. The basic point I was making is still...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jul 2013, 15:30
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,916,881
Posted By Businesstraveller

Plans for the future - yes. You'd have thought...

Plans for the future - yes. You'd have thought they wouldn't front the article with a photo that clearly years old however - judging from the presence of BA mainline aircraft, so pre-BA Connect days.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Jun 2013, 11:19
Replies: 24
Views: 7,887
Posted By Businesstraveller

"This part of ultra orthodox Judaism; the men...

"This part of ultra orthodox Judaism; the men simply do not know how to communicate with women in a position of authority."

It would be nice if passengers primarily considered cabin crew as just...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Jun 2013, 22:30
Replies: 24
Views: 7,887
Posted By Businesstraveller

Experience of various colleagues who've travelled...

Experience of various colleagues who've travelled to TA is that passengers can be breathtakingly boorish, arrogant and refuse to acknowledge female flight crew. Also noted that its virtually always...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jun 2013, 14:13
Replies: 71
Views: 18,113
Posted By Businesstraveller

Some time ago I was boarding an Easyjet flight...

Some time ago I was boarding an Easyjet flight (when they didn't allocate seats), pretty much at the head of the queue after loading those with kids or reduced mobility was completed. I was heading...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2013, 21:37
Replies: 881
Views: 548,083
Posted By Businesstraveller

Emirates strives for world beating customer services - again

Article in Saturday's Guardian about poor costumer service from Emirates and even worse public relations:

Emirates delayed me for 24 hours on flight to Sydney | Money | The Guardian...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Apr 2013, 11:42
Replies: 21
Views: 4,693
Posted By Businesstraveller

Flown with them twice to IST, both occasions were...

Flown with them twice to IST, both occasions were favorable. I'll be flying with them to ADD this summer (via IST) and hope the service will be the same as that I received LGW-IST and BHX-IST.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Apr 2013, 12:11
Replies: 75
Views: 25,047
Posted By Businesstraveller

Myself and a friend were on a morning Aeroflot...

Myself and a friend were on a morning Aeroflot flight from Tashkent to Moscow, which I recall being an A321. Anyway, we were about the first to board (as I'd rightly assessed that it would be...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2013, 20:09
Replies: 22
Views: 7,234
Posted By Businesstraveller

SQ (LHR-SIN) in Economy Staff frequently toured...

SQ (LHR-SIN) in Economy
Staff frequently toured round the cabin to check everyone was ok. Something they managed to do without disturbing passengers. At one point we decided to have a 'middle of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Feb 2013, 22:08
Replies: 2
Views: 3,726
Posted By Businesstraveller

Airport Announcement Jingles

I've passed through Geneva a number of times now over a number of years. I wondered if anyone else has noticed how the announcement jingle at GVA sounds exactly the same as the first part of 'How...
Forum: African Aviation
18th Feb 2013, 14:48
Replies: 11
Views: 5,936
Posted By Businesstraveller

Thanks for the responses. I certainly won't be...

Thanks for the responses. I certainly won't be flying to ADD with Ethiopian Airlines, mainly because they're quite expensive. Quite happy to take an indirect flight with Turkish via Istanbul and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2013, 14:34
Replies: 4,886
Views: 2,916,881
Posted By Businesstraveller

BHX Viewing Area

I remember the original proper viewing area at BHX from the 80's. As I recall it was on the 1st/2nd floor, was long and narrow with a very 80's black and orange colour scheme. The room may well...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Feb 2013, 18:26
Replies: 17
Views: 4,432
Posted By Businesstraveller

If you're turning left when you board, you'll...

If you're turning left when you board, you'll have arm rest mounted TVs. OK size, but they don't compare with the new offerings from Swiss, Lufthansa or BA.
Forum: African Aviation
13th Feb 2013, 11:20
Replies: 11
Views: 5,936
Posted By Businesstraveller

Ethiopian Airlines

This summer I'll be in Ethiopia on the fairly well worn tourist circuit in the north of the country (Addis Ababa-Lalibela-Axum-Gondar). This likely means taking domestic flights, particularly as it...
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