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| Copenhagen - Riga, June '97 |
favourites Lauda Air Sabena SAS Austrian Airlines Swissair CSA Czech Airlines Lithuanian Airlines Cathay Pacific China Airlines Thai International |
| Brussels - Boston, Sep 98 |
Most hated British Airways - too many bad experiences to mention although some might be blamed on Heathrow |
| Vilnius - Vienna, Dec '96 |
European (all) KLM Alitalia Air France Lufthansa Air Baltic Finnair Estonian Airlines Iberia TAP Air Portugal Ryanair Aeroflot Maersk Turkish Airlines Olympic Airways Tyrolean Air Inter Aer Lingus Balkan Heli Air Monaco (its true - connects Nice Airport to playground of rich) VLE Onur Air |
| Vilnius - Copenhagen, Jul 97 |
Asian (all) Cathay Pacific China Airlines Thai International Phillipine Airlines Thai Domestic Bangkok Airways Singapore Airlines |
| Amsterdam - Dusseldorf, Oct 96 |
US (all) US Airways Delta American Airlines United |
UK (all) BMI
Air UK (now part of KLM)
Loganair (flies BA franchises to Scottish islands)
Easyjet (won't use it again if I can avoid it, after they let a cretin on with a kebab, who sat beside me and ate it)
British Airways (urgh)
Laker (showing my age)
BEA (another oldie)
BOAC (ditto)
Scot Airways
Jersey European (now FlyBe)
Business Air
Ryanair (won't use it again due to attitude to disabled) |
anecdotes - 1 2 minutes from landing at Vilnius one December Sunday, all the power goes on and Lithuanian Airlines flight climbs hard - eventually pilot announces airport closed due to blizzard, just as we approached.
Bump along at low level for 30 minutes then land somewhere (not announced). Turns out to be Palanga, on coast, where weather is slightly better. Terminal is just a shed, not suited to needs of international jet set... Wait 5 hours for weather to improve at Vilnius, watching weather get worse in Palanga...
Eventually we go back to plane across very icy & snowy apron, and when we get on, cabin crew offer brandy before take off "because we'll need it"!
Land OK at Vilnius with about a metre of snow lying around (only centimetres on runway). |
anecdotes - 2 Checking in for BA flight from Sofia to Gatwick after banking conference. Man in front (ultra English) is very rude to check in staff because his favourite seat (1C or whatever) has been given to someone else, although he had requested it and he has a GOLD card! I can visualise his bags going in opposite direction, due to his obnoxious scene.
Little Englander stands by door on bus across apron, elbows his way off first, and sprints onto plane first. Then sits in favoroute seat, not allocated one.
Refuses point blank to move, and eventually captain has to come back and sort it because we are going to miss take off slot and face long delay. I think he got his seat eventually.
You meet a lot of 3rd class people in business class... |
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unaS Wed Nov 11, 2009 20:44 UTC
LOL - 'ain't' it great ? Congratulations featured member. | Donna_in_India Tue Nov 10, 2009 13:44 UTC
Hi Iain - you're the featured member so I thought I'd stop by and say hi! Hope all is well. | Penelope4 Tue Nov 10, 2009 06:49 UTC
Iain, sorry to hear how you dislike Playstation because of your son (you see, my IQ got inverted after watching my nephews play Guitar Hero III). Be patient, Iain. Patience makes a kind father (hehehe)... | lindyz Sun Nov 8, 2009 08:38 UTC
Hello Iain, you only have ONE (1) child - that is easy peasy!!! Life with 3 is sometimes quite challenging and frustrating, but that doesnt mean I love them any less :) |
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