Lets continue the snapshots as I take a look at Cathay Pacific between Dusseldorf and Hong Kong aboard CX0376. The route The route is a new one for Cathay Pacific, which started operations on 1st September 2015, operating four times a week between Hong Kong and Düsseldorf. The plane It's a Boeing 777-300ER. The plane operates in a four class configuration (First, … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: British Airways BA0936 London Heathrow to Düsseldorf in Club Europe
Time for the first in a few snapshots from my recent Hong Kong trip. First up, lets take a look at BA0936 between London Heathrow and Düsseldorf in British Airways Club Europe. Boarding I might have mentioned this, but boarding was from the bus gates at Heathrow Terminal 5 - the Gate A10 complex. As the UK can't even decide Heathrow gets a 3rd runway, expecting … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT BA214: British Airways Boston to London Heathrow in World Traveller
Time for another snapshot, this time looking at one of the shorter Trans-Atlantic hops out there - between Boston Logan and London Heathrow Airport. The Airport It seems there were a lot of things broken or needing fixing when I passed through Logan airport Umm. How am I supposed to self check in with this screen? I'd love to know how to do a CTRL+ALT+DEL on … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: Short Haul AA Segments in Coach and First
Time for some more snapshots as I look at some US domestic segments. Firstly, we'll cover Chicago to Washington Regan in Coach. I documented some of the fun of this in Delayed due to fish, but here's some experience pictures. The plane(s) The plane which had to be pulled to delay due to fish was an AA 737-800... with a clown nose (old AA bodywork, new style … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: AA55 Manchester to Chicago O’Hare
It's time for another snapshot of my travels, this time aboard American Airlines 55 between Manchester and Chicago O'Hare. What's the difference between a snapshot and a trip report? A snapshot is a very quick overview of a flight, a hotel stay, where a trip report segment is the full on blow-by-blow commentary. Today, it's a snapshot! Check in It seems AA enjoys … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: The Oryx Rotunda, Doha
Time for another quick snapshot where I look at one of the hotels I stayed at this trip - this time in Doha. Full Disclosure: This transit hotel was provided by Qatar Airways as part of my cash-paid ticket. After navigating through the pain of Hamad International Airport in Doha, it was time experience one of their hotels. I had been booked into the Oryx … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT – Qatar Airways A350 in Economy Class
I've teased enough... so it's time for a quick snapshot of so, time for a quick snapshot of the Qatar Airways A350. First Impressions: Unlike is older bigger brother (the A380), this thing strikes a mix of a sleek design... and that badass sunglasses visor it has. Nice combo... and it works. That and the curvature of the wingtip looks pretty good to me. … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: British Airways 296 Chicago to London
In this snapshot, I take a look at British Airways 296 Chicago to London run. Have things improved or got worse down the back of the plane? Lets have a quick look before the main trip report... Boarding: Boarding was direct from the First Class Lounge and into the jetway. A rather nice way to board. Shame the boarding pass didn't beep with an upgrade (however much I tried to … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: Iberia 6275 Madrid to Chicago O’Hare
Time for another quick snapshot, where I look at Iberia across the pond between Madrid in Spain and Chicago O'Hare aboard Iberia 6275. Boarding: Boarding was very organised for this fight, with different groups queuing in different zones. Actually rather refreshing to see people queued in zones waiting to board, and not in the main mêlée, pushing and shoving. Boarding was … [Read more...]
SNAPSHOT: British Airways BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid
Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on British Airways Short-haul product Boarding: Boarding sadly was conducted from Gate 10 at Heathrow. Whilst this doesn't mean a lot to a lot of people, this is the busing gates at Terminal 5. Which is... Not so good. Why? Priority boarding normally goes out of the window. Like it did today (although by the time a bus … [Read more...]