For this week's Airplane p0rn, something slightly different - two of the same airplanes operated by the same company but in different colour schemes.This week it's Thai Airways Boeing 777-200's, both at Seoul Inchon International.The "Old" colour scheme And the "Current" colour schemeMore of course next week! … [Read more...]
Kevin gets a little Seoul – To Seoul and Hong Kong with Asiana and Thai
Kevin gets a little Seoul - To Seoul and Hong Kong with Asiana, and Thai in F and C (and a Lufty segment in Y). (BHX-FRA, FRA-ICN, ICN-HKG, HKG-ICN-LHR) a Or "Burn Baby Burn... Miles Inferno!" For previous trip reports, click here! ---- To quote Monty Python, "And now time for something completely different”. Regular GhettoIFE.com and Flyertalk Trip report readers … [Read more...]
Trip report quick reviews
Ok - to throw you some more bones, here is the results from the trip so far:Lufthansa Economy Class: Moving switfly on.Asiana First FRA-ICN: Wow.Grand Ambassador Sofitel/Pullman/Identity Crisis: Slightly off the main track, but very goodThai ICN-HKG: Excellent Service - for more reasons than I'll let on to until the main trip report is publishedNovotel Nathen Road: Pretty … [Read more...]
Greetings from Hong Kong
Whilst o could bore you with the Thai flight and the semi disaster at the end of the flight, instead I'll bore you with the view infront of me...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]
Safety Video Saturday – Thai Airways International
Well, as I've probably just finished my flight on TG629, this video should be appropriate.This week, its a Dual language Thai International Airways Safety Demo.Something more random next week! … [Read more...]
Pre Trip Planning: Seoul and Hong Kong
Well in a few short days I'll be undertaking one of my most intresting runs that I have attempted to do - and that's to Seoul and then onto Hong Kong.I'll be explaining a lot more in my trip report that I'll be knocking together, over the next few weeks, but here's a quick overview - and some of this can be laid at the doors of BMI.Why? With the uncertainty of BMI's Diamond … [Read more...]
Farnborough Day 5
Well it's close to the wrapping up point at Farnborough, but there's still a few low hanging fruit to get. Lets see who's buying what...Air Austral opts for 777-200LR'sAir Austral wants to run fully loaded planes from Reunion to Paris on a very short, and is ordering 2 777-200LR's to help. Air Austral runs three 777-200ERs and two 777-300ERs, and also has the A380 in the mad … [Read more...]
And if you think my luggage is bad… (Thai Airlines Luggage Scandel)
The Chairman of Thai seems to forgotten to pay some excess baggage fees.... by about $5000, with a bit of customs fraud thrown in too. The Thai media and bloggers have been all over this, and after the extended coverage, Wallop Bhukkanasut, stepped down The avoidance was on a Toyko-Bangkok, with 30 cases of luggage being sent. Not only this, but to avoid … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – Thai Airlines Airbus A330-200
It's Sunday again, so of course, it's Airplane p0rn day. Today - it's an Thai Airways Airbus A330 beginning it's takeoff roll at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi More airplane p0rn next week! … [Read more...]
The News: A New base, Cuts, Profits causing trouble…
Continental: Joins Star Alliance 27th October (Official) Continental have confirmed they are to leave SkyTeam on the 24th October and formally join Star Alliance on the 27th October. Expect trouble if things go wrong - and knowing how other airlines have handled integrations before - trouble isn't fare off. (Continental) Ryanair Opens a new base a Jimmy Savile … [Read more...]
