Have my 771st flight next week…only six more flights until the magic 777!I can tell you I have chosen which airline to fly my 777th flight on and am very excited about it! Ah the joys of being a travel nerd!
China Southern A380 Schedules released
The seventh airline in the world to fly the A380 mega jumbo (China Southern) have announced their launch routes and dates ( (Thanks to Airliner Route). The Guangzhou [CAN] based airline will start with: 1. Beijing [PEK] – Guangzhou [CAN] Launch date: 17th October, 2011Distance: 1876 km (1166miles) Outward flight: CZ3000 PEK dep 10:00h CAN arr: 13:15 The plane will be on the ground for two hours 45 minutes before returning. Return flight: CZ 3999 CAN dep: 16:00 PEK arr: 19:15 Listed fare: $297 each way in Economy and $644 in First Class. Flights are currently only being operated…
ANA on track for first 787 ever!
The Good News: The 787 has been passed as compliant with all US and European safety regulations! The first plane will be delivered on September 26. This is later than I had hoped! For ANA have always said they would start flying the plane one month after delivery. The first ANA 787 commercial flight is a “charter flight” on October 26, from Narita to Hong Kong (and return). 100 Economy passengers will be on board, chosen by lottery from people who book on the ANA website. Business class seats will be sold by auction with proceeds going…
Petra
In 1995, a good friend visited Petra. That was the year that it was designated a World Heritage Site. I saw his picture of the main temple known as the Treasury and I was hooked. I have wanted to go ever since. Steve Davey of the BBC said it was one of Forty “Unforgettable Places To See Before You Die.” I got my chance this year! I have only had to wait 16 years! And the visit was well worth it. A few things about Petra… Petra is in modern Jordan, about 300km south of the capital Amman. I…
Trip Report: 767th Flight
According to my Flightmemory, flight number 767th of my life has ticked over. My 767th was with Qantas on a “Red Eye” Boeing 767 from Perth to Melbourne. At one point I thought it was going to be Air New Zealand but life is unpredictable isnt it? I acknowledge it has become an obsession of mine to match the Boeing type to the number of flights I have done! So far, managed it with flights 737, 747 and 757. (How I know how many flights I have flown is described in my blog here). After this fight, I have now been…
Irene cancels 6000 flights–what to do?
Irene is coming to the world’s busiest air region. Its already chaos. New York port authority will close all 5 airports to arriving domestic and intn’l passenger flights beginning at noon Saturday. Across the east coast, carriers are scrambling to cancel flights American Airlines has canceled 235 flights for Saturday so far. It will shut down its Washington operations for 24 hours starting at noon EDT on Saturday Amtrak has cancelled flights. Delta Air Lines said it was canceling 1,300 of its 16,500 flights systemwide from Saturday through Monday. This includes all flights on Sunday to and…
Virgin Australia Velocity Changes Analysed
Love the updated Velocity Rewards Frequent Flyer Program unveiled Thursday by Virgin Australia. Already Qantas has responded with media advertisements promising exciting changes to their program. The competition in Australia is starting a new round. I am currently a Gold flyer with Qantas and Virgin so my focus is on the Gold benefits. At the end of this post, I will paste a table comparing the two programs. Please let me know what I leave out. The eight immediate features I like about Velocity Rewards: seemingly generous access to award seats Subject to space availability, Velocity Platinum and Gold members are welcome…
787 Contest to win a flight
It looks like Boeing will finally deliver the 787 to ANA in September, 2011. The inaugural flight is therefore going to be in October, 2011. Until September 5th, 2011 go to ANA’s Facebook page, like them and then upload a picture of you smiling with the numbers 787. A winner receives two tickets to Japan for the inaugural 787 flight, between Tokyo’s Narita airport and Hong Kong. The flight will take off approximately one month after the delivery of the aircraft and seats will also be available via a special package tour organised by ANA. Following…
Amazing Amman
Amman, the capital of Jordan is somewhere I almost never hear about. I was curious to find out what the city was like. I loved it.Home to almost 3 million people, the city straddles a series of hills. Originally it was built on seven hills – now 19.Amman has had an existence for almost 12 000 years. The city is expecting to double in size in the next 15 years straining its natural resources such as waterIts transit system is very frustratingly under developed. There are buses running throughout the city but information is hard to access and it…
AIR NZ VS V AUSTRALIA 777
I use Flight Memory to keep a record of all of my flights- every single one of them since I first flew in 1968. For my 737th flight, I flew a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 from Portland to Spokane and had a brilliant flight.747th was on a Qantas 747 from Melbourne to Los Angeles. The Qantas team put on a great flight- and Qantas even followed up with a souvenir 747 in the postUnited Airlines turn came next with flight 757 on a B757 from DC to LAX and it was terrible. 767 is fast approaching on an Air NZ Boeing 767 Business…
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