Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

until the landing part...

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Details, shmetails. Waddaya want? Everything? Sheesh!

 

[GonePlaid]

Yep. I used to shuttle on PSA (and Air Cal to a lesser degree) between OC and San Jose or SF. Walk out, climb the stairs, take a seat and an attendant would come along lugging one of the old credit card sliders that used carbon paper. $29.00 one way. Once in a while $19.00. You could show up 5 minutes before a flight and get on, no problem. No such thing as TSA. Only had lines at holidays.

Yeah. If they said 11:04, it was 11:04.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Well, I’ve flown dozens of times the last five years. Southwest, Southwest, Southwest in that order. A glorified bus. I’m cheap. But now I have a better option. Thank God.

Domestic, we're fairly likely to fly SW.

 

[GBassNorth]

Singaporean women are rumored to be the most beautiful.

I have yet to find a country that has a lock on the most beautiful women. There's some pretty nice ones every where you look. Now with men on the other hand, Latin lovers comes to mind.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Can’t add much to the airlines story but I know Qantas shares with Emirates, JAL, Cathay.
Friends really rate Emirates.

Looking to go to Ireland & UK in about 12-15 months.

The main thing to remember is to avoid RyanAir in the UK. Apparently they charge for everything. Your printed boarding pass isn't crisp looking enough? Fined. Your carry-on that fits every other airline on Earth, including Barbie and Lilliputian? Too big, fined! If you're looking for quick budget flights, EasyJet is the way to go. Very friendly and reasonable. You will have to pay for food and beverages.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

We’re doing that trip in a month. First real vacation in some years. Can’t wait.

It's phenomenal. I've been to at least some of each part except Wales. I could happily live there.

 

[RedVee]

We’re doing that trip in a month. First real vacation in some years. Can’t wait.

Check in from there a couple times.

The main thing to remember is to avoid RyanAir in the UK. Apparently they charge for everything. Your printed boarding pass isn't crisp looking enough? Fined. Your carry-on that fits every other airline on Earth, including Barbie and Lilliputian? Too big, fined! If you're looking for quick budget flights, EasyJet is the way to go. Very friendly and reasonable. You will have to pay for food and beverages.

Bookmarked. Thanks. Once I’m there it would only be to or from Ireland.

 

[GonePlaid]

Check in from there a couple times.



Bookmarked. Thanks. Once I’m there it would only be to or from Ireland.

BYOJ(Jameson)

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Better food but completely unreliable schedules. Three times I tried AF for EU travel, the last two times they went on strike and nearly cost me millions of dollars in project delays. When globe trotting from Region to region around the world in back to back meetings trying to keep billion dollar projects on a critical path the last thing I needed was unanticipated delays. I put AF on a no fly list for my department when on business critical travel. But yes, the food was good.

used CDG and Orly as my main hubs for over three years when living there on assignment for a US company and the only times I experienced delays was due to airport worker strikes, not AF itself.....very common in Europe..

 

[JIO]

There is that part. But at least it got to its destination. With American, you might end up in Topeka without your luggage.

Let's see... Topeka w/o my luggage or a fiery death at my planned destination... hummm...

 

[RedVee]

Let's see... Topeka w/o my luggage or a fiery death at my planned destination... hummm...

Could always go Malaysian...

 

[fasterpussycat]

Could always go Malaysian...

On second thoughts Geoff, can't really like that.

 

[RedVee]

On second thoughts Geoff, can't really like that.

Yeah, I get that.

 

[GonePlaid]

On second thoughts Geoff, can't really like that.

Since I don't fly, I can 'like' the thought process.

 

[Kriegs]

Oh my. I want that Tele.

It’s all good. I like it. Now G&L? Ughh.

My Tele that you are lusting over ... is a G&L ASAT

 

[ToddOfThunder]

I thought NWA were based outta Compton.

I was waiting for someone to day that

 

[JJR58]

My daughter recently started with an airline. As her parents, we get amazing flight benefits. Now all we need is time to use them.

Only thing is going to be her seniority. That's going to determine your boarding priority.
But, if she keeps her eye on particular flights, and gets a sense for days that are less traveled. It'll be much easier to get on a flight. Don't try and travel on holidays or weekends, all the other non-revs with more seniority will bump you way down the stand-by list.

 

[Gaolee]

Let's see... Topeka w/o my luggage or a fiery death at my planned destination... hummm...

Or worse! Akron! I know, it is a tough one.

 

[Gaolee]

On second thoughts Geoff, can't really like that.

Second thoughts tend to foul up a perfectly good warped sense of humor.

 

[MCF]

Only thing is going to be her seniority. That's going to determine your boarding priority.
But, if she keeps her eye on particular flights, and gets a sense for days that are less traveled. It'll be much easier to get on a flight. Don't try and travel on holidays or weekends, all the other non-revs with more seniority will bump you way down the stand-by list.

Thanks. We’ll be figuring it out in the coming months. She took a posting in Boston and is very busy. It’s hard having her all the way across the country. Our first trip will be to visit her.