Can you beat the Queen? How many countries have you visited.
04/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Tête_de_cuvée

A fun exercise, Tete, and one I hadn't done in a very long time. I counted 69 countries total (the UK and Switzerland as single countries!) of which 46 have been with my current job (many of these though I've also enjoyed on leisure).

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Has Anyone Used Wizz Air?
08/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

I've flown them a number of times (4, I belive). A decent no frills (think easyjet) airline. They fly A320's only - all new deliveries.

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BA -Undrinkable wine in Club Europe!
21/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Infidel

On my 40 minute flight from Doha to Dubai next week on Qatar Airways, I will be able to choose from 2 (full bottle) reds and 2 (full bottle) whites. Both colours of which will be premium (the selection seems to change monthly so it will be...

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Qatar Airways A330-200 (260 seats) Economy
14/03/12 | New topic created

ARN - DOH Routinely flying Qatar Airways in Business Class, it is always a let-down to find oneself demoted, but alas this was the situation when recently treating the family to a holiday in Dubai - flown in Economy. To my delight, I found my...

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Redeeming miles in Y
14/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Swissdiver

That has been exactly my experience too, Swissdriver over the past couple of years. Using BA miles/Avios to redeem long-haul Economy tickets represents about a 50% discount over buying the tickets out-right. While poor value in...

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A319 - no (airline) market?
14/03/12 | New topic created

At only 10 years of age, Cyprus Airways have sold 2 of their 2002 vintage A319s for part-out; supposedly receiveing a total of USD 30.5 M. Seems to be extremely young to be taken out of flying service...

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Delta breaks!
14/03/12 | Forum post in reply to lloydah

According to Delta, two mechanics working for its Delta TechOps maintenance division in Atlanta were at the controls of the B737-700 when the aircraft "left a taxiway" and "sustained damage."

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Beck Boop - wherefor art thou?
08/03/12 | Forum post in reply to DisgustedofSwieqi

The fun (funny) in all of this is that BB could very well be a middle-aged chap from the East Midlands...

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are free upgrades a thing of the past?
08/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Gold-2K

I have held BA Gold for the past 7 years; always booking CW on my long-haul flights and paying market rates (ie. I pay with my own credit card on ba.com). I travel on average 10 long-haul return trips per year with BA and haven't had an...

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