Where Art Thou Garuda?
04/05/12 | Forum post in reply to LeTigre

Hello Age of Reason - No longer true. GA is now serving AMS. In any case, no airline would be admitted to an alliance if it were barred from operating to a major economic area like the EU.

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Singapore Airlines new website
02/05/12 | Forum post in reply to RCinBelper

LPPS - if you check the mileage in the OAG you'll find that SIN-SYD/MEL is actually slightly farther than LHR-NYC. It is strange that SIA downgraded its SIN-Australia services to "regional" a few years back. Maybe the idea was that t could...

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Last Flight with BD
02/05/12 | Forum post in reply to LPPSKrisflyer

LPPS - I noticed that you flew with BD from LHR to TXL. But will this be your last opportunity to fly with BD ? I ask, because according to lufthansa.com, the LH service to Berlin will be operated throughout the summer with an Airbus which LH...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
29/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Leaked memos indicate that LHR is at breaking point. Update on the situation along with Fast Track...

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Airlines ignore potential nonstop flight market
29/04/12 | Forum post in reply to FrequentPR

Hello Rich - the SIA non-stop to New York still exists. But it operates x 5 a week and arrives into EWR. Maybe you couldn't locate the non-stop service as perhaps you selected "JFK" as the New York arrival airport.

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Airlines ignore potential nonstop flight market
29/04/12 | Forum post in reply to FrequentPR

Hello Vertrek - there seems to be a misunderstanding. There are both non-stop flights and there are direct flights. KLM operates AMS-TPE non-stop but its AMS-TPE-MNL flight is classifed as direct because pax remain with the same plane...

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Airlines ignore potential nonstop flight market
29/04/12 | Forum post in reply to FrequentPR

What everyone is forgetting is that while there are no non-stops between Europe and Manila there are still direct services with KLM. With the increasing cost of fuel and the low yields on the Manila route I cannot see any European airline...

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San Miguel takeover
28/04/12 | Forum post in reply to FrequentPR

PAL is not only having safety issues with the EU. It's also up against the US aviation body. The US classifies PAL as a Category 2 carrier which means that although it can continue to operate its existing US network, it cannot add more...

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BA: Where should they start to in Americas, Africa and Asia with their new slots?
27/04/12 | Forum post in reply to sparkyflyer

Kolkata seems jinxed. No European carrier can make it work. Lufthansa has just axed its service in addition to BA and KLM. I wonder how the likes of EK and QR can succeed where the Europeans cannot ? Seoul should be a possible, despite...

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