[travelsforfun]

Finally got round to pulling together my stats for the year after an impromptu Christmas escape…

142 sectors

84 airports

– of which 16 new: INN, EAS, CLE, CFE, SUB, JOG, CGK, CTA, SGD, KRS, LUG, SZZ, HDF, TKU, YYJ, RDU

– most used airports: LHR (42), OSL (15), LCY (12), LGW (11), CDG (10), AMS (10)

35 airlines

– of which 10 new: China Airlines, jetBlue, Garuda Indonesia, Skywork Airlines, Kenya Airways, Transavia France, Thomas Cook Airlines UK, Alsie Express (and technically Norwegian Air International and LATAM Chile)

– most flown airlines: BA (49), AA (10), QR (8), AY (7), KL (6)

New aircraft:
Airbus A350-900 (QR, AY, CX)
Boeing 787-9 (LA)
Fairchild Dornier 328JET (BA/Sun-Air Scandinavia)

Best new experience:
– Qatar Airways First Class DOH-BKK [including lounge at DOH]

Also impressed by:
– JetBlue DTW-BOS/BOS-EWR [why can’t all LCCs be like this?]
– Alsie Express SGD-CPH [great little airline operating low-density ATR72s in gorgeous matt black livery]

Most ridiculous experience:
On Thomas Cook Airlines, only found out my LGW-INN flight was being diverted to FDH due to weather once on board when I’d asked a member of crew why video screens were showing wrong destination! [“Has no-one told you?…”]

Best airport: HKG – nowhere comes close

Most impressive new lounge experiences:
– QR Al Safwa First Lounge, DOH [more impressive than First Class on board]
– QF Singapore Lounge, SIN
– DL Sky Club, SEA [surprisingly good for a US carrier lounge]
– BA/Comair SLOW Lounge, CPT [including “loo with a view” of runway]
– AA Arrivals Lounge, LHR
– CX The Pier First Class Lounge, HKG [great meal and massage]
– Cibeles Lounge, MAD [best third party lounge I’ve ever used]

Least impressive new lounge experience:
– CX The Arrival, HKG [cramped/inadequate facilities]

Happy travels in 2017!

[stevescoots]

71 sectors, vast majority to and around Asia

Best new experience? None really stands out, same old same as they say
Worst new experience? – nothing bad just mediocracy

Best airport? – still HKG with SIN coming very close

Worst airport? – LHR because it should be so much better,

New airports for me this year
BFT, HAK, SYX, HPH

[icenspice]

Well, it didn’t take long to count sectors flown last year.

1 new airport – KIX, 1 new airline – Air Arabia, and 1 new aircraft – CRJ.

Personally, the only remarkable thing about 2016 was that it was BA and Heathrow free!

Must try harder in 2017.

Happy New Year ?

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