Airlines

[Khalid80]

A few more airlines to add to my list.

Alaska Airlines: Very friendly crew and interesting Alaska-themed aircraft interior. A bit annoying that you can't use cash for any food purchases. Pretty impressive hub at Seattle.

Alaska have their own airlines !!! Cool shit!
Did u get to go to Anchorage? Or meet any of the Inuits?

[Juan Carlos Nadal]

Alaska have their own airlines !!! Cool shit!
Did u get to go to Anchorage? Or meet any of the Inuits?

Actually Alaska Airlines is one of the major players on the West Coast. They have a fleet of more than 100 aircraft (150+ if you include those of their regional sister company Horizon) and despite representing Alaska, their main hub is at Seattle, with secondary hubs in Anchorage, Portland and LA.

Quite ironically I did not use them to fly to Alaska but to Hawaii instead

[Khalid80]

Actually Alaska Airlines is one of the major players on the West Coast. They have a fleet of more than 100 aircraft (150+ if you include those of their regional sister company Horizon) and despite representing Alaska, their main hub is at Seattle, with secondary hubs in Anchorage, Portland and LA.

Quite ironically I did not use them to fly to Alaska but to Hawaii instead

Thanks for the info JCN.
It's interesting to know that the Alaskan Airlines have that big of a fleet.
Do u know whom they're owned or sponsered by? I mean r they a private airline or r they owned by the state of Alaska?

[Juan Carlos Nadal]

Thanks for the info JCN.
It's interesting to know that the Alaskan Airlines have that big of a fleet.
Do u know whom they're owned or sponsered by? I mean r they a private airline or r they owned by the state of Alaska?

My pleasure Khalid. I am a civil aviation nerd (as much as I am a basketball one) so I love talking about airlines and airliners. The company is 100% private as most US carriers. I am not aware of who is their biggest shareholder though.

Much of their success is due to the fact that they only use one type of aircraft (Boeing 737) just like Southwest, albeit in different variations, which allows for a reduced cost in maintainance, which is further supported by their proximity to the Boeing HQs in Seattle.

I would use them again if I had the chance. One of their aircraft is painted in the form of a salmon so I would need to try and fly in that beauty

[Khalid80]

My pleasure Khalid. I am a civil aviation nerd (as much as I am a basketball one) so I love talking about airlines and airliners. The company is 100% private as most US carriers. I am not aware of who is their biggest shareholder though.

Much of their success is due to the fact that they only use one type of aircraft (Boeing 737) just like Southwest, albeit in different variations, which allows for a reduced cost in maintainance, which is further supported by their proximity to the Boeing HQs in Seattle.

I would use them again if I had the chance. One of their aircraft is painted in the form of a salmon so I would need to try and fly in that beauty

That's great to know. I would love to get the chance to try their "salmon" aircraft as well as have their salmon meal as well

I found these links about them in case ur interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines

http://www.alaskaair.com/

[LFGC79]

Ryanair had a problem today on a flight from Paris I think to Spain,
plane lost pressure inside and lost 8500m in 5 minutes. It landed in Limoges 26 people are in hospital for ears problems.

One more plane problem in Europe in the recent days. Not big one, but, still...

that is the worst nightmare.

the other day we fell 100 feet the other day and felt horrendous, the attendant was walking on the isle and hit the roof of the aircraft twice. I cant imagine 8500m.

[JGX]

So what are the most expensive destinations you could possibly fly to from your local airport?

From Washington (IAD/DCA/BWI), searching flights from July 16-August 16:

To Asmara, Eritrea: $3,871 (stops in London and Cairo on the way there, Cairo and NYC on the way back). Also a $3,882 flight stopping in Frankfurt and Jeddah.

To Lubumbashi, DR Congo: $3,999 (stops in Amsterdam and Nairobi on the way there, and then an epic trip through Harare, Nairobi, Dakar, and Atlanta on the return). For $4,040 you can cut the return leg to two stops.

To Morono, Comoros: $4,923, through Atlanta, Dakar, Nairobi, and Mayotte(!) on the way there, and skipping Mayotte om the way back.

To Kisangani, DR Congo: $5,175 despite a simple trip through Amsterdam and Nairobi. Well, simple unless you object to a 14-hour layover in Nairobi. And the flight from Nairobi to Kisangani is "subject to governmental approval".

[Dtown]

I don't travel too often due to budget constraints but Delta adding wifi to many of their planes has been a blessing, and long overdue I might add. Nothing makes a flight shorter than full on fast internet access. My last trip back to Detroit I was almost disappointed we were getting ready to land.

The $10 per flight is annoying, but I rationalized with myself that if I avoid buying airport food it all balances out in the end and I don't regret it nearly as much later.

[Delibasic]

my choice is garuda indonesia (not). stay away from garuda people

[J-Mart]

my flight time is limited but my best experience have been by far JetBlue!!

[Blackie]

Alaska have their own airlines !!! Cool shit!
Did u get to go to Anchorage? Or meet any of the Inuits?

I was in Alaska a couple of times. Last time there, they had this huge stuffed polar bear in the terminal. Must have sat there looking at the damn thing for a good hour while waiting for my flight.

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1153858492026879588XLLJTP

[eliooo93]

I've tried alot of companies but qatar airways has been the best so far.

[Khalid80]

I've tried alot of companies but qatar airways has been the best so far.

I've heard that Qatar airlines is really great but I've never had the chance to try their airlines.
Do u think they're as good or better than Emirates airlines?

[eliooo93]

Do u think they're as good or better than Emirates airlines?

I think qatar is better. for a reason or another i dont really like emirates airlines

[eliooo93]

is royal jordanian good? i have a 12 hour flight with them next month