TAROM nu zboara pe ceata! … iar presa tace malc!
Iar ma intreb ce are presa romenasca cu companiile low cost atunci cand sunt probleme. Reamintesc un incident petrecut in mai 2005 cand 125 de pasageri ai MyAir au avut de asteptat in Aeroportul Baneasa o vreme mai buna pentru a decola. Vremea buna avenit cu o intarziere de 8 ore! Astazi, la Aeroportul Otopeni...
Boeing to set a world record. A 23-hours flight!
At the time when I am writing this the aircraft, a Boeing 777-200LR is flying from Hong Kong to Londont. It will pass over Canada and will be landing tomorow November 10th on London’s Heathrow Airport. The total duration of the flight will be 23 hours and the distance will cover more than 11,000 nautical...
Carpatair change to Rome Fiumicino
Starting 14 November 2005 Carpatair will move its Rome flights from Ciampino to Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci airport. Operation to Fiumicino airport allows better access to ground transportation facilities to/from Rome downtown and inside Italy but also very convenient connections to a wide range of destinations existing at the main airport of Rome. The following schedule...
Tyrolean Airways
Here is what I found about Tyrolean Airways. Tyrolean Airways, fonded in 1978 started its regular flights in early 1980. Was bought by Austrian Airlines in 1998 and integrated Austrian Airlines Group. Even it has its own IATA code (VO), all Tyrolean Airways flights are coded by the Austrian Airlines IATA code (OS). In 2003...
Kulula – the flying “trains” of South Africa
Kulula is one the youngest airlines from South Africa. Everything at this airline is strange. Starting with the thing that every plane of their fleet is painted in another way, but of course with green (the official color of Kulula). Why I said in the title that here it is about “flying trains”. I do...
Why I am still flying with Alitalia … ?
On Thursday around 11.30 I arrived in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. I was coming back in Poland after some days spent in Italy. Before leaving the house I called Alitalia to check again the status of my flight, AZ 552. One day before, on Wednesday, there was a stroke and this flight was cancelled. Now everything...
Nigerian plane – crashed or just “disappeared”
A passenger jet with 114 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from the commercial capital of Lagos, and Nigerian authorities say the plane had gone down. The Boeing 737 left Murtala Muhammed airport at 7 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) Saturday and was en route to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja — a trip...
Photos in Rome Fiumicino – Leonardo Da Vinci Airport
Here are two photos that will not participate at the Orange Romania photo competion – Vezi Orange (See Orange) because I sent the photos last week before I took those one. That’s a pitty. But, I put them here!
Welcome to Poland!
I arrived few hours ago in Warsaw, Poland’s capital (maybe it’s somebody that don’t know, yet!). I need some days to accommodate and I hope this accommodation will be an easy one. It’s kind of hard to be not very close to your friends and people that you love. But … in the end I...
Alitalia don’t lose luggage! I do!
Alitalia AZ501 – Bucharest – Scheduled departure: 13.45 Rome Fiumicino – Scheduled arrival: 15.10 (local time) REALITY: Bucharest – Departure: 14.10 Rome Fiumicino – Landing: 14.50 (local time) – thats good …. 1h40min instead of 2h25min how was on my ticket Meal on board: I havent eaten yesterday morning before leaving the house. I was...
A boy was born on-board on flight from Moscow to Los-Angeles
On September 14 a boy was born on-board of Aeroflot’ Boeing 767 followed SU-321 flight from Moscow to Los-Angeles. Childbearing passed with no complications. Mother Ludmila Yalinus, the citizen of Russia, feels good. After the aircraft has landed in Los-Angeles airport she went down the stairs by herself having a baby in her arms. Ludmila...
SkyEurope flies from Bucharest
SkyEurope has been granted traffic rights to launch services to Bucharest and Sofia. Flights to and from Sofia and Bucharest will begin on the 9th and 12th of December, respectively, with fares starting from as low as € 25 one-way excluding taxes. A SkyShuttle bus service between Bratislava Airport and the city of Vienna is...
