Comments on: Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 2)

By: The Cranky Flier » Idiot Security from Bruce Schneier

The Cranky Flier » Idiot Security from Bruce Schneier — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:16:22 +0000

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By: Brian Lusk

Brian Lusk — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:50:18 +0000

well not to one up myself, but my first trip to London was also on the pumpkin with Braniff’s nonstop flight from DFW to LGW. I didn’t work for BN, nor did my Dad, but he was able to get BN passes for me. I currently work with several ex-BN FAs who used to work those flights.
Brian

By: CF

CF — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:14:37 +0000

Yep, it’s a nice little secret that NZ can carry locals over to LHR. I’m sure NZ would prefer it not be so much of a secret though. They’ve done some limited marketing here, but their best weapon is their low fares, especially in the business cabin.

Right now, a 7 day advance purchase is “only” $4,551. Meanwhile, to get almost the same exact seat from Virgin, you’d have to book 42 days in advance to get that price. If you can’t make plans 6 weeks in advance, the 7 day advance price is $10,290.

I have to assume that the local traffic is the only reason they fly through the US anyway. Most airlines have abandoned US stopovers since our transit rules are so onerous these days. Even NZ has started flying to London through Hong Kong now as well to make transit easier.

(By the way, I’m very jealous you rode on the pumpkin.)

By: Brian Lusk

Brian Lusk — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:51:55 +0000

CF, Great post. My first 747 ride was on Braniff’s pumpkin N601BN from Love Field to Honolulu and I had the front row seat too. A bit disappointed there wasn’t more forward visibility though. Until I read your post, I didn’t realize Air New Zealand was carrying local LHR/LAX traffic.
Brian

By: www.topweddingadvice.info » Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 2)

www.topweddingadvice.info » Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 2) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:58:16 +0000

[...] CF placed an observative post today on Trip Report: The Fall Wedding Circuit (Part 2).Here’s a quick excerpt:After a great few days in France and our second wedding-filled weekend, we took the Eurostar over to London. Now THAT is a fantastic experience. It’s fast now, but in less than a month the station to station time will be down to about 2 … [...]

By: CF

CF — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:09:25 +0000

No, you didn’t miss it, David. I actually had a contact who was able to get us on the list. I’m just happy they had enough room for us.

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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:55:22 +0000

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By: David

David — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:41:05 +0000

Either I missed it, or you didn’t explain how you upgraded yourself.

I flew trans-pac in the nose of a big 747 on Thai Air. Loved every second of it. It wasn’t the nose of retracting of the landing gear that surprised me, it was the brakes when we were still on the ground and taxiing.

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:44:19 +0000

Ha…too cool. As much as I travel, I’ve never flown anything but coach internationally. I’m dying to upgrade on my next flight, but I don’t know if I want to waste my miles that way.