It’s a mad rush from my WestJet flight, which arrived 20 minutes early only to wait 40 minutes for a gate, from Terminal 2 to Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport. Its the last flight of the night departing at 11:00pm. I don’t want to get stuck, sure the airline may pay for my…
Category: USA
British Airways Concorde G-BOAD at The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York
While in New York for a few days recently, one of the places I had to visit was the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. As an AvGeek, I was here mostly to see the Concorde. Want more FreakyFlier delivered to your inbox? Sign up at the bottom of the page! You can imagine my…
Continental Airlines – “I’ll have a Scotch and Coke”…” Sorry sir…a whaaaat?”
Is it my Australian accent or the generic term I use when asking for something that confuses other users of the English language? On a Continental Airlines flight, the first couple of times I’d ask for a scotch and coke, I would be met with dismay and a shocked look as though I was speaking another language….
A Long hop for the flying Roo
Qantas (QF) has announced it will start services between Sydney (SYD) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) from 16 May. They will operate 4 services a week in a 3 class boeing 747-400. As a result they will cancel their Sydney to San Francisco services from 14 May. Now Dallas may seem an unusual choice for the Australian carrier, but being…