You’ve probably read some of my Norfolk Island posts, posts on the food, the history, and the cows. In this post I will tell you all about the flight to the island. I was able to use up some Qantas Frequent Flyer points for this trip – my shopping at Woolworths has come in handy…
Tag: Flights
Jet Flight Simulator – Sydney – Boeing 737-800
“This is your Co-pilot FreakyFlier speaking, welcome on board. Todays flight from London Heathrow to London City Airport will take approximately 24 minutes. In the mean time, please sit back and relax and enjoy the superior service and wonderful views of London on this short flight”. “Was that ok Captain?” “That was fine Freaky….
Review: Air Asia – Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
Having never flown Air Asia before and the fares being so ridiculously cheap – I paid a total AUD$41.37 including 20kgs of baggage, seat selection and a meal – I was slightly suspicious of what I was in for – was there going to be more to pay for along the way? So I made…
Review: Jetstar Airways – Darwin to Denpasar (Bali) Economy Class
Flight date: 12 February 2012 Aircraft: Airbus A321-200 Flight Number: JQ85 Flight Time: 2hrs 35mins Class: Economy (Value Plus fare) Seat: 28A Travelling overseas, for those living in the southeastern part of Australia, usually means a long-haul flight unless, of course, you are crossing the ditch to visit our Kiwi cousins. But for our country folk that reside in the north…
Review: Vietnam Airlines Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City, Business Class
Flight date: 15 July 2012 Aircraft: Airbus a330-200 Flight Number:VN772 Flight Time: 9hrs Class: Business Class Seat: 4c For me, a big part of the excitement of long-haul travel is the unknown. I’m not talking about where I’m going and what cultures, foods and history I will encounter, that surely is an exciting part, but my experience of getting there….
Review: Lion Air – Yogyakarta to Denpasar Bali & Yogyakarta Soto Ayam
Flight date: 15 February 2012 Aircraft: Boeing 737-900 Flight Number: JT568 Flight Time: 1hr 10mins Class: Economy class Seat: 17C It was hot and I’d had a huge day in Yogyakarta, visiting Borobudur and Prambanan Temples and the Sultans Palace, so I was fine being dropped by my tour guide at Yogyakarta International Airport airport…
Review: Vietnam Airlines Ho Chi Minh City to Dong Hoi
Flight date: 20 April 2012 Aircraft: Airbus a320-200 Flight number: VN1400 Flight time: 1hr 40mins Class: Business Seat: 2F It was a quick check-in at the Vietnam Airlines counter at the sometimes chaotic Ho Chi Minh City domestic terminal, not only because of no others in the Business Class line, but also as I was travelling in a…
Review: Garuda Indonesia Airlines Denpasar (Bali) – Yogyakarta
Flight date: 14 February 2012 Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Flight Number: GA251 Flight Time: 1hr 10mins Class: Economy Seat: 12A A 4.30am wake up call for a 5am pickup to Denpasar airport for a 7am flight. With very little traffic on the roads at this dark hour, I was at the airport by 5.20am for a…
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….
US Airways Express (Mesa Airways) LAX-LAS
Recently I flew on US Airways Express, operated by Mesa Airways, from Los Angeles (LAX) Terminal 1 to Las Vegas (LAS), McCarren Airport. I flew on a CRJ900 operated by Mesa Air on behalf of US Airways Express. Seat 8A. Interestingly the cabins interior was that of America West Airlines. At the front of the cabin,…
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