XL flight question

Yep the delays seem to be bad at the moment – and the crew aren’t happy as flights are being shifted with 5 mins notice. EG my sister this morning due to fly out on that Bastia flight (short, easy trip), then told at the airport she’s off on a Taba flight that’s running horrendously late! (Taba = nightmare flight).
Hopefully they’ll get their act together.

Merely just an observation of their performance in general. Excel are meant to be the best charter airline, so no, we aren’t slating them.

Is this just an XL slating thread, then?

I remember it being 1hr20 minutes late the other week.
For Excel in general, looks like they’ve got a few problems at the moment not only with their long haul fleet, given the delays at Gatwick:D:

Sun 21 May 2006
01:05 XLA5970 TABA DELAYED
07:45 XLA5104 MANCHESTER AND LARNACA DELAYED
08:55 XLA5228 KALAMATA DELAYED
08:55 XLA5956 BASTIA BOARDING
09:15 XLA5070 ZAKYNTHOS DELAYED
11:00 XLA5106 PAPHOS DELAYED
11:15 XLA5372 SHARM EL SHEIKH
12:45 XLA5260 IBIZA DELAYED
15:15 XLA5122 KEFALLINIA
15:30 XLA5114 PAPHOS
18:30 XLA5040 LARNACA

Arrivals:
Sat 20 May 2006
21:50 XLA527V FARO VIA MADRID DUE SUN 1400 😮 – 747 made emergency landing at Madrid after smoke.
Sun 21 May 2006
01:35 XLA5971 TABA EXPECTED 2030 😮
08:15 XLA123L SANFORD DELAYED – the TCY 747-300 going tech lol.
08:55 XLA861 SAINT KITTS VIA TOBAGO LANDED 0909
14:30 XLA5957 BASTIA
17:00 XLA5071 ZAKYNTHOS EXPECTED 1915
17:15 XLA5151 PREVEZA EXPECTED 1715
17:20 XLA5229 KALAMATA

it arrived 23 minutes late this morning! lol

Jon

XLA 852/3 it goes LGW-MAN-BGI-MAN-LGW

normally operated by a 767-300

… and is nearly always late. :rolleyes:

No it goes this way;

XLA 852/3 it goes LGW-MAN-BGI-MAN-LGW

normally operated by a 767-300

Jon

Hello,
I’m not sure on this but I think XLA852 goes MAN-LGW-BGI…

Nick

Ok, is your little rant over? Good.

Now, allow me to explain; The flights come as part of a package deal and cannot be altered. So I really do not have a choice anyway. I’m no millionaire and only just get by, so this treat is as expensive as I can afford after 12 months saving. I do not have the luxury of paying for a higher class of ticket.

As it is, I have no illusions as to what I’ll find in economy.
I am fully aware of the hardships some FAs must endure and I always, always, make a point of smiling at them as they pass and saying please, thank you, etc. This hasn’t won me more than a smile back, but thats all I expect.

All I’m asking for is a little heads up on what seatpitch I can expect. I’m perfectly happy in cattle class, and have flown CO with a 757 from EDI to EWR in cattle class and found the service excellent.

I was not expecting PTVs so no hopes shattered there.

Cheers 🙂 Next question is does anyone have the foggiest idea what XL’s onboard service, legroom etc are like?

Why care about the onboard service, legroom etc.? I do not know the XL’s standards, but generally it can be said, that the more you pay for your ticket the more you get, simple as that! If you buy your two way ticket to TFS (to name any destination) from some airline for 2 pounds, what do you expect? Do you expect a reclining sofa with 6 feet legroom and a three course meal + snacks both ways? If so, you are in for a big disappointment :rolleyes:

But, no matter what airline you fly with, you will always get the best service possible from the darlings in the back! They are sometimes paid as little as 700 pounds a month total (I can name the airline, but will not), and when you board the airplane in TFS they might have been on duty for 10 hours(four hours to go), preceeded by minimum rest (travel too and from the airport does not count) of 11 hours preceeded by a duty time of 14 hours etc. etc. Do that for a week, and your brain will be fried 😡 And the pick up times are not at all that cultivated either! Try starting your shift at 5 o’clock in the morning, after a grueling week! So, if the service is crap, as them about how long they have been on duty for. But they always have a cup of coffee and a smile.

Pay peanuts, get treated like monkey. I rest my case.

Now, where is my coat?

Cheers 🙂 Part of me was hoping for that 743… but C’est la vie.

Next question is does anyone have the foggiest idea what XL’s onboard service, legroom etc are like?

Sure, my sister’s on her SNY Crew flight today to SSH!:D

Longhaul on the 767-300 is divided into three cabins,
Long-haul economy,
Long-haul premium
Excel One.

In economy, the video is still a big screen projection. 2 meal service, 1 main and then a snack appropriate to flight time. I’m not sure on legroom in economy, but I gather that it’s not too( :rolleyes: ) bad!
Can’t think what else to say really, feel free to ask though.

Cheers 🙂 Part of me was hoping for that 743… but C’est la vie.

Next question is does anyone have the foggiest idea what XL’s onboard service, legroom etc are like?

Right you are, its a 763!