Just a quick question: What has travelling in comfort got to do with spelling and grammar?

I inadvertently forgot to buckle up on my last flight (on landing) and the cabin crew didn’t notice. It was only as we were arriving on the gate at LHR that I noticed. This was with BA.

That’s really bad. I’ve never experienced this in all my years of flying. In fact, on AF, they asked me to show them that I had my belt on as it was covered by my t-shirt. Interestingly though, afetr they made the announcement about not putting your belt on on the ground in MAN, more people boarded & they didn’t repeat it. Maybe they’d finished fuelling?

You were probably refuelling at the time. I had this on an AF flight in Manchester a fortnight ago. The FA’s came on the PA to say that as we were refuelling could all passengers leave their seatbelts off. This is to allow everyone to deplane very quickly should a fire break out. This is almost certainly the explanation especially considering Ryanair’s short turn around times.

I would definitely be up for it but I’m still in Spain. I would love to meet up with some of you any time from late September to early October as I’ll be back in uni in Salford and have much more free time.

Don’t feel like an idiot. The whole point of these forums is to ask questions, get answers and gain knowledge. Never feel stupid for asking something you didn’t know. Also, if it was your first flight, how are you supposed to know if it’s procedure or not? I’m flying EZY this evening. I’ll let you knnow if I have to put my blinds down or not.

Once again, don’t feel stupid & I’m glad I was able to give some useful information.

Having 1 or 2 aisles has nothing to do with the pitch.
I remember flying in a 747 with a 31′ pitch : very unconfortable 🙁

Exactly Hand. I really fail to see why people are so worried about a single aisle aircraft on a transatlantic flight. IMO it’s a really good idea as it allows airlines such as CO and AA to operate non stop service from regional airports that otherwise would not have transatlantic links. The 757 is a fantastic aircraft that is ideally suited for these routes.

The other thing to remember is that many routes started by the 757 do get upgraded to a widebodied aircraft once the route is established (the obvious exception being BHX-EWR which is double daily instead).

I’m not sure how I feel about this forum as I think the trip reports were a nice part of the commercial forum. I do however think that the Flight Sim forum is a very good idea as this will keep everyone happy.