I agree with you.
Great looking plane and very colourful livery.
Yago
Can’t believe I never saw them in CDG…
About MAD that would be great if it happens as there are not many regular arabic visitors apart from Royal Jordanian.
Do you work for Qatar airline?
Just curious, how does the BMW transfer system work?
I mean do they have that many cars or do they just “race” from one plane to the other taking 2 or 3 pax at a time?
Yago
I was flying to New Delhi and lost my connection in FRA (thanks Spanair). I had an eco ticket (the cheapest I found).
The LH ticket agent wasn’t very nice but she was very efficient and in five minutes had me rebooked via CPH (otherwise I would have to wait until the next day).
I had to wait something like four hours at FRA for my flight to CPH and although I don’t like the airport, it was motorshow time (my other passion) and a lot of cars were exposed in the airport.
But then I discovered CPH and what a wonderful airport this is.
I had to wait six hours there but they were pure delight.
Sorry, I come to the flight, I was in first in a SAS 767 and this was so enjoyable.
Saldy they’ve stopped flying to New Delhi wonder why as it is always impossible to find tickets cause I would have loved to fly with their 330 and 340 there even in eco.
Sorry for being so long but bare me a few more lines. Last year my wife was flying to Mexico with a non-rev ticket with LH.
In FRA she told the boarding staff that it was her birthday with her being so lucky that just at that moment the Captain was passing by. He ordered them to put her in first and during the flight he went out of the cockpit to offer her a bottle of Champagne.
I am so jealous.
For the return she had to wait three days to find place but then she flew in business which is not so bad for a 100 euros (MAD-FRA-MEX return ticket).
Yago
Yes I’m not that keen on AF livery.
Anybody seen any good private proposal on the net for AF?
Yago
Yes and the restaurant for cab drivers near the T9 makes wonderful and very cheap sandwiches. Gosh do I miss them…
Yes Kabir let me know, it will be a pleasure.
Of course the offer stands for any of you.
Yago
Although SAS is with KLM my favourite airline, I don’t like their livery and this is one is even worse. It is soooooooooo bland.
And am I the only one to think that a “normal” airline creating a low cost division is a bit like insulting their regular customers like saying “see we could fly you for less”.
Maybe I’m too cynical… 🙂
Yago
First one is also my favourite.
But I also agree that their metallic 747 freighter livery is terrific.
May well be my favourite of all airlines actually but what would they write in the black part instead of cargo??? Any suggestions.
In CDG we did the handling for Northwest not very interesting professionnally as they decided nearly everything from the USA.
One of my colleagues had to make the dc10 come back to its parking once as he had put an AVI in bulk.
Yago
Thanks Qatar330,
Well don’t know where to start…
Think they would hire a Spanish flight dispatcher in Doha?
More seriously (glups) have you seen their BMW transfer service in action.
Qatar’s is one of my favourite c/s but unfortunately they do not fly to CDG so I never got to see them. ANd now that I’m in Madrid I think it’s gonna be impossible.
Hope to do that trip to Male one day using Qatar airline.
Yago
Hi Kabir,
When are you planning to visit MAD?
After working in NCE, LYS and CDG, I’m back to square one… Madrid for family reasons.
I am cargo supervisor for LCAG and from my building I can see quite a big part of the parking of Terminal 1.
Depending on when you come and if my shift allows it, I will be dlighted to show around and I’ll check if it possible to go near the future terminal that is being built.
Yago
I’ve flown to North America, Mexico, Morocco and India quite a few times (as well as in Europe) with companies such as Lufthansa, AIr France, KLM, etc… and they always give all the info in English.
In long haul flights, you always get the entertainment at least in the company’s language and in English.
Love to hear about Qatar Airways.
As soon as I’ve saved enough, I’m going to Male with them and I hope to save enough to use their BMW transfer service at Doha.
Yago