Thursday, September 2, 2010

Air France Flight Paris to Saigon Vietnam

Air France signed a code share agreement with Vietnam Airlines Air France will operate later this year non-stop flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Paris three times a week.
The airline now operates seven weekly flights to Hanoi and HCMC -- via Bangkok – and this number will increase to 13 from July 3 between France and Vietnam.when, under the same code-share agreement, Vietnam Airlines will operate six weekly services under the Air France code.

For the Winter 2010, Air France will only codeshares with VN on the Hanoi-Paris CDG flight) but will resume Paris to Saigon nonstop flight

AF144 CDG SGN 2325 1655 B744 days 2, 4, 6
AF153 SGN CDG 2235 0540 B744 days 3, 5, 7

The CDG BKK service will now be a daily terminator service, also with new flight numbers:

AF242 CDG BKK 1915 1225 airbus A343
AF241 BKK CDG 2320 0605 A340 300 daily

starting with 3 times Weekly frequencies operated with a B744 (in a 3 Class J/W/Y config).The flights will be later operated with a B777 300ER plane type

Air France and KLM have extended the benefits of their joint corporate program called BlueBiz for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Vietnam, giving an opportunity for their staff to save money when flying with the European airlines.

As a member of the BlueBiz program, companies can earn Blue Credits each time one of its employees travels with Air France or KLM to one of the 258 destinations under the program.

Mumbai Newark nonstop flight air india

effective winter 2010 schedule, AI will start non-stop daily flight from Mumbai to Newark Liberty International Airport. The new Delhi-JFK connection remains unchanged though. In addition to its daily 747-400 direct service from New York to India via London
flight schedule
AI 191 BOM - New York EWR 0130 0715 flight time 15 hours 45 mins
AI 144 New York EWR - BOM 1625 1740+1 14hrs 45 mins

plane type Boeing 77L

air india BOM - EWR route is expected to be used by people travelling on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai leg because they prefer Newark to JFK. air india airline is trying for non-stop connections to Melbourne, Toronto and Chicago from Delhi in the upcoming winter schedule.

In a plan outlined recently, Air India plans to increase flights out of Delhi by 25 per cent in a bid to use Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as an international and national hub while expanding the domestic leg to provide seamless connectivity to passengers coming from other cities on to the international leg. Under the new plan, the people of Mumbai can fly to New York, Paris, Hong Kong and Seoul, Hong Kong, and Osaka and Shanghai via Delhi. This would not only increase connectivity to overseas destinations from Delhi but also bring down congestion at Mumbai International Airport. Non-stop daily services are being introduced to Goa besides an increase in frequency such as 14 flights daily between Delhi and Mumbai.

Air India nonstop flight Toronto to new Delhi ai 188

According to Air India website, Air India will launch daily nonstop flight between Toronto and New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport from October 31

the Toronto to new Delhi flight connects to key points in Canada (YVR, YUL) and also to major cities in India such as BOM, MAA, BLR,ATQ

flight schedule
AI 187 DEL - YYZ 0150 0705 15 hrs 45 mins
AI 188 YYZ - DEL 1035 1125+1 14 hrs 15 mins

Aircraft: B777-300ER, all days except Sunday.

The DEL and YYZ routes would using Air India 777-300 plane type provides flat bed seats to passengers in business class and comfortable seats to passengers in economic class with ptv inflight entertainment,indian and international food and wines,flight time is 14 hours

Amritsar passengers would get their flight at Delhi to Amritsar within two hours every day and their immigration checks would be conducted at the Amritsar international airport.

This flight will not have any passenger restrictions, however it cannot carry revenue cargo in DEL - YYZ direction.

air france 777 77W seat map


air france 77W seating map
plane type boeing 777 300ER
Premiere first Class cabin 8 Lie Flat bed seats 1-2-1
1a 1e 1f 1l 2a 2e 2f 2l
Affaires Class seat pitch 61.0" 71 Lie-flat seats cabin configuration 2-3-2

best business class seats
3a 3b 3e 3f 3g 3k 3l
Premium Voyageur Premium economy class 28 seats 2-4-2
Premium economy located between Economy and Business Class cabins, Air France is the first European airline to offer fixed-shell seats, and the first airline in the world to offer so much legroom.
Voyageur economy Class 3-4-3
exit row seats 23a 23b 23c 23e 23f 23g 23h 23j 23k 23l 18a 18b 18k 18l
seat plus seat with more legroom 35a 35b 35c 35j 35k 35l 36e 36f 36g 36h

the list below if some of the destinations air france boeing 777 300er airplane fly those routes

AF 3054 CDG LOS Paris to Lagos, NG
AF 3579 af 3580 RUN ORY Saint Denis de la Reunion Paris
AF 3556 af3557 ORY FDF Paris to Fort De France, MQ
AF 703 af 702 ABJ CDG Abidjan Paris
AF 348 af 349 CDG YUL Paris Montreal, QC, canada
AF 566 af 567 CDG BEY Paris Beirut
AF 9 af 8 JFK CDG New York to Paris
AF 64 af 65 CDG LAX Paris Los Angeles, CA
AF 278 af 279 Paris NRT Tokyo
AF 257 af 256 Flight Singapore to Paris
AF 129 af 128 PEK Beijing china
AF 994 af 995 CDG JNB Paris to Johannesburg,south africa

Air Canada YYZ CPH Copenhagen direct service

Enjoy Air Canada year-round direct service from YYZ to CPH

Together with AC Star Alliance partners Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines, we offer service from Stockholm to Toronto YYZ via CPH Copenhagen. With cheap fares, friendly Canadian hospitality and easy connections throughout North America, you’ll have everything you need for an enjoyable flight.

Air Canada start non-stop, daily flights between Toronto and
Copenhagen on June 24, 2010, The direct service to Scandinavia from Canada will be operated with a 211-seat
Boeing 767-300ER plane type featuring 24 business class lay flat bed suites and premium food and a personal avod in-flight entertainment system, a USB port and ac power plug available at every seat throughout the aircraft. and economy class comfortable seats free meal and drink
Service will operate daily in the summer, with reduced frequency in the winter. Flights will be
timed to conveniently connect with Star Alliance partner Scandinavian
Airlines, which offers more than 120 flights per day from Copenhagen to 52
destinations.

timetable YYZ CPH
Flight AC882 YYZ CPH Depart Toronto 17:15 Arrive Copenhagen 06:55 (+1)
Flight Depart Copenhagen Arrive Toronto
Daily
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AC883 12:20 14:50
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Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for
passengers and cargo to more than 170 destinations on five continents,
including by next summer 14 European destinations.
Canada's flag carrier is the 13th largest commercial airline in the world
and serves 33 million customers annually. Air Canada, a founding member of
Star Alliance, provides the most comprehensive air transportation network for
Canadian domestic, transborder and international travel. As well, customers
can collect Aeroplan miles for future reward travel through Canada's leading
loyalty program.

klm business class 747 400 LA amsterdam reviews

klm flight number KL 601 KL 602 Route From Los Angeles to Amsterdam lax ams
flight time 10 hours
airplane type boeing 747 400 combi

I originally booked an economy seat through an agent, and then selected and paid for an 'economy comfort' seat. Not sure what happened, but when I handed over my boarding card at the gate, I was upgraded to business class. Lovely reclining seat (not lie-flat), and a quiet cabin.I was seated in 79A in the upper deck of the 747-400 airplane,Flight attendants friendly and genuinely helpful. The staff handed around amenity kits, and boarding drinks before take-off. Once airborne presented with menu cards and drinks. It was the best airline meal I've had and presented very nicely. Decent in flight entertainment with many selections of film/TV/audio. Managed a good sleep despite the seat's slope. For breakfast, there was a choice between smoked salmon strata, or raisin tea biscuit.I'll definitely choose them again for travel to Europe.

klm 744 World Business Class seat. At 190 cm long, reclining to 175 degrees and equipped with a massage option, you will arrive relaxed and as fit as a fiddle. Refreshed too, with our World Business Class toiletries bag which you can enjoy behind your seat’s privacy screen. If you have any more requests, just ask our cabin attendants.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

swiss A340 300 seat plan LX 465 a343

Swiss International Airlines
Airbus A340-300 a343 seat plan
(Three class)

First Class: seat pitch 83.0" width 22.0" 8 Flat bed seats seat 1-2-1 1a/1d/1g/1k
Business Class: seat pitch 60.0" width 20.5" 48 Lie-flat seats 2-2-2 6a/6b/6d/6g/6j/6k
Economy Class: 32.0" 17.3" 172 seats rows 29 to 45
exit seats 29d/29e/29f/29g 30a/30b 30j/30k

swiss air Avro RJ100 cabin layout




swiss air Avro RJ100 cabin layout is 2-3 (A-B, D-E-F) ,The aircraft seats 97 passengers - 57 in economy and 40 in business.

Cathay Pacific CX 747 First class cabin







Cathay Pacific boeing 747 Seating configuation: 9 seats in 1-1-1 / 1-1 (A-D-K / 1A-1K) The new CX First Class is really a paradise in the sky, New seat is very private and wider than before,the mood lighting is fantastic,entertainment system more appealing and more on offer than BA/Qantas. Cabin service excellent. Only complains are the partitions do make it slightly claustrophobic when sleeping and also the closet mounted onto the suite that reduces the feet resting area. Wish they kept the overhead bins and not install that closet.

SriLankan Airlines UL A330 economy cabin




Flight Information:
From HKG to CMB via BKK
UL423
I flew UL twice and it was one of the many nice surprises I had in recent years. I wouldn't call UL a "small airline". Their wings stretch as far as to London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Beijing and Tokyo. Relative to the average income and political stability in the country, SriLankan Airlines is doing a great job even after the break-away from Emirates
Date: 9-7-2009
Flight No. :UL423
Aircraft Type: A330-200
Departure Gate: 22
Loading:
CMB> BKK: 100%
BKK> HKG: 60%
Over 75% passengers in the flight from CMB to BKK got off at BKK. Only a minority continued their journey to HKG.
The loading of the flight from BKK to HKG was recorded as low as 60%.

Comfortability: Fair
Good ventilation (at least better than KA!!!). Unstable room temperature.
The dining table was set at a position that I needed to bend uncomfortably in order to eat my meals.

In-flight entertainment: Above average
Responses of the PTV system were a bit slow and odd ( at one time I could use my control to change the channels of PTV of my neighbor. I didn’t know why!). However, a wide variety of TV programmes, music channels and games was provided for me to choose from! The inflight magazine was worth reading, too.

Meals: Good
Dishes of different styles (Sri Lankan, Thai and Western ones) were provided. The tastes of the food were not bad overall.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Qantas Airways 747 Premium Economy cabin




LAYOUT : 2x4x2
QF29 from Hong Kong enroute to London Heathrow

When I first sat in Premium Economy, I thought it was a Business Class seat. It was wide and comfortable. The blankets were better than those in typical Economy. It seemed a world away from the chaos out back. IFE had a great choice and easily to reach as in the side armrest. Recline was very good and let me sleep 8 hours straight on the return journey.
Although the food didn't taste particularly good, I thought Qantas gave more thought to the menu than Air New Zealand's offering. Premium Economy was a great experience. With Business Class costing well over HKD 20,000, Premium Economy seemed a much more affordable way to get more space and peace on a long flight.

airfrance inflight meals coach class


Singapore -> Paris af inflight meals
It's pretty impressive in coach,The salad was good and the brownie was pretty impressive also. The lamb was OK...potatoes were nice.


That’s my lunch. Air France economy class meal.
i got to eat three on the way over. with free wine/beer. yesssss
airfrance coach meal service was pretty good I thought for airline food!
complete with champagne upon boarding, cheeses, a printed menu with dinner options, wine with meals, baskets of baguettes.

photos of the Emirates Boeing 777 300 ER A6-ECH






Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 300 ER 777-31H(ER) A6-ECH is taxiing towards its gate at Terminal 2 after arriving in FRA.

Delta 77L Business Elite New sleeper seats




Delta BusinessElite DL 77L boeing 777-200LR sleeper seats
there are 43 seats in business class cabin,The seats recline to 77 inches long full flat bed and are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration on board, allowing aisle access for all BusinessElite-class passengers. The seat is to include a 10.6-inch personal screen and PC power and USB ports.I have also heard that 1A,1D and 2A,2D have less room due to the curvature of the fuselageThe best individual seat(s) on this airplane IMO is 7A followed closely by 7D. 7A has a side table area on the right and partially enclosed by an aisle storage area. While this storage area might be bothersome as the FA's access it during takeoff / landing timeframes, from what I could tell, there was very little activity with it during flight. 7D also has a similar configuration but is located in front of the lavatory so I'm not sure how bothersome that could become during flight (the toilet is actually in the rear of the lavatory which is also very large so I doubt it would be much of an issue).

is it worth the extra money upgrade exit row seat


Exit Row Seat —Coach Choice seating Better travel experiences with more leg room.
Was it worth the $15 to upgrade from a standard economy seat to an exit row seat for a three-hour flight? Absolutely. (I'm 6' 4", and I need all the legroom I can get.)

This picture shows row 40 of a delta Airlines 757-300. I had the window seat on the left side of the plane (40A). Exit row passengers get to board right after the SkyTeam Elite members, so I was able to get a couple shots of the interior before any people started walking through.

US Airways airbus A330 200 interior

coach class cabin layout 2-4-2

Envoy Class cabin 2-2-2


seat back IFE screen
US Airways airbus A330 200 a332 cabin interior
Envoy Class: business class seat pitch 60.0" width 19.5" 20 seats
Coach Class: economy seat pitch 31.0" 17.0" 238 leather seats

Sunday, May 2, 2010

SilkAir SIN to Bangalore Chennai India

SilkAir will offer daily flights between Singapore and Bangalore, the capital city of the state of Karnataka, from 17 May 2010, and daily flights between Singapore and Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, from 14 June 2010. The flights will be operated by SilkAir’s Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
SilkAir began operations to India in June 1999 and has steadily built up its Indian network over the years. With the addition of Bangalore and Chennai, SilkAir will fly to six points in the country. The other Indian destinations include Kochi (daily services), Hyderabad (daily services), Thiruvananthapuram (three times weekly services) and Coimbatore (three times weekly services).
SilkAir’s Services to Bangalore, India
Flight Number Day of Operation Departure*Arrival*
MI428 Daily SIN 2250hrs BLR 0045hrs + 1
MI427 DailyBLR 0130hrs SIN 0835hrs
SilkAir’s Services to Chennai, India
Flight Number Day of Operation Departure *Arrival*
MI432 2.6 SIN 1120hrs MAA 1255hrs
MI431 2.6 MAA 1345hrs SIN 2035hrs
MI436 1.345.7 SIN 1345hrs MAA 1530hrs
MI435 1.345.7 MAA 1615hrs SIN 2245hrs

Note: Singapore (SIN)Bangalore (BLR)Chennai (MAA)* All times local, schedules are subject to government approval.

SilkAir airbus a320 aircraft configurations


SilkAir flies one of the youngest fleets in the Asian region, with an average age of 5.5 years. SilkAir’s A320-200 aircraft configurations:
- Six aircraft offer 16 Business Class and 126 Economy
Class seats.
- Two aircraft offer 12 Business Class and 132 Economy
Class seats.
- Three aircraft offers 12 Business Class and 138 Economy
Class seats.

Virgin Atlantic Heathrow Accra West Africa

The Virgin Atlantic airlines flights from London Heathrow Airport are expected to depart on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 2230 and arrive in Accra at 0415. Return flights from Accra are expected to depart on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays from Kotoka International Airport at 1015 and will arrive at 1800 into London Heathrow Airport the same day[1]. Flights will be timed to offer good connections to and from New York Newark.Ghana is a beacon for economic success in West Africa, and with Africa showing greater economic resilience and growth than other global regions, we are thrilled that this will be our fifth route in Africa. We look forward to offering the best possible service to travellers between Ghana, the UK and the United States.
Flights will be operated on Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 aircraft fitted with the Upper Class Suite. with 240 seats onboard -34 Upper Class, 35 Premium Economy and 171 Economy.