Or a volcano in Iceland perhaps JTH?
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Or a volcano in Iceland perhaps JTH?
Rod Drury not happy with AIR proposal
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay...ectid=11318916
Im not sure which 777 it was-and Im not sure if Thai is a dieing breed with their roomier seating--but it was nicer--most seem to think that AIR is a good value so who am I to disagree--All Im saying is that if other airlines have roomier seating people are going to start to wonder why they are paying premium prices for budget type seating--Maybe its a SE Asia thing with Singapore up there as well (ok we wont mention MAL-but that was just bad luck-could of happened to any airline)
It would be interesting to compare the seating arrangement of all airlines-theres probably a website that does this.
Everyone needs to compete--you either cut costs (or increase seating -maybe skimp a bit on the meals) or you increase passenger numbers.
It cost us a fair amount to fly to Vancouver(and on to Montreal)(air Canada sucked ,by the way)
I also paid a bit more than normal for our THAI flight (used to always go for cheapest sales) That bit extra (it was still economy and a sort of sale )made a world of difference with Thai--With AIR.....well....
But like I said the plane was full so the dosh came in (at least in the short term) and of corse management is of key importance.
Airlines are not really my thing for investing--you can call them boring blue chip-but its a volatile industry as we have seen lately,but good luck to all who have invested--being a habitual traveler (just spent 3 weeks riding a motor bike around Northern Thailand with the basics strapped on)-I couldnt do without them.
wish I could have stayed longer but had to come back for several reasons,one of which was to apply for my pension.
One thing about riding around in a country like that (often in the middle of nowhere ) is the realization of how privileged but crazy our life here is.
Try this one on for size Skid: http://www.seatguru.com - would be interesting to see the numbers on the difference in seating between Thai and AirNZ.
The motorbike safari sounded like a blast. Fingers crossed I have the health and resources for similar adventures when I'm ready to step out of the rat race.
Heres one i found after just a quick check
http://www.airlinequality.com/Experi...lass_seats.htm
And yes in terms of the motorbike adventure--Im Hooked
For aircraft aficionado's here's the goods on a the new super efficient 70,000 lb thrust Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines AIR have chosen to power their Dreamliners
http://www.rolls-royce.com/civil/pro...ft/trent_1000/
LOL $2.23 now, you owe me a beer :D Worked out what you're going to spend your $3K divvy on yet ?