If it’s Jim Boeing I ain’t going

benson

You seen the vid? The cabin crew goes straight into the ceiling. Serving drinks during the turbulence.

Hursty

benson not yet but I can imagine hence my seatbelt comment as I’ve heard from people who have experienced it

Luckily if you travel Qatar business they have seatbelts in the bar area so you can continue sipping a nice Bordeaux while the shit hits the fan

Smallman1

Hursty Luckily if you travel Qatar business they have seatbelts in the bar area so you can continue sipping a nice Bordeaux while the shit hits the fan

Talk about winning!

Along_the_Wire

Hursty Only the A380 and I’ve not flown that for ages, all Dreamliners

mono-stereo

I’m surprised some knob head carrier like Ryan Air hasn’t made wearing seatbelts mandatory already.

Along_the_Wire

mono-stereo if there’s money to be made or saved, they’d be all over it.

Mad_Cyril

mono-stereo
More like a compulsory ‘upgrade’

Hursty

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/01/boeing-safety-crisis-response-union-busting

mono-stereo

Waiting to take off on an A380. I’m always amazed these things can get off the ground. She’s a big bird. ✈️

Hursty

mono-stereo amazing piece of engineering, top deck natch?!

Amps

mono-stereo You’re offsetting your entire journey? Yeah? With a well researched, independently checked, credible company? Yeah?

Smallman1

Where are you off Mono?

How was the lounge?

mono-stereo

Smallman1 Lounge was good, apart from the amateur sat near us who asked one of the cleaners for a bottle of champagne. 😂

We’re in San Francisco for a few days then driving down the coast.

mono-stereo

Hursty Yeah, up at the front. Dead quiet. Old Ying Yang design as Grant says but I actually don’t mind them.

As long as you book the right seats (53a for example) you don’t have anyone climbing over you.

Along_the_Wire

BA’s version is shit

benson

Along_the_Wire seat 1a was ok. Oi oi.

My only long haul nowadays is gatwick 777. Hardly inspirational planes.

Along_the_Wire

benson first isn’t any different to their other planes and business is their old ying yang stuff. It’s quieter up top is all you can really say about it

Smallman1

mono-stereo apart from the amateur sat near us who asked one of the cleaners for a bottle of champagne. 😂

Lol!

LT42

mono-stereo We’re in San Francisco for a few days then driving down the coast.

Done it a few times, spectacular trip. Enjoy, mate.

benson

mono-stereo

We did wine tasting in Carmel. Galante vineyards and his mrs, dawn’s dreams. Both have tasting salons in Carmel. Great stuff

Monterey bay aquarium is amazing. Well worth visiting.

Flew out to SFO and back from LAX with a grand worth of wine I purchased when absolutely steaming in Carmel.

Flight out was delayed 5 hours. Got £560 each back from BA. Plus drank a bucket load of grand siecle in THE LOUNGE.

Delayed coming back as well. It was a points flight. So basically free return first class to the west coast.

Those were the days.

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