tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post326843592677815433..comments2024-03-28T20:45:04.370+01:00Comments on EX-YU Aviation News: Jat continues double digit growthEX-YU Aviationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952283005857074627noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-54267518897025005332011-06-17T21:15:25.984+02:002011-06-17T21:15:25.984+02:00Have to disagree with you there, the majority of A...Have to disagree with you there, the majority of Aegean's fleet sucks. I flew a couple of weeks ago from LCA to SKG on A3 and the plane was nasty. Torn leather and a very dirty cabin.<br />On the other hand Cyprus Airways' cabin is always fresh and clean, not to mention that they do no have slim seats.<br /><br />Which routes did u fly CY on?Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-65737385674939098442011-06-17T11:08:03.078+02:002011-06-17T11:08:03.078+02:00@Nemjee
Aegean's A320/A321 fleet is much bett...@Nemjee<br /><br />Aegean's A320/A321 fleet is much better than Cyprus Airways fleet. As for their A330-200's the two are getting old in terms of interior, maybe a overhaul will be a good idea with some new IFE and new seating. Hellenic Imperial will be opening new widebody services from Athens this month, 3 class A340 will be a nice ride to try.AirKoryoTU-204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-70063333938989913662011-06-17T10:46:19.713+02:002011-06-17T10:46:19.713+02:00Air Koryo,
Well, I tend to fly Cyprus Airways whe...Air Koryo,<br /><br />Well, I tend to fly Cyprus Airways whenever I can as their product is way better than what other airlines around Europe offer these days.<br />For example yesterday they have sent their A330-200 to Athens. On all their aircraft they have IFE, decent warm meals and very friendly crew.<br />Recently they have phased out all of the older A320s and replaced them with newer ones. The new A320s are named Nicosia, Troodos, Pentadaktilos, Pafos... and can't remember the rest of the names.<br /><br />CY and OA have a codeshare agreement that allows CY to see tickets on the vast majority of domestic Greek routes where as OA has placed its codeshare on CYs Damascus route.Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-15251717993343799662011-06-16T14:30:06.027+02:002011-06-16T14:30:06.027+02:00@ AirKoryo
Thanks for the update. I knew Delta an...@ AirKoryo<br /><br />Thanks for the update. I knew Delta and US Airways have year around service to ATH. Didn't know about Continental.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-56650139113726067592011-06-16T09:01:58.137+02:002011-06-16T09:01:58.137+02:00@Nemjee
Ok, I guess the OA A320s/A319 to LCA is be...@Nemjee<br />Ok, I guess the OA A320s/A319 to LCA is better choice than the Cyprus Airways A320 alot newer interiors. The flight with CY operate as codeshare with Olympic Air and visa versa now.<br /><br />@Sam<br /><br />UA doesn't exactly serve Athens, Continental does, they operated under the CO code not from IAD from Newark. Boeing 767-400ER operates the flights daily, sometimes in the new United Airlines/CO livery.AirKoryoTU-204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-75809460169525496092011-06-16T05:19:53.173+02:002011-06-16T05:19:53.173+02:00JU500,
From what he told me Larnaca is not a rumo...JU500,<br /><br />From what he told me Larnaca is not a rumour at all. It's very much planned.<br />Now since I do not like the guy, I did not bother with too many questions. <br />All that I was told is that they have already begun the reconstruction, that soon (probably after the summer mess) the gates will be 'removed' and that in the end Wizz Air will position a new aircraft in Belgrade.<br />But trust me there are several other things that I am not allowed to say that will be more than interesting and will be revolutionary for the serbian civil aviation.<br /><br />Geronimo,<br /><br />Well as for the baggage area, the only thing I know is that they are going to finally buy the new carts. It was about time to be honnest.<br />The separation of arriving and departing passengers is the plan however removal of gates will come sooner.<br />I am flying to Belgrade later on so I will ask more questions myself.Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-58351701613662310872011-06-15T23:30:09.608+02:002011-06-15T23:30:09.608+02:00Hello Nemjee!
Thank you for taking your time to an...Hello Nemjee!<br />Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions.<br />14 phases..interesting but they will make it somehow. But the bagage area has to expand, they have the b.area for former domestic flights unused between T1 and T2 and it is a lot of questions..pasengers not meeting each other(departure/arivals)-maybe they are planning to build a floor above the departure area.<br />I would be very thankful if someone knew more about the expansionplans and where i could read about it.Geronimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-19952269301460526592011-06-15T22:51:54.819+02:002011-06-15T22:51:54.819+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.JU500https://www.blogger.com/profile/01855136215721390300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-3226437556634906002011-06-15T18:25:07.742+02:002011-06-15T18:25:07.742+02:00@ Nemjee and JU500
Sure no problem. I don't f...@ Nemjee and JU500<br /><br />Sure no problem. I don't follow Ex-Yu on Facebook as we cannot access it at work, so I have to use it this way. <br /><br />Send me an e-mail to sxv3381@gmail.com and I will add you. I don't want to post my Facebook info here as I always get attacked by nationalists from all three sides :) Seems like anything I write or comment, it makes them very upset. regardless, I am glad that the majority of us here have a common reasoning and we can exchange our opinions in a civilized way :)<br /><br />Nemjee,<br /><br />Once I tried B757 over the Atlantic and had to sit in the middle as I was rebooked due to some delays. The flight was full and I could barely move. I would avoid single aisle plane across the ocean anytime. Maybe BEG-VIE-IAD isn't bad idea and then you can book separately on JetBlue or Virgin America IAD to LAX.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-234386726471835672011-06-15T18:14:35.442+02:002011-06-15T18:14:35.442+02:00@Nemjee
Wizz second A320 soon soon like this year ...@Nemjee<br />Wizz second A320 soon soon like this year or next summer season? Just reveal that so that we know when to expect official info. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-43497726701968760282011-06-15T17:27:37.842+02:002011-06-15T17:27:37.842+02:00JU500,
lol well the only thing I will tell you is...JU500,<br /><br />lol well the only thing I will tell you is that second plane is coming to Belgrade quite soon and they will be launching Larnaca. The rest, you will find out soon enough! :P<br />Well if you want some pics of Larnaca airport, take offs and landings over the sea send me a personal message with your e-mail and I will mail it to you. I have quite a lot of pics from my travels. Actually if you have facebook send me your details and I will add you. Got pics of Emirates' business class from when I went to India a couple of months ago... A330-200 from LCA and then B777-300 to DEL.<br /><br />Sam,<br /><br />No no, they do not operate it, I would have to fly on Aegean from Larnaca to Paris and then Paris-Washington on their B757. A couple of months ago Aegean based 3 A320s at Larnaca airport. They operate flights to Athens, Thessaloniki, Paris and London Heathrow in addition to the Greek islands such as Rhodes, Crete...<br />I will probably go with Lufthansa in the end. They offer the best product out of the whole bunch. I am not too keen on flying on American airlines as they simply suck.<br />If I do decide to fly from Belgrade then I will go BEG-VIE-IAD and then stay a couple of days in DC and then take a flight to Cali from there..<br /><br /><br />As for OA's flight tomorrow, when I checked in online there were only three passengers who did it before me. I hope that the loadfactor is not as bad as that...Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-53586421337722135312011-06-15T15:33:51.608+02:002011-06-15T15:33:51.608+02:00hahah, right sam, absolutely! :) well then, lets a...hahah, right sam, absolutely! :) well then, lets all become friends on facebook and then comment on ex-yu aviation fb page? that way at least we would receive notification on any new comment :))))JU500https://www.blogger.com/profile/01855136215721390300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-53237953291177045162011-06-15T15:25:40.295+02:002011-06-15T15:25:40.295+02:00@ Nemjee
Hard to follow all the posts here. It...@ Nemjee<br /><br />Hard to follow all the posts here. It's worse than Facebook :)<br /><br />I didn't even know that UA operates IAD-ATH flights. I probably wouldn't choose that option as you lose at least 3 hrs just going through Athens and then fly back again over Serbia to the US. I always hate it when United offers me a connection via ORD. I have to fly from ROC to ORD westward and then ORD to Europe eastward (flying over ROC again). Last year I flew LH's A340-600 ORD-MUC. It's an amazing airplane but I don't like the new slim seats that LH installed on its airplanes. After some time, they get very uncomfortable. My American friend who flew with me, loved Lufthansa as they serve complimentary alcohol drinks :) US carriers usually charge $4-$5 per drink. I always find the service better on European carriers but they always tend to be more expensive than United or Delta. The worst of the US carriers tend to be American and US Airways. American has really old airplanes, especially on the domestic routes and US Airways has the worst customer service. If it's cheaper for you to fly to JFK, maybe you can book separately from NUC to LAX on JetBlue. They are my favorite. Wish they had trans-atlantic flights too :) Also, Virgin America offers many flights out of JFK to LAX and SFO.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-18121607972016509712011-06-15T15:09:17.747+02:002011-06-15T15:09:17.747+02:007 million, really? Well, that is good. I think the...7 million, really? Well, that is good. I think they can replace air bridges in stages not to make chaos at the airport. The only think needed is good organization and good reconstruction plan. <br />BTW-What's with the C6 gate? Any new about the repairment? <br /><br />Nemjee has some secrets he wont share with us :) pliiiiiz tell us anything you know about wizzair :) pliiiiz :) at least tell us anything about new routes if the CEO have mentioned to you :) pliz :D<br />p.s. Have a nice flight! I wish I could fly in and out of Larnaca or Athens or any other airport near sea (except Tivat :))) ). Sea above you seating in the climbing plane :)<br /><br />p.s. Yes. A320 on tomorrows OA393 flight! Just checked at beg.aero :) Tell us the load factor when you arrive. Maybe Olympic got lucky on this route :)JU500https://www.blogger.com/profile/01855136215721390300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-69286573704477122562011-06-15T14:03:51.970+02:002011-06-15T14:03:51.970+02:00AirKoryo,
No no, I am arriving on Olympic Air'...AirKoryo,<br /><br />No no, I am arriving on Olympic Air's flight at 12:45 (leaving Larnaca at 11:05).<br />I had the option to take Cyprus Airways' flight later, I think it was somewhere around 13:00, but I decided to go with OA coz I have not taken them since they rebranded.<br />There are on average 10 to 11 daily flights between Larnaca and Athens on Aegean, Olympic and Cyprus Airways.Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-33900348297024350382011-06-15T13:44:11.116+02:002011-06-15T13:44:11.116+02:00@Nemjee
I guess you're staying in Athens for a...@Nemjee<br />I guess you're staying in Athens for a night then? Or maybe taking the codeshare for OA with CY 349.AirKoryoTU-204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-88285699219344658382011-06-15T13:15:31.036+02:002011-06-15T13:15:31.036+02:00On a side note, I just got my flight confirmation ...On a side note, I just got my flight confirmation for LCA-ATH-BEG tomorrow, and on the segment ATH-BEG I am going to fly on the A320 in stead of the Dash-8.Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-44424313512952079932011-06-15T12:08:48.406+02:002011-06-15T12:08:48.406+02:00ЈУ500,
Hehehe I heard it from their CEO ;)
They a...ЈУ500,<br /><br />Hehehe I heard it from their CEO ;)<br />They are doing that so that they can make the entire area there more spacious. <br />Also soon the replacement of the A gates should start with the same glass airbridges from Spain.<br />Hehe he also mentioned some things about Wizz Air but I do not know if I should really mention them here.<br /><br />Geronimo,<br /><br />Well, probably not much has been done since they are waiting for the summer season to pass. Imgine the mess that would be created when they would close let's say gates A1 to A5. Probably greater works will be carried out when the winter season starts.<br />I do not know if you remember the time in BEG when they were fixing the asphalt around the A gates, damn it was a living nightmare at the time.<br />Plus, they did asphalt the area around the A1 gate and they did make the C1 gate functional recently.Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-35054071900320786992011-06-15T11:44:45.487+02:002011-06-15T11:44:45.487+02:00T1+T2 up to 7mil pax a year,after reconstruction m...T1+T2 up to 7mil pax a year,after reconstruction maybe up to 10, but that is a qualified guess.Geronimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-28741490394864220142011-06-15T11:41:35.527+02:002011-06-15T11:41:35.527+02:00Within less then 5 years it will be very crowded b...Within less then 5 years it will be very crowded between 11 and 14-security and passport area. They wrote here in May that the Tesla airport will be refurbished and reconstructed in phases to mid of 2014 and maybe will will not notice any stockings at the area i mentioned above.<br />Does any one of you know anything more about the reconstruction?<br />Thanks in advanceGeronimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-52407223775636610092011-06-15T11:36:30.020+02:002011-06-15T11:36:30.020+02:00Nemjee,
where did you hear the info about security...Nemjee,<br />where did you hear the info about security check removal at BEG gates? I guess it will make more space, but it will definitely be more pleasant for departing passengers - one less thing to worry about after passing the passport control ;)<br /><br />And yes, the Tivat situation will be reached in a couple of years at BEG. But I think that the 5 mil number is for T2 only. Don't know the number for T1. <br />btw-Airport should definitely do something with check-in counters at T1 and with T1 itself. I dont think I should comment about the pros and cons regarding it :)))JU500https://www.blogger.com/profile/01855136215721390300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-33891389571781555482011-06-15T10:19:04.162+02:002011-06-15T10:19:04.162+02:00JU 500,
Well if Belgrade keeps this trend it will...JU 500,<br /><br />Well if Belgrade keeps this trend it will become soon like Tivat. This year they are expected to handle 3,2 milion in an airport whose capacity is 5 mil. Very soon it will get crowded...<br />Especially after reading the articles you posted related to the flights to Chicago. I wonder how many of those 2,000 are actually going to Belgrade and how many are going to Zagreb.Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-10825948579529038912011-06-15T09:32:56.582+02:002011-06-15T09:32:56.582+02:00Yeap, Tivat in summer, especially on Saturdays. :)...Yeap, Tivat in summer, especially on Saturdays. :) Unbearable crowd, no space, passport line is all the way outside the building nearing parked airplanes :) aaah, good summer times in MNE :)JU500https://www.blogger.com/profile/01855136215721390300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-29235603513243119332011-06-15T08:38:00.522+02:002011-06-15T08:38:00.522+02:00Anonymous,
As for the small nasty airports, I hav...Anonymous,<br /><br />As for the small nasty airports, I have not been to Corfou but for me the worst is Tivat in summer.<br /><br />Glad you liked Copenhagen! :)Nemjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09529227010459770718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263744212273266286.post-30786907632544953112011-06-15T08:26:42.710+02:002011-06-15T08:26:42.710+02:00If you want to see a small, but very nasty and CHA...If you want to see a small, but very nasty and CHAOTIC airport during summer go to CFU, my goodness, haven't seen smaller but more chaotic airport in my life( and for a complaint about 2.50 euros for a bottle of water, try there to get it for ONLY 3.50!!!!!!!!)<br /><br />Regarding other European airports, so far the best for transit for me was CPH, like a small town :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com