“I’ll have a Scotch and Coke”…” Sorry sir…a whaaaat?”

Is it my Australian accent or the generic term I use when asking for something that confuses other users of the English language? On a Continental Airlines flight, the first couple of times I’d ask… Read More

Virgin Blue (DJ) E-Jet in AFL Livery

New uniforms, new aircraft for regional routes and new branding and livery expected soon, in the meantime, the newest aircraft to join the Virgin Blue fleet (this Embraer 190 and a Boeing 737)… Read More

New Chinese airline arrived in Sydney this morning

Today marked the start of another Chinese carrier serving Australia. Hainan airlines (HU) will fly an Airbus A330-200 three times a week between Shenzhen and Hangzhou and Sydney. Shenzhen, located on mainland China… Read More

A Long hop for the flying Roo

  Qantas (QF) has announced it will start services between Sydney (SYD) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) from 16 May. They will operate 4 services a week in a 3 class boeing 747-400. As a result they… Read More

Christmas dinner, airline style

After a full lunch, I served myself up some leftover pork, turkey and vegetables in an airline style dish prompting me to have a side salad and desert served the same way as… Read More

Merry Christmas

Hope you all have a Great Christmas!

Jumbo Hostel – Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden.

Last year I had a brief stopover in Stockholm, Sweden and I had heard of this fantastic hostel right at the airport in a converted Boeing 747-200. Of course, being the freakyflier that… Read More

Retro: Sydney Airport circa 1992

Picture taken mid1992. Notice the old liveries. On the the left, Boeing 747-100,  Continental Airlines. Nex to that,  the ‘Tulip’ liv ery of a new Boeing 747-400. In the foreground, is an Air Pacific… Read More

Baggage Fees

I travelled in the US recently and travelled with US Airways and Continental Airlines for my internal domestic flights. Both are full service airlines and I enjoyed flying with them, they were great. These… Read More

What airline is that?

Guess the airline below and I’ll send you a swizzle stick from Continental Airlines

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