Flying

[Frederick]

I flew newcastle to Brisbane this morning. Flying Brisbane to Newcastle later tonight.

Was an altogether pleasant experience. Would do again

 

[Red Bear]

Flying to Ballina with a stopover in Newcastle was annoying.

Had no bad experiences tbh. Flying all over the states soonish, sure that will give some stories.

One of the times in my life im pretty happy to be pretty short, leg room still crap but not as bad as if i was very tall

 

[Frederick]

I'm bang on 6ft with fairly broad shoulders and haven't ever been too uncomfortable yet

 

[Misanthrope]

I might pay $50 more to avoid an 18 hour layover in KL next April. I don't know KL that well, but that is an extreme layover.

 

[IanG]

Some might say this was a little crazy but the first time I ever flew was an international flight. I have to admit I was a bit nervous. Mainly cause I'd never done it before so I had no idea if I had a fear of flying or not. Thankfully it all went smoothly. I made sure I was in the middle and paid more attention to the inflight entertainment. Not to mention the flight attendance made it a lot nicer too. Thye certainly know how to pick 'em.

Also a lot of comedians make jokes about airline food, but I thought what I had was alright. Just the portion sizes wouldn't feed an anorexic hampster.

 

[Gas Panic!]

Love flying. Wanted to be a pilot. Flying to Europe next week.

Ask me when I land in Heathrow if I enjoy flying and the answer may change!

 

[thorson1987]

Some might say this was a little crazy but the first time I ever flew was an international flight. I have to admit I was a bit nervous. Mainly cause I'd never done it before so I had no idea if I had a fear of flying or not. Thankfully it all went smoothly. I made sure I was in the middle and paid more attention to the inflight entertainment. Not to mention the flight attendance made it a lot nicer too. Thye certainly know how to pick 'em.

Also a lot of comedians make jokes about airline food, but I thought what I had was alright. Just the portion sizes wouldn't feed an anorexic hampster.

 

[Misanthrope]

My obsessive nature doesn't let me 'lose count', but for a guy who stepped onto his first plane a week out from his 24th birthday (and is now 29), I've done a f**k tonne of flying.

 

[thorson1987]

Although to be honest the only places i have flown to are Adelaide, Brisbane then onto Townsville and Maryborough to Brisbane then onto Sydney.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

been to GC, Bris, Tvlle, Cairns, Syd melb, hong kong, sinapore, las vegas, auckland, new york, LA, honolulu, helsinky, berlin, budapest, vancoucer and toronto airports.

Fin Air does good grub

 

[Misanthrope]

Most airlines have been acceptable. Delta, United, and China Southern have all been utter shit though.

 

[Gas Panic!]

United get a pretty bad rap across the pacific. Old aircraft, flight attendants in their 70's.

China Southern are growing at a rate and will have a much bigger presence here in time. Personally I'd avoid Chinese airlines in general.

 

[Misanthrope]

United get a pretty bad rap across the pacific. Old aircraft, flight attendants in their 70's.

China Southern are growing at a rate and will have a much bigger presence here in time. Personally I'd avoid Chinese airlines in general.

I've had acceptable to somewhat pleasant flights with China Eastern. A lot of China Southern's problems could be solved with an upgrade of their fleet. Awful planes.

 

[IanG]

United get a pretty bad rap across the pacific. Old aircraft, flight attendants in their 70's.

China Southern are growing at a rate and will have a much bigger presence here in time. Personally I'd avoid Chinese airlines in general.

They break guitars too apparently

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I might pay $50 more to avoid an 18 hour layover in KL next April. I don't know KL that well, but that is an extreme layover.

It has good food and an interesting and varied architecture. Spent a few days there in 05 to break up the flight and see somewhere new. Penang was more enjoyable for me tbh.
I'd pay the $50 and avoid the 18 hours.

 

[Misanthrope]

It has good food and an interesting and varied architecture. Spent a few days there in 05 to break up the flight and see somewhere new. Penang was more enjoyable for me tbh.
I'd pay the $50 and avoid the 18 hours.

Yeah, I reckon I'll do the same.

 

[Red Bear]

Most airlines have been acceptable. Delta, United, and China Southern have all been utter shit though.

f**k, most domestic flights in the states will be united/delta. But I dont really give a shit on one-two hour flights. Air NZ for the flights there and back at least, they're good.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Yeah, I reckon I'll do the same.

Yeah, since you've lived in china for the last year or so it's a case of nothing new to see in KL

 

[Misanthrope]

Yeah, since you've lived in china for the last year or so it's a case of nothing new to see in KL

I'd be interested to see KL, but I just don't think 18 hours would be enough time to do it justice. Better to save it for another time and maintain my sanity. Busy week of birthday parties and weddings when I get off the plane.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Good call there. It takes about an hour to get into town from the main airport I assume you'd land at, then you'd have to clear immigration coming in and out. You'd be in town for 8-10 hours and then you'd have to turn around and head back. Try and slip a couple of days in there on the way there or back instead! It was good to see KL but I'd stop over in HK given a choice between the two.