BA2644 to Malta
Oct 24, 2014, 9:09 am
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BA2644 to Malta
Just started my TP run to Malta and Jersey. Will be checking same plane turnaround at MLA later tonight. I have never seen a busier madder flight. Kids everywhere in Club. 8 rows in CE. Wow need a rest already...
Oct 24, 2014, 9:18 am
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Malta is one of the holiday route flights. It's usually full of families and children in the summer, and elderly people along with families with really young children come September who can take advantage of cheaper flights/hotel stays.
Oct 24, 2014, 11:49 pm
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If anyone is interested link to my trip report is here. This includes a photo explanation of how to get through Malta Transit Area.
Note: this blog is hosted outside of FlyerTalk. It includes the normal day by day, flight by flight description of my trip from LGW-MLA-LGW-JER-LGW-MLA-LGW over the weekend of Fri 24 Oct to Sun 26 Oct.
Note: this blog is hosted outside of FlyerTalk. It includes the normal day by day, flight by flight description of my trip from LGW-MLA-LGW-JER-LGW-MLA-LGW over the weekend of Fri 24 Oct to Sun 26 Oct.
Last edited by billinghamn; Oct 26, 2014 at 4:01 am
Oct 25, 2014, 3:47 am
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Oct 25, 2014, 6:49 am
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Reading your trip report a few weeks back made me think of this as a destination next year once the schools have gone back after summer holidays. I've decided not to take leave during summer months as of next year and take winter sunshine breaks instead.
Oct 25, 2014, 8:23 am
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This September and October was probably the best time of the entire year in Malta. We had 28-30C pretty much every day right from the first week of September until mid-October. Since last week it's got windier and dropped to around 23-24C with much cooler evenings. August was unbearably hot, not a good idea especially with kids!
Oct 25, 2014, 9:18 am
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Yes it was a piece of cake. You can feel confident that things should go smoothly for your back to back in a few weeks too. I had heard others say the staff that manage the transit gates weren't very happy in their jobs, and I certainly got the same impression!
Oct 25, 2014, 9:22 am
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