Flying the same aircraft
May 23, 2017, 12:23 pm
#46
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 2,644
My most flown is the now sadly departed G-DOCW* x7 (B737), followed by G-BNWB x5 (B767), G-STBA x4 (B77W), G-DBCI x4 (as both BD and BA, A319).
Done plenty three times:
A32S: DBCC/DBCK/EUCC/EUUK/EUUL/EUYJ/
B767: BNWX
and loads twice:
A319: DBCE/DBCG/DBCJ/EUPV/EUOA/EUOB/
A320:EUUH/EUUN/EUUO/EUUS/EUYG/EUYO/EUYR/EUYS/EUYX/GATH/GATM/GATN/GATP/MIDS/MIDT/TTOE/
A321: EUXJ/EUXL/MEDG/
Other: DOCU/LCYF/LCYR/BNLJ/ZBKA/YMMI
Non BA x3: EI-EML (FR) and A7-ADV (QR)
Still haven't done a G-ZZZ... never did a G-BOA....
* I do recall flying G-DOCW to SKG once. I think I was in 3F, and managed to get the window blind wedged open. No amount of tugging or shaking could free it. I mentioned this to the crew who said they'd get engineering to check it out back in LGW. Lo and behold a week later I board G-DOCW back to LGW...3F again, and the window blind is still stuck!
Only other aircraft of note really is 9M-MRO (the missing MH B777) that I flew KUL-HKG a year before she vanished, plus CU-T1549, a far less famous aircraft that crashed in Cuba in 2010.
Done plenty three times:
A32S: DBCC/DBCK/EUCC/EUUK/EUUL/EUYJ/
B767: BNWX
and loads twice:
A319: DBCE/DBCG/DBCJ/EUPV/EUOA/EUOB/
A320:EUUH/EUUN/EUUO/EUUS/EUYG/EUYO/EUYR/EUYS/EUYX/GATH/GATM/GATN/GATP/MIDS/MIDT/TTOE/
A321: EUXJ/EUXL/MEDG/
Other: DOCU/LCYF/LCYR/BNLJ/ZBKA/YMMI
Non BA x3: EI-EML (FR) and A7-ADV (QR)
Still haven't done a G-ZZZ... never did a G-BOA....
* I do recall flying G-DOCW to SKG once. I think I was in 3F, and managed to get the window blind wedged open. No amount of tugging or shaking could free it. I mentioned this to the crew who said they'd get engineering to check it out back in LGW. Lo and behold a week later I board G-DOCW back to LGW...3F again, and the window blind is still stuck!
Only other aircraft of note really is 9M-MRO (the missing MH B777) that I flew KUL-HKG a year before she vanished, plus CU-T1549, a far less famous aircraft that crashed in Cuba in 2010.
Last edited by shefgab; May 23, 2017 at 4:01 pm
May 23, 2017, 12:40 pm
#47
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Jersey
Programs: BAEC Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 178
Good skills, I have been known to take a detour or two to fly on a certain type; LHR to Warsaw via Zurich with Swiss to fly on the Bombardier CS100 most recently. FWIW, don't bother; the CS100 is horrible. Very noisy cabin due to the P&W P1500G engines and the seats were rock hard.
May 23, 2017, 12:43 pm
#48
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, OR USA
Programs: BA Silver, Icelandair, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador, Hertz 5*
Posts: 610
May 23, 2017, 12:57 pm
#49
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, BD Blue (RIP)
Posts: 1,986
I was one letter off with at least 20 goes on G-MIDX. How I miss my weekly encounters with that bird and her washing line livery. The joys of standing in the freezing cold of the Gate 8c airbridge waiting to get onboard. The sad thing is, I actually do miss it!
May 23, 2017, 1:07 pm
#50
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
I started logging it all in flightmemory when I started travelling more for work. Then I used LHR-LGW and a bunch of other sites to piece together the history of the older flights.
But it's something to do when I arrive at the gate and it's not ready to board yet.
So when I book the flight - I log it into FlightMemory, then when I'm waiting to board, I quickly edit it and add the reg.
Doesn't take much time - and it can make interesting reading.
But it's something to do when I arrive at the gate and it's not ready to board yet.
So when I book the flight - I log it into FlightMemory, then when I'm waiting to board, I quickly edit it and add the reg.
Doesn't take much time - and it can make interesting reading.
May 23, 2017, 1:17 pm
#51
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
I started recording the plane numbers about 6 months ago. I did notice that my wife and I flew the same plane twice and were exactly in the same seats. But it's on United.
May 23, 2017, 1:25 pm
#52
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: BAEC Blue, Flying Blue Silver, Hilton Gold, Marriot Gold
Posts: 817
I'd like to say I am a semi-frequant flyer but I've had :
G-EZTX x2 (Easyjet A320)
EI-REL x2 (Aer Arann ATR72)
C-GTDG x2 (First Choice A320)
VH-TQL x2 (Jetstar/EAA Dash8Q300)
TF-SIS x2 (WOW Air A320)
(Only flown longhaul with BA, but never had any repeats)
G-EZTX x2 (Easyjet A320)
EI-REL x2 (Aer Arann ATR72)
C-GTDG x2 (First Choice A320)
VH-TQL x2 (Jetstar/EAA Dash8Q300)
TF-SIS x2 (WOW Air A320)
(Only flown longhaul with BA, but never had any repeats)
May 23, 2017, 1:43 pm
#53
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: BAEC GGL
Posts: 66
Fly circa 100 sectors per annum on BA so have many examples.
Most recent was a tad bizarre.
Flew LGW-KIN G-VIIP in seat 2A a couple of weeks ago.
Return leg, a week later, was same aircraft, same seat.
Interestingly the red wine spill that was on the wall (very obvious) on the way out was still there on the way back! A testament to the BA cleaning program!
I was delighted to receive a survey request asking about, amongst other things, aircraft cleanliness. More or less repeated the above story but I am sure few will be surprised to hear that the site crashed every time I tried to save!
Most recent was a tad bizarre.
Flew LGW-KIN G-VIIP in seat 2A a couple of weeks ago.
Return leg, a week later, was same aircraft, same seat.
Interestingly the red wine spill that was on the wall (very obvious) on the way out was still there on the way back! A testament to the BA cleaning program!
I was delighted to receive a survey request asking about, amongst other things, aircraft cleanliness. More or less repeated the above story but I am sure few will be surprised to hear that the site crashed every time I tried to save!
May 23, 2017, 1:47 pm
#54
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,808
I used to do regular commuter flights from CRQ to LAX on a Brasilia. Pretty sure they only had one aircraft doing that run back and forth.
More recently I was on a Norwegian 787..on the flight to CPH a guy threw up in the aisle just outside the lavs. Saw the stain on the run on the return flight..knew it was the same plane then lol.
May 23, 2017, 3:54 pm
#55
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, several other less interesting cards...
Posts: 3,712
BA1402 12 Jun 1998 17:45 LHR MAN 150 Domestic 320 G-BUSH
May 23, 2017, 3:58 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MAN
Programs: None anymore
Posts: 220
I've only been keeping score for the last five years. Apart from the occasional glance to check something specific, I hadn't bothered to look at the aggregated details until now.
My most commonly flown airframes are:
There are plenty of 5's, 4's and 3's in there too, but we'd be here all night.
I found this surprising: 81 different A320s.
My long-haul flying is more varied but I have found myself aboard G-CIVW more often than any other.
However... other than back-to-backs between the same airports, on three occasions I have been on the same aircraft twice in the same day.
The first time it happened, on Lufty, the cabin crew did a double-take when I boarded for the second time and we had a bit of a joke about it. Slightly annoying that I had a really tight connection and we ended up parked on a remote stand which resulted in having to perform a mad dash through flight connections at FRA, only to end up back on the same aircraft.
On FlyBE, after arriving at Exeter, the aircraft went off and did a return sector to somewhere else in between my two flights. Tip - EXT is not somewhere you want to spend any significant amount of time.
My most commonly flown airframes are:
- A320 G-EUUA x 7
- A320 G-EUYC x 6
- A320 G-EUYF x 6
- A319 G-EUPO x 6
There are plenty of 5's, 4's and 3's in there too, but we'd be here all night.
I found this surprising: 81 different A320s.
My long-haul flying is more varied but I have found myself aboard G-CIVW more often than any other.
However... other than back-to-backs between the same airports, on three occasions I have been on the same aircraft twice in the same day.
- Lufthansa B733 D-ABXU (I'm almost certain of the reg) from LIS-FRA / FRA-MAN
- FlyBE Dash-8 G-JECE from MAN-EXT / EXT-RNS
- And most recently, BA A320 G-EUUR from Amsterdam and then later the same day on a Domestic to MAN
The first time it happened, on Lufty, the cabin crew did a double-take when I boarded for the second time and we had a bit of a joke about it. Slightly annoying that I had a really tight connection and we ended up parked on a remote stand which resulted in having to perform a mad dash through flight connections at FRA, only to end up back on the same aircraft.
On FlyBE, after arriving at Exeter, the aircraft went off and did a return sector to somewhere else in between my two flights. Tip - EXT is not somewhere you want to spend any significant amount of time.
May 23, 2017, 4:58 pm
#59
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 614
A little bit of a cheat, but I am crew!
My top 10 (courtesy of FlightMemory.com)
83x G-MIDT (73x bmi, 10x British Airways)
77x G-MEDJ (61x bmi, 16x British Airways)
74x G-MEDG (60x bmi, 14x British Airways)
70x G-MEDN (55x bmi, 15x British Airways)
64x G-MEDL (49x bmi, 15x British Airways)
62x G-MIDX (55x bmi, 7x British Airways)
60x G-MIDO (29x bmi, 18x Lufthansa (bmi), 13x British Airways)
55x G-DBCH (51x bmi, 2x Swiss (bmi), 2x British Airways)
53x G-MIDY (37x bmi, 12x British Airways, 4x Swiss (bmi)
51x G-MEDH bmi
My top 10 (courtesy of FlightMemory.com)
83x G-MIDT (73x bmi, 10x British Airways)
77x G-MEDJ (61x bmi, 16x British Airways)
74x G-MEDG (60x bmi, 14x British Airways)
70x G-MEDN (55x bmi, 15x British Airways)
64x G-MEDL (49x bmi, 15x British Airways)
62x G-MIDX (55x bmi, 7x British Airways)
60x G-MIDO (29x bmi, 18x Lufthansa (bmi), 13x British Airways)
55x G-DBCH (51x bmi, 2x Swiss (bmi), 2x British Airways)
53x G-MIDY (37x bmi, 12x British Airways, 4x Swiss (bmi)
51x G-MEDH bmi
May 24, 2017, 4:21 am
#60
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Gold, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,447
I'm into double figures for a number of narrow bodies, and have flown on every narrow bodied Airbus in BA's fleet at least once.
A319
G-EUOG - 11
G-EUPE - 13
G-EUPN - 10
G-EUPO - 19
G-EUPP - 11
G-EUPS - 18
G-EUPW - 11
G-EUPX - 11
A 321
G-EUXC - 15
G-EUXD - 13
G-EUXF - 15
G-EUXH -11
G-EUXI - 10
G-EUXM- 11
ex-bmi 319s (mainly flown before takeover)
G-DBCA - 12
G-DBCB - 16
G-DBCC - 13
G-DBCD - 12
G-DBCE - 17
G-DBCF - 11
G-DBCI - 10
Wide Bodies are a bit thinner on the ground.
Starting at 3 flights:-
B767
G-BNWA - 4
G-BNWN - 3
G-BNWW - 3
G-BNWZ - 4
G-BZHA - 3
B777
G-RAES - 4
G-VIIB - 4
G-VIIC - 6
G-VIID - 3
G-VIIF - 4
G-VIIL - 3
G-YMMI - 3
G-YMMK - 3
B747
G-BNLF - 3
G-BNLI - 4
G-BNLS - 3
G-CIVH - 3
A319
G-EUOG - 11
G-EUPE - 13
G-EUPN - 10
G-EUPO - 19
G-EUPP - 11
G-EUPS - 18
G-EUPW - 11
G-EUPX - 11
A 321
G-EUXC - 15
G-EUXD - 13
G-EUXF - 15
G-EUXH -11
G-EUXI - 10
G-EUXM- 11
ex-bmi 319s (mainly flown before takeover)
G-DBCA - 12
G-DBCB - 16
G-DBCC - 13
G-DBCD - 12
G-DBCE - 17
G-DBCF - 11
G-DBCI - 10
Wide Bodies are a bit thinner on the ground.
Starting at 3 flights:-
B767
G-BNWA - 4
G-BNWN - 3
G-BNWW - 3
G-BNWZ - 4
G-BZHA - 3
B777
G-RAES - 4
G-VIIB - 4
G-VIIC - 6
G-VIID - 3
G-VIIF - 4
G-VIIL - 3
G-YMMI - 3
G-YMMK - 3
B747
G-BNLF - 3
G-BNLI - 4
G-BNLS - 3
G-CIVH - 3