FT Exclusive: *LIVE* BA001 LCY-JFK Trip Report 30 Sept 09
Sep 30, 2009, 7:32 am
#77
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The first post here is an interesting report of a trip on AA to SNN which includes some details about the nastiness of the facilities of SNN airport.
To wit:
Continentalclub: when you get to SNN, can you confirm any of this? Is SNN still like that?
Many thanks for the updates: will be reading avidly throughout the day.
To wit:
The entire Shannon experience recalls prop-era Shannon refueling stopovers where passengers, left to their own devices, spend time in Duty-Free area buying Mead (Honest to God, they sell Mead. Who knew?), mohair throws, large green hats, buttons that say "Kiss Me, etc." and fake coats of arms. As if: we were all peasants then. Ashamed to be Irish at this point: it's off the scale on the "tack-o-rama" meter. Departure area is pretty barren; waits in various lines totalled over an hour for immigration then final (why?) bag check.
Many thanks for the updates: will be reading avidly throughout the day.
Last edited by salut0; Sep 30, 2009 at 8:03 am
Sep 30, 2009, 7:36 am
#78
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The first post here is an interesting report of a trip on AA to SNN which includes some details about the nastiness of the facilities of SNN airport.
Granted it’s been a while since I’ve been though Shannon, but the pictures linked to in post Post #29 are the way I remember it !
Last edited by kered; Sep 30, 2009 at 7:48 am
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Sep 30, 2009, 8:41 am
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SNN must be better than the potential 45/60 min wait standing in a US immigration hall, with no phone, being shouted at by officials, and the repetitive CNN Headline news blaring out everywhere?
Enjoy the flight Continentalclub, I'm enjoying your commentary.
Enjoy the flight Continentalclub, I'm enjoying your commentary.
If only they would have FSC on !
Sep 30, 2009, 8:56 am
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The key to dealing with long waits for immigration officials is the sprint from plane door, dodging the people ambling slowly along in front of you, to the hall itself. That can often save you an hour in line.
Sep 30, 2009, 9:07 am
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To me they still got the seating wrong : They should have looked at
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/4...851cd0cf68.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/4...851cd0cf68.jpg
Sep 30, 2009, 9:15 am
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To me they still got the seating wrong : They should have looked at
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/4...851cd0cf68.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/4...851cd0cf68.jpg
Should we not have heard more from Con. Club by now? Hope the interweb hasn't fallen over!
Sep 30, 2009, 9:16 am
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Very interesting report so far thanks.
Are all the other passengers working hard?
I must admit that I would not like to take this flight as I consider a flight to be a time to sit back, listen to music, watch a film and relax. This new product seems to be rather too workaholic oriented for me.
Are all the other passengers working hard?
I must admit that I would not like to take this flight as I consider a flight to be a time to sit back, listen to music, watch a film and relax. This new product seems to be rather too workaholic oriented for me.
Sep 30, 2009, 9:18 am
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Even in the times before green card, I do not recall waiting for longer than 45 minutes (and that was with CX arriving 15 minutes ahead of BA) at JFK T7.
Sep 30, 2009, 9:20 am
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Don't panic, Mr Mainwaring; I'm here, I'm here!
Apologies for the slight hiatus there. OnAir came on 10 minutes out of LCY and stayed on with only one satellite change 'bong' until the seatbelt sign coming into SNN. I'm now through immigration and they're already boarding. Arghhh - it's going too quickly. More in a minute!
Apologies for the slight hiatus there. OnAir came on 10 minutes out of LCY and stayed on with only one satellite change 'bong' until the seatbelt sign coming into SNN. I'm now through immigration and they're already boarding. Arghhh - it's going too quickly. More in a minute!
Sep 30, 2009, 9:21 am
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Thanks for the insights cc - looking forward to reading the rest of your reports.
I've just had the call from BAEC offering to swap my flight in mid-October from LHR-EWR to BA1 instead - I've jumped at the chance! (even though I still need to get to Newark at the other end). This was a WT+ sale fare MFU'd to CW - I couldn't change the return flight from JFK because it's on a Saturday night, but I think I would rather do it this way round and keep my upper deck seat for the overnight anyway.
Just looked in MMB, I've been allocated 1J with only 6 other seats pre-allocated so far.
I've just had the call from BAEC offering to swap my flight in mid-October from LHR-EWR to BA1 instead - I've jumped at the chance! (even though I still need to get to Newark at the other end). This was a WT+ sale fare MFU'd to CW - I couldn't change the return flight from JFK because it's on a Saturday night, but I think I would rather do it this way round and keep my upper deck seat for the overnight anyway.
Just looked in MMB, I've been allocated 1J with only 6 other seats pre-allocated so far.
Sep 30, 2009, 9:21 am
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Don't panic, Mr Mainwaring; I'm here, I'm here!
Apologies for the slight hiatus there. OnAir came on 10 minutes out of LCY and stayed on with only one satellite change 'bong' until the seatbelt sign coming into SNN. I'm now through immigration and they're already boarding. Arghhh - it's going too quickly. More in a minute!
Apologies for the slight hiatus there. OnAir came on 10 minutes out of LCY and stayed on with only one satellite change 'bong' until the seatbelt sign coming into SNN. I'm now through immigration and they're already boarding. Arghhh - it's going too quickly. More in a minute!