Wahhabalinese Adventures 2: SIN-AUH-RUH-JED on EY/SV/XY
Feb 10, 2008, 7:05 am
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Wahhabalinese Adventures 2: SIN-DEL-AUH-RUH-JED on 9W/EY/SV/XY
This trip report is a followup to the original Wahhabalinese Adventures, detailing my second sojourn to the Magic Kingdom. I'll be traveling a bit longer this time, and hence my agenda includes a little sightseeing and scuba diving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second city and commercial capital.
This time, I'm flying the long hauls on Etihad (EY), but with two domestic segments thrown in: one on Saudi Arabian, but the other -- a Flyertalk debut, I do believe -- on Nas Air (XY). 9377 mi, says Great Circle Mapper, and here's the route:
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=S...ED-RUH-AUH-SIN
Update: Two days before my planned departure, I got an early-morning phone call, and by the end of it I'd changed my plans to head to Delhi for a week first instead. Our corporate travel agent, who are good at everything except finding cheap fares, first suggested a ridiculous SIN-DEL-BAH-RUH-JED-AUH-SIN routing on 9W/GF/SV/SQ that would've cost nearly US$3000, but Etihad's remarkably helpful Singapore office managed to rebook me on DEL-RUH-SIN for barely a third of that -- it actually ended up costing substantially less than my previous SIN-RUH return!
This time, I'm flying the long hauls on Etihad (EY), but with two domestic segments thrown in: one on Saudi Arabian, but the other -- a Flyertalk debut, I do believe -- on Nas Air (XY). 9377 mi, says Great Circle Mapper, and here's the route:
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=S...ED-RUH-AUH-SIN
Update: Two days before my planned departure, I got an early-morning phone call, and by the end of it I'd changed my plans to head to Delhi for a week first instead. Our corporate travel agent, who are good at everything except finding cheap fares, first suggested a ridiculous SIN-DEL-BAH-RUH-JED-AUH-SIN routing on 9W/GF/SV/SQ that would've cost nearly US$3000, but Etihad's remarkably helpful Singapore office managed to rebook me on DEL-RUH-SIN for barely a third of that -- it actually ended up costing substantially less than my previous SIN-RUH return!
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Feb 10, 2008, 8:49 am
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Any plans to go to a place called Madain Saleh? I believe its built by the same civilization (Nabataein) who built Petra in Jordan.
Any details about diving in Jeddah (e.g. diving spots, prices, dive center, etc.) would be appreciated.
Have a lovely trip
Any details about diving in Jeddah (e.g. diving spots, prices, dive center, etc.) would be appreciated.
Have a lovely trip
Feb 10, 2008, 9:44 am
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Any details about diving in Jeddah (e.g. diving spots, prices, dive center, etc.) would be appreciated.
Feb 18, 2008, 3:48 am
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9W 017 SIN-DEL Y A330-200 seat 19A
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Feb 24, 2008, 11:51 pm
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Feb 24, 2008, 11:58 pm
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Feb 27, 2008, 7:03 am
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Feb 27, 2008, 7:06 am
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Mar 10, 2008, 10:07 am
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Mar 10, 2008, 10:10 am
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Mar 12, 2008, 9:03 am
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Mar 12, 2008, 9:15 am
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Mar 12, 2008, 9:21 am
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Conclusion
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