Wired: The (new) longest scheduled commercial flight
#16
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: AA Plat., UA Plat., HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 91
Panama City was the dirtiest airport terminal I've ever been in.
Waiting for a connection there was interesting because the gate area was full of people, all of whom were standing. Nobody wanted to sit in the available seating because it was so disgustingly filthy.
Waiting for a connection there was interesting because the gate area was full of people, all of whom were standing. Nobody wanted to sit in the available seating because it was so disgustingly filthy.
#17
PTY is awful...probably because it reminds me of a standard issue US airport. Terrible ventilation and pathetic food options too.
#18
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EWR
Programs: UA .5M, Vistana 1-Star owner
Posts: 992
#19
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
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Posts: 7,954
Yep. And as others have pointed out, there's the issue of no Transit-Without-Visa via the US any more. And, everyone that's a citizen of a country in North, Central, or South America, unless they're from the US, Canada, or Chile, needs a US visa to even transit via the US. In addition to being expensive and time-consuming to get, it's simply not available to many people. EK's new service will offer a convenient option for affected people traveling to anywhere in Europe, among other places.
#20
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Western Europe
Programs: Yeah, well, don’t really care anymore
Posts: 841
EK's new service will offer a convenient option for affected people traveling to anywhere in Europe, among other places.
Subcontinent, Central & SE Asia, SSA and ME are the targets.
#22
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3
From what I read it seems Panama is the hub connecting north and south america. They are trying to tap into the american market more, not that they haven't done so yet.
Emirates knows they can beat any airline easily in terms of comfort and food.
Time will tell how profitable it is for them to have this route.
Emirates knows they can beat any airline easily in terms of comfort and food.
Time will tell how profitable it is for them to have this route.
#23
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 810