My favorite section of FlyerTalk has been the Trip Reports. I read not so long ago a suggestion that we might consider standardizing the Trip Reports. Personally, I hope this doesn’t happen as I enjoy the uniqueness of everyone’s individual styles, from tfung’s thoroughness to Quiet Lion’s great storytelling abilities. In particular, I really enjoy reading about (In order of trip experience)

The Lounges - Descriptions of layout, food offered and other amenities/services
The Preflight Impressions - Cabin layout and décor descriptions, flight attendant impressions and pre-flight service descriptions
Seating Comfort impressions
The Meal – Menu transcripts! Menu transcripts! Menu transcripts! And, descriptions of how the meal was served, impressions on what was eaten, etc.
Inflight Entertainment Impressions Movies offered, headphone quality, etc.
Grades – On both various aspects of the service and an over all grade

I have no interest in:

* What time things happened – for example, what time the doors were shut, what time the plane took off or how long the take off roll was, what time the captain announced the final descent, etc.
* What runway was landed on or taken off from
* How many passengers were on board in either class
* What the cruising altitude was
* Extreme technical details such as flap settings, fuel consumption, etc.

I mention the above items that I have no interest in not to demean them but rather to highlight them. Although I have no interest in these things, some people definitely do. And of course, some of the things I’m interested in may be of no importance to others. I’m certainly not promoting the inclusion or deletion of anything here but rather, in the interest of perhaps improving my own reports, I am curious:

What aspects of Trip Reports are important to YOU? What isn’t? Why?

I'm not saying that I or anyone else will necessarily follow suggestions garnered here to the letter but if, for example, alot of people indicate a real interest in reading about airline lounges or descriptions of preflight service, I'll try to add a little more detail on those things to my reports.


[This message has been edited by Seat 2A (edited 01-31-2002).]