As usual, I have a comprehensive year in review
on my blog, with fancy visualisations and details on everything from loyalty programme activity to train travel. But aviation-wise, here's a summary:
Total Flights: 11 - 2 domestic, 9 shorthaul / 5 business, 6 economy
Total miles: 5169, my lowest annual total since 2007
Countries (new in bold):
Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, Germany
Airlines (none new): BA CityFlyer, British Airways, Easyjet, KLM CityHopper, Ryanair
Aircraft (new in bold):
A21N, A319, A320, A321, B738, E190
Airports (new in bold): AMS,
BLQ, BRS, EDI, LCY, LGW, LHR,
PSA, STN,
STR,
SZG
New Flight Experiences: First helicopter flight;
first in-air divert; first aborted landing.
Divert and go-around
: Flying Ryanair for the first time since 2008. Left over an hour late as they couldn't get the headcount right; hence unable to land at Pisa where storms had set in; diverted to Bologna where first landing was aborted; stuck in the baggage hall there for two and a half hours; no compensation.
Shortest Flight: BA cityflyer LCY - AMS (209 miles) - although I was meant to be flying BRS - AMS with KLM, so add 170 miles for BRS-LCY after they put me in a taxi to London when their plane went tech!
Longest Flight: Easyjet PSA - LGW (714 miles) - although for actual flight distance rather than great circle miles that ill-fated Ryanair service would have been further
Most memorable travel experience:
Hallstatt and nearby - I knew the village itself would be picture-perfect, but I stayed by the lake for a couple of nights instead of daytripping it and found Obertraun and Dachstein / Krippenstein equally rewarding.
The train route from Salzburg is pleasant too.
Hallstatt from across the lake
: I rejoined British Airways in April, so have my staff travel perks back now - that should mean rather more flying in 2020!