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BOSishome
Yes-the nice part is that most of the long-haul was in premium cabins flying on someone else's dime (with the notable exception of JFK-EZE-JFK, which was in an exit row economy-essential for my 6'7" frame).
The most unique legs were certainly TNR-WMN-TNR on MD ATR72s, one of which included a go-around and diversion. I had another diversion in early December where my CDG-MPL flight was diverted to MRS due to low ceilings at MPL. In the prior 27 years of my life, I had only diverted one other time, on a WN MDW-OMA flight (there was a tornado on the ground on airport property at OMA).
The most miserable was my TQO-EWR flight last week in the last row of a UA 739 (flying on a basic economy ticket) that included a 140 minute tarmac delay at TQO and a 50 minute wait-for-gate delay at EWR. A persistent hangover made it even worse.
An interesting year….
Only ever had one diversion in over 40 years, Air Moldova Embraer 120 from Vienna, had to divert to Bucharest as weather at Chisinău was below minimums. A 2 hour wait there before boarding an Air Moldova A320. Now that I’ve said that, I’ll get a diversion in 2024, won’t I?
No miserable flights for me this year, although LHR-IBZ in Y on BA wasn’t great.