Nov 13, 2018, 1:33 am
Last edit by: jfallesen
It seems like we have quite a few are taking advantage of the recent good price on OTP-PHX so I thought it might be a good idea to see if we could put together some ad-hoc meet-ups. I don't want to organise anything as it seems that we are all travelling on different dates and, in some cases different routes, but it would be a shame to be on the same flight or in the same lounge as another FTer, not know and not be able to share a beer and stories... if that is what you want. Of course, if you like to travel alone then that is great too.
So, if you want others to know about your travel plans and fancy saying hi to fellow FTers please post your details and I will add you to the wiki. If you have wiki update access then please, by all means, update the wiki yourself
I am posting my hotel arrangements but if you would rather not do that yourself but wish to post your flights then that is also perfectly fine.
For those that want to read about the Aug 2018 PHX mini-do (quite a few did it!) it is here : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ug-2018-a.html
There are some links at the end of the wiki to interesting things to do around Phoenix. Please feel free to add to this list if you wish
Things to do
Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Phoenix
Top hikes in the Phoenix area
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation - Taliesin West
Heard Museum
Museum of Musical Instruments
Arizona Rattlers Football Team
Titan Missile Museum
Pima Air & Space Museum
So, if you want others to know about your travel plans and fancy saying hi to fellow FTers please post your details and I will add you to the wiki. If you have wiki update access then please, by all means, update the wiki yourself
I am posting my hotel arrangements but if you would rather not do that yourself but wish to post your flights then that is also perfectly fine.
For those that want to read about the Aug 2018 PHX mini-do (quite a few did it!) it is here : https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ug-2018-a.html
There are some links at the end of the wiki to interesting things to do around Phoenix. Please feel free to add to this list if you wish
Note: Times are DEPARTURE times.
OTP Hotel Vienna : H2L, Shl (+1)
29th June
BA885 OTP–LHR 07:55 : jfallese
BA67 LHR–PHL 12:40 : jfallese
BA4672 / AA854 PHL–PHX 17:25 : jfallese
2nd July
BA6358 OTP - LHR 07:55 : LondonAndy
3rd July
AA6538 LHR - HEL 08:25 : LondonAndy
AA6480 HEL - LHR 14:10 : LondonAndy
4thJuly
AA6214 LHR - JFK 11:20 : LondonAndy
AA1587 JFK - PHX 16:10 : LondonAndy
5th July
BA5451 / AA883 PHX–ORD 13:45 : jfallese
BA296 ORD–LHR 20:55 : jfallese
6th July
BA886 LHR–OTP 13:50 : jfallese
7th July
AA0760 PHX - LAX 10:10 LondonAndy
AA0032 LAX - JFK 13:15 LondonAndy
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : jfallese
8th July
AA6143 JFK - LHR 07:55 LondonAndy
9th July
BA0794 LHR - HEL 08:25 LondonAndy
BA0886 LHR - OTP 11:40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1337 HEL - LHR 16:00 LondonAndy
BA0884 LHR - OTP 18:55 LondonAndy
10th July
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 Jason8612
BA0067 LHR - PHL 12.40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1344 LHR - HEL 13:50 Jason8612
11th July
AA0686 PHL - PHX 13:50 AlisonB84 + 1
BA6005/AY HEL - JFK 12:45 Jason8612
BA4344/AA JFK - SFO 21:15 Jason8612
12th July
AA 1844 SFO - PHX 16:00 Jason8612
16th July
AA480 PHX - SAN 17:10 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0272 SAN - LHR 20:30 AlisonB84 + 1
17th July
BA884 LHR–OTP 18:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
18th July
BA886 LHR/OTP 0815 Gastrocnemius+1
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
19th July
BA885 OTP/LHR 0755 Gastrocnemius+1
BA115 LHR/JFK 1420 Gastrocnemius+1
AA2615 JFK/SFO 2115 Gastrocnemius+1
20th July
AA1868 SFO/PHX 0915 Gastrocnemius+1
22nd July
AA12339 PHX/JFK 0843 Gastrocnemius+1
BA116 JFK/LHR 2010 Gastrocnemius+1
23rd July
BA886 LHR/OTP 1140 Gastrocnemius+1
BA885 OTP/LHR 1750 Gastrocnemius+1
24th July
BA886 LHR-OTP 11:40 : thejohn
25th July
BA885 OTP-LHR 07:55 BA177 LHR-JFK 13:10: thejohn
26th July
BA 4310 JFK-LAX 06:00 BA 1742 LAX-PHX 16:33 : thejohn
28th July
BA5244 PHX-LAX 09:54 : thejohn
29th July
BA4751LAX-BOS 14:00 BA202 BOS-LHR 21:40 : thejohn
30th July
BA886 11:40 LHR-OTP : thejohn
31st July
BA885 07:55 OTP-LHR : thejohn
OTP Hotel Vienna : H2L, Shl (+1)
29th June
BA885 OTP–LHR 07:55 : jfallese
BA67 LHR–PHL 12:40 : jfallese
BA4672 / AA854 PHL–PHX 17:25 : jfallese
2nd July
BA6358 OTP - LHR 07:55 : LondonAndy
3rd July
AA6538 LHR - HEL 08:25 : LondonAndy
AA6480 HEL - LHR 14:10 : LondonAndy
4thJuly
AA6214 LHR - JFK 11:20 : LondonAndy
AA1587 JFK - PHX 16:10 : LondonAndy
5th July
BA5451 / AA883 PHX–ORD 13:45 : jfallese
BA296 ORD–LHR 20:55 : jfallese
6th July
BA886 LHR–OTP 13:50 : jfallese
7th July
AA0760 PHX - LAX 10:10 LondonAndy
AA0032 LAX - JFK 13:15 LondonAndy
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : jfallese
8th July
AA6143 JFK - LHR 07:55 LondonAndy
9th July
BA0794 LHR - HEL 08:25 LondonAndy
BA0886 LHR - OTP 11:40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1337 HEL - LHR 16:00 LondonAndy
BA0884 LHR - OTP 18:55 LondonAndy
10th July
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0885 OTP - LHR 07:55 Jason8612
BA0067 LHR - PHL 12.40 AlisonB84 + 1
AY1344 LHR - HEL 13:50 Jason8612
11th July
AA0686 PHL - PHX 13:50 AlisonB84 + 1
BA6005/AY HEL - JFK 12:45 Jason8612
BA4344/AA JFK - SFO 21:15 Jason8612
12th July
AA 1844 SFO - PHX 16:00 Jason8612
16th July
AA480 PHX - SAN 17:10 AlisonB84 + 1
BA0272 SAN - LHR 20:30 AlisonB84 + 1
17th July
BA884 LHR–OTP 18:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
18th July
BA886 LHR/OTP 0815 Gastrocnemius+1
BA887 OTP–LHR 17:55 : AlisonB84 + 1
19th July
BA885 OTP/LHR 0755 Gastrocnemius+1
BA115 LHR/JFK 1420 Gastrocnemius+1
AA2615 JFK/SFO 2115 Gastrocnemius+1
20th July
AA1868 SFO/PHX 0915 Gastrocnemius+1
22nd July
AA12339 PHX/JFK 0843 Gastrocnemius+1
BA116 JFK/LHR 2010 Gastrocnemius+1
23rd July
BA886 LHR/OTP 1140 Gastrocnemius+1
BA885 OTP/LHR 1750 Gastrocnemius+1
24th July
BA886 LHR-OTP 11:40 : thejohn
25th July
BA885 OTP-LHR 07:55 BA177 LHR-JFK 13:10: thejohn
26th July
BA 4310 JFK-LAX 06:00 BA 1742 LAX-PHX 16:33 : thejohn
28th July
BA5244 PHX-LAX 09:54 : thejohn
29th July
BA4751LAX-BOS 14:00 BA202 BOS-LHR 21:40 : thejohn
30th July
BA886 11:40 LHR-OTP : thejohn
31st July
BA885 07:55 OTP-LHR : thejohn
Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Phoenix
Top hikes in the Phoenix area
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation - Taliesin West
Heard Museum
Museum of Musical Instruments
Arizona Rattlers Football Team
Titan Missile Museum
Pima Air & Space Museum
OTP-PHX TP runs in April 2019 Meet Up Thread
Jul 1, 2019, 10:46 am
#181
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Jul 1, 2019, 1:09 pm
#182
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Well, I'm doing another short run later this month:
17/07/2019 09:00:00 BA1325
17/07/2019 11:40:00 BA0886
18/07/2019 07:55:00 BA0885
18/07/2019 12:40:00 BA67
18/07/2019 17:20:00 BA4672/ AA854
22/07/2019 12:10:00 BA5653/ AA460
22/07/2019 22:00:00 BA68
23/07/2019 11:40:00 BA886
24/07/2018 17:55:00 BA887
24/07/2018 21:05:00 BA1338
Planning on a trip to the Tucson boneyard and a Titan missile museum (did Northern Az with Mrs T last year).
17/07/2019 09:00:00 BA1325
17/07/2019 11:40:00 BA0886
18/07/2019 07:55:00 BA0885
18/07/2019 12:40:00 BA67
18/07/2019 17:20:00 BA4672/ AA854
22/07/2019 12:10:00 BA5653/ AA460
22/07/2019 22:00:00 BA68
23/07/2019 11:40:00 BA886
24/07/2018 17:55:00 BA887
24/07/2018 21:05:00 BA1338
Planning on a trip to the Tucson boneyard and a Titan missile museum (did Northern Az with Mrs T last year).
Jul 1, 2019, 1:50 pm
#183
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Well, I'm doing another short run later this month:
17/07/2019 09:00:00 BA1325
17/07/2019 11:40:00 BA0886
18/07/2019 07:55:00 BA0885
18/07/2019 12:40:00 BA67
18/07/2019 17:20:00 BA4672/ AA854
22/07/2019 12:10:00 BA5653/ AA460
22/07/2019 22:00:00 BA68
23/07/2019 11:40:00 BA886
24/07/2018 17:55:00 BA887
24/07/2018 21:05:00 BA1338
Planning on a trip to the Tucson boneyard and a Titan missile museum (did Northern Az with Mrs T last year).
17/07/2019 09:00:00 BA1325
17/07/2019 11:40:00 BA0886
18/07/2019 07:55:00 BA0885
18/07/2019 12:40:00 BA67
18/07/2019 17:20:00 BA4672/ AA854
22/07/2019 12:10:00 BA5653/ AA460
22/07/2019 22:00:00 BA68
23/07/2019 11:40:00 BA886
24/07/2018 17:55:00 BA887
24/07/2018 21:05:00 BA1338
Planning on a trip to the Tucson boneyard and a Titan missile museum (did Northern Az with Mrs T last year).
Jul 1, 2019, 9:29 pm
#184
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For the boneyard tour, don't forget to apply in advance and also take your passport on the day.
https://trytn.com/PimaAirandSpaceMus...oduct=activity
The docents checked passports and made sure you were 'pre-booked' before allowing you onto the bus that takes you from the air museum to the boneyard.
Then at the military base entrance it was off the bus for another passport/identity check (the boneyard is within the active military base).
Then back on the bus for the boneyard tour. You are not allowed off the bus in the boneyard, but it does drive around very slowly and stops often, so you can take photos through the bus windows.
For the Titan Museum, I would get there as early as possible and book your tour straight away. The tours are restricted to groups of about 20 people on a first come/first served basis. When we were leaving about 12.00 noon, the people just arriving were having to wait a good couple of hours for their tour. There is not that much to do whilst waiting for your tour, other than wander around the site/gift shop, which takes all of 10 minutes! The interesting part is the actual 'tour'.
Both the air museum/boneyard and Titan Missile museum were both very interesting and well worth a visit.
BM
Last edited by BarneyMcGrew; Jul 1, 2019 at 10:22 pm
Jul 2, 2019, 3:26 am
#187
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Not really doing a tier points run, I am going to Phoenix for a relative's birthday do.
When I tried to book it many moons ago on the Defence Discount link, it wouldn't give me the discount off a MAN-LHR-PHX-LHR-MAN itinerary. So I rang the BA call centre and the very pleasant young lady there found it was even cheaper at that time to go via PHL. So, not being in any rush, I went along with it.
She did say it was a popular route for people collecting Avios and tier points.
BM
Jul 3, 2019, 1:39 pm
#188
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Location: NCL
Programs: BAEC and Hilton mostly
Posts: 655
Hi there Gastrocnemius - we'll be row partners then as I should be (the probably tired old git) in 1A. Will you be positioning for a PHX trip then? Normally Mrs T grabs the window seat, but she drew the line at what is effectively a weekend trip to Tucson!
as I should be (the probably tired old git) in 1A. Will you be positioning for a PHX trip then? Normally Mrs T grabs the window seat, but she drew the line at what is effectively a weekend trip to Tucson!
Jul 3, 2019, 1:47 pm
#189
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: NCL
Programs: BAEC and Hilton mostly
Posts: 655
I visited both earlier this year during a trip to New Mexico and southern Arizona.
For the boneyard tour, don't forget to apply in advance and also take your passport on the day.
https://trytn.com/PimaAirandSpaceMus...oduct=activity
The docents checked passports and made sure you were 'pre-booked' before allowing you onto the bus that takes you from the air museum to the boneyard.
Then at the military base entrance it was off the bus for another passport/identity check (the boneyard is within the active military base).
Then back on the bus for the boneyard tour. You are not allowed off the bus in the boneyard, but it does drive around very slowly and stops often, so you can take photos through the bus windows.
For the Titan Museum, I would get there as early as possible and book your tour straight away. The tours are restricted to groups of about 20 people on a first come/first served basis. When we were leaving about 12.00 noon, the people just arriving were having to wait a good couple of hours for their tour. There is not that much to do whilst waiting for your tour, other than wander around the site/gift shop, which takes all of 10 minutes! The interesting part is the actual 'tour'.
Both the air museum/boneyard and Titan Missile museum were both very interesting and well worth a visit.
BM
For the boneyard tour, don't forget to apply in advance and also take your passport on the day.
https://trytn.com/PimaAirandSpaceMus...oduct=activity
The docents checked passports and made sure you were 'pre-booked' before allowing you onto the bus that takes you from the air museum to the boneyard.
Then at the military base entrance it was off the bus for another passport/identity check (the boneyard is within the active military base).
Then back on the bus for the boneyard tour. You are not allowed off the bus in the boneyard, but it does drive around very slowly and stops often, so you can take photos through the bus windows.
For the Titan Museum, I would get there as early as possible and book your tour straight away. The tours are restricted to groups of about 20 people on a first come/first served basis. When we were leaving about 12.00 noon, the people just arriving were having to wait a good couple of hours for their tour. There is not that much to do whilst waiting for your tour, other than wander around the site/gift shop, which takes all of 10 minutes! The interesting part is the actual 'tour'.
Both the air museum/boneyard and Titan Missile museum were both very interesting and well worth a visit.
BM
Jul 3, 2019, 2:14 pm
#190
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B2B in OTP, and then back up to Yorkshire!
Jul 3, 2019, 2:20 pm
#191
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Ahh, God's own country (born in Yorkshire, but I've spent the last 30 years in Northumberland). We'll probably be able to swap stories of Az temperatures and afternoon rainstorms then - just need to find out who's in 1C!
Aug 18, 2019, 11:55 pm
#193
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ill try it out for my run this weekend 😀
Aug 19, 2019, 12:16 am
#194
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But I luved the fresh made avocado salmon toast in the admiral club.. First thought what a marketing gig.. But it is awesome.
Aug 20, 2019, 3:12 pm
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Unfortunately I missed this for this year. I'm probably a bit ahead of myself but any indication that this fare might be repeated next year?