OT: Did a German beat you to your favourite seat on your last flight?
Aug 17, 2006, 3:21 pm
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OT: Did a German beat you to your favourite seat on your last flight?
Aug 17, 2006, 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Fraser
after about 20 sectors in/out of German Flughaefen, yes, it's happened 
At least they can't nab 1A on a BA short haul Boeing
Aug 17, 2006, 3:49 pm
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dear dear dear.
reminds me of a series of cartoons i saw in the telegraph at end of 2003 summarising best cartoons of the year.
one had the classic "two guys in a pub" scenario with the wording:
"1966. 2003. isn't it about time we let someone else have a go?!"
reminds me of a series of cartoons i saw in the telegraph at end of 2003 summarising best cartoons of the year.
one had the classic "two guys in a pub" scenario with the wording:
"1966. 2003. isn't it about time we let someone else have a go?!"
Aug 18, 2006, 4:00 am
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Seeing as my most travelled international route in the past 2 years is the Easyjet seat scramble from Gatwick to Cologne, of course!!!
However, I have a cunning plan - on Easyjet flights ex-LGW, I always head for the back (not the last two rows, as the lockers often have crew bags). The twin advantages are: if the flight isn't packed to the gunnels, there's a higher chance of a spare seat next to you (especially as LGW always boards from the front); at many Easyjet out-stations, they're too tight to pay for the use of air-bridges, so you often get off at the back just as quickly.
Of course, if BA hadn't scrapped all German routes from LGW, I would be able to travel in relative luxury
However, I have a cunning plan - on Easyjet flights ex-LGW, I always head for the back (not the last two rows, as the lockers often have crew bags). The twin advantages are: if the flight isn't packed to the gunnels, there's a higher chance of a spare seat next to you (especially as LGW always boards from the front); at many Easyjet out-stations, they're too tight to pay for the use of air-bridges, so you often get off at the back just as quickly.
Of course, if BA hadn't scrapped all German routes from LGW, I would be able to travel in relative luxury
Aug 18, 2006, 11:06 am
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I thought it was an artist imporesison of future ryanair flights where you hire the chair before you board the aircraft, or pay 50p to bring your own chair onboard!
Aug 18, 2006, 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Raffles
A German often beats me to the window seat, but as she lives with me I am not allowed to argue (it seems!)