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Raffles Jan 29, 2025 1:30 am

You know what, I'd settle for half decent page load times.

OK, I'm in the UK so there will be a lag but it's actually a joke.

Run BA through Google's Pagespeed Insights tool. It fails the core web vitals test. It score 24/99 for mobile speed (yes, this is a screwed test but my site gets around 70). Even desktop only scores 53 where I get 98-99.

Pingdom says the BA home page is over 10MB. Mine is 1.5 to 1.7 depending on ads.

This can be fixed for peanuts.

hockeystl Jan 29, 2025 2:24 am


Originally Posted by Raffles (Post 36852896)
You know what, I'd settle for half decent page load times.

OK, I'm in the UK so there will be a lag but it's actually a joke.

All the damn popups slow the load times to a crawl. Not one, not two but three each visit. Trash.



SightseeMC Feb 2, 2025 8:37 pm


Originally Posted by kokonutz (Post 36850763)
Ok, but seriously, at what point do the airlines demand that all that misinformation and those ridiculous photos be taken down?

Imagine the physical configuration of the outside of an aircraft with windows on two perpendicular sides of the plane....

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6ebb681245.png

I just showed this to someone entering the world of award/luxury travel. She was literally appalled lol.

Canarsie Feb 2, 2025 9:14 pm


Originally Posted by kokonutz (Post 36850763)
Ok, but seriously, at what point do the airlines demand that all that misinformation and those ridiculous photos be taken down?

Imagine the physical configuration of the outside of an aircraft with windows on two perpendicular sides of the plane....

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6ebb681245.png

Shh...

...that is the leaked photograph of the third level of the new Airbus A390 aircraft, which can hold 1,000 passengers...

HadesNL Feb 2, 2025 10:03 pm

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...bcf1dfd9c.jpeg
I'm fortunate to be able to read and understand 3 languages from above:
English: AUS, CAN, GBR, SGP, US
+ French & German
But it is pretty comforting to read many topics from different boarding area bloggers are the same across countries and languages or on a returning repetition in interval of publish and republish. Bit dry on the orginality & creativity.

SightseeMC Feb 4, 2025 5:18 pm


Originally Posted by kokonutz (Post 36850763)
Ok, but seriously, at what point do the airlines demand that all that misinformation and those ridiculous photos be taken down?

Imagine the physical configuration of the outside of an aircraft with windows on two perpendicular sides of the plane....

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6ebb681245.png

By the way, today's Finnish Air thumbnail is so bad that I couldn't even post it. The two passengers are literally conjoined twins in facing business class seats.

kokonutz Feb 5, 2025 12:26 pm


Originally Posted by SightseeMC (Post 36870348)
By the way, today's Finnish Air thumbnail is so bad that I couldn't even post it. The two passengers are literally conjoined twins in facing business class seats.

I looked. And now I can't unsee that!

Xyzzy Feb 5, 2025 6:23 pm


Originally Posted by SightseeMC (Post 36870348)
By the way, today's Finnish Air thumbnail is so bad that I couldn't even post it. The two passengers are literally conjoined twins in facing business class seats.

:pkay -- that was truly hilarious, and scary at the same time! But within the piece itself it seems is a view I guess of the top level of the A390 that is pictured above.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ad348d62f2.png

Canarsie Feb 5, 2025 8:55 pm


Originally Posted by Xyzzy (Post 36873239)
:pkay -- that was truly hilarious, and scary at the same time! But within the piece itself it seems is a view I guess of the top level of the A390 that is pictured above.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ad348d62f2.png

Okay. I get to sit in the corner seat by two adjacent windows. Cool!

How do I get to it?!?

oliver2002 Feb 6, 2025 3:02 am

It has vibes of the B747-200 upper deck bars & lounges that were envogue in the 70s:

https://www.executivetraveller.com/b...7-bars-lounges


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...a2f006eee1.jpg

gpapadop Feb 6, 2025 3:34 am


Originally Posted by Canarsie (Post 36873496)
Okay. I get to sit in the corner seat by two adjacent windows. Cool!

How do I get to it?!?

So many bloggers and YouTubers have merchandise to sell you to get to that lol #plastic

HadesNL Feb 6, 2025 7:08 am

AI photo needs to learn what appeals to boarding area bloggers to increase % creditcard sales
What's missing? That is the common binding factor amongst boarding area.
Spoiler
 

Canarsie Feb 6, 2025 8:07 am


Originally Posted by gpapadop (Post 36874189)
So many bloggers and YouTubers have merchandise to sell you to get to that lol #plastic

Actually, I meant how does one physically get to the farthest seat in that image?

I do not see an aisle of any kind...

...and while we are on the subject, you will never see images generated by artificial intelligence at my blog over at BoardingArea — only real photographs most of the time, with some screen shots that are attributed to their origins.

The inaccuracies of images generated by artificial intelligence — including the examples that are shown in this discussion like the ones that defy physics or have no aisle access — annoy me. That includes the glaringly obvious misspellings and warped logos that other bloggers are okay with displaying on their blogs.

I really do not understand that, as I personally would be embarrassed to use those images at my blog...

oliver2002 Feb 6, 2025 8:44 am

You mean these? (from VFTW)


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...08a6277bba.png

Xyzzy Feb 6, 2025 8:47 am


Originally Posted by Canarsie (Post 36874722)
Actually, I meant how does one physically get to the farthest seat in that image?

I do not see an aisle of any kind...

If you have to ask you clearly d:pn't have the right credit cards in your wallet.


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