[FARE GONE] SEZ-DUB One-Way; USD$288+tax (~338 ai) in EY/HM business
Jan 17, 2014, 4:09 am
#961
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Berlin
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spent a week on Praslin. Beaches, diving, other island visits. At Lazio, walk to the left and you will find an honesty bar for a cold drink on a hot day. We are more the takeaway kind of people, as the food was better than the restaurants in general. I did lots of driving....I loved all the hairpin turns!
I wish I had waited until this lousy German winter to go, though. Someone needs to find a new SEZ mistake fare......
I wish I had waited until this lousy German winter to go, though. Someone needs to find a new SEZ mistake fare......
Jan 21, 2014, 7:55 am
#963
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SEA, SFO, HKG
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The EY operated flight has always been an A320 and its route is AUH-SEZ-MRU. I took this flight from AUH to SEZ in October and it was about 60% full in Y. The HM operated flight is A330 (that's the only jet aircraft HM operates), I flew SEZ-AUH and it was less than half full in both classes.
Jan 26, 2014, 12:54 am
#964
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I have just landed back in Dublin having completed by trip.
No problems at check-in or at the gates with the ticket.
Observations:
- Air Seychelles lands at a remote gate and you have to be bussed at AUH to Terminal 3. It is then a 15-20 determined march to the AUH-DUB gate (mine was 60). You have to go through security and navigate through Duty Free mazes to get there. There is a Business Class bus which leaves as soon as all the passengers have boarded. It goes first and so you get a little bit of a head start.
- The SEZ-AUH flight was full in Business - including one pilot and one mechanic. Not that full in Coach.
- Service on Air Seychelles very focused on other passengers - perhaps wearing shorts was my mistake. Got ignored for meal selection, as did most passengers in the middle seats, no bottle of water etc.
- Child in row behind screamed for a good part of the flight.
- Ethiad were fine, friendly crew, and I slept probably for 6 hours in a great seat.
- Landed in DUB but had to go outside to connect as the connections corridor was not open when we landed - in the pouring rain.
Great value trip which I would never have taken otherwise. Quite like Ethiad so perhaps they are in my future.
No problems at check-in or at the gates with the ticket.
Observations:
- Air Seychelles lands at a remote gate and you have to be bussed at AUH to Terminal 3. It is then a 15-20 determined march to the AUH-DUB gate (mine was 60). You have to go through security and navigate through Duty Free mazes to get there. There is a Business Class bus which leaves as soon as all the passengers have boarded. It goes first and so you get a little bit of a head start.
- The SEZ-AUH flight was full in Business - including one pilot and one mechanic. Not that full in Coach.
- Service on Air Seychelles very focused on other passengers - perhaps wearing shorts was my mistake. Got ignored for meal selection, as did most passengers in the middle seats, no bottle of water etc.
- Child in row behind screamed for a good part of the flight.
- Ethiad were fine, friendly crew, and I slept probably for 6 hours in a great seat.
- Landed in DUB but had to go outside to connect as the connections corridor was not open when we landed - in the pouring rain.
Great value trip which I would never have taken otherwise. Quite like Ethiad so perhaps they are in my future.
Jan 27, 2014, 7:40 am
#967
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Have you flown that segment yet? I was wondering how strict they will be and whether pointing them towards their website might help as my luggage will be 20kg.
Jan 27, 2014, 7:54 am
#968
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Berlin
Posts: 1,765
I'm gonna say pretty strict, but we were flying the opposite direction on a biz class ticket. They weigh and tag(with weight) every bag. It's a tiny plane.
Jan 27, 2014, 7:58 am
#969
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Jan 27, 2014, 12:38 pm
#970
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Jan 28, 2014, 2:53 am
#973
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Jan 28, 2014, 3:00 am
#974
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Berlin
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Between check in and such, I think the time required is about the same. But, if you get seasick, ya, stick with the plane. When we took the ferry, I had never seen a person turn that color before.
Jan 28, 2014, 3:02 am
#975
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Yeah I don't travel to well on smaller boats. I remember spending a night in Milford sound on one of those small yachts. Relatively calm water but I hardly slept and couldn't wait to get on land again.