White Airways
Apr 11, 2017, 6:15 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 91
White Airways
Hi,
I am trying to book a flight from Seville to Lisbon and I see that TAP has flights operated by White. Has anyone flown this airline (White), or know anything about it? Also, it is a prop plane, ATR 72. I am not overly fond of prop planes, just my own personal feelings though.
Please help -- my other option is to take the train back to Madrid and fly from Madrid to Lisbon.
Thank you in advance for any advice that you can give to me.
Pat
I am trying to book a flight from Seville to Lisbon and I see that TAP has flights operated by White. Has anyone flown this airline (White), or know anything about it? Also, it is a prop plane, ATR 72. I am not overly fond of prop planes, just my own personal feelings though.
Please help -- my other option is to take the train back to Madrid and fly from Madrid to Lisbon.
Thank you in advance for any advice that you can give to me.
Pat
Apr 11, 2017, 12:51 pm
#4
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 91
Thanks to Palal and Netxu for their prompt responses! I guess I will take the prop plane -- just don't care for them. But it will sure be better than taking the train back to Madrid then getting to the airport to fly to Lisbon.
Apr 15, 2017, 5:58 am
#6
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: NZ Airpoints GE, Qantas Platinum, Accor Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 985
I take a return flight every week on an ATR 72-600 on Air NZ. They are fine enough and I have flown through some hairy weather that only NZ can throw at the skies. I am booked on a White ATR this summer LiS-BIO. Although the last rows are best for a quick getaway, they also experience more of the tail fish effect in windy conditions so sitting nearer the front is better for a more comfortable ride. However, I take seat 17B/C every week and have never been affected by air sickness.
Apr 28, 2018, 4:27 pm
#13
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,757
It's not that I'm afraid of flying prop planes, it's that I'm afraid of flying ATR-42/72s in particular, which have a long history of accidents, not all of which were due to icing issues. Some of the accidents seem to have been caused by engine issues. Fortunately TAP hasn't had any fatal accidents so far and the flight would be during the summer, but I'm still concerned.
Apr 28, 2018, 7:25 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: W29
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It's not that I'm afraid of flying prop planes, it's that I'm afraid of flying ATR-42/72s in particular, which have a long history of accidents, not all of which were due to icing issues. Some of the accidents seem to have been caused by engine issues. Fortunately TAP hasn't had any fatal accidents so far and the flight would be during the summer, but I'm still concerned.
Apr 30, 2018, 2:08 pm
#15
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: PEK
Programs: A3*G, UA Gold EY Silver
Posts: 8,984
I've flown BIO-LIS last year. The luggage allowance depends on your ticket. Carry-on is standard 1+1.