Post your coolest Flight Numbers you have been on!
Nov 16, 2018, 4:01 am
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AA 666 involving HEL a lot.
UA 1 and other airlines’ 1/001 flights,
AA 911
___123 and _XXX flight numbers tend to be more memorable for me.
UA 1 and other airlines’ 1/001 flights,
AA 911
___123 and _XXX flight numbers tend to be more memorable for me.
Last edited by GUWonder; Nov 16, 2018 at 4:09 am
Nov 17, 2018, 3:35 pm
#77
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AA1 JFK-LAX (the best)
AA4 LAX-JFK
AA100 JFK-LHR
AA10 LAX-JFK
AA30 LAX-JFK
I also always loved (and miss) AA180 LAX-JFK. Was at the perfect time of day.
AA4 LAX-JFK
AA100 JFK-LHR
AA10 LAX-JFK
AA30 LAX-JFK
I also always loved (and miss) AA180 LAX-JFK. Was at the perfect time of day.
Nov 19, 2018, 7:58 am
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One other thing that AY missed (their PR is generally not very innovative): The departure time of that AY666 flight was 13:20 (1:20pm) and they could (and should IMHO) have re-scheduled it by just 7 minutes earlier to ... 13:13 ;-)
Nov 21, 2018, 6:35 am
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There was CO 1, a 747 from LAX-HNL, and we were sitting in P - Premium Class - the first row in the nose of the plane. Reward tickets, to be honest.
The Pope was sitting directly behind us. Yep. The Pope. Nope. Not the one in Rome. Pope Shenouda III, leader of seven million Coptic Christians, en route to Hawaii and then Australia.
Food was great, and started with a hollowed out pineapple filled with fresh fruit. It interacted with whatever was in my digestive system to create a severe bout of flatulence that fragranced the cabin.
My partner looked disapprovingly at me, glancing at the religious leader sitting behind us, breathing in the foul air.
I shrugged my shoulders and whispered to him the line we once heard in a Judy Tenuta stand-up comedy routine: "suffer Pope."
The Pope was sitting directly behind us. Yep. The Pope. Nope. Not the one in Rome. Pope Shenouda III, leader of seven million Coptic Christians, en route to Hawaii and then Australia.
Food was great, and started with a hollowed out pineapple filled with fresh fruit. It interacted with whatever was in my digestive system to create a severe bout of flatulence that fragranced the cabin.
My partner looked disapprovingly at me, glancing at the religious leader sitting behind us, breathing in the foul air.
I shrugged my shoulders and whispered to him the line we once heard in a Judy Tenuta stand-up comedy routine: "suffer Pope."
Nov 27, 2018, 6:31 am
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I used to fly NW1/2 between LAX and NRT. More often, NW3/4 which were the only ORD-NRT nonstops at the time. That was back in the "Northwest Orient Airlines" era.
NW3 departed from the old D Concourse at O'Hare, in between Terminals 1 and 2, which was eliminated when United built its new Terminal 1; in all the times I was on that flight, I must admit that I never noticed whether NW3 ever boarded at Gate D3.
NW3 departed from the old D Concourse at O'Hare, in between Terminals 1 and 2, which was eliminated when United built its new Terminal 1; in all the times I was on that flight, I must admit that I never noticed whether NW3 ever boarded at Gate D3.
Last edited by shoeless1920; Nov 27, 2018 at 7:08 am
Dec 7, 2018, 7:28 am
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Back when NW was still operating, their HNL-MSP flight was NW808, a nod to their area code. Then when HA began serving JFK, their intro fares were USD212 each way, as a nod to Manhattan’s area code.
Below was my coolest flight number… National π-Day on flight 314. And I shared an apple pie with the flight crew.
Below was my coolest flight number… National π-Day on flight 314. And I shared an apple pie with the flight crew.
Dec 9, 2018, 12:25 pm
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Surprisingly I have not found a thread on this topic! So I thought I'll start one:
You can post a really cool combination of numbers, or just a number that is special to you, or even a flight number that has become special to you for one reason or another. Make sure to include an explanation or even a story if needed
My entry would be on my upcoming flight from ZRH to RAK. In true FT fashion I'll not be flying directly, but ZRH-GVA-FRA-RAK-GVA-MUC-ZRH. On the MUC - ZRH leg I'll be catching the last flight of the day with the really cool flight number of LX1111! How exciting!
I'm looking forward to reading your entries and stories behind them!
You can post a really cool combination of numbers, or just a number that is special to you, or even a flight number that has become special to you for one reason or another. Make sure to include an explanation or even a story if needed
My entry would be on my upcoming flight from ZRH to RAK. In true FT fashion I'll not be flying directly, but ZRH-GVA-FRA-RAK-GVA-MUC-ZRH. On the MUC - ZRH leg I'll be catching the last flight of the day with the really cool flight number of LX1111! How exciting!
I'm looking forward to reading your entries and stories behind them!
Once did Alderney to Lerwick on Channel Air in the late 80s, very quiet flight and I knew the pilot, he changed the flight number to 80085 as its a quite route and we had vfr clearance, simpler times meant the atc was more relaxed back then also. The inner 12 year old in me was in tears of laughter
Feb 13, 2019, 11:13 am
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