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I think LATAM wins the award for the least leg room possible for an airline.
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caberham posted:Greetings from the china version of best western: it’s the hanting hotel Glass doors are the worst loving thing in hotel rooms. Does anybody want those? At all?
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Jun 20, 2018 01:18
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Thoguh posted:Glass doors are the worst loving thing in hotel rooms. Does anybody want those? At all? At least there's a privacy film on that thing. Hotel looks pretty clean and with more modern furniture than a Best Western here.
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Jun 20, 2018 01:37
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psydude posted:I think LATAM wins the award for the least leg room possible for an airline. Thai Lion Air. I’ll post a picture when I’m back at my desktop, it was tiiiiiiiiny.
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Jun 20, 2018 01:53
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Lote posted:Do you mean like “AA Gold dude lining up 15 min before boarding in the priority line” as a square? Or just pictures of people? More like “who was staring you down when you got to your seat on this flight”? Not bingo based on flyer habits because they don’t care. I feel like there are at least 25 different faces.
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Jun 20, 2018 02:25
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sellouts posted:More like “who was staring you down when you got to your seat on this flight”? Like these things? Sorry for the crappy pic, it’s from a past flight. 
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Jun 20, 2018 03:10
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Does anyone have any experience with United upgrades on full fare economy flights? My flight is booked through United and operated by Copa and is a B fare, which the United page claims will be automatically upgraded to First because I'm Platinum. Do I need to call them or something to get it applied? edit: Apparently I'm eligible for an "automatic" upgrade if I use a upgrade certificate or miles but am otherwise not eligible. This website is confusing. turing_test fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Jun 20, 2018 |
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Jun 20, 2018 05:08
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Mandalay posted:Like these things? Sorry for the crappy pic, it’s from a past flight. Yep! I figured some weirdo would have cataloged them by now. Guess I’m that weirdo.
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Jun 20, 2018 06:08
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sellouts posted:Yep! I figured some weirdo would have cataloged them by now. Guess I’m that weirdo. i'm shocked nobody on FT has done this
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Jun 20, 2018 06:37
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in a frankfurt hotel I had one of those glass bathrooms with no privacy film so you can watch someone take a a poo poo from your bed it was a pretty good hotel
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Jun 20, 2018 10:05
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also on my last trip in italy i stayed in a literal palace so that owned too even though all of the fixtures were old as hell
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Jun 20, 2018 10:06
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the absolute worst thing i feel like i struggle with on every trip is reliable high speed internet - it doesn't matter how many international plans and phones i bring or how much money i spend on local wifi it just plain sucks in most of europe
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Jun 20, 2018 10:07
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Google Fi has solved that problem for me.
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Jun 20, 2018 13:39
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Mad Wack posted:in a frankfurt hotel I had one of those glass bathrooms with no privacy film so you can watch someone take a a poo poo from your bed germany, it's a feature
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Jun 20, 2018 15:32
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Anyone know the lounge situation at Fiumicino (Italy)? Probably going to have to kill like 3 or 4 hours before an international flight and I have Priority Pass.
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Jun 20, 2018 17:12
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Mad Wack posted:the absolute worst thing i feel like i struggle with on every trip is reliable high speed internet - it doesn't matter how many international plans and phones i bring or how much money i spend on local wifi it just plain sucks in most of europe It’s pretty hit or miss but it seems that most new hotel have decent internet. As much as I love SPG they seem like the worse offender.
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Jun 20, 2018 17:37
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Tab8715 posted:It’s pretty hit or miss but it seems that most new hotel have decent internet. I was surprised with how bad the wifi was at the Mandarin in Vegas. It’s becoming a Waldorf soon so I hope they fix it when they refurbish.
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Jun 21, 2018 06:19
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How is connecting in Frankfurt? It looks like my August trip to India will have me going from ORD to FRA on United, and then on to India on Lufthansa, and then the same on the return.
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Jun 21, 2018 12:48
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Hey there when will you be in India? I’m going to stop in Delhi for 4 days August 8. Never been. Goons are already mocking me for flying in 1030pm and say transportation is ultra bad. Oh well. And silly question but if you hit high status for cathay like platinum do you get free upgrade from economy? It’s a dream but I hope it’s true. Friend of mine just started a new job and is doing rotating weeks between HKG and PEK
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Jun 21, 2018 13:29
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Just spent almost 30 minutes taxiing across ORD, on top of landing 15 minutes late because we took some weird loving route here from DC. My connection was already on group 6 by the time I made it to the gate. Good thing I didn’t order a torta, and I’m pissed off about not having any time to go to the flagship lounge. 
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Jun 21, 2018 15:58
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caberham posted:Hey there when will you be in India? I’m going to stop in Delhi for 4 days August 8. Never been. Goons are already mocking me for flying in 1030pm and say transportation is ultra bad. August 3rd through the 11th, in Bangalore. This will be my third time there. I usually leave home sometime Friday, and get into India late Saturday or early Sunday and use Sunday as a day to adapt and rest before working all week. I don't know what Delhi is like, but I can tell you that even at 1:30 in the morning in Bangalore, traffic is bad and the entire trip between the airport and the hotel is an interesting experience.
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Jun 21, 2018 16:43
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drgitlin posted:Just spent almost 30 minutes taxiing across ORD, on top of landing 15 minutes late because we took some weird loving route here from DC. My connection was already on group 6 by the time I made it to the gate. ORD was a mess last night. I got home an hour late because of departure delays - 1:30 AM. I was in transit/layovers for 26 hours by the time I made it to my driveway from Tallinn. I would like to stay home for a while now please. It's 12:15 and I just cracked open a beer. My body thinks it's 7:15 PM. gently caress it.
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Jun 21, 2018 17:16
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DJCobol posted:How is connecting in Frankfurt? It looks like my August trip to India will have me going from ORD to FRA on United, and then on to India on Lufthansa, and then the same on the return. Frankfurt has some really nice lounges. It's a big airport though. Hope you like walking.
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Jun 21, 2018 17:25
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KillHour posted:Frankfurt has some really nice lounges. It's a big airport though. Hope you like walking. DJCobol fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Jun 21, 2018 |
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Jun 21, 2018 18:26
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Ur Getting Fatter posted:Anyone know the lounge situation at Fiumicino (Italy)? I have been in two Alitalia lounges there. Both were fairly nice but very full. The newer terminals of the airport that have an upstairs portion are nice and I would prefer to hang out there for a while than in the lounge. The upstairs of the terminal was quiet and had some nice restaurants and shops.
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Jun 21, 2018 22:50
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psydude posted:I think LATAM wins the award for the least leg room possible for an airline. Thank you for saying this. I flew an intra South America flight with them a few months ago, and was amazed how little leg room I had in coach. But then when I looked it up on Seat Guru it didn't seem like less than on US domestic flights so   They also charged for anything besides water. I was wondering why I avoided Sky Air for the "full service" carrier.
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Jun 22, 2018 01:54
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cheque_some posted:Thank you for saying this. I flew an intra South America flight with them a few months ago, and was amazed how little leg room I had in coach. But then when I looked it up on Seat Guru it didn't seem like less than on US domestic flights so I've never flown in a domestic US airline where the legroom was literally less than the length of my thigh. I thought it was just a thing for their Brazilian division the first time around, but then I found myself jammed into one of their micro seats in Colombia so apparently not. Avianca and Copa are probably the best Latin American airlines, but I'm a slut for Oneworld. Still, I think from now on I'm just going to take one of them instead.
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Jun 22, 2018 12:03
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"hey rear end in a top hat, slow down" "hey rear end in a top hat, how about not standing in the walk lane of the moving sidewalk and hassling people when they say 'excuse me'"
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Jun 22, 2018 19:44
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psydude posted:I'm a slut for Oneworld Thread title imo
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Jun 22, 2018 19:45
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Goober Peas posted:"hey rear end in a top hat, slow down" In an airport? Wha?? Whenever I see someone running/in a rush, I move to the side.
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Jun 22, 2018 21:35
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Cacafuego posted:In an airport? Wha?? I have no shame in admitting that I'll push by people who are standing in the walking lane of the moving sidewalk.
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Jun 22, 2018 21:52
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I figured "excuse me" was a friendly enough prompt And it was MSP too. I thought Minnesota was friendly  Next time I'll just push by them
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Jun 22, 2018 22:04
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midwesterners are a slow moving and easily aggrieved people
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Jun 22, 2018 22:06
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Midwestern nice is real but Minnesota nice is passive aggressiveness
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Jun 22, 2018 23:55
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My one time experience in MSP walking down the walkway people just moved to the side. I was like Moses parting the Red Sea. And people said “oh gee he’s in a hurry!” And yes people are slow as hell
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Jun 23, 2018 02:30
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Minneapolis has awful distances and slow moving midwesterners wearing big 10 sweatshirts. Charlotte is the same except they're Southerners wearing sec polos. Edit: they all have diabetes and high blood pressure. Residency Evil fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Jun 23, 2018 |
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Jun 23, 2018 03:40
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On one hand, MSP has great spaces for waiting on connections. On the other, you need those moving walkways because it takes forever to get to your connection even they're in the same terminal. SeaTac was a mess this morning. Not sure what was going on but the rental shuttles were way out of sync, TSA was unusually bad - the lines were backed up into ticketing even with the dogs out, the vendors in the S terminal couldn't take credit cards, every trash can I passed in the terminal was overflowing, and departures were backed up for some issue on one of the runways. In its favor, they have awesome wifi. Despite the adventures I arrived on time and get to sleep in my own bed tonight, so I'm not complaining too much.
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Jun 23, 2018 04:57
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Enough with airports that aren’t good, what is good? IAD, DTW and DFW are my votes.
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Jun 23, 2018 07:06
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On a flight to Israel (ugh) the lady behind me PUT HER FOOT ON MY ARMREST. 
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Tab8715 posted:Enough with airports that aren’t good, what is good? There are a few universally acclaimed airports no matter what. For me, Singapore Changi is up at the top, whether I am arriving on a US carrier after a long day in the air or taking a regional jet around the area. It's just nice, and depending on the circumstance, really nice. In fact if you are flying as a lowly shitheel with zero status on some no-name prop plane it's still decent overall. In the US when it comes to major hubs it really depends on if the airline you are flying or is partnered with is the big dog of said hub. And sometimes even that doesn't matter all that much. I would concede terminal C, which is owned by United in all but name, at EWR is very modern for a US airport but it still sucks, to give one example I am way too familiar with. It just sucks less than the others.
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