The 'actual' main protection from wearing a mask is to prevent the person wearing it spreading airborne particles when coughing. Wearing it to prevent inhaling them is very dependent on the mask and how it's worn. Since the first SARS outbreak, it is very common in Asian countries to wear a mask when you have a cold, so you don't give it to other people. A courtesy that hasn't made it into the western world yet!

(Written on 2021年 02月 11日)(Permalink)

Because of the COVID restrictions between the UK and Europe, they could not divert and stop at another airport on the way to kick him off. So the flight crew had to put up with him the whole flight.

(Written on 2021年 02月 11日)(Permalink)

She sould get a bonus for free advertising for BA.

(Written on 2020年 12月 03日)(Permalink)

I don't see anything new about this? Malaysian airlines had done this for years in the low seasons. Buy one business class ticket, get the second one for 1 $.

(Written on 2020年 11月 07日)(Permalink)

Here's another link https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/122218918/qantas-last-boeing-747-flight-out-of-australia-gives-true-blue-kangaroo-salute

(Written on 2020年 07月 22日)(Permalink)

For those who are interested, here's a news article with some nice photos. Even Condor made it here! https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/120865885/coronavirus-lufthansa-planes-taking-europeans-home-from-new-zealand

(Written on 2020年 04月 09日)(Permalink)

Re "Maybe stop the regional jet services of less than hour long flights." That depends on the alternatives I guess? Here in NZ, it's 45 minutes from where I live (Hamilton), to Wellington. It's a 6 hour drive. The bus takes 10 hours. There's no train (other than a tourist train once a day that also takes 10 hours) Amsterdam to Paris is 45 minutes. You can take the train which takes about 3 hours. Problem is, train ticket is 5 times the price of flying.

(Written on 2020年 04月 04日)(Permalink)

As far as I can tell, freight is still going. Probably increasing as no more passenger flights carrying freight.

(Written on 2020年 04月 04日)(Permalink)

You DO realize I hope that it's the US Govt. that has demanded that happens on ALL flights to and from the US since 9/11? Even at Amsterdam airport and here in NZ, US flights have separate (far more stringent) security measures compared to the rest of the world. So don't blame the french. Blame your own government.

(Written on 2020年 04月 04日)(Permalink)

This is a bit of dutch history. Is there anybody out there reading this, who's employed by KLM? If they could be so kind to ask the marketing department if they would be willing to sponsor this project? After all, NLM Cityhopper used to fly these.

(Written on 2019年 12月 20日)(Permalink)