Definitely A380 followed by A350 as a favourite plane.
As for turbulence, I once flew through a storm Cusco to Lima in Peru which is a short journey but the only time I have ever felt like the plane would potentially crash. Crew never left their seats the entire flight.
I donât like turbulence but when you feel the plane âdropâ itâs actually dropping a couple of feet at most, nothing close to what your brain will think it is. Planes are very well designed and youâd be VERY aware if turbulence was enough to cause structural issues. Very aware.
Also anyone flying into SE Asia, the Bay of Bengal is horrendously notorious for turbulence so itâs almost with certainty youâll get 15-30 minutes of it, often with crew having to take their seats.
I used to fly over it a good 14-18 times a year and it never really changed.
Tough one to pick a favourite as some have been very different, meaningful and outstanding in their own way.
Going on InterRail across Europe, visiting all 4 micro-nations (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Liechtenstein). Managed to get a passport stamp at each!
Driving around Cyprus - gorgeous island with lots to explore
Dubai for Expo 2020. Was a wonderful experience and booked to go to Osaka for Expo 2025!
Just boarded a flight to DXB (and then Stansted ) and was warned about turbulence over the Bay of Bengal. Hopefully not too bad - wasnât last time. Only the drops that really get my attention
Thought Iâd upload a few of my snaps from Orkney. I was lucky enough to be wandering around these sites with two archaeologists who specialise in Orcadian archaeology.
One place I couldnât photograph was inside Maeshowe which is a neolithic chambered cairn. Itâs preserved so well and also includes a few bits of Viking graffiti
And to finish the tour, I returned to Manchester, watched Micky Flanagan live and then went to a place called Winteringham Fields for another meal - this time with friends.
Was my first Solo Trip, and it was really good fun!
I booked a home stay in Hounslow, showed up and couldnât get in, tried both numbers which were dead. Around an hour later, after Iâd already booked somewhere else and checked in, the first place called back, they insisted the booking was valid and wouldnât cancel it
I contacted the in-app Trip.com support and after some back and forth they agreed and pushed the cancellation through. Then added ÂŁ140 worth of trip coins to my account as âcompensationâ which I can use to book Hotels and Flights at similar or cheaper prices as other sites
This - and when they sold me a ÂŁ4 flight to Portugal which all went fine, I am wondering how on earth this company makes any money?
They just list accommodation based on others, like all booking sites they donât manage or own any of the properties. The same property is almost definitely listed on Airbnb etc.
Generally in travel a cancellation at the door is probably the worst possible guest experience so itâs usually something thereâs a high guideline comp for. Also one they really donât want showing up on a review site.
Pretty sucky experience basically but very little to do with them and they did the right thing by the sounds of it.
Again just to reiterate as a very frequent traveller Iâve never had no gate in Europe either. I think it very much depends on which airlines youâre flying and which airports.
Low cost airlines are probably more hesitant to post the gate as they can change very quickly given they only have one type of plane. Legacy airlines have to firm gates up far earlier and donât often have the ability to switch gates when they have so many aircraft types.
Also there is a free version, you donât have to pay. I wouldnât pay for an app like this unless you were a frequent traveller.
I would love to do some analysis though. If you do get no gate post it and Iâd love to see any correlations. Like the above where literally no external people had a gate to provide, or even the website.
I donât use Reddit (and really donât rely on it for any data as itâs only there for people moaning; itâs by no means a good way to provide evidence) but which airlines and airports are they?
If 120 people get their gates fine and 5 donât; if all 5 post on Reddit it looks like Flighty get it wrong all the time, when 120 are happy and get the info they want.
It just wouldnât be such a popular app if it frequently got information wrong or didnât provide it.
Edit: did a search on that Reddit⌠there arenât many complaints about the gate missing. Those that are there are a while back and are explained in replies that this is the airport and not the app. Curious what posts youâre seeing.
2/3 of us doesnât show anything! There are hundreds of thousands of flights daily so we are all but a drop in the ocean. Thatâs why I tried to find your off-Monzo evidence to try and figure out an explanation. I just couldnât find the things you said were there (even a Google search generally doesnât bring much up).
I see where youâre going though - donât post issues if you canât at least face a possible explanation for it. This isnât Reddit - we discuss things and explore things. I was very curious because I enjoy travel and I know how airports and airlines work; if this was a significant problem then fundamental things about airport systems that I know about are incorrect and I definitely would want to learn more.
Edit: that âdonât post issuesâ sounds harsher than how Iâm actually saying it
) and was warned about turbulence over the Bay of Bengal. Hopefully not too bad - wasnât last time. Only the drops that really get my attention
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