Singapore Airlines turns A380 into a restaurant, delivers plane food to homes Among the odder products of the COVID-19 pandemic are "flights to nowhere" operated by airlines that want to give travellers the chance to experience all the glory of air travel without the hassle of going anywhere. Taiwanese and Australian airlines have flown such missions, the latter offering seven hours of lowish-altitude …
Used to be that EWR was the only one with communist transit into NYC. Monorail to train station and a train straight into Penn st.
Have they finally built a way to get to jfk without a national debt taxi fare and a trip through a Mad Max set?
JFK has had communist rail transit for 17 years: monorail to Jamaica train station and then LIRR to Manhattan. It works pretty well! Even before that there was a bus to the subway (which tbf was a long ride into Manhattan). LGA has always had communist bus transport too - bus to Bryant Park/Port Authority or a fairly rubbish bus to 125th St or Astoria.
Is "communist" some new USAism for commuting? In the rest of the world, Communist has a different meaning, although they did have some surprisingly good railway systems.
Besides, why would visitors wish to leave the Garden State in such a hurry?
"Is "communist" some new USAism for commuting?"
I have never heard the term used that way here on the Left Coast, but I suspect they mean public transportation. The Right Coast has a rather poor sense of humo(u)r at the best of times.
"why would visitors wish to leave the Garden State in such a hurry?"
You've obviously never been there. To give you an idea of how bad that part of the world actually is, most New Jerseyites actually think Florida is a nice place to vacation.
Yeah, I know it's because they have "plenty of plants" but, having cycle toured from Newark airport down to the Appalachians, I can report that much of New Jersey is pleasantly rural. Your view from a freeway may vary.
I avoided Florida, because I really don't like high humidity.
Actually, I almost used JFK instead of Newark. I've flown through JFK 4 different times in the heat of the summer when they have lost power. There is nothing like sitting in a crowded airport, with minimal lights, no air conditioning, and flights being delayed like crazy. One time we had to wait over four hours because the replacement crew for the next leg was stuck in traffic in the Holland Tunnel due to the street lights being borked by the power outage. But in the end, Newark won out for their overall consistently poor experiences. Obviously, YMMV.
Yeah, it's odd to see a Reg journo refer to booze as "tat".
Included with the sold-off trollies were:
40 mini bottles (187ml) of Australian white wine
40 mini bottles (187ml) of Australian red wine
one full-sized bottle of Champagne
one sleeve of Tim Tams
one sleeve of savoury biscuits
one 200g packet of smoked almonds
two Qantas business class amenity kits (featuring ASPAR Travel Essentials skincare products)
a 100% combed cotton Sheridan throw made exclusively for Qantas First Class
two pairs of Qantas Business Class pyjamas – one M/L and L/XL (if you want a smaller size, just give them a few washes in hot water)
is airtravel not the most miserable way to travel?
You could always try travelling from, say, Birmingham to Strasbourg on foot plus a little Channel swim in the middle and compare it to the travails of travelling by air for the same journey. Chacun à son goût, as they say.
Not to be outdone, British Airways will soon offer a service where you can pay for a stewardess to come to your house and be generally disinterested and unhelpful for a couple of hours. Or American Airlines will send round an accountant who will steal an olive out of the expensive lunch that you paid for.
Lots of potential here. For a tiny sum, a gobby Irish git will meet you somewhere godforsaken and 20 miles away from home. He may be up to three hours late. He will not, however, start shouting until you pay the "verbal abuse" fee. Having taken a lesson from Monty Python the duration of the abuse depends on how much you pay. There is also the option to take the additional "targeted abuse" option that allows choice of subject and targets in your immediate family. Capacity for the latter is limited, and prices will change every nanosecond to reflect this. Once complete, the aforementioned Irishman will bundle you into a cramped, dark, van, drive you around for an hour or two and dump you in a muddy field with no signposts.
Now Easyjet on the other hand--. You do LIKE being painted orange, don't you?
> Australians last week had a chance to buy a drinks cart
I would had loved to buy one: It's a great conversation starter, and real value for money since they are almost indestructible. (I don't care for the content though, I would restock it with my own supplies.)
Hope they do something similar locally (and I hear about it in time).
You can buy one new (if empty) for roughly the same price, and kit it out any way you like. A friend of mine has a couple of them (bought at scrap prices[0]), one he uses for spare parts storage on track days, one he uses for all his drone kit, and another one in his nursery greenhouse for the little bits & bobs that he uses when starting seedlings, transplanting, rooting cuttings, and that kind of thing.
[0] Alan Steel & Supply in Redwood City in his case, call the scrap yard(s) near your local airport and see if you get lucky.
Wait outside your house for 7 hours before entering. If it's late, find something really uncomfortable to sleep on.
Once in, sit on your sofa then immediately shove something against your legs and sit like this for 8 hours. For extra effect, have something dig in your spine, have your elbows tied to your side and place a rubbish bin next to you, thus giving you an authentic fellow passenger simulation.
Take a can of Coke, empty 90% of it away, rip up a fiver and then drink the remaining amount.
Repeat above for beer, but if you want another, have someone tell you that there is no more as they have run out.
Stick on a movie from 10 years ago, ideally having spent £20 on some 50p headphones.
If you require the toilet, make sure you piss on your feet to get that authentic sticky floor effect.
Next, take a microwave meal, heat several times then serve lukewarm, eat using plastic cutlery, that couldn't cut custard, feel free to spill it over your lap.
Finally, get someone to confiscate all your electronic goods before shoving a gloved hand up every crevice you have.
Yorkshire leads the way.
We've had flights to nowhere and from the same airport for years...
Icon because I really miss a good pint of landlord now.
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