This story is dedicated to my travel companion. It´s definitely more interesting to do things like this together
The trip in one word:
SURPRISING
"The theme around this story sounds somewhat like: Exploring new places and airlines is also possible in Europe!"
Bonne journée, a good day, dear readers,
I´am, no sorry, we are, on the road again,
just a couple of days after the return from Spain.
This is the way to go today, at least the way to go by taxi, sorry again, plane:
Thanx once more to:
http://www.gcmap.com/
These overcorrect machine named cellphone doesn´t switch it´s alarm status to another time. Not a single minute earlier, no minute later, no, it calls me at 03.00 am.
Ok, not that I´am involved to switch on the alarm mode!.
A ride through the black forest and BSL/MLH airport it is.
F3, where I usually check the very first row to park the car and where I see one lonely human walking down in direction for the terminal.
Coincidence or not, someone controls our steps, a warm welcome to H., my travel companion for the day.
Yes, this is BSL/MLH airport where some trips started also this way lately, but no plane to catch right now.
And we are on the non standard track again. A full bus on arrival from the city and an close to empty one leaving the airport with us. 4.20 CHF is the fare this way.
Basel SBB it is, where so it looks like, the guys have just a little bit to much from the delicious red when they placed the "E" here
20.00 Euro´s is the fare with the first part of the journey on the TGV.
No, this is not oldfashioned, never ever.
Marseille, well, we will see!
But wait, there is a not to talk to loud about it catering place in the station.
I like to see "Sutter" in Germany, too!
Well, no Marseille today, but Lausanne sounds also not that really on the direct track from BSL.
Ok, we are usually not on the direct track!.
The second part of the ticket is 8.30 Euro´s and this is on the TGV, too
I´am sure you know all about Dole, our target today. Dole?. These enormous multicity in the heart of France?
Ok, this is a city in the french countryside called "Franche-Comte" with some 25000 inhabitants.
Should we take a rest here?
No, not right now, better to walk the city just a little bit
Nice and oldfashioned. Well, it´s France!
But should we take a rest here?.
Yes, delicious, lovely, nice, I should move to France!
My date at the gym is preordered and that´s the entrance!
Or maybe better to go for the Musee?
Dole is also the birthplace of Louis Pasteur, the famous scientist.
The modern style entrance for the "Fine Arts Museum"
Down by the "Doubs"
Prepared for some riverside traffic
This one is open to the public
An interesting place it is
The "Hotel-Dieu", the municipal archive and media center
And it´s a former hospital built in the 17th century
Baguette et le fromage?
Mysterious signs!
This way, really?
Well, after just a couple of detours and diversions we are back at the main train station ready to go for the airport.
There is no public transport at all and the nevertheless nice taxista lady waiting refused to go. She is preordered.
And we are not. It seems the locals know the way better to deal with the transport options here.
And it seems also, the airport is not the best place to make money for the taxistas.
Another one is arriving and the elder guy asked twice or thrice, if we really like to go for the "Aéroport de Dole - Jura".
Sure, really that´s our place to go right now.
He also likes to prearrange the fare, just to ask again, really?.
Well, really, we should go now!.
Tuesday, 01.10.2013
DLE (Aéroport de Dole - Jura)
NCE (Aeroport Nice Cote d´Azur)
Service IGAviation IGA 312 operated by Sky Taxi Polska
Scheduled: 14.30 // 15.50
A new supplement to the visited airports map is here with DLE and no. 268:
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And the previous 200 places:
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There are also a couple of airlines checked:
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And plane types recorded:
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Someone for the visited countries?:
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The Tripreporter 2013 final edition:
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And what about 2014?:
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This is the only airport with scheduled service in the Franche-Comte region.
A huge terminal, massive operations and a thousand of planes on the apron!.
And this is a nice place to take a rest in the sun, isn´t it?.
As long as there are no ant´s to occupy the benches and the sun really shine´s!
There is no OLCI available and the ticket is secured via the IGAviation website. The fare is 70.00 Euro´s.
It´s a virtual company without own aircraft.
And well, who needs OLCI when there is simply no one else around beside the woman at the desk and the two of us!
And this one on the apron looks like a Sky Taxi!
Yes, this is SP-MRB, the scheduled Saab 340A and one of the very few planes without an individual name!.
New to the log and leg no. 7 on type
An oldie it is, in the air since 04.09.1987 registered in Sweden with Salair and Skyways Airlines. For the UK with Business Air and British Midland Airways.
Austria is next at Bachflug, Teamline Air, Grossmann Air Service, Teamline Air again and Fairlines till Sky Taxi Polska.
Three planes are in the fleet and this is the oldest example.
There are no incidents recorded
No time to wait at security. Sure?. Sure!.
I´am impressed about the number of staff around.
It seems there are more employees here to serve our flight than pax at all.
No gate numbers and do not talk about a lounge.
Self service boarding soon thereafter for the right hand side. If you feel like human cargo, in that case it´s correct to board the Miniliner Fokker 27 Friendship, all the others should turn left!.
And hurry, this is free seating
Yes, that suits perfectly
2.30 pm, more ontime isn´t possible, 1.20 hours by "Iguana", interesting callsign, for the Cote.
The load is 60%.
Let´s go now from the 2800 meters "Zero-Five". 20 degrees and partly cloudy sky
Lifting up for the clear blue french sky, ahem, maybe sometimes, but not today!
A nice welcome from the younger polish blonde FA at the planes door earlier. Really nice by the way and she sends us to row 07, F for me and well, this is one of the very few flights where I don´t noticed it in advance that I´am in the exit row, till she told us the usual story.
She speaks perfectly french, all the announcements in a professional style.
Legroom is good here and I prefer the, for sure just for me, informations also in german
The cabin style, fitted with dark blue leather seats, is well, oldfashioned and the wing view
Cockpit crew is from Poland, the "Kapitan" with detailed informations in english only and nice inflight.
Some more details coming up with the soon to be ready video channel.
Safety and also something to read
Service is free water and sweets.
Ah, german, good to know, especially for the very few french speakers here!
Or also for the huge number of polish natives on these french domestic route!
Southbound it is with just a bit more sun around
And there is also something blue down there
Well, the preordered, especially for us, approach from the east offers really nice views above the city of Nice. A first for me
Sure a special one it is
Along the whole "Promenade de Anglais"
For the "Aeroport Nice Cote d´Azur"
Very close to touchdown
With superb views along the city
Touchdown at the 2960 meters "Two-Two-Left". 3.50 pm,
perfectly ontime again and partly cloudy sky.
Finally arrived and for the necessary cabin shot.
For sure a nice experience
Bye for now.
The TRIPREPORTER
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