#FRANCE #EasternAirways #EmiratesAirLine

Bonne journée, dear readers,

is this really the right direction for France?.
Well, we will see!:



Thanx to once more:

http://www.gcmap.com/





Thursday, 20.02.2014

DUS (Düsseldorf Airport)
LCY (London City Airport)


The video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNNXQ9VlqYo


Service British Airways BA 3274 operated by Eastern Airways
Scheduled:  13.20  //  13.40


There are just a couple of visited airports:


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And also by surprise 200 more:


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Checked airlines maybe?:


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And one or two recorded plane types:


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The very same with the visited countries:


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And the Tripreporter 2013 final data:


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With 2014 to compare:


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Some quality lounge time to follow, sure, with the Hugo Junkers place.
This ticket is fixed with BA directly,
the fare is 65.00 Euro´s.
OLCI works and also the BP is homeprinted just to stay airside here.
And down for the very groundfloor it is to catch the flight from gate B42, passport cecked at the gate and the agent decided for the very first time that my bag doesn´t fit in the cabin.
Come on, this cute small black bag togehter with all these big heavy carry on´s down in these dark, cold baggage compartment?.
Hah, no way, definitely not!


Under the wing, you know, with
G-DCEB, the Saab 2000 like on schedule,
no individual name to see.
Leg no. 7 on type and a new entry to the log it is.
In the air from 30.04.1996 with Crossair, Saab itself and finally Eastern. 9 Saab´s are in the Eastern fleet.
There are no stories to show here



Ok, it looks like more British than Eastern!


The engine and it´s true,
BA goes prop these days


It looks like good with these colours, isn´t it?


1.20 pm, ontime to leave the "Düsseldorf Airport". 1.00 "Eastflight" hours from the 3000 meters "Two-Three-Left" at 8 cloudy degrees.
The cabin down the aisle
with the dark blue well used leather seats


18D, the last row for me with
the ceiling and the ok style legroom


The load is 90%, mostly biz.
Cockpit crew is from the UK with a nice and detailed welcome on the ground english style, like it.
Routing is via BRU.
Ok, ok, but Lagos, really?


Cabin crew is one elder woman, nice.
Love the cookies, more please,
plus free drinks


Where is the sun?. Not at the "London City Airport".
Touchdown at the 1508 meters "Two-Seven", 1.30 pm, ten minutes ahead to schedule and 12 partly cloudy degrees


No, retro, never ever!


The prop close up


Tough job, but it works, under the wing, you know!


Some blue in between the clouds


That´s what I like at LCY and onwards for the Travellodge just around the corner


Sure ok at budget standards


What should you do in such a "boring" city like London in the early afternoon?. Better to stay at the hotel and try to catch some sleep!.
Ahem, no chance to sleep with all these terrible noisy planes coming and going!.
And now?. Bank, nothing for me!


Emirates, what´s this?


Sounds like a special flight, isn´t it?


Ok, ok, I should change my location this way and always these noisy planes above!


And this is really London, not Austria?


Well, so it looks like


Roma or the Private Suites?


Just departed


Bye now to London


On the way for, well, London!


Steep it is


And boy, shaky it is!


No I´am not angry this way, I simply count on god and british engineering


For finals and touchdown


A flightdeck visit maybe?


The engine


I recommend a night in this "boring" city in any case!


Along these small waters


Maybe above the bridge?


Up for the castle or maybe down for the underground?


Ahem, are you sure, there is really no other way to go?


I should better read my newspapers local style, there is simply nothing interesting to see from above


Just the everynight lights, nothing special at all!


Or wait, I should take a nap right now!


The final view before I close my eyes

I don´t know how but not that long thereafter I´am back at the hotel. Or was it a dream maybe?.
Anyway, short nights, now that´s nothing new to me or should I better just to minimize the risk of missing the flight tomorrow or this morning stay away from the comfy bed at all?.
Hah, no way, I´ve never oversleep, never ever!



Here are the conclusions:
1.)Airberlin STR-DUS: The relaxed way to start the trip.
2.)Eastern Airways DUS-LCY: Good to see the Saab up and running.

A bientôt, take care.
The Tripreporter