#GREECE #SwissEuropean #Avro #ZRH

The dedication with this story goes, no question, to all the nice people living at these Greek island called Chios





The vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFrnd7MVAcI


The trip in one word:

UNKNOWN


"We have a theme today, catching the rings, or not?"


καλημέρα, Kalimera, a good day, dear readers,

it is January 2014, at least when this trip takes place, and this month saw me earlier in the Ukraine.
Reading about the final EU approval, well everything, simply everything needs an EU approval these days so it seems. Ok, Aegean to take over Olympic and this looks like an immediate need to see these rings again before they finally disappear.
Reason enough to fly like this today:

Thanx to, once again:

http://www.gcmap.com/



Thursday, 16.01.2014

STR(Flughafen Stuttgart)
ZRH (Flughafen Zürich)

Service Swiss LX 1165 operated by Swiss European Airlines
Scheduled:  08.20  //  09.00

Here are all the checked airlines:


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And also the plane types recorded:


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The first 200 visited airports:


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And the new examples:


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All the visited countries:


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The final Tripreporter 2013 data:


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Just to compare 2014:


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There is this LX voucher in my hands, maybe a good excuse to fix this ticket also on short notice at a good fare directly with the LX website?.
A good fare?.
Four legs on the confirmation,
45.00 Euro´s it is for this first flight today. Not to talk about the convenient schedule and swift ZRH connection.
Departure in the mid-morning, up at 05.00 am, on the way just a little bit earlier than usual to avoid possible traffic jams, what was really worth it in the end. Wished the car two relaxed days at STR´s P0 and on the way for the terminal.
OLCI works well with the LX website from 23 hours prior to departure. There is just the necessary airport printed paper to collect, what works well, too.
What about the screen?.
Ten minutes early inbound and outbound ontime


Relaxed it is at T2 security, I recommend to even try it for a possible STR visit. Not a minute to wait.
No chance to use a lounge this time, straight for the gate 164 it is. Where not that long thereafter, infact, very close thereafter, no I´am not the last pax, bus boarding started.
For a view like this


Call me "Vrenelisg", HB-IYR is an Avro RJ100, new to the log and leg no. 15 on type


Started it´s career at 23.03.2001, not that this date shows me anything special, with Cityflyer Express, the name changed later to British Airways CitiExpress and finally joined Swiss European.
20 planes on type are in the fleet and there is a short story to notice:
http://avherald.com/h?article=43c253f5&opt=0


And again very close thereafter,
call it perfectly ontime at 08.20 am,
"Euroswiss" leaves the "Flughafen Stuttgart" from runway "Two-Five".
4 degrees, wet after rain, I´am on the way for Switzerland just for the short stop, out of this plane, in for the next plane, nothing else, you know!.
The dark cabin and the necessary legroom shot at 21A, the last row window it is and two for me what is perfectly ok here


Cabin crew is two female FA´s, both middle aged and nice. The one with blonde hair upfront, the one with short black hair, not that large, in the rear cabin. Supernice talking on the way and during disembarking later on, really nice.
Service is water and swiss chocolate.
The load is 70%, mostly biz people here.
Some dark grey clean leather seat details and the safety card


Cockpit crew is from Switzerland, the "Kapitän" with a nice welcome in STR earlier during taxi and he is also at the planes door at ZRH during disembarking.
No route or flightlevel info.
The nice magazine and also nice views on approach for the "Flughafen Zürich"


Touchdown at the 3300 meters runway "One-Four", 08.50 am, ten minutes ahead to schedule and also here, 4 degrees, wet and cloudy.
Everything ok on the screen?



Step one done, let´s go for more.
The Tripreporter.