054 SXF - Cathay First, British Airways absolute chaos, eye masks, VVIP 380, LATAM

Flight 054. Alex flies Cathay First, British Airways IT chaos, we talk eye masks, Airbus wants to resell 380s to VVIPs, LATAM flies a 787 in Europe, Dutch King pilots for KLM, Alex rediscovers ORY, Paul aborts landing at LIN. And much more.

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction

01:18 - Cathay Pacific First, reorganization

• First | Flight Classes | Cathay Pacific Airways

13:01 - Favorite pajamas, eyemask, bad amenity kits

18:28 - Podcast reviews

20.45 - KLM King

• Dutch king has been a KLM pilot for 21 years

22.07 - Alex rediscovers ORY, Paul aborts landing at LIN

27:24 - FRA tunnel, new MUC terminal, carry-on ads

• Frankfurt Airport - Transferring at FRA
• New satellite terminal opens at Munich Airport

31:33 - boarding e-gates, status boarding

36:43 - Expertflyer, EDI cargo bay, BA 767

• Flight Availability | Upgrades | Frequent Flyer Information

40.33 - British Airways IT super crash

• British Airways: turmoil continues after IT failure grounds flights | Business | The Guardian
• BA computer crash: passengers face third day of disruption at Heathrow | Business | The Guardian

57:00 - VVIP 380, BA Comac, Boeing versus Bombardier

• EBACE: Four used A380s offered to head-of-state market
• AirAsia’s Fernandes says it’ll be `foolish’ not to consider C919
• Boeing's trade dispute ensure Bombardier doesn't become another Airbus - Business Insider

1:01:28 - JetLovers

• JetLovers - Your Flight Club

1:02:34 - Berlin SXF, Tempelhof, BER

• Berlin’s Airport Debacle: Five Years Late and Counting - Bloomberg

1:10:04 - Old ATH, FRA

• Ellinikon International Airport - Wikipedia

1:11:02 - Next flights, LATAM 787, AF 787

• My review of LAN/LATAM's flatbed flight from Madrid to Frankfurt
• Air France Dreamliner 787 arrives in London!

01:14:54 - Mastication Nation*

• Mastication Nation - Food without the fuss. | Free Listening on SoundCloud

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Creators and Guests

Host

Alex Hunter

Co-host of Layovers, Creator of Attache Travel

Host

Paul Papadimitriou

Creator and host of Layovers

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