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Tourists in Venice urged to drink the water {Gadling}
Sep 29th 2009 2:13PM At $335 million per ton are they offering this to tender ?
Different rules for coach and first class passengers? No. {Gadling}
May 19th 2009 2:39PM You definitely get more rules; only shower for 10 minutes on emirates; no horizontal tangos on singapore airlines. As for smaller rules; depends on the airline i think virgin and air new zealand let you recline their seats as they face forward sideways (as pictured above) ... BA backward facing passengers in club world can get away with murder as they aren't visible to any of the staff most of the time. I do think club passengers should get higher power allowances from teh at seat power sockets; but that is probably a wiring thing - and i think that at seat power is the greatest invention in the history of aviation.
If you like window seats you tend to be allowed to leave the blinds open; which i like too :)
The worst potholes in the world - take the Gadling tour {Gadling}
Apr 29th 2009 3:01PM PJ O'Rourke once said that what were considered road hazzards in the developed world were often the road in 3rd world countries. How times change.
Don't pass through Singapore, stay for a bit {Gadling}
Apr 26th 2009 9:44AM see comment below; thought i had hit reply sorry.
Don't pass through Singapore, stay for a bit {Gadling}
Apr 26th 2009 9:43AM If you want to just see the sites; get the cab to the singapore flyer http://www.singaporeflyer.com/ ; which is like the london eye and will give you a nice view of the city and all the boats in the straights; you can also eat below it. One revolution takes about 30 mins; the cab ride about the same. Its open most hours. If that is too far; go eat at east coast parkway and watch the worlds shipping go by. Passport formalities and the like are easy in my experience (have an EU passport.)
The main tourist attractions are probably too far away.
Singapore is pretty small; the MRT is slow for getting into town and you have to change. So cab ride is probably better than taking public transport.
Gatwick Bomb Scare {Gadling}
Mar 23rd 2009 1:54PM i thought the airline code EK was just Emirates; and the country was UAE.
The worst plane landing ever? {Gadling}
Jan 23rd 2009 2:47PM or you could watch the full commercial here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QGDlrmfWy8
"On behalf of the dutch crew i wish to apologize to the palestinian football team for this small inconvenience, we wish you a lot of success against the dutch football team"
Passengers sue airline for 32 hour delay from hell {Gadling}
Jan 11th 2009 4:30PM I was stranded in Bangkok for about 24 hours when the plane crashed in Phuket (i was on a Thai Airways 747 somewhere behind it.) One thing i wont forget is the small piles of wreckage and body bags at the end of Phuket airport of the poor people on the flight somewhere in front of me. So whilst getting diverted to another town and stuck on a bus in inconvenient, I wouldn't want to second guess with the driver on any plane on safety. When they make mistakes it does more than muss up the passengers on the planes schedule.
I have never been so glad that I flew business class in for any flight - I spent about 18 hours in the domestic Thai Business lounge and spent the night at the novotel at the airport on thais insurance.
If you ever find yourself stuck at the airport for any amount of time; try and get into a business class lounge. Quite a few will let you pay to get in if your ticket wont; or there are clubs like priority pass that get you into many other lounges. Free internet access, quieter less busy space, drinks and snacks can make life less unpleasant whilst you wait !
