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Experience 009 Show Notes. Our first deep dive into two different flying experiences. The Seat 1A Podcast.

The Seat 1A Podcast

Release Date: 01/17/2019

Recorded 06 January 2019

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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In this episode experience we analyze two different flying experiences. A Canadian domestic ULCC redeye flight delay & cancellation. A trans-Pacific flag carrier flight booked with a travel booking website which had issues with frequent flyer mileage & extra legroom.

 Geoff shares his delay experience with delays and a cancellation on a Swoop (WO) redeye flight from YXX to YHM. What went wrong on the flight, and what could Geoff have done better to prepare? What can one possibly expect with a ULCC carrier versus a flag carrier – particularly with landing in smaller centres?

 We share a shout out to listener Trevor Hamilton. Vinny shares a story about Trevor's experience with Air New Zealand (NZ) return flight from LAX-AKL-MEL booked with Expedia. Did the points get credited as expected? What to watch for to make sure the points qualify for accrual – particularly on a third-party travel booking website.

 Vinny shares a points experience story with Korean (KE) from YVR-ICN and how his fare class was linked to KE's frequent flyer program SKYPASS.

 Wait, there's more to Trevor's flight story...how a dry leased EVA (BR) plane affected his extra purchased legroom from AKL-LAX.

 WestJet (WS) plane 'made contact' with catering vehicle on tarmac.

 Brussels Airlines (SN) A330 Suffers Inflight Dual Engine Failures.

If you have a flight experience story, question or experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/


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NEWS ITEMS

 bc.ctvnews.ca | WestJet plane 'made contact' with catering vehicle on tarmac (03 January 2019)
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/westjet-plane-made-contact-with-catering-vehicle-on-tarmac-1.4239460
"...On Thursday morning, the Palm Springs-bound flight from YVR was put on hold because the plane 'made contact' with a catering vehicle, according to WestJet..."


airwaysmag.com | Brussels Airlines A330 Suffers Inflight Dual Engine Failures (24 December 2018)
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/brussels-airlines-a330-suffers-inflight-dual-engine-failure/
"...A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-223, performing flight SN358 from Kinshasa to Brussels, suffered failures on both engines at different stages of its journey..."



SHOW NOTES

  • What's in today's show? [00:00:53]
  • Geoff's experience with Swoop (WO) delay and cancellation at YXX [00:02:06]
  • Dissecting of a ULCC experience [00:13:13]
  • Summary of the recommendations [00:26:41]
  • Flight with Air New Zealand (NZ) booked with Expedia - where are the points? [00:29:06]
  • A review of booking classes [00:32:38]
  • Vinny and his SKYPASS saga [00:42:03]
  • Just because you've purchased extra legroom... [00:46:11]
  • Wet Leasing and Dry Leasing airplanes [00:47:01]
  • WestJet (WS) plane 'made contact' with catering vehicle on tarmac [00:53:52]
  • Brussels Airlines (SN) A330 Suffers Inflight Dual Engine Failures [00:56:25]
  • Wrap-up [00:58:42]