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Eurowings, Economy Class – Airbus A 319: Köln to Zürich

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

INTRODUCTION The meeting at EASA goes as well as can be expected when EASA and ICAO meet. The European agency’s offices are located five minutes away from Köln Hauptbahnhof and the Kölner Dom, which is definitely worth visiting. GETTING TO … Continue reading →

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Eurowings, Economy Class – Boeing B 737-800: Zürich to Köln

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

GETTING TO THE AIRPORT I’m on my way to Cologne to attend a meeting with EASA and ICAO. I finish teaching at 15h20, return to my office to collect my bag and then I’m off to the railway station. The … Continue reading →

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Mount Pilatus, Switzerland

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Without a doubt Mount Pilatus is one of Switzerland’s top tourist attractions. And rightly so! Perched on the shores of Lake Lucerne, the view from the top of Pilatus is simply stunning and on good days you can even see … Continue reading →

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Scandinavian Air System, SAS Go – Boeing B 737-800: Haugesund to Oslo

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

GETTING TO THE AIRPORT The meeting in Akrehamn finishes just before 14h00. Which is good, because I’ve ordered a taxi to take me to Haugesund’s Karmoy airport at 14h00. The journey by taxi to the airport takes roughly twenty minutes … Continue reading →

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Scandinavian Air System , SAS Plus – Boeing B 737-700: Zürich to Oslo

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

INTRODUCTION A few years ago, I think it was somewhere around 2014, SAS took the decision to abolish its Business Class product on short-haul intra-European routes. Instead, it launched a new cabin concept comprising SAS Go, which is your classic … Continue reading →

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SWISS, Business Class – Airbus A 340: Copenhagen to Zürich

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

TRANSFER IN COPENHAGEN At 18h38 Astrid Viking gently glides down over the Ore Sund after a flight time of ten hours and twenty minutes, bringing to an end the long journey from Shanghai. I now have just over one hour … Continue reading →

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Scandinavian Airlines, Business Class – Airbus A 340-300: Shanghai to Copenhagen

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

INTRODUCTION I think the presentation went rather well, and I even had a bit of a fan-boy moment when I chatted with two gentlemen at the conference that I’ve quoted more often in my papers than I care to remember! … Continue reading →

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Scandinavian Airlines, Business Class – Airbus A 330-300: Stockholm to Hong Kong

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

TRANSIT IN STOCKHOLM I just stepped off an Airbus A 321 of SWISS, arriving from Zürich. It’s just gone nine o’clock in the morning and I now have another six hours to make my connection to Hong Kong. THE LOUNGE … Continue reading →

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SWISS, Business Class – Airbus A 321: Zürich to Stockholm

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

INTRODUCTION The valiant M. and I are on our way to Shanghai to present a paper on the use of Rasch measurement in testing. The first part of our journey will take us from Zürich to Stockholm on SWISS. GETTING … Continue reading →

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Air Serbia, Business Class – Airbus A 319: Belgrade to Zürich

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

INTRODUCTION Belgrade is a strange place, when you think of it. First of all, it’s not exactly pretty. There are a few elegant buildings that look as though they were recently done up, scattered around the city. But the vast … Continue reading →

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