TheFiend

I try and avoid the Qatar Nightmareliner 787's if I can, but that wasn't an option for my trip. I always plump for a window seat so the elbow next to me isn't a problem as it's Mrs Fiends, but being a 6 footer if the seat in front of me gets reclined it's pushing against my knees. Fingers crossed for this trip there will be a fewer passengers and the row in front is empty. As for the Qatar A380's.... I've managed to get the upstairs extra legroom seats a few times just by asking at check-in if they were available.

I've just booked a trip and for my dates QR28 is showing operated by a 787-9 MAN-DOH and a 777-300ER on QR27 when I return... I'm wondering if the newer 787-9's are an improvement over their 787-8's....

Mrs Fiend turns off the water virtually every time we leave the house....

I've flown on 5 out of Qatar's fleet of 10... From a passenger perspective it's a great plane to fly on. Would love to see the A380 on the DOH - MAN route.

The proper Cumberland Sausage from a butcher isn't straight, it comes as a ring, just like a proper Bury black pudding....

Thai ladies love my Cumberland Sausage...

Most insurance providers will probably be including cover for COVID by now.... I know the Travel Insurance provided as part of my current account has been updated to include COVID cover.

Finally the requirements have appeared on Thai Embassy website for UK travellers.... https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/requirements-for-foreigners-travelling-to-thailand-during-covid-19-tra?page=5d6636ce15e39c3bd000734d&menu=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072e2 I'd email the Thai Embassy last weekend with a query and these match what they had put in their reply. Looks like they've removed the requirement for the $50K Thai COVID insurance as long as you can prove your existing insurance provides the cover.

Deliberately baiting you??? Trolling? LOL.... I have watched his videos and I do read his tweets as well He made a name for himself as a 14 year old You Tuber and then managed to get acquantied with some of the right people in the industry. He also managed to get tagged with the title of "Aviation Analyst" as a 14 year old. He's an influencer who has made a career out of his hobby as a kid.

I've flew LHR-MAN once on my way back from Bangkok with Qatar.... Upper deck on the A380 on BKK-DOH and also DOH-LHR..... That trip via LHR put me off flying via LHR for life.

Alex Macheras..... The wannabee Aviation influencer who spends most of his time up Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker's backside ...

I had booked CNX-BKK on Thai for a trip in May last year and basically wrote off what had paid. For the other flights on that booked trip I managed to get full refunds off Qatar and Bangkok Airway. Did you get vouchers when your flights got cancelled?

More problems for Boeing.... It's came to light that some sub-par quality titanium parts were being supplied to Boeing for 787 production... and it was going on for 3 years... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-deals-defect-787-dreamliner-112440462.html Boeing have a very serious problem with regards to quality control....

Mine's working too.... Think we definitely need @frostfire to look into it, wonder if it's a problem with permissions again.

The Dead Kennedy's were a punk band... the name was meant to shock, as were their songs!!! I was actually lucky enough to get to see the Dead Kennedy's original line-up play live on their first UK tour in 1980!!! As for crude..... how about the song title "Too drunk to fuck!!!" ???

Impressed by this guy...... very reminiscent of Tangerine Dream...

.Actually, yes I did!!!..... The NHS Vaccination Record letter I referred to is will be accepted as proof of vaccination for travel and widely accepted as such.... those vaccination cards you have won't be... Also the NHS letter can be done in alternative languages, although Thai isn't one of them. Will these vaccination "passports" cause problems at immigration, doubt it.... with the likes of barcodes and QR codes on the document a quick scan at immigration should be enough for them to see your status.

You can request a letter/cerificate from the NHS which shows your vaccination status..... it includes info such as the date of vaccination, vaccine given along with the batch number and the place where it was administered. I requested these for both me and MrsFiend.

Happy Birthday Cherry Bar!!!

This is in contravention of rule 18 @TaaSaparot

Can't seem to access what? The members forum? You've only just registered so that area at the moment is off limits for you but have a read of this... https://forums.pattayatalk.com/topic/69445-instructions-for-joining-the-members-only-area/

Another problem for Boeing.... https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/a-new-787-dreamliner-manufacturing-flaw-will-prolong-boeing-delivery-halt/

Pre-pandemic the A380 was a very useful aircraft for high demand routes to and from slot restricted airports like London Heathrow.

The final A380 has already been built and flown but has not yet been delivered.... Sad because a huge majority of passengers that have flown it loved flying on it. I've flown both upstairs and down stairs and loved it....

Thanks for posting this. I've had many flights on 777's..... I've even managed to fly on Thai Airways 772's 773's and 77W's domestically between BKK and CNX,. I'll admit I do prefer flying Airbus wide-bodies long haul because I find them quieter.... My favourite? The A340-600, sadly an aircraft that became a victim of the 77W success story.