FRANCE: The rare Boeing 717 to Marseille Bonjour, dear reader, what we do
with two open flights, Marseille-Amsterdam-Stuttgart
from my visit to Marseilles in early May?.
Well, Marseille is well connected within France's, but there are only a small number of European routes with acceptable one-way prices. Not easy to find
something interesting to Spanair announces a new route in competition with Iberia / Air Nostrum Barcelona to Marseille.
This is the way, no question, especially with the planned type of aircraft, the Boeing 717, only two flights in my logbook before.
But as we come to Barcelona to reach early enough in the morning at the
flight to Marseille?.
Here is the current route map:
Trip Reporter's flights on a larger map Friday, 06/28/2010
STR (Airport Stuttgart)
BCN (Aeropuerto de Barcelona)
service done 4U 2528 of German Wings
Scheduled: 06.50 / / 08:50
It is again my mobile phone that wakes me up at 04.00 clock, 06.20
clock is the boarding time for the first flight of the day.
by car to the airport, parked in the P2, as usual.
Online check-in is to use quickly and easily on the German Wings website. I have reserved a seat, because of the extra costs incurred in the booking, but 25A is free for me.
window, last row and back three places for me, with a 90% utilization.
German Wings is reached by a narrow content, in addition to Swiss in Zurich and little time between flights at Barcelona, the only way
to my goal of Stuttgart in time.
The price is at 70 - €'s during my first checks,
but not with me, German Wings management, this is clearly too high
to fly with this airline.
But we know it is the best way we wait for the next sales deal to get a better price.
The action comes and German Wings win, the price rises to 90 - €'s and a Friday flight during the school holidays I do not wait for the next increase, but book.
five minutes at the security checkpoint, a good number of passengers on the road today.
This is my first view of the airfield today, with a nice surprise in the cargo area
A Russian Ilyushin 76
A look at the screen, my flight is on time
325 is the gate for that flight, down to the ground floor, the area for the bus transfer with some German Wings flights and many waiting Pasagieren.
Boarding is on time, I am in the second bus.
With a good number of German Wings flights from Stuttgart, and all machines in my log, only a small chance for a new registration.
How I like that position under the wing!
It is D-AKNK, an Airbus A319, what else, Flight No. 3 on this machine and No. 51 on the A319 at all.
Used by U.S. from 09.10.1999 and since 04.10.2005 in German Wings
Why is this repaired with a blue part, looks unprofessional from
Three ladies in a not very high motivation level in the cabin This morning, more on that later.
The cabin used well, light gray leather seats and little leg room, but ok for me in the back row.
A very friendly welcome by the pilot, he is from Switzerland and I like that accent.
The German co-pilot flies the route today.
you later in the flight logs with more information.
The flight time is 1 hour and 35 minutes.
My seat
The cabin ceiling
The security card
And the current magazine
start of the track 25 without stopping, no traffic to land or to go to the start to 06.50 clock on time on a cloudy day and 12 degrees.
A view from above of the Ilyushin
The route to the Alps along on
Zurich-Geneva-Lyon and Marseille
No free service here, only on payment. Also in
Service cabin crew is not really interested.
For example, during the approach is a luggage compartment open, has a passenger is not closed again. A flight attendants will pass, but no,
it's not their job to close the tray, it will remain open during the landing.
Not only German Wings is on the way to Barcelona today
A cruise ship MSC
landing on the 3352 meter track 25R at 08.30 clock, 20 minutes ahead of schedule, even with Hirr cloudy skies and 18 degrees.
My machine at the gate, Barcelona Terminal 2
Many shops closed, diversions, road works, preparations for
Ryanair from September. Quick
after 1 of the gate region on the free bus transfer terminal
Friday, 28/10/2010
BCN (Aeropuerto de Barcelona)
MRS (Aeroport de Marseille-Provence)
Service JK carried out in 1991 Designed by Spanair
: 11.30 / / 12.30
Ten minutes by bus to the new terminal.
Many passengers here, large groups of cruise operators, especially
thousands of Japanese, it looks at least.
But do not wait at the security checkpoint. This posting is about
Airways, with the best offer for about 50, - Euro's.
Online check-in works fine on Spanair's website,
seat selection is possible, done in seconds.
interesting machine here in Barcelona, Delta x 2
Singapore 777
A McDonnellDouglas Spanair
Delta and Wizzair
Ghana International carried out by Astraeus
The bright and airy terminal
Singapore on the way to the station
My flight is on time, Gate B44
Singapore and Spanair
A short press on with big engines
to my gate
Closer to the gate
The ground staff preparations
It is EC-KHX, warmly welcome the Boeing 717, a new registration, only the third flight for me.
Used by Olympic Airways and Aviation since 29/12/1999
Spanair and then from 11.07.2007.
Spanair currently operates four aircraft of this type.
boarding
Ok to start
Antique dark blue cloth seats in the cabin, space 21A for me
24 rows of everything and here again, two seats for me.
little leg room, clean and very loud.
utilization is only 50%.
Three nice ladies in the service.
parallel grid for the start
on the web
With a beautiful McDonnellDouglas behind us
start of the 2660 meter track 07R, it is 11.30 clock, time, temperature is 22 degrees and it is more cloudy.
now just 40 minutes to Marseille
The security card look
And the current magazine
view of the engine from my seat
If we in the middle of this picture, we see the bright sun in front,
the door to the cockpit is open during the flight
No comment from the cockpit, not a free service here at Spanair.
The cabin of the now closed cockpit door
Approaching Marseille
landing on the 3,500-meter rail 31R, it is 12.30 clock, time again,
is here too cloudy and the temperature is 19 degrees. KLM
This machine looks interesting from
Air Corsica should I also try
very quickly from the gate region, a small door that looks more like a personal door leads directly to the bus stops, nobody cares for me.
The bus has a good frequency, every 20 minutes, no long waiting time
and I'm on the way to the main station for 9 - €'s.
Changing weather here, some rain showers.
A first look at the town of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde on the hill
the historic Gare SNCF
In the city
close to the Vieux Port
The Vieux Port
Many people go
boats in the harbor
Again the mountain is up to the main station
Back at the station
The nearest bus just around the corner, virtually no waiting time and again go back to the airport .
The weather is better, the sun coming through the clouds.
Marseille is certainly not my top city in Europe, it feels more like a provincial town, but it is definitely the second largest city in France
with many immigrants from North African countries.
Friday, 28/05/2010
MRS (Aeroport de Marseille-Provence)
AMS (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
Service KLM KL carried out planned 1408 of KLM Cityhopper
: 17.35 / / 19:40
No waiting at the security check, online check-in has already done the night before. The seating is possible.
My Gate is not far from the safety check and there is time at the other end of the terminal to go with the French domestic flights.
The price is around 40th - €'s booked with Opodo with Stuttgart-Lyon-Marseille in early May.
Windjet on his way to Italy
Twinjet's Beech 1900 on the ramp
Amsterdam provides on time from Gate 24
CCM with the ATR, I'm a few years ago already flown
And there it is, the Embraer 190 on arrival from Amsterdam
A curve to the gate
Not really on the center line
But ok
It is PH-EZL, the proposed Embraer 190, a very new machine,
in service with KLM Cityhopper only since 22.01.2010.
15 machines of this type are in the fleet of City Hopper, Flight No. 2 for me and a new registration.
boarding
Two super cute young women from the Netherlands in the cabin, very good service here at City Hopper.
Dark gray leather seats, clean, comfortable, good feeling place.
The only comment is the cabin temperature, too cold for my personal feeling.
My seat is 26F, window back seat and two seats for me again, with a capacity of nearly 100%.
The cockpit crew is from the Netherlands, very nice here in KL City
Hopper. When boarding is completed and the pilot is in the cabin,
face to face with its passengers and welcomed us very friendly and detailed.
The co-pilot is very young, I can see him while waiting on the boarding, it reports later during the approach also in a nice kind
We Marseille Provence
start leaving from the train 31R, as in the landing, it is 17.35 clock, on time, in sunshine and 23 degrees.
The flight time is 1 hour and 35 minutes.
This is the security card
And the magazine is a fitting title
Very good service here
Modern cabin
good weather over the Netherlands
Near Amsterdam
the Rotterdam?
landing on the 3300 meter track 36C at 19.20 clock, 20 minutes ahead of schedule,
the sky is perfectly clear, no cloud at a temperature of 14 degrees. go
cargo on the ramp
The beautiful, old-fashioned looking MD11, up in my flight plan in August
Parked on the apron
by bus to the terminal, the steps and a good range, until the next gate.
Friday, 28/05/2010
AMS (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
STR (Airport Stuttgart)
Service KLM KL carried out planned in 1879 by KLM Cityhopper
: 20.50 / / 22:10
Checked I have also back online the night before.
space 16A for me. Also, the aisle seat is occupied with an occupancy rate of close to 100%.
B07 is the output to Stuttgart, back down to the ground floor, the
another bus means over the apron.
Air France / Regional at the finger Gates
on the apron with a large number of machines KLM, which is to be mine?.
This?
No, this!
The PH-WXC, a Fokker 70 as planned. Campaigning for Avianova from 1/3/1996 and KLM Cityhopper since 15/12/1997.
The airline currently operates 27 aircraft of this type and this is a new
Registration for me. Flight No. 6 here, in my logbook.
Sunny boarding at night
The aircraft nose
blue and green together
The pilot from the UK during boarding logs with detailed information.
Many flights to start at the same time and a bit late for us to start the engines.
The Co-Pilot is from the Netherlands, he says goodbye later nice during the approach to Stuttgart.
Security card in the same style as on the Embraer
In the cabin are a man and a woman in the service, nothing special here.
Dark blue, old-fashioned but comfortable cloth seats, clean, good feeling place.
something great to go to the start, it is 21.10 clock, 20 minutes late, clear sky and the temperature is 12 degrees.
The flight time is 1 hour to Stuttgart.
A right turn just after the start of the 3500 meter track 24th
The sun sets
The perfect fit on the Fokker 70
There are crackers / biscuits and drinks.
The route takes us via Frankfurt to 21000 feet.
landing then the well-known path 25 in Stuttgart, it is 22.10 clock, on time, still cloudy and the temperature is 15 degrees,
Welcome home.
four flights with the number 3, the track on the Embraer from Marseille to Amsterdam, clearly better than the others, well done KLM Cityhopper.
It is now about 23.00 clock when I arrive home,
the previous nights were short, but the next one will be even shorter.
I was an early ICE from Stuttgart's main station to Frankfurt airport to the next morning,
but we know, no pressure, the whole thing is just for fun!.
"Sarajevo / Bosnia with Croatia Airlines" is the title of the next story.
soon, the trip
Reporter
