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I don't hate kids in planes, unless they are misbehaving and are old enough to know better, but it's not unreasonable to get cross if a parent is making no effort to deal with their child and allowing them to disturb everyone else and run up and down the isles which has dangers in itself.

Small children get tired, frustrated and bored so they play up, that's not the issue although let's face it no one wants to hear crying for hours. Taking toddlers anywhere is not easy, but as a parent you can at least try and make it easier on everyone, not least yourself and your child/children, by taking along a toy or two, loading up your iPad with something to keep them interested etc.

Small babies are easier to deal with than small children and I wouldn't fancy taking a long flight with two small ones.

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I agree with all of that.

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and do you do any of it? especially the last line?

I sometimes play with kids on planes, not in a role harris kind of way, but i've let them play dumb ways to die on the ipad.

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Yep. Works both ways, talk to nice little ones or poke your tongue out at them or pull silly faces when your queuing etc. Some are quite funny and can be coming out with all sorts of random shit, especially questions about why and how.

Also I'm more than happy to tell them when they're being *****. Parents ducking hate that. Two little scum bags were stood next to my mrs and one decided to just punch her handbag. She laughed. I was a bit surprised. The other one saw and copied, I told them that it wasn't nice and they shouldn't punch people's things. They laughed, Mum didn't look happy. Silly twats.

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These airlines are for wimps. Real travellers use this one

Air Astana - Home

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Air Astana are not that bad. certainly better than I've experienced on Egypt Air, Syrian Airlines, Lion Air and a few others

they 49 pct owned by BAE systems.

having said that the clientele may not be the best. on one flight by the time the drinks trolley arrived towards the back of the plane where the Mrs was sat the Russian vultures towards the front had stripped it bare of all alcoholic drinks.

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Anyone flown BA Premium Economy? Any good?

Compared to Emirates Economy on an A380?

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It's ok , better seat , different grub and in it's own section . Sometimes if theres a deal on it's worth it the extra cash . I use BA all the time now for my UK trips as it trumps QR every time and T5 is far better than landing at T4 plus i can connect to NCL at better times than EK from DOH.

The EK A380 economy is one the best economy seats around , if the price differential was in your favour then try BA.

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Had my first experience on Etihad last week. flight out was ok, on a jet air a330.
flight back was terrible though. 5 hour flight on a packed A320. far too small a plane for that length of flight.

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I've got to fly back at short notice next week. 4600 BA premium. 5600 emirates economy. Sounds like a no brainier. Thanks chap.

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Irrelevant. CHanging her return flight to come back at same time as me, so will just fly Emirates. Let's hope the prices don't go up any more before I book :fingerscrossed:

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Qantas. The first flight out of dubai I've ever had late. 2.5 hours so not the end of the world but can't pick a seat without paying and had to drop 400 dizzers for emergency exit.

Wanker Aussies.

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The site (PPRune) was originally set-up and run by an English pilot called Danny Fyne. He sold it a few years ago to Internet Brands (US Company) for $1.5 million. Even though The American company owns PPRune nothing could be done through the American legal system because the servers were in the UK...and as it is McLiebel/Suits are billing the Arabs tons of $ for few threatening letters to PPRune:thumbdown::thumbdown::lol:

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Not Etihad.
1.5 hrs late to MAN. No explanation. From door being closed to take off took 35 minutes.
Cramped plane. Could have used more staff.
Food nothing special.
Not all options working on entertainment.
No info offered on connections.
22 minutes to transit thru to our Aberdeen flight with no assistance from them - we ran all the way!
Finally no trace of our luggage - didn't come up on the next flight.


Dreading the return flight home!!

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Looks like down the road to Dubai next time then, hope the return experience is a little less painful

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For a further 10 days I am busy whizzing around China for the first time. It was never somewhere I wanted to go, guards in green chairman Mao era suits etc and to be honest I was dreading it and its shitty communist era aircraft but I have been totally won over with how ruthlessly efficient this place is especially the airports.

The immigration people are nice, the airports loos are clean, I have yet to see a chinese made car, everything is German with a few japenese, the road rules are generally abided by and the internal flights are clean, on time and enough seat pitch for a tall fat guy like me. I really like China, its airports and its airlines. Basic but efficient. And the shortest Daisy Dukes I have ever seen

Not sure about this Bai jo (no idea how you spell it) evil stuff I get offered multiple times every day.

Nothing to do with Etihad but I am waiting for the Bai Jo to wear off before going to sleep

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In fact its everything that India isnt

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you can't be in Shanghai then!!

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had a jolly good time in Shangers and far too many Bai Jus or however you prounounce that wicked liquor. I havent felt remotely trouble on the roads so far In China though I accept it was a bit mad towards the bund.

Only 2 more days to go and then back to DXB, yay. I am missing the place big time and getting back on my diet. i dont think I can eat any more duck tongues and dumplings

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Can I say that Gulf Air has improved a lot....

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their a330 will be done by the time we fly with them in December. should be a big improvement.

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when from do you know?

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June 2015 :)

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yep found it, apparently 8th june. i was hearing rumours about going to scotland, was hoping it was going to be aberdeen, as there are loads of peeps from that neck of the woods.

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nae happening. largest aircraft ABZ can handle is an A321. If Etihad tried to fly one of those from Abu Dhabi it would run out of fuel enroute...

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probably won't stop them trying.

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i dunno abz have increased the international side of things etc so maybe in the future.

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Unfortunately they need a longer runway and I think it will be quite a while til that happens!

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maybe so.

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but they did extend it back in 2011, still not long enough?

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Length has never been an issue for me.

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Quite agree, airports are very efficient and clean, I travel to Dalian regular...always take the Emirates A380 flight to Beijing though, cannot be doing with China Southern on long haul again!! Although the baggage allowance on China Southern is great.
Baijio is an evil drink which like you they take great delight in trying to shove it down our throats, and the after taste is revolting I find.

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Does Etihad pay their Asian cabin crew the same wage as their White cabin crew?