BRU-HRG-BRU

Denmen · Post by **Denmen** » 18 May 2007, 20:22

Here follows a quick photo report of my yourney to Hurghada (Egypt) with some flight info:

Brussels before boarding:

Sunday, 29 April 2007
Brussles (BRU) - Hurghada (HRG)
JetairFly JAF7543
16:00-21:50 (16:10-21:45)
Boeing-767-341ER
OO-TUC, delivered 23/12/2004
Seat 22F

My empty seat:

From the hotel:

From The valley of the Kings, Luxor:

From the hotel, a CH-47D of the Egypt Air Force:

Tuesday, 08 April 2007
Hurghada (HRG) - Brussles (BRU)
JetairFly JAF2454
21:55-02:15 (21:55-04:30)
Boeing-737-4K5
OO-TUI, delivered 01/03/2004
Seat 05F

Fuel stop at Marco Polo Airport, Venetia:

TUB001 · Post by **TUB001** » 18 May 2007, 22:14

Nice pics

Thanks for sharing.

And a very friendly captain you had on Devotion

Post by **sn26567** » 19 May 2007, 10:51

Excellent photo report.

Thanks,

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 19 May 2007, 11:38

I'm surprised the 734 couldn't make it non-stop to BRU, must be quite costly and inconvenient to have to make a refuelling stop enroute (but more fun for aviation enthusiasts of course)

nice report!

EBAW_flyer · Post by **EBAW_flyer** » 19 May 2007, 11:49

With full payload the return from Egypt could be limiting (on the return you normally have a headwind, and depending on the strenght of the jetstream the flight time could go over 5hrs!). A fuelstop can (if everything well prepared) take about 30mins, and if you need the capacity of the -800 on other routes, there's not really an option.

JAFflyer · Post by **JAFflyer** » 19 May 2007, 11:50

a full 737-400 just can't do it non-stop, unless you have some good upper winds.

JAF-195 · Post by **JAF-195** » 19 May 2007, 13:19

Very nice report indeed, and nice pics.

TUB001 wrote:
And a very friendly captain you had on Devotion

Where you the captain of Devotion?

TUB001 · Post by **TUB001** » 19 May 2007, 19:38

JAF-195 wrote: TUB001 wrote:
And a very friendly captain you had on Devotion

Where you the captain of Devotion?

That would have been very nice but no, just have flown with him twice!

Denmen · Post by **Denmen** » 19 May 2007, 19:57

Thanks all for the compliments. I shot the pictures with a Canon Digital Ixus 55...

A seat in row 22 is very good on the OO-TUC. I'm 1.89m tall and I could fully stretch my legs.

JAFflyer wrote:a full 737-400 just can't do it non-stop, unless you have some good upper winds.

Maybe an idea to adjust the timetable if the 737-400 is not able to make the way non-stop from HRG to BRU?

Most of the people didn't enjoy the extra flight time, but I did on one hand.
On the other hand the seat pitch wasn't very relaxed for me...

It was a pity that there weren’t enough pillows on-board.

JAF 23 · Post by **JAF 23** » 20 May 2007, 07:25

Denmen wrote:
It was a pity that there weren’t enough pillows on-board.

If we should takes pillows on board for 168 pax + infants, pax won't have any room left to put their bags in overhead bins...

Sterre · Post by **Sterre** » 24 May 2007, 10:01

Very nice report and great pictures too.
However, I noticed there are 2 pictures which involve crew members. I don't know whether these people mind being on the internet, but I would be careful with that, without having asked their permission.
I notified my collegues and advised them to contact you in case they don't want to have their picture on Luchtzak.
I certainly don't want to spoil your trip report, but I know I wouldn't like to stumble upon pictures of myself, taken by a passenger... So, just to be sure...

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Sterre

Sterre · Post by **Sterre** » 28 May 2007, 21:08

Yesterday I flew with the male crew of your picture. He asked me to let you know that he doesn't mind to have pictures of him here at Luchtzak.
So, Denmen, sorry to have bothered you about all this, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry (after all, that's the spirit in aviation, isn't it)

Denmen · Post by **Denmen** » 03 Jun 2007, 23:37

Sterre wrote:Yesterday I flew with the male crew of your picture. He asked me to let you know that he doesn't mind to have pictures of him here at Luchtzak.
So, Denmen, sorry to have bothered you about all this, but I always think it's better to be safe than sorry (after all, that's the spirit in aviation, isn't it)

No problem, thanks for asking anyway!

Great report!
Nice to see some pictures from the inside of some JAf aircraft

Thanks, I think the seats are good looking compared to other airlines I flew...