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OK better late than never correct.
CMH-DTW
Started off the day by getting to the airport at 530am for the 645am departure to DTW, a nice cool morning but I knew I was going to a sunny warm place. Since I was flying on a frequent flier ticket I had to check in with an agent and not the new kiosk's. Boarding was on time and orderly since this is mostly a businessman's/womens flight. I took my window coach seat in the nice new DC-9-32's 9th row (new only in the sense it was a new paint job
) Take off was short and flight level was 22000 feet, we flew north from Columbus to about Sandusky, Ohio we turned west towards detroit and landed on 22L. Total flight time of around 40 minutes. This was my 1st trip to DTW with the new terminal. WOW is all I can say. I took a few terminal shots walked a better part of the terminal and back over to the gate.
DTW to SJU
DTW to SJU with a flight time of 4 hours departure time of 915am. As we boared the plane I noticed the F.O outside on the jetway with the O2 masks for the pilots, I have been around the airlines long enough to know what that means!!!! Delay!!!!! damn well I do have a 4 1/2 hour lay over in SJU. Well its departure time and the pilot comes on the overhead and confirms that its delayed for 30 mins while MX checks the audio problems on the O2 masks, from what I have heard MX has to go to the Avonics bay and checks some relays there. 30 mins come and go and the pilot comes back on and says its going to be 30 more mins but we are looking into changing planes. So now and hour after departure he comes back on and says "No luck for the masks but we do have a plane open for us everyone grab your stuff and take a looooooong hike down to A12 (we are parked at gate 56) and reboard and we will get you to Sju" So after a long hike we reboarded a new A320 and left now 2 hours total delay. We flew south cross over the ocean near the carolina coast and landed in SJU @ 2hours late. But since I had some much time inbetween flights it was no big deal. I retrived my bags from baggage claim and went back upstairs and found the Cairbbean Sun ticket counter and rechecked my bags to SXM.
SJU to SXM
Cairbbean Sun, I have heard sucks, lots of lost bags long flight delays and spotty cancelled flights. But I'm always up for an adventure. I went down to the boarding area and messed around down in the boarding area. Got to see my 1st A340-600 (Iberia) wow that thing is huge. Boarding was easy and uneventful the flight only had 20 people on it. Coming into SXM at night was a 1st really cool. We flew a Dash 8, somehow it was my 1st time on one. A ton louder than a Saab 340 or an ATR. SXM immgrations was easy and since we were the only flight in, it was quick. SXM trip was great did some spotting at Sunset Beach Bar and took a ton of photos not only of planes!!!!
Back to the real world
SXM to SJU
Back on Cairbbean Sun. Full flight back to San Juan. Boarding was easy and I still got a window seat. Engines cranked and we were cleard to taxi to the active now here is a switch. The pilot turned left and not right OOOOOOOO cool a 27 departure!!!!! We turned around stopped on the numbers and reved the engines and took off downwind even!!! The 1hour flight back to SJU was easy clear and calm. US customs and Immgrations were simple and friendly.
SJU to DTW
Back to the Northwest ticket counter. Easy check in. Boarding was simple and effective another A320 quick departure and climb to 33000 feet we cross back into the US again near the Carolina coast and flew north, we flew just to the west of Cleveland, Ohio and landed again on 22L taxied around and parked.
DTW to CMH
Just a few gates from where I parked was my final gate to take me home. Left just a minute or two late because of a wheelchair passenger but no big deal just more time on a classic (another DC-9) flight was 80% full and just 40 minutes after takeoff we landed and made the quick taxi to the gate.
Another trip to sxm for fun in the sun complete. All the Flight attendants were great and cheerful on all the flights.
CMH-DTW
Started off the day by getting to the airport at 530am for the 645am departure to DTW, a nice cool morning but I knew I was going to a sunny warm place. Since I was flying on a frequent flier ticket I had to check in with an agent and not the new kiosk's. Boarding was on time and orderly since this is mostly a businessman's/womens flight. I took my window coach seat in the nice new DC-9-32's 9th row (new only in the sense it was a new paint job
) Take off was short and flight level was 22000 feet, we flew north from Columbus to about Sandusky, Ohio we turned west towards detroit and landed on 22L. Total flight time of around 40 minutes. This was my 1st trip to DTW with the new terminal. WOW is all I can say. I took a few terminal shots walked a better part of the terminal and back over to the gate. DTW to SJU
DTW to SJU with a flight time of 4 hours departure time of 915am. As we boared the plane I noticed the F.O outside on the jetway with the O2 masks for the pilots, I have been around the airlines long enough to know what that means!!!! Delay!!!!! damn well I do have a 4 1/2 hour lay over in SJU. Well its departure time and the pilot comes on the overhead and confirms that its delayed for 30 mins while MX checks the audio problems on the O2 masks, from what I have heard MX has to go to the Avonics bay and checks some relays there. 30 mins come and go and the pilot comes back on and says its going to be 30 more mins but we are looking into changing planes. So now and hour after departure he comes back on and says "No luck for the masks but we do have a plane open for us everyone grab your stuff and take a looooooong hike down to A12 (we are parked at gate 56) and reboard and we will get you to Sju" So after a long hike we reboarded a new A320 and left now 2 hours total delay. We flew south cross over the ocean near the carolina coast and landed in SJU @ 2hours late. But since I had some much time inbetween flights it was no big deal. I retrived my bags from baggage claim and went back upstairs and found the Cairbbean Sun ticket counter and rechecked my bags to SXM.
SJU to SXM
Cairbbean Sun, I have heard sucks, lots of lost bags long flight delays and spotty cancelled flights. But I'm always up for an adventure. I went down to the boarding area and messed around down in the boarding area. Got to see my 1st A340-600 (Iberia) wow that thing is huge. Boarding was easy and uneventful the flight only had 20 people on it. Coming into SXM at night was a 1st really cool. We flew a Dash 8, somehow it was my 1st time on one. A ton louder than a Saab 340 or an ATR. SXM immgrations was easy and since we were the only flight in, it was quick. SXM trip was great did some spotting at Sunset Beach Bar and took a ton of photos not only of planes!!!!
Back to the real world
SXM to SJU
Back on Cairbbean Sun. Full flight back to San Juan. Boarding was easy and I still got a window seat. Engines cranked and we were cleard to taxi to the active now here is a switch. The pilot turned left and not right OOOOOOOO cool a 27 departure!!!!! We turned around stopped on the numbers and reved the engines and took off downwind even!!! The 1hour flight back to SJU was easy clear and calm. US customs and Immgrations were simple and friendly.
SJU to DTW
Back to the Northwest ticket counter. Easy check in. Boarding was simple and effective another A320 quick departure and climb to 33000 feet we cross back into the US again near the Carolina coast and flew north, we flew just to the west of Cleveland, Ohio and landed again on 22L taxied around and parked.
DTW to CMH
Just a few gates from where I parked was my final gate to take me home. Left just a minute or two late because of a wheelchair passenger but no big deal just more time on a classic (another DC-9) flight was 80% full and just 40 minutes after takeoff we landed and made the quick taxi to the gate.
Another trip to sxm for fun in the sun complete. All the Flight attendants were great and cheerful on all the flights.
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