Flight Report

JFK-YHZ-JFK
(Part II of LIS-CDG-JFK-YHZ-JFK-CDG-LIS-FNC)

©José Freitas 2010

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1. Contents

1. Contents ............................................................................................................................................. 2

2. Table of Figures .................................................................................................................................. 2

3. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 3

4. JFK-YHZ after a cancelation ................................................................................................................ 3

4.1. I flew in this E145 from American Eagle ................................................................ 5

4.2. After T/O from JFK ................................................................................................................. 6

4.3. Landed YHZ............................................................................................................................. 8

5. My experience with AA was extremely negative ............................................................................. 13

6. Back to YHZ to board on the Independence Day .......................................................... 15

6.1. Boarding lounge ................................................................................................................... 17

6.2. My 1st flight in a Emb140 ........................................................................................... 19

6.3. Nova Scotia landscape ................................................................................................ 24

6.4. APP over Long island NY................................................................................................. 24

2. Table of Figures

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3. Introduction

Flight was:

• 28.06 - AF 2325 – LIS 0810 - CDG 1140 - 319

• 28.06 - AF 0006 - CDG 1335 - JFK 1545 - 388

• 29.06 - AA 44XX – JFK 1020 - YHZ XXXX – ER145

• 01.07 - AA 4460 - YHZ 1350 – JFK 1455 – ER140

• 01.07 - AF 0007 - JFK 1905 – CDG 0835 - 388

• 02.07 - AF 1624 - CDG 1320 – LIS 1450 - 321

• 02.07 - TP 1693 - LIS 1840 – FNC 2020 - 319

*(This doc covers the bold underlined legs)

4. JFK-YHZ after a cancelation

JFK-YHZ after a cancelation, a forced night in NY (a forum member actually gave me a

shelter in Queens).

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4.1. I flew in this E145 from American Eagle

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4.2. After T/O from JFK

Airborne (1h15 flight time)

Halifaz-Nova Scotia

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4.3. Landed YHZ

It is the Navy's 100 year celebration, the Queen's visit to Halifax and two days before the
Independence day.

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they picked up the Queen from England in this one:

the Snowbirds acrobatic team. I met one of the pilots and they said they would not

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perform over the harbour due to low visibility:(

MRO

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5. My experience with AA was extremely negative

Arriving at JFK T1, had a huge line at the DHS,and got to T8 (AA's) 1h previous to STD at
19h00.
I tried to check-in at a self-service kiosk and at final submition got a "unable to check-in,
an agent will help you". And the screen just stops. After 5 minutes no assistant pops up.

In the meanttime a delay for 20h40 is announced.

there as a common counter line for economy class and no way I'd get through, and the AA
staff don't give a damn you the fligh is leaving soon or not. At 18h20 I went to another
kiosk and got the same message, but there was a AA assistant. He used a card and
validated my passport data. But just before printing the same message was shown and he
did not know what the problem was, he just printed a sheet of paper stating "Call and
agent". he directed me to a ticket service counter, where like 15 peole where ahead of me.
I told him
"are you kidding me? the flight is leaving soon and I still have no info on what the problem
is"
"hey I am just trying to help, why don't you try the Executive Class counter?"
So I did.

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And they told me to got to economy. I told them that flight was close to leave and that the
agend had directed me there. The woman, despite having noone to check, simply did not
give a damn and told me to bug off".
so I went back to the guy he told me to try the common chec-in. There I was directed to
what they call the "window". what, I said? It was the ticket counter, where there is nothin
even similar to window.
so I did, and after 20 minutes and 1h15 before departure I got to speak to someone.
It as a non-USA native who spoke atrocious english, plus "Kreyoule" and french.
So I explained what happened, and he called 4 numbers until they managed to let him
check me in. He also had the smile "I don't give a damn, you should just shut up and
gome home", and only when I shifted to speaking french, gave him a dirty look I got the
boarding pass. In anyway they explained me what the problem was about.

At the boarding I understood what the REAL problem was. There as fog in YHZ so they
announced weight restrictions, maybe due to having an far away alternate airport, also
maybe extra fuel for trying multiple approaches before diverting.
So they annouced they wanted volunteers for staying over for the next day, with a AA 250
USD voucher, plus hotel for transit pax.
Otherwise they'd pick the 3 latest pax reserved and would deny them boarding. that would
probably mean me, and I had to be in Halifax early in the morning.

I should have taken the money, because after a few minutes they annouced the flight had
been cancelled due to bad weather, so no compensation, hotel etc.
As I was one of the first to board, they rebooked me right away in the 10h20 flight. No
hotel, they said.

And they had the very arrogant atitude "we can do this, shut up and go home".
I managed to get a sleep at a friend's house in Queens.

Coming in the morning, the same thing happens again. This time by overbooking. It seems
they allow standy pax do go to the gate and also let them in the ground when needed.
The funny is the auction to get the "volunteers".
They announce 250 USD compensation. Then, like 15 minutes later, the bid comes to 300
USD. Last I one heard was 350 USD!!!
They eventually started boarding, and as I had a seat, I boarded right away, and the
handlers don't even say goof morning, or or whatever. They all had the "F*ck off
atitude".

They use air bridges for the E145, and have a nice thing. Inside the bridge there is an
elevator where you put the carry on luggage that does not fit in the overhead bins.

Entering the a/c I can say I liked very much. virgina, the purser, made a lot a jokes and
even put pax talking to each other. Pilots spoke in friendly manner and it was pleasent.
We got freebie water for an 1h25 flight.

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6. Back to YHZ to board on the Independence Day

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 6.1. Boarding lounge

inside terminal

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Is this the same servisair we have in Europe?

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6.2. My 1st flight in a Emb140

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freebie

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nice B1900 in AC colours:

ILS LOC

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6.3. Nova Scotia landscape

6.4. APP over Long island NY

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 Firemen training "aircraft"

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 Figure 1- DHL DC-8!!!

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winter equipment

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 José L. S. Freitas

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