[Kerwin at Passrider.com] Farnborough Airshow Recap | Check Out Barbados

I talk about my visit to the Farnborough Airshow as well as talk about what to expect when you visit Barbados

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Kerwin
July 26, 2024

Hi Fellow Traveler,

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This week, I journeyed to London for the Farnborough Airshow. It was amazing and completely worth it!

The show is held every other year in the suburban town of Farnborough, England.

It’s a great place to see and hear what’s going on in the industry. The three major airplane manufacturers (Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer) are all there to showcase their wares. And it’s not only commercial aviation, it’s also military as well.

Embraer E-190 Freighter

Here are the flights I took to get there. The main goal with the flights was to fly two new airlines, PSA and Play. As such, my routing was:

  • Houston-Hobby to Dallas/DFW to Chicago-O’Hare to New York-JFK on American Airlines (PSA)

  • JFK to London-Gatwick on Norse

  • Gatwick to Dublin, Ireland on Ryanair

  • Dublin, Ireland to Keflavik, Iceland on Play

  • Keflavik, Iceland to Boston on Play

  • Boston to Dallas-DFW to Houston on American Airlines. It was supposed to be on Spirit nonstop from Boston to Houston-Intercontinental, but the flight was cancelled

So, yeah, I was on Spirit as I flew them once before and it was O.K. service, so since their schedule matched mine this time around, I bought the ticket.

But, they canceled the flight and left me stranded without any recourse, after two long phone calls and texting (they’re on WhatsApp) and talking to the worst agent ever who lacked every ounce of compassion and capacity to help a customer when their airline failed. I’ve flown more than 193 airlines now and believe me when I say that a cancellation recovery was never handled this way.

So, to keep my sanity, I booked a hotel, booked a ticket on American, and will see how it plays out with my travel insurance claim since a cancellation triggered the situation. Stay tuned…

And I’ll write the DOT a letter about how the cancellation was handled by Spirit.

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You can see some videos from the show on my YouTube channel. I will be adding more as I process them over the next week or so.

Remember that my friends Ian and Tonya over at World Footprints have put together a trip to Egypt later this year. If you’ve not been to Egypt, this is an excellent way to see it in style.

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Here's what I got this week.

Remember I do update the entire newsletter each week, so scroll down and check it out, in its entirety.

This week, I updated an article I wrote about Barbados back in 2019, so take a look.

Plus a recap of the Farnborough Airshow in videos and photos.

And I kept the article on the Parish Olympics as the Olympics started this week. Good luck with everything if you decide to go.

And, two new aviation news headlines.

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THE TRAVEL EVENTS CALENDAR

  • Tour de France (Italy, France, Monaco) - Saturday, June 29, 2024 - Sunday, July 21, 2024

  • Farnborough Airshow (London, England), July 22 - 26, 2024

  • 2024 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22 - 28, 2024

  • Summer Olympics (Paris, France), Friday, Jul 26, 2024 – Sunday, Aug 11, 2024

  • U.S. Open Tennis, Monday, August 26, 2024 - Sunday, September 8, 2024

  • Bahrain International Airshow (Bahrain), Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Friday, November 15, 2024

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Here are some newsworthy items in aviation this week. It would seem like every day, something is happening to an airplane:

  • Southwest plans on starting to assign seats to help its revenue deficit. What are your thoughts?

  • This is pretty major and I’m so glad that BA initiated this project. Please spread the word if you know anyone who is between 18 and 55 and has the legal right to work in the U.K.

    Go to https://skyborne.com/uk/british-airways-speedbird-pilot-academy/ for more details and watch for a future story I will do on the program and similar programs in the industry.

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