Hello from Lisbon, where we're about to fly TAAG Angola to Luanda. I can't even describe how excited I am about this flight. As an airline product geek I love not knowing what to expect, and I truly have no clue what to expect. None whatsoever. I don't think I've ever boarded a flight with…
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Yay, I'm so excited to learn how this pans out! Have a great trip, Ben!
Was the security officer employed by TAAG or by Lisbon Airport? If the latter, it might have nothing to do with your onboard experience.
Flew TAAG F about 15 years ago LAD-JNB, and was the only passenger in the nose cabin of their only 747 at the time. Arriving connecting flight was very late, so transferred ON THE FLIGHTLINE/TARMAC after deplaning - just ran over to the crowd walking towards the 747. Spoke to the DT station manager who was walking over, showed her my F ticket, and explained I needed to make this flight. It was easier for her to take me than try to get me a visa for the night, so (still out on the noisy tarmac, at the bottom of the stairs) she said "Sure." Then she hesitated: "We didn't cater for you, though. Are you OK to eat the regular economy meal?" (as if I would change my mind and attempt to overnight in Angola without a visa, rather than miss out on the 'world famous' DT LAD F catering?). I agreed and she let me board. After that, certainly an unremarkable short flight experience - normal old recliner seats - hot Y main course brought forward in aluminum and dumped on a plate. Completely disinterested crew lounging about... . Looking forward to a proper review of their F product in today's world, after Angola has been awash in oil money for 15 years. From ground experience, to new aircraft, to long-haul overnight, to LAD security - I can't wait for Lucky's writeup of the updated DT F experience. Go Lucky!
So is it a Luggage TAAG?? Lolz!
Someone had to knock that one out of the park...
The asshole is on a power trip or one of those religious nut cases that will guard the door of the house with no walls because he has been told that's his job.
Just another kleptocracy, with repulsive snouts at the trough of oil, in which the vast majority of people live on less than $2 per day. Among the lowest life expectancy and highest infant mortality rates in the world.
Woah, is that really Charles Veley commenting?! @Lucky you need to take some travel advice from him, not the other way around!
But in all seriousness, very cool to see.
I just flew them today for the tenth time or so. Let's just say I'm not in a rush to proceed to round 11.
Boa sorte e bom voo pra Angola! Voce ja decidiu se vai voar de Azul ou Avianca de Sao Paulo pros EUA?
Good luck and safe flight to Angola! Have you decided yet if you're flying Azul or Avianca from Sao Paulo to the US?
=you can practice your Portuguese with me, ill help! 😉
Is the photo that of a Boeing 777-300ER? But look at the nose wheel. Is it parked at the 767-400ER line and not the 772 or 773 line?
When I flew TAAG from CPT to LAD late last year, I took a photo of my meal served onboard. A crew member saw me and she and the purser made me delete the photo from my phone. They told me the flightflight would divert to WDH if I refused!
For those who want to take pics on flights where photos are "not allowed," take the pictures, and then immediately go into your email client and SEND the photos. Even if you're not connected in the air, the photo goes to your pending box. When the (ridiculous) flight attendant(s) make you delete the photo from your photo album/gallery, you still have the photo in your email to retrieve later, and they're none the wiser.
And then we get to see the photos! 🙂