SpanAir JK 031 Barcelona - Copenhagen 7 November 2008
I could hardly believe it: No delays were announced during the small hour I spend in the airport. I have come to fear the monitors, as delays seem to be more the rule than the exception on this flight. Great! We actually managed to both take off and land at the scheduled time. Fantastic!
I was knackered after a long week, and was looking forward to a little nap on the way home. All went according to plan, until a flight attendant decided to re-arrange the contents of the overhead compartment, and dropped 2 jackets on top of my head!
lørdag den 15. november 2008
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SpanAir JK 032 Copenhagen – Barcelona 3 November 2008.
Normally, it is possible to check in to SpanAir flights through their web page up to 72 hours before tack-off. –Nice service, I like it!
However this weekend, I was meet by a message that on-line check-in would only be possible 4 hours before take off on November 2nd and 3rd.
Just before leaving my house at 06.45, I tried again, but kept getting an “passenger not found” error message. I even called my travel agent to make sure that the ticket had been paid for, and got the e-ticket number just in case.
At Copenhagen Airport, SAS self check-in also gave me an error message, and I was forced to go to the service counter. (SAS owns SpanAir, and as they are both Star Alliance, their systems are normally linked).
I got checked in without problems. The attendant couldn’t explain to me what the problem was, only that several passengers on the same flight had similar issues.
One of the great things about checking in online, is that you can walk on board with your carry-on, no questions asked. The lady at the counter forced me to check in my small suitcase, and already at that time I knew that would cost me at least 30 min. in Barcelona.
Anyways, well on board and ready to go almost on time, but for some reason the actual take-off was 30 min delayed.
It was 11.50 by the time we landed in Barcelona. Unfortunately, no gate provided, so shuttle bus took us to the terminal. (there must be a pattern for when a flight is allocated direct gate access, and when shuttle busses are used, but for this flight, it seems to be fairly random).
That was another 15 min lost. Waiting for luggage 30 min (adding on the 15 min spend in the shuttle bus, that means luggage handling time of 45 min. I am not impressed. So all in all, it was 12.30 by the time I could finally step out into the sun and queue for a taxi.
Normally, it is possible to check in to SpanAir flights through their web page up to 72 hours before tack-off. –Nice service, I like it!
However this weekend, I was meet by a message that on-line check-in would only be possible 4 hours before take off on November 2nd and 3rd.
Just before leaving my house at 06.45, I tried again, but kept getting an “passenger not found” error message. I even called my travel agent to make sure that the ticket had been paid for, and got the e-ticket number just in case.
At Copenhagen Airport, SAS self check-in also gave me an error message, and I was forced to go to the service counter. (SAS owns SpanAir, and as they are both Star Alliance, their systems are normally linked).
I got checked in without problems. The attendant couldn’t explain to me what the problem was, only that several passengers on the same flight had similar issues.
One of the great things about checking in online, is that you can walk on board with your carry-on, no questions asked. The lady at the counter forced me to check in my small suitcase, and already at that time I knew that would cost me at least 30 min. in Barcelona.
Anyways, well on board and ready to go almost on time, but for some reason the actual take-off was 30 min delayed.
It was 11.50 by the time we landed in Barcelona. Unfortunately, no gate provided, so shuttle bus took us to the terminal. (there must be a pattern for when a flight is allocated direct gate access, and when shuttle busses are used, but for this flight, it seems to be fairly random).
That was another 15 min lost. Waiting for luggage 30 min (adding on the 15 min spend in the shuttle bus, that means luggage handling time of 45 min. I am not impressed. So all in all, it was 12.30 by the time I could finally step out into the sun and queue for a taxi.
19.21
SpanAir JK 031 Barcelona - Copenhagen 27 October 2008
Had checked in online, so was able to go directly to security. According to the monitors, the flight was on time, so I was happily going about my window shopping until 18.00 when it was time for boarding (Scheduled for 18.35), when the monitor changed estimated time of departure to 19.21. Who do they think they are kidding: 21! Please!
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