On a transatlantic Aer Lingus flight using their new inflight WiFi AMA

dmc17

You still there OP? You've disappeared off the radar

faceman

Not that anyone cares but the answer is 'no tomatoes'

BraziliaNZ

digitalninja wrote: »

late to the party bub

bub? Just saw the pic, yum, looks good. Unusual to get curry on an Aer Lingus flight though, then again I've never flown long haul with them!

digitalninja

faceman wrote: »

Not that anyone cares but the answer is 'no tomatoes'

might of missed the question. What's wrong with tomaYtos?

digitalninja

dmc17 wrote: »

You still there OP? You've disappeared off the radar

still here getting bumpy though.

BraziliaNZ

Is the plane half full? Do you have a row to yourself? Do Aer Lingus give you free piss for the whole journey?

digitalninja

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Is the plane half full? Do you have a row to yourself? Do Aer Lingus give you free piss for the whole journey?

yes. yes. no - booze is a fiver for a beer or wine which is where BA beats them. However on the way back not having to go via LHR is gonna be savage.

dmc17

digitalninja wrote: »

still here getting bumpy though.

I was watching it on flightradar and you can get a cockpit view or watch from behind the plane. The plane was rolling from side to side coming into Greenland and then said 'lost contact' :eek:

BraziliaNZ

digitalninja wrote: »

yes. yes. no - booze is a fiver for a beer or wine which is where BA beats them. However on the way back not having to go via LHR is gonna be savage.

Cool, so you could try and get some kip stretched across the 3 of them. Last time I was trans atlantic I did that, it makes long haul barely manageable. I'm jealous of you now. Oh and if they're selling that "Crean's" lager it's quite good.

Mr. CooL ICE

What colour is the plane? Is there much flavour in the food? What is your favourite thing about the flight so far?

BraziliaNZ

LordChessington wrote: »

What colour is the plane? Is there much flavour in the food? What is your favourite thing about the flight so far?

lol

digitalninja

LordChessington wrote: »

What colour is the plane? Is there much flavour in the food? What is your favourite thing about the flight so far?

Standard Aer Lingus livery, yes, but the wrong kind (think i ate a whole clove). Favourite thing so far is the wifi - I am an internet addict - i suffer withdrawals when I doing longhaul if i don't get internuts.

BraziliaNZ

digitalninja wrote: »

Standard Aer Lingus livery, yes, but the wrong kind (think i ate a whole clove). Favourite thing so far is the wifi - I am an internet addict - i suffer withdrawals when I doing longhaul if i don't get internuts.

take a pic out the window!!!!

keano_afc

As its a work trip can you claim back the WiFi on your expenses?

BraziliaNZ

do you have a mid atlantic accent now?

Mr. CooL ICE

digitalninja wrote: »

Standard Aer Lingus livery, yes, but the wrong kind (think i ate a whole clove). Favourite thing so far is the wifi - I am an internet addict - i suffer withdrawals when I doing longhaul if i don't get internuts.

Thanks, but I don't really care about your answers. I'm just trying to reinforce the correct spelling of certain words that the yanks have desecrated. Please amend the errors of your ways should you ever realise (not realize) that americanisms have crept into your vocabulary

dandyo

Come outside boy...It's windy!!!!!!!

digitalninja

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

take a pic out the window!!!!

maybe later i'm camping the 4 seaters for now so that i can get shuteye later.

digitalninja

LordChessington wrote: »

Thanks, but I don't really care about your answers. I'm just trying to reinforce the correct spelling of certain words that the yanks have desecrated. Please amend the errors of your ways should you ever realise (not realize) that americanisms have crept into your vocabulary

i know how to spell, it's an american laptop which makes everything americanised. You really shouldn't be a pedant if you're educated to the extent that you're correcting internationally accepted spellings of different words.

digitalninja

keano_afc wrote: »

As its a work trip can you claim back the WiFi on your expenses?

yeah, i'm actually working too - i can work from anywhere in my job which is nice.

Amirani

digitalninja wrote: »

yeah, i'm actually working too - i can work from anywhere in my job which is nice.

Working on Boards? Is that you Dav? :P

digitalninja

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

do you have a mid atlantic accent now?

**** off

WetDaddy

Here, leave us on the arse of that bar, will ye?

Mr. CooL ICE

digitalninja wrote: »

i know how to spell, it's an american laptop which makes everything americanised. You really shouldn't be a pedant if you're educated to the extent that you're correcting internationally accepted spellings of different words.

No no, not being pedantic at all. Just making sure being in 'murica doesn't change you

dm09

Hello?! Hello???! Can you hear me? I'm writing to you all from a mysterious horseless carriage called a "Bus" , what strange witchcraft has befallen me.....

Nah but seriously op, In-flight WiFi on flights has been around for about 5 years now, aint no thang. Norwegian AIR have been offering it for free since 2011

digitalninja

dm09 wrote: »

Hello?! Hello???! Can you hear me? I'm writing to you all from a mysterious horseless carriage called a "Bus" , what strange witchcraft has befallen me.....

Nah but seriously op, In-flight WiFi on flights has been around for about 5 years now, aint no thang. Norwegian AIR have been offering it for free since 2011

no they haven't.
Not transatlantic

digitalninja

WetDaddy wrote: »

Here, leave us on the arse of that bar, will ye?

How's Flash my Frankenstein?

digitalninja

LordChessington wrote: »

No no, not being pedantic at all. Just making sure being in 'murica doesn't change you

It did, but i can still spell

Mint Sauce

Does the Air Marshall know the kind of stuff your viewing OP?

Preset No.3

Is the flight busy?
Is it busy in business class?
What movies are on the flight?
What's the hostie eye candy like?

digitalninja

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Does the Air Marshall know the kind of stuff your viewing OP?

Yeah he said "nice tits"

spurious

Is there a smell of fart?

dm09

digitalninja wrote: »

no they haven't.
Not transatlantic

This article is from Feb 2011

http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/norwegian-offers-free-in-flight-wifi

Norwegian Air Shuttle has launched its first plane equipped with wifi internet, and the service will initially be available to all passengers free of charge.
The carrier says it is the first airline to offer high-speed broadband on flights within Europe, although SAS will be hot on its heels with its own service due to launch in April

Fly with them regularly, still free within Europe, not sure about transatlantic. Emirates have had WiFi on their long haul Fleet since 2011

digitalninja

Preset No.3 wrote: »

Is the flight busy?
Is it busy in business class?
What movies are on the flight?
What's the hostie eye candy like?

nope
looked to be, I'm not there
Oscar bait from this year and a few random things, i watched a bit of fight club during takeoff.
They're nice, went out of their way to get me a cabsav because i dislike shiraz.

digitalninja

dm09 wrote: »

This article is from Feb 2011

http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/norwegian-offers-free-in-flight-wifi



Fly with them regularly, still free within Europe, not sure about transatlantic. Emirates have had WiFi on their long haul Fleet since 2011

that says nothing about transatlantic.

digitalninja

spurious wrote: »

Is there a smell of fart?

not yet but i expect it by Canada.

kinklee7

Did I miss the Flight No ?

Artful_Badger

Have you taken or do you expect to be taking a shít on your flight. If so how do you feel about this ? If not what preparations did you take to avoid such a situation ?

Mint Sauce

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Working on Boards? Is that you Dav? :P

Lets hope he doesn't hit the wrong button this time.

digitalninja

Artful_Badger wrote: »

Have you taken or do you expect to be taking a shít on your flight and if so how do you feel about this ?

no yet, i usually do though since i had a couple of guinness earlier.

Are you on your phone or laptop or tablet?

digitalninja

Dónal wrote: »

Are you on your phone or laptop or tablet?

laptop - although the great thing about this compared to united is if i log onto my tablet is transfers the session united make to pay per MAC address which is bull****.

dmc17

digitalninja wrote: »

They're nice, went out of their way to get me a cabsav because i dislike shiraz.

Did they go down to Tesco for you?

rossie1977

i flew aer lingus to new york 3 week ago and a couple of things i observed

we got the same sugary stuff on the salad going over as op but plain salad coming back. dinner was fine both ways (i have flown transatlantic economy with numerous carriers and its the usual fare)

the ondemand movie service is really good, i watched "the guard" (funny as hell) and the documentary on dublin vs meath in 1991

no wifi on our plane as the flights from shannon are being leased from air contractors. i did pay for wifi on a southwest flight from newark to new orleans though. $8 for the trip (2.5 hours) and it worked well.

digitalninja

dmc17 wrote: »

Did they go down to Tesco for you?

by the taste of it it was probably dunnes

Mr. CooL ICE

I've never used the toilet on a plane. And I've taken around 30 flights in my lifetime. Always wee before and after landing.

digitalninja

rossie1977 wrote: »

i flew aer lingus to new york 3 week ago and a couple of things i observed

we got the same sugary stuff on the salad going over as op but plain salad coming back. dinner was fine both ways (i have flown transatlantic economy with numerous carriers and its the usual fare)

the ondemand movie service is really good, i watched "the guard" (funny as hell) and the documentary on dublin vs meath in 1991

no wifi on our plane as the flights from shannon are being leased from air contractors.

sugary stuff is mank

The One Doctor

LordChessington wrote: »

I've never used the toilet on a plane. And I've taken around 30 flights in my lifetime. Always wee before and after landing.

The turbulence always starts as soon as I go to the toilet.

digitalninja

LordChessington wrote: »

I've never used the toilet on a plane. And I've taken around 30 flights in my lifetime. Always wee before and after landing.

i like using them, there's that cool suction noise.

digitalninja

The One Doctor wrote: »

The turbulence always starts as soon as I go to the toilet.

that's recoil.