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Experience 003 Show Notes. Welcome aboard Vinod; Canada to Brazilian Carnival on two tickets. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Oct 28, 2018

Recorded 10 October 2018

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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Geoff has read Vinod Viswalingam's travel writing in previous episode experiences, now Vinod comes aboard to join the podcast. Travelling from a Canadian winter storm to Carnival in Brazil using two separate tickets. Nothing can go wrong...right? Welcoming back the world's longest flight. New Transatlantic leaders from the New York market. Support animals in the news again - no it's not a peacock or snake, any guesses what kind of animal this time?

If you have a flying with two tickets story, question or experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, TwitterInstagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/



SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE EXPERIENCE



NEWS ITEMS

Airwaysmag.com | Everything You Need To Know: Singapore Airlines Relaunches World’s Longest Flight (10 October 2018)
https://airwaysmag.com/special-flights/everything-you-need-to-know-sq-sin-ewr/
“On 12 October 2018, Singapore Airlines will once again take the claim of operating the world’s longest commercial flight when flight SQ21 makes its return connecting Newark (EWR) to Singapore (SIN), nonstop.”


AINonline | Norwegian Now Non-U.S. Leader in Transatlantic NYC Market
(09 October 2018)
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2018-10-09/norwegian-now-non-us-leader-transatlantic-nyc-market
“Norwegian Air Shuttle has overtaken British Airways as the biggest non-U.S. airline on transatlantic routes to and from the New York area…Norwegian carried 1.67 million passengers to or from airports in the New York area in the 12 months to the end of July, beating BA’s 1.63 million, according to data released by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).”


TravelPulse.com
| Police Escort Woman, 'Emotional Support Squirrel' Off Frontier Airlines Flight (10 October 2018)
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/police-escort-woman-emotional-support-squirrel-off-frontier-airlines-flight.html
“Frontier Airlines removed a woman and her emotional support squirrel from a flight in Orlando Tuesday night. According to FOX 8 Cleveland, the passenger had to be escorted off of the plane by law enforcement.”



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SHOW NOTES

  • Introducing Vinod Viswalingam. What's his story? [00:00:48]
  • The Story: "Vinod goes to Brazilian Carnival using two tickets. What could possibly go wrong?" [00:03:21]
  • The Analysis: The risks you take when you put two tickets together [00:13:37]
  • Current Events:
    • Newark to Singapore non-stop flight restarted 12 October, 2018 with Singapore Airlines [00:20:18]
    • Norwegian now top non-US carrier from New York market [00:22:21]
    • Emotional support animals – squirrel in Orlando with Frontier Airlines [00:23:36]
  • Wrap up [00:25:00]