Anyone else flying on Christmas Day?

[SponsorSFC]

We flew EY MLE-AUH-LHR on Christmas day last year arriving early boxing day morning in London.

We don't celebrate Christmas so not a really issue for us. In fact I was happier to be on the plane given we were in F and it was my first A380 flight.

 

[juddles]

Do Qantas do anything for pax on Christmas day? once I saw a video of gifts coming out on the luggage pickup conveyor for all the pax on a Dom flight.

I have no idea, but will let you know.

My main aim on the first flight (leave SCL on the 24th, fly through the night into SYD the 25th) is to stay awake looking out the window to see if I see Santa. Have spent many a long night on that route pondering the Antartic ice by night. If I can just get a smiling fat man and a dozen reindeer into that view, I will be happy forever.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Christmas day last two years, this year 23/12 and 24/12. Laughing!

 

[love_the_life]

Not this year - flying 24th to Melbourne and then back on 28th, Don't want to tire my mother out!

 

[Daver6]

I have no idea, but will let you know.

My main aim on the first flight (leave SCL on the 24th, fly through the night into SYD the 25th) is to stay awake looking out the window to see if I see Santa. Have spent many a long night on that route pondering the Antartic ice by night. If I can just get a smiling fat man and a dozen reindeer into that view, I will be happy forever.

See one flaw in your santa spotting plan. As I understand it, he hangs out at the other pole.

 

[Pushka]

I have no idea, but will let you know.

My main aim on the first flight (leave SCL on the 24th, fly through the night into SYD the 25th) is to stay awake looking out the window to see if I see Santa. Have spent many a long night on that route pondering the Antartic ice by night. If I can just get a smiling fat man and a dozen reindeer into that view, I will be happy forever.

Yowsers, how much rum have you had tonight?
I do recall a thread on here last year tracking his flight path?

 

[Deleted member 29185]

If I can just get a smiling fat man and a dozen reindeer into that view, I will be happy forever.

Given the fat lad flies but once a year, has a red beacon on the nose rather than port wing tip and probably has no instrument rating (due mostly to having no instruments), I'd be hoping he was actually many miles away!

 

[ALH]

Xmas Eve to JNB, Xmas Day chillaxing with coughtails by a pool, then Boxing Day to NBO.

 

[Matt_01]

Flying Christmas Eve to spend Christmas with family, flying Boxing Day to go back to work.

 

[Mogul]

Wife and eldest son flying SYD to HBA in J with QF on Christmas Day.

 

[alex_au]

Flying MEL-DOH-AMS on the 25th (1st time QR J )

 

[tgh]

We might fly on the 25th if I can face up to the cost.. a chopper ride around Queenstown before dinner…

Do take care in Kenya Alh , a seriously dangerous place where the veneer of law and order is exceedingly thin….

 

[Toula92122]

We are flying on Christmas Day from Zurich to Florence. It’s just another day to us and not really bothered by it. As we did last a last minute redemption I’m glad that we have been able to find a cheapest way to get to a destination that’s been on my list for a while.

 

[laffer]

Flight to SIN on Xmas afternoon to make the connecting flight to LHR for a Boxing day arrival.

 

[JessicaTam]

I haven't ever flown on Christmas day.

In 2018 I expect I will be one of the first AFFers to take off (time zones notwithstanding) as I have an SQ flight leaving MEL at 0105. It will give me a chance to drop into the QF dom lounge to wish the staff a happy new year.

 

[Katy]

We're flying Christmas Day but it's an evening departure so heading to the airport directly from Christmas lunch with the family.

 

[cmon0005]

In 2018 I expect I will be one of the first AFFers to take off (time zones notwithstanding) as I have an SQ flight leaving MEL at 0105. It will give me a chance to drop into the QF dom lounge to wish the staff a happy new year.

I will be in the air during midnight probably just touching the Australian mainland by then or maybe passing indonesia on route to syd.
Wonder if they will give this lowly platinum champagne at midnight..or sparkling.. first time flying on christmas day and during new years eve.

 

[Borisdog]

Boxing Day for me, Xmas day next year.

Do the Dom QPs serve alcohol on Xmas Day?

 

[ALH]

We might fly on the 25th if I can face up to the cost.. a chopper ride around Queenstown before dinner…

Do take care in Kenya Alh , a seriously dangerous place where the veneer of law and order is exceedingly thin….

I hired a chopper as soon as I landed in Queenstown on my first trip (during Winter). We landed in beautiful virgin snow on a mountain peak and the views were magnificent.

Thank you. Yes. I have concerns about NBO and I’m trying to arrange a private driver and car pickup from the airport through the Hilton. First they offered a shuttle bus. Um NO! and then a taxi.

 

[JessicaTam]

Boxing Day for me, Xmas day next year.

Do the Dom QPs serve alcohol on Xmas Day?

I don't see why not.