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Peter Derrick Some 20plus years ago I flew TAP Lisbon to Heathrow on a A310-300 on a return flight for a Company Business trip. I remember a complimentary bottle of Mateus Rose from the TAP lounge, a half full aircraft and one of the best flights ever. .
I really love your videos, they are informative and honest. Not using any gimmick, like some others. You have very standard structure that I like, you just go straight to the point.
You've taken me down memory lane, Paul. Thank you! I regularly flew on Air Niugini's A310 in the first half of the 90's. They also had the A300, and as a kid I loved both types equally, although I flew on the A310 more often. Before airbus planes, they had the legendary 707 which I still have vague but happy memories of flying in the early 80s.
My memories to the A310 go way back to the early nineties when I flew them with Singapore Airlines a few times. Mostly on the Singapore-Brunei route. And if my memory serves me right, I once flew one domestically in Thailand with Thai Airways.
Never flown an A310 YET! I am going to visit Canada 🇨🇦 soon & hope to see the A310 military version the CC-150 Polaris however, I don’t think I’ll ever get to fly one! 😅
"We won it 6 times" flashing up as you touched the fuselage upon boarding was an amusing touch! Flying the A310 looks like a very interesting experience, I flew with Air Transat in 2015 (LGW-YVR & YYC-LGW) but both legs were on their A330s, which were admittedly fairly nice - great video as always!
Hi Paul, I flew Cyprus Airways Heathrow to Larnaca on one of their A310 - in the mid '90s . . . . . .nice smooth flight until it came to the landing, after two attempts, one from each end of Larnaca's single runway we powered up and made the short hop to Paphos in the East of the island. After a perfect landing and a two hour wait we were bussed to Larnaca just in time to see our A310 - landing !!!!! WE were then bussed to Paphos as that is where our hotel was located . . . . .package holidays, don't you just love them !
Thank you Paul for recording this piece of aviation history. I'm fortunate in that I've enjoyed many A310 flights from YYZ to Manchester and Glasgow. Even on my final flight last year, I was surprised by both the comfort and how well AIr Transat kept these old aircraft maintained and modernized as much as possible. When normalcy returns, perhaps a Trans-Atlantic flight on one of their new A321LR single isle aircraft for comparison?
Great video as always! I only ever flown the A310 once on a Biman Bangladesh flight from Sylhet to Dhaka before changing onto a 777 to London Heathrow. Having only ever previously flown on British & American carriers, doing something like that made for a highly memorable trip!
Many happy memories of flying both A300s and A310s on Air India as an unaccompanied minor when I would fly between the Middle East and India to go to boarding school in the 90s!
Love your camera work Paul!......Flew on the A310 in Australia during the short life of Compass Airlines... They had it really tough then, both Qantas and Ansett threw many obstacles in their way. Pity, great airline.
I flew that aircraft from YYZ to GLA for the same reason to get the A310 before they were gone. Flew it May 2019, and I can vouch for how tight that 3x3x3 seating was!
I flew on a SATA A310 about 5 years ago from Boston to Ponta Delgada. It was a fun and interesting plane to fly on with its loud engines and old school interior.
I flew on the A310-300 back in 1996. When flying from Helsinki to Beijing via Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. The first part was on TU-154M. And the Moscow Beijing was on the A310-300. It was a nice trip one really had the chance to see the differences of the Soviet-era airlanes versus much modern aircraft.
I've only flown on an A310 once. That was with Compass from Brisbane to Sydney in 1991. The aircraft had been leased short term from Air Canada to replace a Compass A300-600 which had been damaged at the Airbus factory prior to delivery. Great flight and airline.
Glad the rudder had been replaced !! Phew !!! The food did not look good..strange when you are flying OUT of Paris !! Not up to snuff I would say in this class !! In Rain Man they left in the quote about Qantas and it's safety record !!! So you can imagine when flying with QF they were quite happy to leave it in the movie !! Great review mate and great to see you back.An ok trip except for the bland food...nothing like a Baileys coffee to lift the spirits (pardon the awful pun ) !! Hope you are well and safe and we are all itching to get flying somewhere soon...in fact any bloody where !! Thanks again Paul...really enjoyed it !!
Hello Paul, I have flown a handful of times on an A310 ( Polaris CC-150). This is what the Canadian Military use for its service flights, transporting its members to locations around the world. I have flown from Dubai to Cyprus, Cyprus to Winnipeg, Ottawa to Lille, France and back all on the CC-150 . The amenities in economy are very minimal, but on a free flight who can complain... lol It’s great to see another excellent video, I hope all is well.
Not naming names, but I, and I'm sure most of your viewers, all appreciate you being one of the seemingly few travel RUclipsrs not making completely superfluous flights during the pandemic, solely to make RUclips videos.
Nostalgic video, thanks a lot. I flew the A310 with Nigeria Airways decades ago on a holiday. The interior of the aircraft looks a lot longer and bigger than looking at it from the outside. It was extremely powerful handled very sturdily.
I flew the A310 from Boston to Lisbon (via Ponta Delgada) on Azores Airlines three years ago. All I remember is a lot of turbulence (and the interior of the aircraft appearing quite old).
I flew on a Singapore Airlines A310 back in the mid 90’s from Jakarta to Singapore. I used to travel that route a lot. The last time I was on it SQ were using the A340. They called it the ‘ Celestar’.
My first A310 flight was with Swissair on 14th July 1991 from LHR-ZRH, aircraft registration HB-IPE A310-200. Wonderful aircraft, surprisingly roomy, loved it.
My favorite Travel RUclipsr on maybe my favorite passenger plane ( love the stubby look of this magnificent old lady). Great video and Lovely to see one uploaded. Cheers good sir! Shame to see this bird go.
I’ve flown the A310 many times with TAP Air Portugal and with SATA International between the Azores and Lisbon. I liked the old school vibe and the smell of jet fuel while starting the engines :)
I flew on a Czech Airlines flight from Dubai to Prague on 25 May 2006. Early morning departure from Dubai, flight was fine, not full. Was making my way back to Darlington UK and this was the first leg. Waited 5 or 6 hours for connection to Manchester, then used TransPenine to get to Darlo. Weird itinerary due to a work project having a contract problem and our manager said 'don't unpack' - we'd arrived the night before. So had to find quickest/ cheapest way back.
Your early boarding comment reminds me of my flight in 2012 from Newark to Norway. Arrived in Oslo had to x-fer to a flight to Trondheim. After a long line at the immigration point and to check in to the next flight, I had to be the brash American(hate resorting to that) & jump ahead of everyone at the security line after explaining my situation to the attendant. Luckily she understood my time constraint,not to mention if I didn’t show up to my training class the next day there went 8000 euros down the tube. Hope to go back there someday soon.
I have flown with club class, and it was awesome. I actually loved the dinner I received, perfect portion and on real silverware and plates. Pretty tasty as well. Second breakfast just before landing so you’re fed and in a good mood. Seats are spacious and roomy, and it doesn’t feel so chaotic. Club class have their own flight attendant and bathroom as well. You get priority lines at the airport and get to board first. I can’t reccomend it enough!
At CSA Czech Airlines, the A310 routes will be replaced by A321XLR. I remember CSA Czech Airlines used to operate A310s from Prague to North America until the service was discontinued a couple years ago. I think those had a 2-4-2 layout in economy. Now apparently they are planning to use the A321XLR for the same routes. Interesting.
So will CSA be flying to North America again? That would be so cool. Do you know which cities they'll be flying to, because I think that in the past they might've flown to JFK, Toronto and maybe Montreal
I worked that aircraft 30 years ago with Wardair, such a pleasure to see it still flying. The plane was delivered to Wardair in the 80s, it felt pretty new at the time, lol. I was a flight attendant with them between 88 and 91and I was doing mainly Montreal to Paris and London with it. It was my best aircraft to work on, mainly because it was a rather small widebody. As you said, it's cozy and at the same time feels spacious. But Wardair had a better configuration in the back, I think it was 2-3-2 or maybe 2-4-2, definitely not 9 across! Times have changed for sure, not for the better, at least in passenger comfort. Wardair was merged with Canadian Airlines in 1991 and Canadian sold the entire A310 fleet to mostly Air Transat but also to our Prime Minister who I think was still using it last year.
I flew on C-GSAT and C-FDAT back in 2018. I was actually on one of the last flight for C-FDAT and the captain let me in the cockpit before boarding. They did the whole briefing with me, one of my favorite aviation memory so far. Ill really miss the A310, love the old classic Airbuses with yokes. Also, the pilot called C-FDAT "F*ck Dat" lol
Have never had a change to fly an A310, and now likely never will. Love the shout out to Noel. Yourself and Noel are some of my favourite travel bloggers. Terminal 3 is indeed a strange terminal. However when I smoked, it had a nice post security smoking area.
Thanks for the Video. Its good to see the ol‘ Lady after a Long time. When I started working with Lufthansa, it was the first Aircraft I was trained on. We loved our A310. It was very reliable, spacious and had plenty of space in the Galleys as well. We flew to EWR and to some African Destinations, such as Lagos and Kinshasa. But it was revoked from Longhaul and operated only on domestic flights, because in 1993 the A340 started its Service. 😊
I flew Air Transat A310 from Glasgow to Toronto in 2002. I seem to remember we sat at the back of the aircraft and the seats narrowed from 3 to 2 as you got to the back. I had a window seat and the seat next to me was the aisle which my wife had. Great if just two of you travelling and you want some privacy.
I have seen the Concorde in action as it were. Way back in the early 1980s one made a flight to Palm Springs International Airport (which has a 10,000 foot/3,048 meter long main runway). Saw is there and it was an impressive machine .
Nigeria Airways was probably the only airline in Africa in the 80's to operate the Airbus A310, operating routes between Nigeria, Europe and other African countries. I remember what a lovely aircraft it was, and onboard entertainment in those days were the projector screens in front of each class. Good times!
Congrats with soon 200k sub.! Great vlog as always! The air vents have been changed. The orginal was white plastic. I am many yrs older than you, so I flew these aircraft almost brand new in the late 80s and early 90s. First I flew them with Pan Am and then I flew them with Delta. Less than 10 years ago PIA flew them to/from Pakistan- Europe. Then they were banned from flying in Europe due to some lack of maintenance or paperwork that they had done so, so overnight all A310 flight became B777 flights. Personaly I perfer the B767. Be safe and stay safe!
Love your videos and can't wait to get flying again. Flew with BA for 42 years from Viscounts to Concorde with Tridents Boeings and Airbus in between. Flew on lots of A310s. AF SR LH PA (internally in Germany) and RJ. My only TS trip was STN-YYZ return on the L10. My second trip to SXM has been cancelled. First was hurricane Irma. Determined to get there as soon as possible. Was delighted to find about the trip to Saba which will be a must.
Cracking report as always Paul! Was nice to see the other side of the curtain! Flew 3 sectors on Air Transat's A310's (BHX-YYZ-BHX in 2013 and YYZ-MAN back in 2012) but could only afford to travel economy in my student days!
Ah, a trip down memory lane. I flew Qatar's A310's plenty times before they upgraded to A330's. Their business class was not a million miles away from what you showed on Air Transat in terms of configuration, although there was a bit more space and much better food and drink. Thanks for the Video, Paul.
This brings me back souvenirs. It was on a A310 that I went to Paris on 2010. I was in economy, sitting in the aisle seat. The space under the seat in front to put my bag was pretty bad. Other than that, what you showed of economy looks exactly like it was in 2010. As a canadian, I like Air Canada but my wallet prefers Air Transat. When they fly to the same place as Air Canada, Air Transat is often a lot cheaper. Last time I took Air Transat was in 2018 to go to Portugal and all seats in economy had a personal entertainment system.
ive been on air transits a310s 3 times from CYHZ to MCUN also to mantego bay with the a310 , It was a great aircraft it could hold a lot of people and it was short i will miss it
had a few good flights on A310's many years ago in the '80's and '90's. Cyprus Airways when they were first delivered [-200], TAP Air Portugal from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada, and Singapore Airlines from Cebu to Singapore [equipment change for a Silk Air 737-300 which had tech problems]. wish I could do a last flight on one for nostalgia reasons.
Great plane and holds its age well...i flew in the A310 a few times as a kid with Air Niugini, from PNG to Brisbane and Sydney in Australia. Good u got to tick it off the list.
Love your videos. Can't wait to fly again. Flew with BA for 42 years from Viscounts to Concorde with Tridents Boeings and Airbus in the mix. Flew on several A310s. AF SR LH PA(internally in Germany) RJ. My only TS flight was STN-YYZ on the L10. Was delighted to see your trip to Saba. My second trip to SXM on May 12 has naturally been cancelled. Had booked AMS-SXM-CDG and doubt if the AF 343 will ever fly again but have done it. First was due to Hurricane Irma. Wish me luck 3rd time lucky. Was in NYC in March and due to fly home via YYZ on WS B736 then AF 359 so that all got messed up but did get the VS A350-1000. Just pleased to get home.
I think I have flown on all of their A310's over the years. Most memorable one was landing at EXT and had to brake really really hard in order to stop before the end of the runway.
Great vid. My first flight with Air Transat was aboard their L1011 to London back in 1992. Sad your food quality was so poor but glad we could experience the a310 one last time
Flew LIS to REC a few times on TAP A310. On one occasion the return was Via Porto first. Then on to Lisbon. The take off on that leg was incredible. Reminded me of a 757 on full chat
Wonderful flight review of the Air Transat A310! The one and only time that I have flown on an A310 was back in 1990 when I flew a Canadian Airlines A310 between Toronto and Vancouver before a transpacific flight on a DC10 to Hong Kong. As an aside, the A310 did not last long in Canadian's fleet and they were soon sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force where they remain in service to this day either as air tanker or VIP transport (Prime Minister's aircraft).
The A310 was my favourite widebody for short-medium haul due small capacity with 2 aisle! Did SQ's A310-200 and -300s, And A310-300s on Emirates, and AWair (now Indonesia Air Asia). The Emirates A310 experience was the hell route, CGK-SIN-CMB-DXB (connecting to London). Eastbound on that route was real hell on the body. Not sure if the Lufthansa and KLM ones I went on was a -200 or -300... but it was all short haul into LHR.
Great video as always Paul. The only times I’ve flown on the A310’s were both the ones flying for Cyprus airways. Used to catch them from Heathrow to fly to Paphos which they only did once a week ( all the other days were just direct to Larnaca). They were lovely planes to fly on and is shame not many are not may passenger one to fly on anymore.
Welcome aboard Air Transat's A310 between Paris CDG and Quebec City! This aircraft was retired just a month after I flew it! I hope you enjoy coming with me on this unique trip.
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I actually think redoing the cabin, gave it a glass cockpit, and maybe fit it with a new engines could bring this plane back
When it was filmed?
@@AleksandrZavyalov72 Feb of 2020
Loved this video Paul Amazing to see A310. I never flown with A310.
😂😂😂 An aircraft losing a rudder over the Atlantic is nothing to worry about?
Dude your passport must look like a phone book, congrats on all the success of the channel
Peter Derrick
Some 20plus years ago I flew TAP Lisbon to Heathrow on a A310-300 on a return flight for a Company Business trip.
I remember a complimentary bottle of Mateus Rose from the TAP lounge, a half full aircraft and one of the best flights ever.
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I really love your videos, they are informative and honest. Not using any gimmick, like some others. You have very standard structure that I like, you just go straight to the point.
The A310 is such a beautiful aircraft!
Nice video!!! Finally another vlog from one of the world best aviation vloggers
You flatter me! Thank you!
@@Paul_Lucas Air Transat Should sell them to amazon prime air
You've taken me down memory lane, Paul. Thank you! I regularly flew on Air Niugini's A310 in the first half of the 90's. They also had the A300, and as a kid I loved both types equally, although I flew on the A310 more often. Before airbus planes, they had the legendary 707 which I still have vague but happy memories of flying in the early 80s.
I work at YQB airport I would have loved to be at your arrival !!! The A310 was my favorite plane to watch at YQB ! Thanks for this video ❤️✈️😊
4:57 ‘we won it 6 times’ Love it! YNWA
My memories to the A310 go way back to the early nineties when I flew them with Singapore Airlines a few times. Mostly on the Singapore-Brunei route. And if my memory serves me right, I once flew one domestically in Thailand with Thai Airways.
I have flown domestic in Thailand with Thai and the A310, but it is probably ten years ago. Don't know if they still operates their A310..
I flew the A310 for 2 years before it is a beast and never will be replace :)
Never flown an A310 YET! I am going to visit Canada 🇨🇦 soon & hope to see the A310 military version the CC-150 Polaris however, I don’t think I’ll ever get to fly one! 😅
All these years I been to Paris, never gone to Terminal 3.
@Alexandre S Thanks for the Info.
It's a scant terminal, even the employees dislike it and it shows with their attitude.
Its a shitty looking terminal.
Looks like London Luton
I flew the 310 for 3 years at Air Transat. Great plane.
"We won it 6 times" flashing up as you touched the fuselage upon boarding was an amusing touch! Flying the A310 looks like a very interesting experience, I flew with Air Transat in 2015 (LGW-YVR & YYC-LGW) but both legs were on their A330s, which were admittedly fairly nice - great video as always!
Hi Paul, I flew Cyprus Airways Heathrow to Larnaca on one of their A310 - in the mid '90s . . . . . .nice smooth flight until it came to the landing, after two attempts, one from each end of Larnaca's single runway we powered up and made the short hop to Paphos in the East of the island. After a perfect landing and a two hour wait we were bussed to Larnaca just in time to see our A310 - landing !!!!! WE were then bussed to Paphos as that is where our hotel was located . . . . .package holidays, don't you just love them !
Thank you Paul for recording this piece of aviation history. I'm fortunate in that I've enjoyed many A310 flights from YYZ to Manchester and Glasgow. Even on my final flight last year, I was surprised by both the comfort and how well AIr Transat kept these old aircraft maintained and modernized as much as possible. When normalcy returns, perhaps a Trans-Atlantic flight on one of their new A321LR single isle aircraft for comparison?
Great video as always! I only ever flown the A310 once on a Biman Bangladesh flight from Sylhet to Dhaka before changing onto a 777 to London Heathrow. Having only ever previously flown on British & American carriers, doing something like that made for a highly memorable trip!
Many happy memories of flying both A300s and A310s on Air India as an unaccompanied minor when I would fly between the Middle East and India to go to boarding school in the 90s!
Love your camera work Paul!......Flew on the A310 in Australia during the short life of Compass Airlines...
They had it really tough then, both Qantas and Ansett threw many obstacles in their way. Pity, great airline.
finally! you always keep me entertained in quarantine!
I flew that aircraft from YYZ to GLA for the same reason to get the A310 before they were gone. Flew it May 2019, and I can vouch for how tight that 3x3x3 seating was!
I flew on a SATA A310 about 5 years ago from Boston to Ponta Delgada. It was a fun and interesting plane to fly on with its loud engines and old school interior.
I flew on the A310-300 back in 1996. When flying from Helsinki to Beijing via Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. The first part was on TU-154M. And the Moscow Beijing was on the A310-300. It was a nice trip one really had the chance to see the differences of the Soviet-era airlanes versus much modern aircraft.
I've only flown on an A310 once. That was with Compass from Brisbane to Sydney in 1991. The aircraft had been leased short term from Air Canada to replace a Compass A300-600 which had been damaged at the Airbus factory prior to delivery. Great flight and airline.
Glad the rudder had been replaced !! Phew !!! The food did not look good..strange when you are flying OUT of Paris !! Not up to snuff I would say in this class !! In Rain Man they left in the quote about Qantas and it's safety record !!! So you can imagine when flying with QF they were quite happy to leave it in the movie !! Great review mate and great to see you back.An ok trip except for the bland food...nothing like a Baileys coffee to lift the spirits (pardon the awful pun ) !! Hope you are well and safe and we are all itching to get flying somewhere soon...in fact any bloody where !! Thanks again Paul...really enjoyed it !!
Hello Paul, I have flown a handful of times on an A310 ( Polaris CC-150). This is what the Canadian Military use for its service flights, transporting its members to locations around the world. I have flown from Dubai to Cyprus, Cyprus to Winnipeg, Ottawa to Lille, France and back all on the CC-150 . The amenities in economy are very minimal, but on a free flight who can complain... lol
It’s great to see another excellent video, I hope all is well.
Welcome to Quebec! I work near the Air Transat maintenance base in YUL and used to see these all the time, though I've never flown them.
Not naming names, but I, and I'm sure most of your viewers, all appreciate you being one of the seemingly few travel RUclipsrs not making completely superfluous flights during the pandemic, solely to make RUclips videos.
He did the flight back end of february / beginning of March, if I recall correctly...
The first Nooo-eeelll, the angels did say...
Nostalgic video, thanks a lot. I flew the A310 with Nigeria Airways decades ago on a holiday. The interior of the aircraft looks a lot longer and bigger than looking at it from the outside. It was extremely powerful handled very sturdily.
I flew the A310 from Boston to Lisbon (via Ponta Delgada) on Azores Airlines three years ago. All I remember is a lot of turbulence (and the interior of the aircraft appearing quite old).
I flew on a Singapore Airlines A310 back in the mid 90’s from Jakarta to Singapore. I used to travel that route a lot. The last time I was on it SQ were using the A340. They called it the ‘ Celestar’.
My first A310 flight was with Swissair on 14th July 1991 from LHR-ZRH, aircraft registration HB-IPE A310-200. Wonderful aircraft, surprisingly roomy, loved it.
My favorite Travel RUclipsr on maybe my favorite passenger plane
( love the stubby look of this magnificent old lady).
Great video and Lovely to see one uploaded.
Cheers good sir! Shame to see this bird go.
I’ve flown the A310 many times with TAP Air Portugal and with SATA International between the Azores and Lisbon. I liked the old school vibe and the smell of jet fuel while starting the engines :)
I flew on a Czech Airlines flight from Dubai to Prague on 25 May 2006. Early morning departure from Dubai, flight was fine, not full. Was making my way back to Darlington UK and this was the first leg. Waited 5 or 6 hours for connection to Manchester, then used TransPenine to get to Darlo. Weird itinerary due to a work project having a contract problem and our manager said 'don't unpack' - we'd arrived the night before. So had to find quickest/ cheapest way back.
Your early boarding comment reminds me of my flight in 2012 from Newark to Norway. Arrived in Oslo had to x-fer to a flight to Trondheim. After a long line at the immigration point and to check in to the next flight, I had to be the brash American(hate resorting to that) & jump ahead of everyone at the security line after explaining my situation to the attendant. Luckily she understood my time constraint,not to mention if I didn’t show up to my training class the next day there went 8000 euros down the tube. Hope to go back there someday soon.
I flew the A310 in 2016 from London Gatwick to Montreal. It was a great flight (a little bit too cozy in economy) but really enjoyed it.
Fantastic video Paul. Your videos are sublime. Thank you
Many thanks Siobhan!
I’ve flown Air Transat’s a310 many times between Toronto and Dublin, Montreal and Dublin and Toronto and Belfast when they still flew that route
I have flown with club class, and it was awesome. I actually loved the dinner I received, perfect portion and on real silverware and plates. Pretty tasty as well. Second breakfast just before landing so you’re fed and in a good mood. Seats are spacious and roomy, and it doesn’t feel so chaotic. Club class have their own flight attendant and bathroom as well. You get priority lines at the airport and get to board first. I can’t reccomend it enough!
This is an old model plane, usually there is a screen for everyone including economy, club class’s are just bigger
Thanks for uploading this Paul! I was fortunate enough to fly C-GPAT, TS324, YYZ-GLA, 14 Aug 2013
Be nice to see some A340 videos before they disappear, that’s when you can back in the air of course
At CSA Czech Airlines, the A310 routes will be replaced by A321XLR. I remember CSA Czech Airlines used to operate A310s from Prague to North America until the service was discontinued a couple years ago. I think those had a 2-4-2 layout in economy. Now apparently they are planning to use the A321XLR for the same routes. Interesting.
So will CSA be flying to North America again? That would be so cool. Do you know which cities they'll be flying to, because I think that in the past they might've flown to JFK, Toronto and maybe Montreal
Love this Video Paul!! Keep up the good work 😊
I worked that aircraft 30 years ago with Wardair, such a pleasure to see it still flying. The plane was delivered to Wardair in the 80s, it felt pretty new at the time, lol. I was a flight attendant with them between 88 and 91and I was doing mainly Montreal to Paris and London with it. It was my best aircraft to work on, mainly because it was a rather small widebody. As you said, it's cozy and at the same time feels spacious. But Wardair had a better configuration in the back, I think it was 2-3-2 or maybe 2-4-2, definitely not 9 across! Times have changed for sure, not for the better, at least in passenger comfort.
Wardair was merged with Canadian Airlines in 1991 and Canadian sold the entire A310 fleet to mostly Air Transat but also to our Prime Minister who I think was still using it last year.
I flew on C-GSAT and C-FDAT back in 2018. I was actually on one of the last flight for C-FDAT and the captain let me in the cockpit before boarding. They did the whole briefing with me, one of my favorite aviation memory so far. Ill really miss the A310, love the old classic Airbuses with yokes. Also, the pilot called C-FDAT "F*ck Dat" lol
Have never had a change to fly an A310, and now likely never will. Love the shout out to Noel. Yourself and Noel are some of my favourite travel bloggers. Terminal 3 is indeed a strange terminal. However when I smoked, it had a nice post security smoking area.
Nice video! The A310 is rare nowadays!
same capacity or larger as modern A321neo go figure.
This reminded me of our flight on a Braathens Avro AJ-100 from Stockholm Bromma to Umeå before they disappeared. Same goes for trains!
Thanks for the Video. Its good to see the ol‘ Lady after a Long time. When I started working with Lufthansa, it was the first Aircraft I was trained on. We loved our A310. It was very reliable, spacious and had plenty of space in the Galleys as well. We flew to EWR and to some African Destinations, such as Lagos and Kinshasa. But it was revoked from Longhaul and operated only on domestic flights, because in 1993 the A340 started its Service. 😊
What a lovely old aircraft! Mind you, after over 3 months in a hard Spanish lockdown any aircraft will do me!! I'll be flying Vueling to Alicante soon
I flew Air Transat A310 from Glasgow to Toronto in 2002. I seem to remember we sat at the back of the aircraft and the seats narrowed from 3 to 2 as you got to the back. I had a window seat and the seat next to me was the aisle which my wife had. Great if just two of you travelling and you want some privacy.
I have seen the Concorde in action as it were. Way back in the early 1980s one made a flight to Palm Springs International Airport (which has a 10,000 foot/3,048 meter long main runway). Saw is there and it was an impressive machine .
Nigeria Airways was probably the only airline in Africa in the 80's to operate the Airbus A310, operating routes between Nigeria, Europe and other African countries. I remember what a lovely aircraft it was, and onboard entertainment in those days were the projector screens in front of each class. Good times!
From Toronto and of course a Plane Geek myself! I use to see the plane land quite a few times while plane watching off of Airport rd.
Great video Paul! I didn’t even know about this terminal at CDG. Learn something new everyday
I've flown on TAROM's last A310 commercial flight in 2016, OTP-MAD-OTP with a special route (over Toulouse) on the way back to OTP.
Great video! I flew on Air Transat’s A310 from Toronto to Puna Cana back in 2015.
Had an opportunity to fly in an Air Transat a310 last year. Glad you got a chance to fly on it when they were still flying.
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Congrats with soon 200k sub.! Great vlog as always! The air vents have been changed. The orginal was white plastic. I am many yrs older than you, so I flew these aircraft almost brand new in the late 80s and early 90s. First I flew them with Pan Am and then I flew them with Delta. Less than 10 years ago PIA flew them to/from Pakistan- Europe. Then they were banned from flying in Europe due to some lack of maintenance or paperwork that they had done so, so overnight all A310 flight became B777 flights. Personaly I perfer the B767. Be safe and stay safe!
Thank you. I know it’s been tough during the pandemic but very nice to see you again. Carry on.
Glad to see your vids once again. Hope you have more. Thanks
Love your videos and can't wait to get flying again.
Flew with BA for 42 years from Viscounts to Concorde with Tridents Boeings and Airbus in between.
Flew on lots of A310s.
AF SR LH PA (internally in Germany) and RJ.
My only TS trip was STN-YYZ return on the L10.
My second trip to SXM has been cancelled. First was hurricane Irma.
Determined to get there as soon as possible.
Was delighted to find about the trip to Saba which will be a must.
Cracking report as always Paul! Was nice to see the other side of the curtain! Flew 3 sectors on Air Transat's A310's (BHX-YYZ-BHX in 2013 and YYZ-MAN back in 2012) but could only afford to travel economy in my student days!
The interior of the A310 looks so new. It’s sad that air transat is retiring their A310s 😢😢
Only flew it twice, both times on Transat. YYC-MBJ in club. Had a great experience and the food on my flights were quite delicious!
Hello Paul, greetings for your video, in 2005 I travelled in an A310 the route Caracas - Lisboa with TAP Portugal
Ah, a trip down memory lane. I flew Qatar's A310's plenty times before they upgraded to A330's. Their business class was not a million miles away from what you showed on Air Transat in terms of configuration, although there was a bit more space and much better food and drink. Thanks for the Video, Paul.
This plane really has history! Noel flew on it, u flew on it, it lost its rudder, one of the last a310s to retire
Nice unique video...will never see an A310 on here again.. Boy, Quebec City looks COLD...
This brings me back souvenirs. It was on a A310 that I went to Paris on 2010. I was in economy, sitting in the aisle seat. The space under the seat in front to put my bag was pretty bad. Other than that, what you showed of economy looks exactly like it was in 2010.
As a canadian, I like Air Canada but my wallet prefers Air Transat. When they fly to the same place as Air Canada, Air Transat is often a lot cheaper. Last time I took Air Transat was in 2018 to go to Portugal and all seats in economy had a personal entertainment system.
ive been on air transits a310s 3 times from CYHZ to MCUN also to mantego bay with the a310 , It was a great aircraft it could hold a lot of people and it was short i will miss it
I have never flown on the A310 but i have worked on and towed this exact plane around Ottawa a bunch of times.
I got an A310 on my fifth flight when I was still a child. Went on a vacation to Tunisia and flew Hapag Lloyd's 310 from FRA to MIR
Great video Paul.Reminded me of my flight in a KLM's A310 at the 80s.Awesome
I flew once in the early 2000s on a BMI Airbus A310 from LHR to AMS, as a change from Easyjet. It was spacious even in economy class.
had a few good flights on A310's many years ago in the '80's and '90's. Cyprus Airways when they were first delivered [-200], TAP Air Portugal from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada, and Singapore Airlines from Cebu to Singapore [equipment change for a Silk Air 737-300 which had tech problems]. wish I could do a last flight on one for nostalgia reasons.
Great plane and holds its age well...i flew in the A310 a few times as a kid with Air Niugini, from PNG to Brisbane and Sydney in Australia. Good u got to tick it off the list.
Great to see this trip. Was so hoping to catch an Air Transat A310 this summer before... well, we all know what happened.
I never flew on the A310, but did fly on the A300 with Eastern Airlines from JFK to San Juan, PR back in the 1980's.
Love your videos.
Can't wait to fly again. Flew with BA for 42 years from Viscounts to Concorde with Tridents Boeings and Airbus in the mix.
Flew on several A310s.
AF SR LH PA(internally in Germany) RJ.
My only TS flight was STN-YYZ on the L10.
Was delighted to see your trip to Saba.
My second trip to SXM on May 12 has naturally been cancelled.
Had booked AMS-SXM-CDG and doubt if the AF 343 will ever fly again but have done it.
First was due to Hurricane Irma.
Wish me luck 3rd time lucky.
Was in NYC in March and due to fly home via YYZ on WS B736 then AF 359 so that all got messed up but did get the VS A350-1000.
Just pleased to get home.
Brilliant video as always Paul. Very enjoyable I love your videos!
I think I have flown on all of their A310's over the years.
Most memorable one was landing at EXT and had to brake really really hard in order to stop before the end of the runway.
My one A310 trip was LHR-BRU with Sabena, a flight deck ride too. Must have been more than thirty years ago.
Flew with an Air Transat A310 from Amsterdam to Vancouver and back a few years ago, sad to see it disappear
Great vid. My first flight with Air Transat was aboard their L1011 to London back in 1992. Sad your food quality was so poor but glad we could experience the a310 one last time
Well done Paul. Huge Fan of your RUclips channel!!!!
Paul your doing an amazing job! Well done!!! I was wondering if you are keen on doing Biman Bangladesh Airline review with their new 787 dreamliner?
Sad to see her go, she (and her sisters) were regular visitors to Manchester occasionally straying overhead my house on an approach to 23R
Nice video Paul. I have flown the 310 with AF, RJ, KL and EK. Nice plane. I know you did not enjoy the meals, but hope you liked the plane. Stay safe.
Flew LIS to REC a few times on TAP A310. On one occasion the return was Via Porto first. Then on to Lisbon. The take off on that leg was incredible. Reminded me of a 757 on full chat
Wonderful flight review of the Air Transat A310! The one and only time that I have flown on an A310 was back in 1990 when I flew a Canadian Airlines A310 between Toronto and Vancouver before a transpacific flight on a DC10 to Hong Kong. As an aside, the A310 did not last long in Canadian's fleet and they were soon sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force where they remain in service to this day either as air tanker or VIP transport (Prime Minister's aircraft).
I had tried A310 few times with Singapore airlines , great and very comfortable plane.
Flew the mahan air a310 a few years back. so cool.
Awesome trip report. It's cool to fly on an A310. I wish I had been able to try one. The plane was very old, but the IFE was quite new and responsive.
The A310 was my favourite widebody for short-medium haul due small capacity with 2 aisle!
Did SQ's A310-200 and -300s, And A310-300s on Emirates, and AWair (now Indonesia Air Asia). The Emirates A310 experience was the hell route, CGK-SIN-CMB-DXB (connecting to London). Eastbound on that route was real hell on the body. Not sure if the Lufthansa and KLM ones I went on was a -200 or -300... but it was all short haul into LHR.
Here at Germany I was flying Happag Lloyd A 310 and Lufthansa too. Sad they all gone now.
Thanks for the great Video`s
Great video as always Paul. The only times I’ve flown on the A310’s were both the ones flying for Cyprus airways. Used to catch them from Heathrow to fly to Paphos which they only did once a week ( all the other days were just direct to Larnaca). They were lovely planes to fly on and is shame not many are not may passenger one to fly on anymore.