Leaving on a jet plane

My mom always tell me that I'm a kampung boy because she remembered the first time I was in a car, I kept crying and crying and crying non stop. It's funny that some incident will stay in the mind for a long time.

This kampung boy was excited the first time he was on the plane. The airport, the seat, the sudden acceleration, the meals...... Due to my job nature, I no longer have anxiety when going to the Airport. The food and wine could be better.

After the long flight to and fro Chicago and Auckland, finally I found the determination to calculate the total journey that I've traveled on a plane. Below is a list of the flights that I've been on.

Flight distance obtained from http://www.world-airport-codes.com/

Subang > Pangkor
Distance between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) and Pangkor (PKG)
9184 kilometers (5740 miles) < Siao liao lor
166 kilometers (103 miles) X 2 = 332 KM (using wikimapia)

Kuala Lumpur > Kuala Terengganu
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Sultan Mahmood (TGG)
332 kilometers (208 miles) X 2 = 664 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Kuching then Miri > Kuala Lumpur
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Kuching (KCH)
969 kilometers (606 miles) X 1 = 969 KM

Distance between Miri (MYY) and KLIA (KUL)
1376 kilometers (860 miles) X 1 = 1376 KM

Marudi > Mulu
Distance between Marudi (MUR) and Mulu (MZV)
56 kilometers (35 miles) X 2 = 112 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Sydney
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Kingsford Smith (SYD)
6580 kilometers (4113 miles) X 2 = 13160 KM

Sydney > Gold Coast
Distance between Kingsford Smith (SYD) and Gold Coast/Coolangatta (OOL)
678 kilometers (424 miles) X 2 = 1356 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Penang
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Penang Intl (PEN)
326 kilometers (204 miles) X 2 = 652 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Jakarta
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Soekarno-Hatta Intl (CGK)
1128 kilometers (705 miles) X 2 = 2256 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Manila
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Ninoy Aquino Intl (MNL)
2488 kilometers (1555 miles) X 16 = 39808 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Macau
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Macau Intl (MFM)
2509 kilometers (1568 miles) X 2 = 5018 KM

Manila > Singapore > Colombo > Singapore > Manila
Distance between Manila (MNL) and Changi (SIN)
2373 kilometers (1483 miles) X 2 = 4746 KM

Distance between Changi (SIN) and Colombo (CMB)
2748 kilometers (1718 miles) X 2 = 5496 KM

Manila > Cagayan De Oro
Distance between Ninoy Aquino Intl (MNL) and Cagayan De Oro Domestic (CGY)
783 kilometers (489 miles) X 2 = 1566 KM

Kuala Lumpur > Auckland
Distance between KLIA (KUL) and Auckland Intl (AKL)
8697 kilometers (5436 miles) X 2 = 17394 KM

Auckland > Sydney
Distance between Auckland (AKL) and Kingsford Smith (SYD)
2158 kilometers (1349 miles) X 4 = 8632

Auckland > Los Angeles > Chicago > Los Angeles > Auckland
Distance between Auckland (AKL) and Los Angeles Intl (LAX)
10480 kilometers (6550 miles) X 2 = 20960 KM

Distance between Los Angeles Intl (LAX) and Chicago O'hare Intl (ORD)
2800 kilometers (1750 miles) X 2 = 5600 KM

Total Distance = 130,097 KM



The airlines that I've flown with and my comments


Pros: Very polite staff, newspaper, delicious peanuts, plenty of entertainment, nice pillow, announcement of baggage carousel
Cons: Apple juice is meant for business class only


Pros: Nice cocktail (Singapore Sling), many specific diet meals, printed menu
Cons: Lousy mixed nuts


Pros: Ice cream, thick magazine, announcement of baggage carousel
Cons: Relatively slow service


Pros: Nothing special
Cons: Unorganized ground staff, lousy meals


Pros: Crew that can speak 9 languages
Cons: Crappy entertainment


Pros: Nothing special
Cons: Food need to buy separately


Pros: Nothing special
Cons: Bread like rock


Pros: Nothing special
Cons: Trying to squeeze profit in every way


Pros: Play games with kids in the air
Cons: Nothing special


Pros: Nothing special
Cons: Nothing special

As for plane type, I prefer Boeing for its smooth flight and headrest. When Airbus deploy its tires, it will give a loud and hard "tuck" sound but the interior looks better.