Flight Review, literally #1

It's been a century since I've updated my blog. That's because I'm back in Malaysia now!! This time around, my journey back is WAY better than the one I've had when I first arrived in the States. Still, it's a looooonnngggggg flight.

Since I wanted to depart from the airport NEAREST to Blacksburg (which is in another town an hour's drive away) and CHEAP tickets, I had to take a redundant flight. I took US Airways and Cathay Pacific this time, which is definitely cheaper than most flights available. Here is my itinerary:

Roanoke, VA (ROA) --> Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT)
CLT                           --> Queens, New York (JFK) 
JFK                            --> Hong Kong (HKL)
HKL                           --> Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
KUL                           --> Kota Bharu


US Domestic Flight 1

I took US Airways from Roanoke and it's not too good. Weather's bad and the flight was delayed for about 45 minutes. If one's afraid of small planes (like some of Firefly airline's fleet), this one will scare the life out of you. I was not bothered by the fact that I could see the propeller blades rotating when I look to my right, but the engine sound instead. It was basically "screaming" during take-off and about 15 minutes after. I felt like I was in a factory with loud, heavy machinery blaring in my ears. It's as if the engine's trying VERY hard to lift up. Thankfully, the plane stabilized and I arrived safely at Charlotte. =)

This was the redundant flight that I had to take. Since there's no direct flight from ROA to JFK, I had to fly downwards to North Carolina's Charlotte Douglas Airport first and then upwards to New York. Flight period was short but waiting time's forever.

This forever is short compared to the one I'm bound to have next. I'll update this next because the blog's getting tedious. :P