Into Stockholm and The ABBA Museum Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore Let's do something a little different for this trip - and indulge in some classic 70s and 80s music as we look at ABBA. Oh and how to get to Stockholm on the cheap too. … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways takes a 25% ownership of Virgin Australia
It seems Qatar Airways is splashing the cash again, the announcement that it intends to acquire a minority 25% equity stake in Virgin Australia from Bain Capital The investment will be subject to the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, as well as other regulators. According to two groups, a deeper strategic relationship between Virgin Australia and Qatar … [Read more...]
How much coffee does Emirates get through a year? It’s more than you think
With International Coffee Day being a thing I never knew we needed to know about, Emirates has been showing off how much coffee its customers drink over a year. That number: more than 170,000 kilograms Let's look at the breakdown. Inflight Coffee Inflight, more than 130,000 kilograms of coffee is served onboard every year, with the airline commissioning its own … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT – BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) – Taking the long way to Singapore
TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Time for the first leg of this trip, with a Reward Flight Saver with British Airways. How is Club Europe fairing on a slightly longer segment to what I'm used to? … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic to make *ANY* seat available with points… and introduce dynamic pricing
Some big news for those of you with Virgin Points balances, with Virgin Atlantic updating its Flying Club frequent flyer programme, and making every seat available with points. Virgin Atlantic has today announced that Flying Club members will be able to pay for any seat onboard with Virgin Points. This is in addition to the launch of new Saver reward seats and increased … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321 at Hong Kong International Airport
It must be Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321 at Hong Kong International Airport as it prepares to depart. Sichuan Airlines operates a fleet of 45 Airbus A321 aircraft. The airline also operates Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo and Airbus A321neo in its single-aisle fleet. This … [Read more...]
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (28th September)
As the nights draw in and the light fades quicker in the northern hemisphere of the planet, we've come to the end of another month - and also another week. It therefore must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A Tran crossing across the Djurgårdsbron into Central Stockholm on a rather sunny late-August day. TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT – Taking the long way to Singapore – Oh. The Coach. How Delightful – and British Airways South Lounge
Oh. The Coach. How Delightful. With Heathrow Terminal 5 and British Airways South Lounge TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore Some say every journey starts with a step forward. For me, those steps are into a cab and onto a coach. Let us head off to London Heathrow and see how much trouble awaits me... … [Read more...]
Air France selects SpaceX Starlink for in-flight connectivity
It seems that SpaceX's Starlink has managed to win another big airline over for its Low Earth Orbit Connectivity service - with Air France joining the part. The airline will commence deploying Starlink-based connectivity from Summer 2025. The airline will progressively roll out an ultra-high-speed connectivity service for a “ground-like” experience. This new service will … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore – with Finnair, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar and Norwegian
TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore With Finnair, NoRRA, British Airways, Jetstar, Cathay Pacific and Norwegian Or... where the hell has my iPhone... Oh *expletive*... It is that time of month again - when long-form writing takes over this blog and I start to tell not just a few headlines, but go into narrative and detail. Yes. It's a long trip … [Read more...]
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