Economy Class & Beyond

Also a Holiday Rooftop Bar: Joon to operate to St Maartin

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Everyone favourite airline that wants to be a rooftop bar - Joon - is taking over another Air France mainline service. This time, it's taking the route to St. Martin/Sint Maarten in the Caribbean for the summer months. Joon Airbus A340-300 - Image Air France - via https://twitter.com/weflyjoon/status/977882000936718337 The timetable will change over the summer … [Read more...]

£66 off British Airways long haul flights

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Well, the dream of winning a world football tournament dream may be gone, British Airways are offering £66 of long-haul flights to ease the pain. Not exactly three lions - more like one whale... British Airways Airbus A380 at London Haathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The magic code you need is STILLPROUD You'll need to book by 23:59 on Saturday 14th July … [Read more...]

Train vs Plane – Off to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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Setting the timer off: Off to Amsterdam Schiphol - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin

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Time for another snapshot - looking at the passenger experience between Birmingham and Dublin airport aboard Aer Lingus EI263. Pre-departure Boarding passes for the day were collected from the agents at the airport. Security was extremely busy - it being a Saturday, with a lot of holiday traffic heading out. Actually - we need to talk about these Self Check-In kiosks … [Read more...]

Austrian Airlines chops and changes its network

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It seems that the harsh reality of running a network has hit Austrian Airlines, with the airline announcing some big chops and changes. Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 taxing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. So what's being sliced? Hong Kong Havana Colombo Linz (Replaced by ÖBB AIRail service) Isfahan (Iran) Shiraz … [Read more...]

JetBlue kicks off the Airbus A220 party

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It seems the Airbus A220 party is being set off with a big bang, with JetBlue and Airbus agreeing a Memorandum of Understanding for the "new" type. Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue - Rendering, Airbus The MoU for 60 firm orders will be for larger A220-300 (nee CS300) model - with options for a further 60. In addition, JetBlue converted 25 of its current A320neo orders into … [Read more...]

Airbus rebrands the C Series as… the Airbus A220

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With Airbus taking the lead of the C Series Partnership, the airframer has decided the first thing the plane needs... is a new name. Introducing the Airbus A220 The A220 family will be split into two sub-types: The A220-100 (Currently the C Series CS100) The A220-300 (Currently the C Series CS300) The formal unveiling was carried out at Airbus Toulouse at … [Read more...]

Train Vs Plane: A walk around Amsterdam

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 A walk around Amsterdam - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around Amsterdam … [Read more...]