Economy Class & Beyond

Virgin Atlantic completes inflight Wi-Fi rollout

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Virgin Atlantic seems to be happy all of it's fleet have been configured with connectivity, so passengers can connect over Wi-Fi to the Internet whilst flying at 35,000ft. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 coming into Heathrow Airport - now with inflight wifi You will be able to use your devices from just over 10,000ft to just before landing. Depending on the plane will … [Read more...]

British Airways suspends Avios and Tier Point earning air Berlin flights

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As we all know, air Berlin is in more than a bit of a state, with the airline in the process of terminating long haul flying out of Berlin Tegel, and its frequent flyer programme in receivership. Air Berlin A321 being de-iced at Helsinki Vantaa airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Well, it seems British Airways is cutting its losses with any hope of getting money … [Read more...]

Uhoh: First British Airways routes announced with High Density seating

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I mentioned this a few days ago, but it seems British Airways the first routes to have high density seating installed have been quietly discovered by RoutesOnline. British Airways High Density Boeing 777-200ER - from IAG Investors day slides November 2016 The high density Boeing 777-220ER aircraft will be introduced into service in May 2018. So onto the routes - and … [Read more...]

400Gb in a Sandisk MicroSD card? Check…

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A lot of us have storage problems when using our digital electronics (a great example is the joke that's my hard disk... actually - let's not go there... the SSD install still haunts me). But in more portable devices (such as phones and drones) are demanding more and more storage. Sandisk however are here to the rescue... with a 400Gb MicroSD card. Sandisk 400GB MicroSD … [Read more...]

Tram services begin operation to Tallinn Airport

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For those of you who took advantage of the cheap British Airways fare to Tallinn, and have segments still to take - you might want to get out and explore the city of Tallinn. In the past this has involved either a Taxi, a Uber or the Bus for €2. Well, there's a new option that started on the 1st September - a tram! CAF Urbos 3 AXL Tram used in Tallinn - Image, … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus introduces Saver Fares

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It seems that going on the attack on the low-cost carriers is the "in-vouge" thing of the day, with Aer Lingus announcing a new level of fares... called Saver. So, what fresh hell is this? Let's compare Saver and its Smart fare - which Aer Lingus handy put together in an infographic for us. So whilst some things are still the same across the pond (namely, a cabin … [Read more...]

The SkyRoam Solis – Something to pack in your travel bag?

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Full Disclosure: SkyRoam kindly provided a SkyRoam Solis for review, testing and evaluation purposes - along with 15 days passes. The opinions of this article remain that of the author alone, with no influence from SkyRoam in regards to the editorial content. Like a lot of us, we are dependent on our Smartphones when we travel. But what happens when the data runs out, or … [Read more...]

British Airways adds Gatwick to Toronto and resumes Gatwick to Las Vegas

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British Airways yesterday announced two services yesterday - the launch of a three times a week service from London Gatwick to Toronto, and the resumption of a Gatwick to Las Vegas route The new routes will be summer-only routes.  Let's look at Toronto first BA2271 DEPART LGW 11:55  ARRIVE YYZ 14:45 Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays BA2270 DEPART YYZ 19:45 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific adds Dublin, Copenhagen and Brussels to its network

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It seems Cathay Pacific is going to be adding a new route - one that has interesting possibilities - with the addition of Dublin, Copenhagen and Brussels to its network. Cathay Pacific Airbus A350  - Image, Cathay Pacific There's three major new routes here. Let's look at Dublin first. The new route will spin up in with a four times a week service between Hong Kong … [Read more...]