Economy Class & Beyond

Updated: British Airways IT Outage – Flights Cancelled until 18:00BST

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Update: British AIrways has now cancelled all flights from London Heathrow and London Gatwick  until 18:00BST @TimReidCE British Airways cancels all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick before 6pm today due to "major IT system failure"https://t.co/wU1tPIfdVX— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 27, 2017 It's going be a LOT longer to get out of London. And … [Read more...]

Delta’s first A350 takes to the air

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Let's turn our attention back to the Airbus A350 family, and to Delta Air Lines, who are waiting for their first plane. This aircraft conducted its first flight on Tuesday. Delta Airbus A350 conducting its first flight - Image, Airbus/Delta The plane itself hasn't been painted yet - although it doesn't take a close examination this will be a Delta aircraft - look at those … [Read more...]

Pleasure and Business – IBIS Budget St Pauli, Hamburg

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Pleasure and Business - IBIS Budget St Pauli, Hamburg In this adventure... Pleasure and Business Mixing things together (again) Off to Heathrow Cathay Pacific Lounge and the American Airlines Lounges AA47 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, Main Cabin Extra aboard a 787 US Immigration Adventures Intercontinental Chicago North Michigan Avenue … [Read more...]

The end of the Travelex Supercard

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One of the bits of plastic I carry aboard is... well... was... The Travelex Supercard. However, for those who use Supercard, there's very bad news - with the product to be withdrawn after 24tht July 2017. The idea behind Supercard was simple - a card that could be used abroad, that charges your credit card, and avoid the annoying transaction fees that you can get on some … [Read more...]

Emirates to move Beijing to double-daily A380s

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It seems what works for one location will work for another, with Emirates to take its service to Beijing  and convert it into a double-daily A380 operation Emirates A380 preparing to depart Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The route is currently served with an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 777-300ER. This will move to double-A380 operations from the 1st … [Read more...]

Emirates to operate double A380s daily to Birmingham

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It seems Emirates is continuing to fiddle with the Birmingham timetable, with plans to change its Birmingham UK operation to double A380 services daily. Emirates Airbus A380 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Flight pair EK39/40 (currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER) will be swapped with a 615 seater two class A380. The timetable for EK39/40 … [Read more...]

Manchester is open

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I'm sure you're all aware of the incident in Manchester last night that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured 59 people. However, the Mancunian spirit lives on as the city is open for business... as it always has done. However, there is some disruption in the city. Transport for Greater Manchester reports that Bus, Road, Metro Rail are all affected. Network … [Read more...]