Economy Class & Beyond

The Battle for Frankfurt-am-Main Airport: Ryanair turns up the heat

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It seems I've come back to this headline a lot sooner than expected - with Ryanair planning to operate to twenty new destinations from Frankfurt-am-Main in from autumn 2017. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Ryanair is to base seven new aircraft at Frankfurt as its new base, with the introduction of twenty new … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! A quick visit to the Finnair Premium Lounge

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Lets Tallinn that again! A quick visit to the Finnair Premium Lounge In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class … [Read more...]

United Airlines adds summer route to Munich

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As we head towards the summer season (check your calendars - we're at the end of February already), airlines are rushing to get their summer timetables settled. United Airlines is adding a summer service between San Francisco and Munich. United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The summer only service will operate … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! AY118 Tallinn to Helsinki aboard an ATR72-500

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Lets Tallinn that again! AY118 Tallinn to Helsinki aboard an ATR72-500 In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business … [Read more...]

La la Land didn’t win. But Air New Zealand are running a flash sale there anyway…

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Well, if you're waking up, or still laughing at last night's Academy Awards performance, you'll know that La La Land lost... and Moonlight won. But that isn't stopping Air New Zealand who are pulling a one-day sale to La La Land... also known as Los Angeles. Lead in prices for (27th February 2017) start at £459 in Economy Class and £1,999 in Business Class. This price … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, in the early morning, is an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER with split scimitar winglets taxing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in the classic Alaska livery. Alaska Airlines operate a fleet of 52 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, with this example being one of forty aircraft that are ETOPS  … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Tallinn Airport and Lounge

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Lets Tallinn that again! Tallinn Airport and Lounge In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you transit … [Read more...]

Norwegian spins up new routes, Twitter fight ensues

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Norwegian announced today it would be spinning up new services to the USA (more on that a bit later on...). But of course, that's not the story. The story is the ensuing handbag fight both Norwegian and Aer Lingus are engaging in on Twitter. Popcorn at the ready people. So it starts so simple... We are excited to launch our new non-stop routes from Dublin, Shannon … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Hotel Ülemiste, Tallinn Airport

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Lets Tallinn that again! Hotel Ülemiste, Tallinn Airport In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you … [Read more...]