Economy Class & Beyond

No Heathrow Express over Christmas

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It's racing towards Christmas with less than a week to go. However, if you're coming to the UK via London Heathrow, you might need to make additional plans if you're planing to take the train to Central London. Mainly because Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect won't be operating some days. Heathrow Express Class 332 train at Heathrow Terminal 5 - Image, Economy Class … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Berlin Airbus A321 being de-iced

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It's Sunday, and once again, it's time for some more airplane art. This week in the freezing cold of a Helsinki morning is an Air Berlin Airbus A321 at the de-icing pads, as it prepares to depart for Germany. The stabliser of this Air Berlin A321 being bathed in de-icer.   And the wings getting the full on treatment on this Air Berlin Airbus A321. Air … [Read more...]

Tallinn Tier Point Run – The New Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow

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Tallinn Tier Point Run - The New Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow In this trip report: 400TP to Go… 2am at a Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Airport The new The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki Helsinki Airport Finnair Gate 22 Lounge AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn Exploring the old town of Tallinn Hotel Ulmestie … [Read more...]

Swiss to send its Boeing 777-300ERs to Chicago

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The Zürich to Chicago route is to get a boost, with the announcement that Swiss will operate its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Chicago. Swiss Boeing 777 rendering - Image, Swiss Swiss will being bringing its Boeing 777-300ER out to play over the summer months, operating 6 times a week to Chicago (with the remaining operation filled in with an Airbus A330-300). These will … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines confirm Manchester – Houston operations

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It's been mooted about for some time, but it appears Singapore Airlines are to offer a one-stop service from Singapore to Houston via Manchester in the United Kingdom. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 at the Airbus delivery centre, Toulouse - Image, Airbus Singapore Airlines will be deploying an Airbus A350-900 to operate the one-stop route between Singapore and Houston … [Read more...]

Tallinn Tier Point Run – Finnair, NoRRA and an A350

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Tallinn Tier Point Run - Finnair, NoRRA and an A350 In this trip report: 400TP to Go… 2 am at a Birmingham Coach Station and Heathrow Airport The new The Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki Helsinki Airport Finnair Gate 22 Lounge AY107 Helsinki to Tallinn Exploring the old town of Tallinn Hotel Ulmestie Back to … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways 10-15% discount code!

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It's Tuesday... which means Qatar Airways must be considering a discount or a sale. Qatar Airways Airbus A380 taking off from Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Today's discount code is good for the following: 10% off in Economy Class 15% off in Business Class/First Class dependent on route The magic code you'll need is ThankYou2016 As usual, … [Read more...]

Thinking about taking a Southern Railways service today?

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The simple advice is Don't Bother Southern Railway again is suffering a strike - this time called by the ASLEF union, whose drivers drive a majority of the trains operated by Southern. Southern Class 377 Electrostar arriving at Clapham Junction - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The drivers have commenced a 48 walkout (due to end on Wednesday 23:59), with another … [Read more...]