Economy Class & Beyond

Ryanair prepares to add lots of capacity to Israel

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It seems that low-cost carrier Ryanair is preparing to add a lot more capacity to Israel, with the announcement of 15 new routes to the country. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 in Boeing/Ryanair Colours  departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The carrier will launch 7 routes to Tel Aviv, and 8 to Eilat Ovda in  time for the Winter 2017 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 (in Virgin Atlantic's previous colour scheme) as it prepares to touch down at its home base of London Heathrow Airport. Virgin Atlantic operate eight Airbus A340-600s in their long haul fleet, operating across there Virgin Atlantic network from London … [Read more...]

The one trick to opening dressing containers on a plane

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I'm sure we've all been there. You've got a pot of sauce or salad dressing on your tray table with your in-flight meal... you open it.... and the sauce or dressing goes all over you rather than the salad you were aiming at. Or it splatters Or it just goes splodge. And any way you look at this... it isn't pretty. Why is this? Changes in air pressure will make the … [Read more...]

Using Cash and Avois on revenue tickets when flying BA

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If you're Avios rich, but a bit short of cash, is there is a feature in the British Airways booking engine that allows you to book Cash and Avios tickets on revenue flights.   Let's go through some rules: You've got to have the Avios in your account (duh). You can use part-pay on British Airways and American Airlines flights only. You can't use them on code-shares … [Read more...]

50% bonus on Heathrow Rewards to Avios transfers!

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If you have a Heathrow Rewards account (and if you even pass through Heathrow once a year - it's worth it), now could be a good idea to check if you have at least Heathrow Rewards 250 points. They're worth 375 Avios now. From 1st of February through to 1st March 2017, you can convert your hard-earned Heathrow Reward points to an either Avios Travel Rewards or British … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow

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Let's Tallinn that again! Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow 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 … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Off to the Heathrow Area

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Lets Tallinn that again! Off to the Heathrow area with the joy of train travel 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 … [Read more...]