Economy Class & Beyond

Two for the price of one: Crowne Plaza O’Hare

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Two for the Price of One: The Crowne Plaza O’Hare In this epic... Two for the price of one? Or when two become one? Off to Manchester Airport on the edge of my seat... BA Domestic - BA1387 Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Heathrow Transit, American Airlines Flagship Lounge American Airlines - AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago, Main Cabin … [Read more...]

It’s that time again – a British Airways Avios flash sale.

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It seems British Airways (as well as Iberia Plus) is having a sale again, where they are selling Avios with up to a 40% bonus. You can purchase 100,000 Avios in this sale (more than the usual 35,000 Avios purchasable per year) and still get bonuses. This sounds good... but is it? Looking at the sale - there it is a straight 40% bonus on top over normal … [Read more...]

Let’s try this again: Night Tube to start on 19th August 2016

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It's taken long enough to sort out the arguments with unions, but it seems that Transport for London have announced a date for "All Night Tube" services to commence... And it's the 19th August 2016. London Underground Central Line Train at Debden - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The Night Tube will operate on the 19th August on the Central Line, with Piccadilly, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – EVA Air Airbus A321

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week taxing on a sunny day at Hong Kong International Airport is an EVA Air Airbus A321, which recently arrived from Taipei. EVA Air operate a fleet of fleet of 18 Airbus A321 aircraft which it uses in regional operations in Asia. The airline is due to get another four A321s in its fleet to bring it up … [Read more...]

Two for the price of one: Streamlined Immigration? Hmmm

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Two for the Price of One: Streamlined Immigration? Hmmm In this epic... Two for the price of one? Or when two become one? Off to Manchester Airport on the edge of my seat... BA Domestic - BA1387 Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Heathrow Transit, American Airlines Flagship Lounge American Airlines - AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago, Main Cabin … [Read more...]

Android Pay comes to Transport for London Services

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The rise of contactless payment continues, with Android Pay recently launching in the United Kingdom. And straight after its launch - Transport for London began accepting Android Pay for Pay-as-you-go fares. The upshot is if you have an Android powered phone which can utilise the Android Pay application on London Underground, Buses, Trams, London Overground, TfL Rail, … [Read more...]

Ryanair’s next new destination: Luxembourg

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Ryanair is contuing its checking off a list of airports in Europe, with the announcement it is to commence operations at Luxembourg Airport. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new destination will have two routes to serve it to begin with - with daily service between Luxembourg and London Stansted, and a five-times … [Read more...]

British Airways announces Santiago, Chile as its longest direct destination

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It seems British Airways are going long and thin with the announcement of a new route between London Heathrow and Santiago in Chile. British Airways Boeing 787 landing at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The new route will the longest direct service operated by British Airways, taking a planned 14 hours and 40 minutes. Planned operations call for a … [Read more...]

It’s Thursday. Time for another French ATC strike

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It's Thursday. And obviously, that means it must be time for French Air Traffic Control to go out of strike as part of the French unions calling for a national strike on the 19th May. Again. Paris Orly Airport - Expect cancellations to be visible here.. - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Cancellations are everywhere including: Ryanair - … [Read more...]