Even as we slip toward Christmas, airlines are firming up their Summer 2015 planes - and no, it's not that far away no matter how far we want it to be. United Airlines will be adding a daily service from Chicago O'Hare International to Rome Fiumicino Airport for summer months. The service will operate between 4th June and 23rd September 2015 according to the … [Read more...]
Finnair offers cheap Business Class (and economy) fares to Asia
For those of you who want to head off to Asia, a good option to consider would be Finnair who are running a sale to Asia in their Business class cabin. Finnair Airbus A330 - Image Economy Class and Beyond Asia is on sale with the following fares up for grabs: Bangkok £1,499 Chongqing £1,199 Delhi £1,299 Hong Kong £1,799 Krabi £1,299 Phuket £1,299 Seoul £1,499 Tokyo … [Read more...]
Guess which hotel chains are plotting against mobile phone hotspots? HINT: Hilton and Marriott
Mobile WiFi Devices/Mobile Hotspots/Personal Hotspots/MiFi's/That thing that gives me Internet access on the move are universally very useful. They're even more useful in hotels when the WiFi charges vary from expensive to extortionate - or if the WiFi is so slow it's not worth bothering to use it. However, some hotels in the US wish to restrict their use. Step forward … [Read more...]
Virgin Atantic to send a Boeing 787-9 to Los Angeles – Capacity drop ahead!
Virgin Atlantic will be chopping and changing its operates between London Heathrow and Los Angeles in the coming summer, by adding their new Boeing 787-9 aircraft between the two cities. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 "Birthday Girl" - Image, Virgin Atlantic via Twitter The equipment saw will see the existing Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-600 swapped to a Boeing 787-9 … [Read more...]
Emirates go triple daily between Dubai and Birmingham
Recently voted by The Rough Guide as one of the Top 10 Cities in the world (and also the base of Economy Class and Beyond), Emirates will be gracing the local airport - Birmingham Airport (BHX) - with a third daily service between the Dubai and Birmingham. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Emirates will add a third … [Read more...]
The first Airbus A350 has been delivered… What next?
With much media fanfare, the first Airbus A350-900 was delivered to its customer of Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus. Of course, there's quite a bit of media about it, including: One Mile at a Time Airways RunwayGirl ATW So - what's next on the menu? For Airbus, it's a matter of one down, 779 aircraft to be delivered seven … [Read more...]
SkyTeam rolls out SkyPriorty to its entire network
Priority services on airlines can be a very mixed bag - however, SkyTeam has been pushing its members along to deliver a unified experience called "SkyPriority" - trying to unify the ground experience so it is constant between airlines. SkyPriority offers: Priority check-in areas Priority baggage drop off Priority service at ticket/transfer desks Accelerated … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – US Airways Airbus A321arriving at Chicago
It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, coming into land at Chicago O'Hare International airport is an US Airways Airbus A321. US Airways is one of the larger Airbus A321 operators in the world, with 140 of the type in the combined AA/US Airways fleet - with an additional 61 on order. More Airplane art next week! Welcome to … [Read more...]
Video Saturday: The Airbus A350 – What goes into making it?
It's Saturday again, so grab some nibbles, a drink or two (as it's nearing Christmas), and bring your seat into a comfortable position as we go to this week's video. With but a couple of days until the first commercial Airbus A350-900 is delivered (unless Qatar Airways change their minds... again), Airbus let Minute Physics behind the scenes at various Airbus facilities to … [Read more...]
Miles and More HON/SEN/FTL member? Look out for extra status miles
If you have a Miles and More account, and are a HON Circle, Senator or Frequent Traveller member, it could be worth looking in your account as Lufthansa has been depositing miles extra miles due the industrial action the airline has been suffering: Here's what I got as a mere FTL (Frequent Traveller): From the FlyerTalk thread, different levels are getting different … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 544
- 545
- 546
- 547
- 548
- …
- 915
- Next Page »