Economy Class & Beyond

Cathay Pacific adds more A350 routes – Auckland, Paris and Rome!

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With Cathay Pacific taking delivery of their latest aircraft - the Airbus A350-900, new routes have been announced for twin-engined aircraft. Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350 arriving into Hong Kong - Image, Cathay Pacific (That is a nice picture. Top marks Cathay Pacific... Top Marks indeed!) These include operations to: Auckland Paris Charles De Gaulle … [Read more...]

Two for the Price of One: AA1205 Chicago O’Hare to Boston Logan

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Two for the Price of One: AA1205 Chicago O'Hare to Boston Logan 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 … [Read more...]

EasyJet introduce their 186 seater A320 (featuring Recaro SL3510 seats)

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Easyjet has taken delivery of what it calling its new Spaceflex Airbus A320 - seating a grand total of 186 passengers. Here's the press image of those seats loaded aboard the new EasyJet A320. EasyJet SpaceFlex A320 with Recaro SL3510 Seats - Image, EasyJet. EasyJet currently operate 180 seat A320 aircraft - this is another row of seats that have been … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express to introduce peak time travel – higher fares on the way

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The most expensive way by rail to get between Heathrow and Paddington is about to get more expensive with the announcement that Heathrow Express are to bump up the costs of Peak Time rail travel. Heathrow Express departing Heathrow Central Station - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. In the PR, Heathrow Express calls this "Heathrow Express to incentivise off peak … [Read more...]

Two for the Price of One: Hyatt Regency O’Hare

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Two for the Price of One: Hyatt Regency 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 Streamlined … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – ANA Boeing 777-300ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art! This week we have an ANA Boeing 777-300ER taxing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport as it prepares for the long trip from Chicago to Tokyo. ANA operate a fleet of 22 Boeing 777-300ERs in their long haul fleet, connecting the world to Japan. ANA also operates the Boeing 777-200, 777-200ER and … [Read more...]

Two for the Price of One: An Evening out with the Sony A5000

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Two for the Price of One: An Evening out with the Sony A5000 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 … [Read more...]

Norway to introduce Air Passenger Tax – starts from 1st June 2016

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It seems Norway is planning to join a list of countries that want to charge you for flying out of them. Your handy map of Norway - Where you'll be charged NOK80 per departing flight - Image, Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain). Norway is adding a 80 Krone charge (around €8.64, £6.59, US$9.67) for departures out of any of their airport from 1st June 2016... … [Read more...]

It’s coming up to the Late Spring Bank Holiday. Of course there’s engineering works.. and trouble in France!

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A lot of people (your writer included) are counting the minutes to 5pm today, as it marks the start of the Late Spring Bank Holiday. Of course, it wouldn't be a Bank Holiday if there weren't major rail works going on. And unsurprisingly - there are some pretty major works. Virgin Trains Pendolino at London Euston - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Firstly, Heathrow … [Read more...]