Economy Class & Beyond

Hailo and British Airways team up – Bonus Avios ahoy!

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Believe it or not, there are actually are competitors to Uber. Yes. I know. To some of you this is a shock. But there are other transportation services around. One of those is Hailo - who have teamed up with British Airways to offer Avios. Hailo and Avios Advert There team-up is resulting in a bonus 1,000 Avios when you use Hailo for the first time. In addition, Hailo will … [Read more...]

British Airways comes to… Stansted?

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British Airways it seems are coming to another London Airport - with Stansted to join the fold in the Summer of 2016. It seems sun, sea and sand are the name of the game with British Airways sending passengers from Stansted to Faro, Malaga, Palma and Ibiza. Services will operate on Saturdays and Sundays with Embraer 190 aircraft. British Airways CityFlyer E-190SR taxing at … [Read more...]

Airbus A321neo takes to the skies for the first time

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Today, the first variant of the Airbus A320neo family took to the sky - with an Airbus A321neo making its first flight. Airbus A321neo taking off from Airbus Hamburg on its first flight  - Image, Airbus The Airbus A321neo made its first flight from Airbus's base in Hamburg today, making a five hours and 29 minutes sortie, where tests were conducted and to validate the … [Read more...]

Love is… a Qatar Airways 2-4-1 sale

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Well it's coming up to that Clinton Card/Hallmark Holiday that we love to ponder "why us and my wallet" again. Yes, It's Valentines Day soon. Some might consider making chocolate for your other half enough, some a film and some will consider... well - this is a family blog after all. I'll leave whatever you want to do with your loved ones in your thoughts. Qatar Airways … [Read more...]

Dear Online Travel Agents… Update your frequent flying programme lists

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Sometimes, it's fun to explore different thing - or to book slightly odd tickets (such as the simple example of me flying out wanting to fly out of Manchester and return via London on a Oneworld Airline). That's all well and good.... except when you get to the booking stage - at which point the Online Travel Agent doesn't care about your frequent flyer status much. They … [Read more...]

Gong Hei Fat Choi! Happy Year of the Monkey!

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Well, the moon as turned another year, and a new lunar year is upon us. I'd therefore like to wish you a Happy New Year and welcome you to the Year of the Monkey. An army of lucky cats. They're breeding everywhere! For those of you who have travelled far to return home and reunited with families for this important event - or even not so far to spend time... or even to pick … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 737-700

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a United Airlines Boeing 737-700 on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International airport - taken from a balcony of the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (which for an #avgeek is an ideal airport hotel to do some spotting and photography from). United Airlines operate a fleet of 40 of the smaller … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines first A350 takes to the air

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Airbus is slowly working through the backlog of Airbus A350 orders - and another carriers A350 took to the air for the first time. It was the turn of the Siliver Kris of Singapore Airlines to take to the air for the first time. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 conducting its first flight - Image, Airbus With the first test flight over, there are further checks that will … [Read more...]

Garuda Indonesia to return to Heathrow

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This has been in the works for some time, but it seems the time is right for Garuda Indonesia is to make a return to London Heathrow Airport with a direct flight between Jakarta and London Heathrow Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER - Image Garuda Indonesia The airline will abandon its one-stop service to London Gatwick via Amsterdam on the 31st March 2016, and will operate … [Read more...]

Icelandair Introduces Stopover Buddies!

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Lets put this out there first - the airline industry can be extremely boring and repetitive (the recent example over the excitement of American Airlines reintroducing snacks is just one thing that flags up on my radar that I file under "That it?'). Icelandair though... has always been slightly different. It's been promoting Iceland as a stopover point between Europe and … [Read more...]