Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways add San Jose to its network

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British Airways adds another route to California with the announcement of a new route between London Heathrow and San Jose. So apparently, British Airways do know the way to San Jose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqWt49o7R-k The route will be commence in May 2016, and will utilise one of British Airways upcoming four class Boeing 787-9 aircraft. British … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! Shibuya Nights

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The Five Yen of Happiness! Shibuya Nights I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy of Hamad … [Read more...]

Delta adds two new UK routes, JFK – Edinburgh, Salt Lake City to Heathrow

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Delta is to add more routes to the United Kingdom, with two new routes from New York-JFK to Edinburgh and Salt Lake City to London beginning in May 2016. Delta Boeing 767-300ER departing Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Delta’s seasonal Salt Lake City to London Heathrow flights will operate as follows: DL50 DEPART SLC 20:10 ARRIVE LHR 13:10+1 DL51 … [Read more...]

Korean Air take delivery of their first Boeing 747-8i

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Boeing today delivered their first 747-8i aircraft to Korean Air today - and in the process, making the airline the third carrier who are operating the passenger variant of the latest generation 747. Korean Air Boeing 747-8i in flight - Image (c) The Boeing Company. This is the first of ten Boeing 747-8i aircraft due to Korean Air as they add to their fleet. These … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The JR East Railway Museum

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The Five Yen of Happiness! The JR East Railway Museum I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The joy … [Read more...]

I converted my Tesco Clubcard vouchers… but not in the way you think…

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One of the many spare time things I do in the UK is shop at Tesco - mainly to take advantage of their ClubCard scheme. The scheme is simple: 1 point per pound if you're just using the basic Clubcard, and varying amounts if you're collecting via the Credit Card or Bank Account. For frequent flyers one of those options is converting them into Avios or Virgin Atlantic Flying … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

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The Five Yen of Happiness! The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Iberia Express Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for take off at Madrid Barajas Airport is an Iberia Express Airbus A320 with Sharklets as it prepares to jet off to its next destination. Iberia Express operates a fleet of twenty Airbus A320 aircraft - supporting Iberia Mainline services. Iberia Express was set up by International … [Read more...]

The Five Yen of Happiness! The Strings by InterContinental

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The Five Yen of Happiness! The Strings by InterContinental I give in – I need a break (Introduction) To Heathrow and The BA Galleries North Lounge BA902 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Airport in Club Europe Bumbling around Frankfurt Airport with random #AVGeek spotting Meeting the A350 and the Air Canada Lounge Qatar Airways QR068 Frankfurt to Doha The … [Read more...]

Want to visit Canada? That’ll be CAD$7 please…

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If you're going to the Commonwealth of Canada, it could  be time to read up on the entry regulations as the Canadian Government introduce eTA's - Electronic Travel Authorization. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp This programme sound familiar in the least? It should do if you've been to the United States of America, and have required an ESTA to enter the … [Read more...]