Economy Class & Beyond

The Godmother of Amenity Kits heads off into Retirement

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One of the things I love getting when I'm flying long haul is the vague and wonderful promise of an amenity kit. The 2013/4 American Airlines Amenity Kit - Image, WESSCO. United 2014 Amenity Kit tins - Image, WESSCO. One of the people responsible for the development of the amenity kit as we know it today - Antia Gittelson of WESSCO announced her retirement last … [Read more...]

United to go double daily to Brussels during Summer 2016

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United Airlines is boosting its capacity to Brussels over the summer of 2016, with the announcement of a second daily service. United Airlines Boeing 777-200 preparing to take off from Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The main daily service (UA999/998) will continue to operate with a Boeing 777-200 service, whilst the additional service (UA44/UA45) will … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. Today's picture is short in the darkness of an early morning - with a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 being towed around London Heathrow Airport near Terminal 3. Virgin Atlantic operate eight Boeing 787-9s in its long haul fleet, with an additional nine aircraft due to be delivered to the … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Holiday Inn Express, Sheung Wan

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Time for another Snapshot - this time looking at the Holiday Inn Express, Sheung Wan Location The Holiday Inn Express is located near Sheung Wan MTR station, and about a 10 minute walk away from it. There are multiple ways to get to it. Alternatively, you can use the MTR shuttle from Hong Kong Station to deliver you there.  Be warned, it's the first stop on this run … [Read more...]

Emirates add more Airbus A380 destinations

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It seems Emirates is spreading the wings of its Airbus A380 fleet a bit further, with more destinations to receive the WhaleJet service. Emirates Airbus A380 taxing at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. So which airports are getting Airbus A380s? Dubai to Birmingham Airport (UK) My local airport gets a boost with EK039/040 switching from a Boeing … [Read more...]

Got an EE Powerbar? Return it to EE. NOW!

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We've all seen the press about Hoverboards and their dicey batteries. Well, its time to focus on battery packs - especially those manufactured for UK Mobile operator EE. Earlier this year, EE did a partial re-call on their power bars due to a manufacturing defect. It seems the re-call is now for all EE Power Bars. It appears that EE have become aware of a very small number of … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Cathay Pacific CX0376 Düsseldorf to Hong Kong in Business Classs

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Lets continue the snapshots as I take a look at Cathay Pacific between Dusseldorf and Hong Kong aboard CX0376. The route The route is a new one for Cathay Pacific, which started operations on 1st September 2015, operating four times a week between Hong Kong and Düsseldorf. The plane It's a Boeing 777-300ER. The plane operates in a four class configuration (First, … [Read more...]

Lufthansa pulls Kuala Lumpur route

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It seems Lufthansa rationalisation of routes is continuing, with the Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur route heading for the axe in 2016. Luthansa Airbus A340-300 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Kuala Lumpur route is already due to be shrunk from a five times a week service to a three times a week service from the 26th December 2015. The flights on the … [Read more...]