Economy Class & Beyond

Book it Danno! US425 Phoenix to New York-JFK, Economy Class

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Book it Danno! US425 Phoenix Sky Harbour to New York-JFK International, Economy Class Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways … [Read more...]

Flybe cuts Southend to Dublin route

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Route changes are a fact of airline life - the bottom line is if an airline isn't making enough off a route, it'll pull the route. It seems this is what has happened to Flybe's Southend to Dublin route according to The Southend Echo and Business Traveller.  FlyBe Bombadier Dash8 Q400 landing at East Midlands Airport - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Thai Airways Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a bit of a classic (as I found this image in a batch for images for an article I'm writing at the moment), with a Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 in classic Thai Airways paintwork parked at Hong Kong International Airport, as it is prepared for pushback, and its return flight back to Bangkok. … [Read more...]

Want to travel by train during Easter in the UK? Good luck with that…

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As Easter time draws closer, people are thinking about ways to go and see loved ones for the four day weekend in the UK (yes, we get Good Friday and the Monday after Easter off. It's rather civilised). Virgin Trains and London Midland - two of the operators affected by engineering work. Image, Economy Class and Beyond. However, it seems that Network Rail is making sure … [Read more...]

Video Saturday – The Best of Airplane!

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A few of us do like Airplane! The Move. (especially my friends at Heels First Travel) For it's slapstick comedy, the visual jokes and the one-liners - it's just a fun film that has no place of being watched at 35,000ft - rather on the sofa and some popcorn. So instead of a safety video, today it's highlights from one of the one of the funniest aviation movies out … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Strike Day 4: Long Haul Flights

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If you haven't been paying attention, Lufthansa has been under the foot of Vereinigung Cockpit as the union has been calling its members out on strike. Well Lufthansa Strike Day 4 commences today. Which is inconvenient at best. The past three days have alternated between short/medium haul and long haul services. Today, it's the turn of the long haul operation to suffer … [Read more...]

Ryanair: That Transatlantic idea…. Maybe not.

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Publicity shy airline Ryanair has released a statement about its so-called plans about operating Transatlantic services. Ryanair Boeing 737-800, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The statement says: In the light of recent press coverage, the Board of Ryanair Holdings Plc wishes to clarify that it has not considered or approved any transatlantic project and does not intend to … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Strike Day 3: Enough for everyone yet? (no chance – long haul strike on Saturday).

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As we move into the third day of strikes by Vereinigung Cockpit, Lufthansa passengers will be groaning about more strike action affecting travel. Currently, in terms of short to mid-haul flights, 815 flights will be affected that are operated by Lufthansa main line. Flights operated by Germanwings ,Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline as well as other Lufthansa group airlines … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! The joy of British Airways Rebooking…

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Book it Danno! The joy of British Airways Rebooking... Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - … [Read more...]