Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: Ryanair – Birmingham to Dublin

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I know a lot of you are waiting for this, and you all like fun at my expense, so here it is - I fly Ryanair. Willing Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Dublin Airport, Image - Economy Class and Beyond So, how good, bad or indifferent is it? Is the plane a Boeing 737-800? Yes. See the above image. Were they being draconian with the luggage at the gate? Not overly that I … [Read more...]

Ryanair warns… about it’s own fees….

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As some of you are aware, I'm going to be doing something I haven't done since 2005 - and that's willingly fly on a Ryanair service. In the email pile I did get a lovely warning from them... about their own fees. In the first part of the email, they remind you if you've checked in... or not. Now onto the meat of it - where the charges can stack up! So if … [Read more...]

Emirates to take a 2nd A380 to Manchester

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It seems that loads are suffice enough for Emirates to increase capacity between Dubai and Manchester, with a 2nd service to be swapped from two Boeing 777-300ERs and an Airbus A380 to two A380s and one  Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing to depart - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The EK19/20 rotation will switch from a Boeing 777-300ER to an Airbus A380, with … [Read more...]

GoGo shapes traffic, creates personal security threat

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In-Flight Connectivity is the future that's now according to a lot of people who love to be connected whilst at 10,000ft or above. However, The Register reports a disturbing note - that GoGo is creating and using "fake" Google Certificates, creating a "Man in the Middle" attack vector for those of you who browse online who are browsing videos and streaming sites. Man in the … [Read more...]

Adventures with Lufthansa and FTU Amsterdam – What is the meaning of the words “Reasonable Connection” at Frankfurt?

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Adventures with Lufthansa and FTU Amsterdam - What is the meaning of the words “Reasonable Connection” at Frankfurt? Would I like to speak at FTU? Umm. Yes! To the airport, LH953 Birmingham to Frankfurt An (un)expected extended layover LH996 Frankfurt to Birmingham (Business Class) The Park Inn Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Speaking at FTU … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – ANA Boeing 787-8

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Resting between rotations at Frankfurt airport before its planned return to Tokyo is an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8. All Nippon Airways were the launch operator of the Boeing 787-8, and have 32 of the type in service - both on Japanese domestic routes and international routes. Frankfurt was one of … [Read more...]

Ongoing Testing: Toyota Aygo Blue (2010)

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It's tine for another ongoing test report, this time featuring my car - the self-styled Toyota Aygo of Doom(tm pending), as I take it for a 300 mile drive or so. A little background - I changed jobs earlier this year, that required me to be more mobile than not. As a lover of public transport, this was a disappointment to me (as I preferred to pay £79 a month to let train, … [Read more...]