Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80

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It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, taxing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on a very sunny summer evening is an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! American Airlines have 143 MD-80 series aircraft left in … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon! The Mandalay Bay and BAcon

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Viva Las BAcon! The Mandalay Bay Full Disclosure. The room at the Mandalay Bay was paid for by Frequent Flyer Network. The hotel services will be reviewed without prejudice, and the views represented are by the authors, and are his sole views only. In other words, these are my views alone. Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the … [Read more...]

This Week on Economy Class and Beyond

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What have you missed this week on Economy Class and Beyond? Lots is the answer! In airfares news: It's sale time with British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and KLM offering some great deals in their Premium Cabins In new aircraft news: Qatar Airways are to send their A380 to Bangkok, and their A350s to Frankfurt. For those of you who like formation flying, check the video … [Read more...]

Video Saturday: Airbus A350s in formation flight

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It's Saturday again, so it's time for your in-seat entertainment offering. So please grab popcorn from your nearest flight attendant (or head to the supermarket to get some microwave popcorn) as we go to this week's video. This week, celebrating the recent certification of the Airbus A350XWB is the test cadre of five aircraft taking off and doing some formation flying... … [Read more...]

Snapshot: Crowne Plaza O’Hare

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Time for another snapshot from the Chicago, with me staying at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare Getting there It's a choice of Taxi, Shuttle Bus or Uber. Much like the classic Daddy or Chips question. I got a taxi... because I was exhausted and couldn't be bothered to wait for a shuttle every 30 minutes. Thankfully the taxi driver was efficient, didn't get lost (still a … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Sale

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Well, it seems everyone is intent on sale fares in the premier classes, with Virgin Atlantic joining the fray of offering "bargain" Upper Class fares Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 "Lady Penelope" at London Heathrow Airport, with the full Scarlet Lady painted on the fuselage - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Whilst the route network is slightly more limited, there are … [Read more...]

KLM ex-Amsterdam Business Class Sale

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It must be sale time, with KLM racking up a World Business Class seat sale to various destinations on the KLM worldwide network. All departures are ex-Amsterdam, and could be of value for those who are needing reasonable priced sale fares. Africa Cairo €954 Dar es Salaam €1655 Nairobi €1768 Johannesburg €1810 Cape Town €1815 … [Read more...]

British Airways Premium Sale (Club World and First)

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It's that time of year again, where British Airways puts some of its fares in the premium cabins on sale Let's dive straight into the detail with the starting prices North America FROM To Club World FIRST LHR Atlanta £2202 £3567 LHR Austin £1991 - LHR Boston £1551 £2851 LHR Calgary … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways next A380 destination: Bangkok

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Qatar Airways are continuing to move forward with A380 deployments now deliveries of the aircraft have begun, with the next planned destination to be Bangkok. Qatar Airways Airbus A380s at Airbus Hamburg Delivery Centre - Image, Qatar Airways. The A380 will be utilised on the QR836/QR833 rotation, operating the following timetable: QR836 DEPART DOH 01:55 ARRIVE BKK … [Read more...]