Economy Class & Beyond

Snapshot: The New British Airways Short Haul Seat

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On my way back from Dublin, I "lucked out" a re-configured Airbus A320 with the new British Airways short-haul product. How does it stack up? Well, lets have a look in the cabin. My first thought was "Neue Europa Kabine". For those who aren't sure what that is, that's Lufthansa's short to medium haul cabin as I reviewed earlier this year/end of last year. The seats … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A318

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting outside Gate 24 at London City Airport is a British Airways Airbus A318 preparing for its hop over to Shannon and onto New York JFK International. British Airways operate a fleet of two Airbus A318 aircraft, operating them only on the business class only shuttle between London City … [Read more...]

Eurotunnel/Eurostar services resume after Channel Tunnel Fire

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A lorry fire in the Channel Tunnel on Saturday 17th January has been put out, and both Eurostar and EuroTunnel Shuttle services are expected to resume today. Eurostar train at Paris Gare du Nord - Image Economy Class and Beyond. The fire aboard a Eurotunnel Freight shuttle trains caused the tunnel to be closed at the French side of the tunnel. The fire has since been … [Read more...]

The most annoying people on the plane… with Sir Patrick Stewart

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We've all been there. Annoying people on the plane... and not, not just me when I reaching for the laptop, balancing a diet coke on the palm rest whilst typing like a nutter. There are even more annoying people on the plane than me, as Jimmy Kimmel and Sir Patrick Stewart demonstrate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObgpFydLOcw And I swear we've all had at least one of … [Read more...]

Marriot backs down from banning personal WiFi hotspots

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In a not too surprising move, Marriott International is to back down from its FCC request to block personal wifi devices (such as MiFi's, Personal Hotspots on phones). The company released the following statement Marriott International listens to its customers, and we will not block guests from using their personal Wi-Fi devices at any of our managed hotels.  Marriott … [Read more...]

Gogo ceases issuing fake certificates – and why it matters

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Note from Kevin: Parts of this article were first published on Runway Girl Network at http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/01/13/gogo-no-longer-issuing-fake-google-ssl-certificates/. I encourage you to visit Runway Girl Network for unique analysis in the Passenger Experience field. For those of you who use Gogo in the air will notice that YouTube is accessible again (as I … [Read more...]

A Hotel Tonight? It’s worth shopping around…

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On my way home from my epic Tier Point run, I had this idle idea of actually staying at a hotel and crashing for a while in peace and quiet. Not the worst idea in many respects I think we can all agree with the flying that I've done recently. For a giggle, I fired up Hotel Tonight on the phone to see what it could pull in the Heathrow area. My "preferred" (well, that's a … [Read more...]

The case of the missing e-ticket, and a class one omnishambles…

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EDITORS NOTE: This might be a bit ranty. Advanced apologies. Good morning from Dublin's fair airport - where at the moment, I'm in a livid mood if I'm brutally honest. Yes dear reader - livid. On the way back from New York last night, I found that my ticket had been booked into economy class on the final segment on my I7SALE fare. Whilst it's only a 1 hour 20 … [Read more...]