Economy Class & Beyond

Tiers and Dreams: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont

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Chicago XV - Tiers and Dreams Crowne Plaza O'Hare, Rosemont Contents: Tiers? And Dreams? Huh? Off to Heathrow, American Airlines FlAAgship Lounge American Airlines AA99 London - Chicago Crowne Plaza O'Hare - THIS SECTION Back to O'Hare, AA AAdmrials Club American Airlines AA1380 Chicago to St Louis, St Louis AAdmirals Club, AA1685 St Louis to Dallas Fort … [Read more...]

Air Berlin to increase USA routes to Chicago and New York

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An interesting opportunity has popped up for those who like redeeming Avios on the cheap (as well as more connections to the United States), with Air Berlin increasing the frequencies on three of their US routes. First up, Berlin Tegel - Chicago is to go Daily: AB7420 DEPART TXL 10:00 ARRIVE ORD 12:10 AB7421 DEPART ORD 15:25 ARRIVE TXL 07:00+1 Commences: 1st May 2014 Booked … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin America Airbus A319

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane art. This week, it's a rare sight at Dallas Fort Worth - other airlines other than American Airlines -  with a Virgin America Airbus A319 pushing back (named The 1 year old Virgin), with a US Airways Airbus A319 at the gate The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for … [Read more...]

Remembrance Sunday (UK)

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It's Remembrance Sunday in the United Kingdom, where we stop and take a moment to remember those who have fallen in past conflicts. This year I'm going to leave the words Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae who wrote this war-time poem in the First World War - In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow       Between the crosses, row on row,    That mark … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Gulf Air A319

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It's Saturday, so please stow your baggage in the overhead locker, ensure your tray table is stowed and your seat is in the upright position as we go to this weeks safety video. This week, it's Gulf Air demonstrating safety aboard their Airbus A319s... with a rather nice introduction... if slightly ropey CGI....: Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]

The United/Delta devaulations – the lessons to learn

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Well, there has been a fair bit of coverage of the Halloween trick by United Airlines and the early November pain of Delta raising their costs and  how they're devaluing their award charts. What lessons do we take away so we aren't burned next they pull a trick like again - or if another airline does the same thing? He who writes the rules can change the rules - Simply … [Read more...]

American, United and US Airways (and Alaska) join the party on Personal Electronic Devices

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After the early start by both JetBlue and Delta, three other major US Airlines have joined the party on the Gate-to-Gate use of Personal Electronic Devices American Airlines will allow on all mainline flights, with American Eagle  flights operated by SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Republic Airline or Chautauqua Airlines to follow. United is allowing devices to be … [Read more...]

Emirates moot 11 across aboard an A380

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Just when you think airline travel can't get worse down the back of the plane, Business Traveller releases news that Emirates are considering increasing the seat count aboard their Airbus A380s, by introducing 11 Across seating in economy. Lets stop and think about that for a second. 11 seats across in economy class. This can only be achived by Reducing seat widths to at … [Read more...]

MBNA and United offer a Signup bonus of 12,000 miles

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It seems that MBNA and United are boosting their UK offering with a new offer for new applicants with the  MileagePlus Credit Card. The offer is for a  welcome bonus of 12,000 United Mileage Plus miles on a £1000 spend with 90 days of getting the card. The card also offers A dual card product with a MNBA Visa card and MBNA American Express card The Visa card earns 1.25 … [Read more...]