Qatar Airways is on an expansion run with three new services up, with two European services and one service to the United States of America. The two new European services will serve Belgrade and Warsaw Belgrade will be operated 3 times weekly with a stopover in Ankara (Turkey) Warsaw will operate 4 times weekly direct to Doha These services will operated with an … [Read more...]
UK Railway fares on the way up… again
In what should come as no surprise to any user of the UK Rail network, prices are on the rise again. The proposed average rise in England will be inflation plus 3% (based on the Retail Price Index in July 2012 at 3.2% + 3%) gives an average rise of 6.2% across most services in England as well as cross border services into Wales and Scotland. Services within Scotland will … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic to swap A340’s for A330’s on the London – Washington Route
Virgin Atlantic is preparing to swap out Airbus 340's for Airbus A330's on its London Heathrow to Washington DC route. Flights VS21 and VS22 are the ones to be changed: VS021 DEPART LHR 11:30 ARRIVE IAD 16:10 VS022 DEPART IAD 19:35 ARRIVE LHR 06:55+1 Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-300 Equipment booked from: 28/10/2012 The switch-over has happen a good five months … [Read more...]
And the 3rd Operator to receive a Boeing 787 is…
...Ethiopian Airlines. Image - The Boeing Company. The first delivery of 10 787-8 was received by Ethiopian Airlines from Boeing on in a ceremony at Seattle on 14 August, making it Ethiopian airlines the 3rd Airline to own and operate the Boeing 787 aircraft. ANA and Japan Airlines were the first airlines to operate the 787, with Air India and United Airlines … [Read more...]
Homeward bound
Another great flight with BA's LCY service. However, it's time to leave the wonder that is business class travel and begin the long trek home. Oh, and a trip to the supermarket too... … [Read more...]
Greetings from JFKT7 – BA Terraces
Well as this trip beginning to draw to close, it has had its low points (the Mac going bang, the memory card with most of BA1's images going missing and the EOS deciding it liked dirt rather that pictures... and oh yes, screaming kids on BA1), but life isn't that bad as I learned: Ear plugs help with screaming kids Computers can be repaired without costing the … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A318
It's Sunday, so it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week - well what else could it be? It's a British Airways Airbus A318 Elite sitting at London City Airport before it begins it hop to Shannon and then New York. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More Airplane Art of course … [Read more...]
Activities to do in an airport: Sleep on a Baggage Belt
In what seems to be an odd story of the day, a Norwegian tourist was caught sleeping on an active luggage belt at Rome Fiumicino airport. The man climbed over one of the check in desks and fell asleep on the baggage belt that delivers luggage to security and loading The man made into the luggage system and to the x-ray scanner where he was found curled up asleep on the … [Read more...]
Safety Video Saturday – Alitalia
It's Saturday again, so it's time to place your seat in the upright position, stow your table and fasten your seat belt as it's time for this week's safety demonstration presented by Alitalia Another safety video next week … [Read more...]
First screaming kids, then the laptop, now the camera. World…. STOP IT!
Sometimes, trips are incident free. This one is nothing but FILLED with them As we all know, I had screaming kids and kids that used the plane as a climbing frame on the way out Then the laptop decided to die accross the pond due to a dead hard disk data cable (Repaired thankfully) And NOW the camera is being a royal PAIN with dust over the sensor that's being hard to … [Read more...]
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