Economy Class & Beyond

Virgin Australia to add an option to its FF programme. A PrePay Visa Card…

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Virgin Australia is trying something new with its Velocity Frequent Flyer programme - by adding a new side to it called "Global Wallet" Virgin Velocity Cards will be issued with a Prepaid Visa function - when activated, allowing members to: Load money onto their card and store it in multiple foreign currencies as well as Australian dollars Make Purchases where the Visa … [Read more...]

Back Into Action, Back to the Back – To Chicago with AA and BA

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Back into action, Back to the Back - To Chicago with American Airlines, American Eagle and British Airways LHR-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR The Introduction! Index: Dodging the Sword of Damocles (The Introduction) - THIS SECTION To Heathrow, T3 Lounges AA99 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Hyatt Regency O'Hare One Time Exception: A Loop Around the Loop To ORD, … [Read more...]

Through a Lens: Waiting

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It's Thursday AM, so it's time for another part of the new GhettoIFE series - "Through a Lens" This pigeon is strutting around Victoria Coach Station... and waiting... like the rest of us are for the next coach.... … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to introduce gate to gate IFE

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Virgin Atlantic is to join the number of airlines who have gate to gate In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) onboard. Currently, the IFE is switched on 25 minutes into flight, and switched off about 40 minutes before the end of a flight (as well as the safety demo). On certain services, this will become a Gate-To-Gate service after the In-Flight Safety Video/Safety Briefing is … [Read more...]

Etihad introduces Gold Elite

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Following on from Emirates, Etihad Airways have introduced their own top level programme - Gold Elite. To get Gold Elite you'll need to fly in 12 months: 125,000 tier miles or 60 tier segments For flying that many miles, you'll get the following benefits: - 75% bonus miles (up from 50% of the current Gold tier), - Access to the Etihad's Diamond first class check-in desks … [Read more...]

Through a Lens: Empty Seats

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As I hinted last week, I'm kicking off a new art/photography series during the week - and it's called "Through a Lens". It'll run Tuesdays and Thursdays - at about 10:00BST/GMT. Pictures are from my personal library, and are safe for work. So lets get on with this.. Today's picture is... empty seats. On the trams, Hong Kong More Thursday. … [Read more...]

So where are passengers booking seats on a plane? BA tells you…

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So you're heading aboard a BA 747. And apart from 1A/1K, you know you're turning right and heading to the back of the plane. Which seat did you pick? Which one was there a hot fight over? British Airways seems to have the answers in this latest bit of fluff PR.... Window pips aisle in popularity (BA receives six per cent more bookings for window seats than aisle) Twin … [Read more...]

American Airlines to commence ERJ-175 service in August

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American is commence with Embarer ERJ-175's from 1st August 2013. The route list is far and wide, operating from American's Chicago Hub. The following services will switch - note that not all rotations will be operated with ERJ-175's and maybe operated with other equipment. As usual, check when you book, and don't make the mistake of booking a flight just for a specific … [Read more...]