Economy Class & Beyond

EU investigates Spain over refusal to accept ECHI Cards

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The ECHI Card (European Health Insurance card) is a very useful bit of plastic if you're an EU citizen travelling to European Union/European Economic Area countries, and you're in need of emergency healthcare. The card allows EU citizens to free healthcare in public hospitals across the 27 EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and is intended … [Read more...]

Mmmmm! BAcon! The Omnishambles of a Heathrow Transfer – Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways

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Mmmmm! BAcon! - Off to Denver and Beyond with Aer Lingus and British Airways The Omnishambles of a Heathrow Transfer.... Index: A Conference… why not? Early morning New New Street, Aer Lingus EI263 London to Dublin A Dublin transit, DAA Lounge BA827 Dublin to London Heathrow The Hell of A Heathrow Transit, BA F Lounge - THIS SECTION BA219 – … [Read more...]

Heathrow Rewards to come into existence… With free Wifi at Heathrow

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It seems some sense has finally arrived at London Heathrow Airport, with FREE WiFi Internet Access coming to the airport. Visitors to Heathrow will get 45 minutes of access for nothing. Those who are on the "New" Heathrow Rewards programme (the old BAA WorldPoints programme) will get double that - 90 minutes of WiFi access. Access starts on the 1st June - Saturday, when the … [Read more...]

Milan airports to go on strike tommorow – EasyJet to cancels/divert flights

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SEA Group (owners of the airports in Milan) have confirmed that a 24 hour strike at the airport is going ahead on Wednesday 29th May, affecting Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa airports. Flights could be delayed or canceled for those of you who go are going through these two airports. So much so, that EasyJet has decided to scrub up to 60 services to and from these airports … [Read more...]

Things ending this week/soon…

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It's Monday and it's a bank holiday in the United Kingdom (and Memorial Day weekend in the USA). Therefore, there's not a lot going on. Rather, I'd draw your attention to some things that are ending soon MBNA's American Airline's Credit Card offer is coming to an end on Friday 31st May. Head to … [Read more...]