Economy Class & Beyond

Heathrow Express to go out on strike. Again.

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Well it seems that strike season is well and truly with us, with Heathrow Express drivers walking out on Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 March. This is in relation to disciplinary action by Heathrow Express against two workers. The strike action of course is timed to annoy passengers, with the first batch of action between 03.00 to 12.00 on March 24, and the second batch … [Read more...]

BLOG ADMIN: A message to the grammar checkers out there.

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Dear Grammar and English Checkers out there. What you’ll find in this blog is a poor collection of language and execution of the English Language for which I can only apologise. I however ask for moment of silence and some of your understanding as I explain my thoughts… and some issues I have - and have to muddle through most days. For some of us, it is very hard to … [Read more...]

Farewell Miles – ANA, Asiana and Thai with the new ANA 787 – Thai Airways International Hong Kong – Seoul Incheon

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Farewell Miles - A Mileage Burning Party with All Nippon Airlines, Thai Airways and Asiana Airlines in Business Class (with a BMI Leg) Featuring the ANA International 787-8. Oh BMI *shakes head* (The Introduction) The Off, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt with BMI for Lufthansa Hotel Savigny, Around Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport and Meeting … [Read more...]

So, you want to find your way around a cockpit?

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Well good news for those of you who do, or have ever wondered what all those buttons, dial and switches are a pilot on Quora.com takes you through a guided tour of a cockpit. This makes excellent lunch time reading for those of you stuck at desks. http://www.quora.com/What-do-all-the-controls-in-an-airplane-cockpit-do/answer/Tim-Morgan-5 … [Read more...]

CityJet expands London City to Edinburgh Services

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CityJet is planning an expansion of it's London City Airport to Edinburgh services with the introduction of a fourth weekdaily flight, as well as an additional flights on Saturday and Sunday Flights Depart London City Airport 07:05, 13:00, 16:55 and 18:45 Flight Depart Edinburgh 07:00, 08:55, 15:00 and 18:55 Extra Departures on … [Read more...]

London Underground to offer WiFi

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Good news if you need to be connected on the go, with London Underground finally putting in a WiFi Service. The aim will be to have WiFi spots installed at 80 stations by July - in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and by the end of the year up to 120 stations to be equipped. For those of you who can count, there are 217 stations on the London Underground network - … [Read more...]