Economy Class & Beyond

Gutten Morgen Zurich Flughaven!

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Morning from the Senator Lounge A gates at Zurich Airport.And three little things.One: This keyboard is confusing me.Two: That bed in the Holiday Inn Express was not goodThree: I'm tweaked on Nespresso Coffee.More later as I segement run between ZRH and BCN.... and back again!(Did I mention this keyyboard is confusing... sure is....) … [Read more...]

BA: Open Doors… are to close.

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British Airways seem to be feeling the pinch, and withdrawing Anytime Access access - where you could access a BA lounge when not flying on BA flight - from BA Executive Club Golds. This started in the 90's and has been operating for some time, but BA cites with the growth of OneWorld and other partners, it no longer needs to offer this to anyone. Therefore as of 17th June … [Read more...]

Greetings from Zurich!

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Hello from Zurich dear readers (Courtesy of Holiday Inn Express... a whole one hour of Internet Free. I ask you...) Stage 1 of the run down. 3 stops more to go. But for now - sleep. There's only a few hours before I have go get my backside into gear and fly again.....A quick sum up on Helvetic for Swiss - What a nice little airline.... More tomorrow as the SEN Run kicks into … [Read more...]

Greetings from BHX – SEN run is go!

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Greetings from (quiet) Birmingham Airport. And the Senator Run.... Is go.Whilst I may not be a SEN yet, I still am a BMI Gold - which means I'm getting tiddly on Vodka and cola. More later.... If I find a working hotspot...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

IPS: Site removed, head to the Home Office site now.

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It seems in the vain attempt to save money, the UK Identity and Passport Service has now rolled into the Home Office. So instead of the instantly forgettable http://ips.gov.uk/, you now have to head over to the Home Office Web Sites - for the IPS Service - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/ips/ and for those who need passports - … [Read more...]

UA: The March to a combined airline…

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United are slowly preparing themselves for the combined United and Continental world, and a representative has posted an update at MilePointAs has been identified, there are some bigish changes, namely the same-day change to fees are now aligning with both airlines ($75 to apply to both Standby and Confirmed changes, waived for OnePass Gold/Platinum/Presidential Platinum and … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express: 50% off

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If you're coming into to London Heathrow and for some odd reason you need to be in the West of London, Heathrow Express in conjunction with Iberia are offering a massive 50% off per ticket.The promotion in runs until June 17, which reduces the price of a one-way Heathrow Express ticket for just £8.25.For comparison, a Heathrow Connect is about £7.40 or so. Whilst it … [Read more...]

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