Economy Class & Beyond

British Midland International to sell it’s regional unit (BMI Regional)

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Well it seems the break up of BMI is beginning, with news from Donnington Hall that BMI Regional (the ERJ operation BMI has, serving regional destinations within the UK, as well as abroad) is now in the process of being broken away and sold to a UK based investor group. The memo is below (copied from FlyerTalk and Business Traveller): You are already aware that the … [Read more...]

Transareo signs MOU for 4 A380’s… with *700+* Seats

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Yes, you read that right. 700 seats. Transareo - Russia's 2nd largest airline - will be the first Russian airline to take delivery of Four Airbus A380's according to airbus.com Image - Airbus SARL. Transareo will be planning to operate these aircraft on long-haul routes from Moscow, in a 3 cabin layout seating about 700 passengers. Olga Pleshakova, Transaero … [Read more...]

Air France to send an A380 to LA…

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News from over the channel, with Air France preparing to commence an A380 equipment service from Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Los Angeles International (LAX) from the 28th May 2012 The proposed schedule is : AF066 DEPT CDG 10:30 ARRIVE LAX 13:05 AF065 DEPT LAX 15:50 ARRIVE CDG 11:20+1 Commencement: 28/05/2012, All times local Booked Equipment: Airbus … [Read more...]

FCO on Bangkok: “Avoid All But Essential Travel”

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The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice for Bangkok - and the message is clear We now advise against all but essential travel to the city of Bangkok and the 26 provinces in Thailand affected by flooding. Our advice against all but essential travel to the city of Bangkok does not include transit through Suvarnabhumi international airport. … [Read more...]

New BMI Credit Card offer from MBNA

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Well, I see my writing has been superseded thanks to MBNA who have re-launched the BMI Credit Card. As suggested through earlier posts, MNBA have launched a two-card, one statement product There are two offers on the table: The "Free" Version: Up to 25,000 destinations miles when you spend £250 within the first 90 days (to get the extra miles you must apply before … [Read more...]

ORDXI: Pictures are up, Videos are on the way.

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As my sleep patterns are completely smashed after a 5 day trip to the USA (5 days to wreck my sleep pattern? It's getting worse I tell you...), I've decided to get the pictures from my trip report up. For those of you new to GhettoIFE and how things are done with trip reports, this is how I sort of do it (and there's a bigger document I wrote and must publish in the near … [Read more...]

Doung Mang temporarily closed due to the Thai Floods

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Hot off the press from Reuters is news that Bangkok's Doung Mang airport has been closer due to flooding. According to Radio 2 on the coach, the floods have breeched the outer perimeter, but not the runway. Additionally, staff and passengers have not been able to reach the airport, adding further complicarions. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi is still operating as … [Read more...]

ORDXI: Last post till London – Greetings from the Udvar-Hazy Centre…

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... as United seem to run out of Free WiFi cards for T-Mobile. Is it a change I like? I'll let you all figure that one out. How.... inconvenient. And I'm not spending $9.95 for Interweb access at IAD. UPDATE: FREE WIFI in IAD... in the public zones. Will see if it scretches to C7 Lounge.... Speaking of which... 382 to IAD was... busy. Nothing special... which is … [Read more...]

ORD XI: 6am already? But WHY do people hate Hyatt’s White Ginger?

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Well I'm preparing to break camp after a good weekend in Chicago, and I'll have a review of the Hyatt Regency O'Hare a  bit later (Key points - don't carry your room key next to your phone or you'll be stuck waiting 30 minutes to be let back into it, and avoid the King Rooms) But as I'm off to DC for a bit, then off home it's time for me to open up a point of contention and … [Read more...]