Kevincm, Author at Economy Class & Beyond

YYZ2: Welcome to Dover

15/09/2011 by Kevincm

And hello from the ferry terminal. At the frontier … [Read more...]

YYZ2: It seems that Victoria Coach station maintains 2 important traditions….

15/09/2011 by Kevincm

And those are: Not opening check in on time and Everyone enjoys queuing And no frequent flyers - there's no priority lane... … [Read more...]

YYZ2: let the multi-modal mayham begin….

15/09/2011 by Kevincm

Greetings from... Well what could be level 1 of Dante's inferno... Or to Joe public - Victoria Coach station. And of course, check-in isn't open yet.... More later as this trip kicks into second gear.... … [Read more...]

YYZ2: The trip commences….

15/09/2011 by Kevincm

And greetings from Trafalgar Square As you can guess, minimal aviation news for the next few days as I'm making my own content for once. First subreview bit: The Chiltern Mainline upgrade... It's fast... And a very valid choice for those of you travelling from London to Birmingham and vice versa. With currency obtained for this trip, it's now a 4 hour wait for the … [Read more...]

FR: Want to avoid paying a booking fee? Use it’s own Prepaid Creditcard.

14/09/2011 by Kevincm

Once again, Ryanair is at it again when it comes to milking money out of the consumer. Whilst the Office of Fair Trading and Which? are keeping pressures on the anti-competitive use of Debit cards and charges, Ryanair comes along to boss around by changing the terms of it's payment. At the moment, to pay any Ryanair fare you're charged the privilege of £6 per leg … [Read more...]

Trying to find the perfect backpack….

14/09/2011 by Kevincm

Baggage - like a lot of things is a very personal taste. Now those who regularly tune into GhettoIFE for my Trip Reports will notice that I have a small thing for rucksacks verses other forms of luggage (namely roll-aboard luggage) Now my reasons are simple - I tend to take a lot of public transport anywhere when I travel, so I like to "blend in" as much as possible. And … [Read more...]

Over the top Style – Trump Style

13/09/2011 by Kevincm

As I'm a bit tied up in the real world at the moment, and I'm also preparing a long and rambling post about backpacks, lets go into a world of luxury where miles don't matter that much.. because you own the aircraft. Welcome aboard the Donald Trump's 757. First Class. Pah. Not even Singapore Airlines Suites or Emirates First has a patch on this I suspect.... … [Read more...]

BA: Grows up and upscales LHR-DME Route

12/09/2011 by Kevincm

It seems that British Airways is deciding to finally offer a competitive product on the London to Moscow route , with the introduction of Long Haul type aircraft on the LHR-DME run. British Airways will switch from a Two Cabin operation to 3 or in some cases 4 cabin operation, formed of 2 Boeing 767's and 1 Boeing 747-400. Yes, for those of you who like the Queen of the … [Read more...]

BD/LH: Morgan Stanly starts to peek inside the BMI kimono as it goes to the block..

12/09/2011 by Kevincm

According to FlightGlobal, Lufthansa has formally engaged Morgan Stanley to look into a potential sale of BMI Lufthansa is struggling with BMI (and part of it is it's own fault for not sorting out Donnington Hall), and are considering all options - including the sale of the airline, finding a partner or getting BMI back to profitability by some magic means that has yet to be … [Read more...]

Airplan p0rn – British Airways Boeing 747-400

11/09/2011 by Kevincm

It's Sunday again so it must be time for some more Airplane p0rn. This week, it's a British Airways 747-400 on tow at it's home base of London Heathrow Airport. More of course next week! … [Read more...]