Economy Class & Beyond

BA: Grows up and upscales LHR-DME Route

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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..

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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...]

Just a test (Blogger on iOS and an excuse for a picture)

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Since blogger is annoying me lots (and the new interface is driving me mad still), they have released an iOS app at last (I've been using BlogPress lite up till now) So let's see if this works as intended... Or if Blogger is the pile of crap I know it is.... Well it sort of works. A bit better than before. However how will this work in a live-fire environment? Tune in … [Read more...]

EK: Dubin ahoy!

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Emirates is gearing up for a new route - to Dublin Ireland. Commencing on 9th January 2012, the route will operate: DEPT DXB 07:00     ARR DUB 11:30 DEPT DUB 12:55     ARR DXB 00:25+1 Times are local Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 with First, Business and Economy Class. Now before all you Emirates fans get too excited, you'll notice the magic … [Read more...]

EI: Irish Goverment – Psst: Wanna by 25% of an airline?

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It seems that the Irish government has declared Aer Lingus not to be in it's fiscal future according to RTE. Whilst no decision had been made, and there were some issues about the current value of the holding. The Irish State currently holds 25% of the airline, with the the government holding the 'strategic' no longer applies Now you'd expect Ryanair to be over this like … [Read more...]

WW: New fares to confuse you all

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BMI Baby seems to be modifying itself. Or it's paid a visit to the Strategy Boutique to get some new ideas with the changes of fares operated by the airline. Instead of the old two types of package, they're confusing matters with 3 types - FlyPlus, FamilyFly and Fly. FlyPlus is BMI Baby's go at a business product. This adds to your booking: No flight change fees One … [Read more...]

ZB: Cancels 787 order.

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It seems Monarch Airlines has been thinking. And when an Airline does that it can never end in good news. Monarch has pulled it's it entire 787 order citing it wished to "reassess its decision" to purchase, after they re-enforcing their scheduled short-haul operations. Monarch for now will continue to focus as a holiday airline, and examine their needs from the schedule part … [Read more...]

15% off Hotels via Lastminute.com

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For those who are in a position or need to book a hotel today, Lastminute.com are offering 15% off via their current newsletter. Magic code of the day is: HOTELS15PROMO Might be worth a look if you're in need of a hotel on the cheapish. T&C;'s: 1.1 On the 6th September we'll pay 15% towards any hotel booking (minimum value £100). 1.2 We have 2000 code … [Read more...]