Economy Class & Beyond

BA/IB/IAG: Avios – Winners and losers.

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Now the dust is settling with the Avios introduction, like any changes there will be winners and losers. Lets look in some minor details at the losers first: LOSERS The Chase Credit Card Users/ and those who want to redeem single partner awards: Well I had to pick on this vocal minority first. For these people, they are going to be hit hard. Unused to paying taxes like … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – US Airways Airbus A330-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane p0rn. This week, it's a US Airways Airbus A330-200, reloading and preparing for the long schelp over the pond back to Philly at Barcelona El Pratt Airport More of course next week! … [Read more...]

Bugger: 7 hours in an isle seat coming up.

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Those of you who ready my trip reports will know that there's on thing I always tend to have. And that's an Window Seat. After a major bashing with my ticket booking agent and Air Canada to get a seat assigned today, I have been assigned a craphole seat of... 41G. That's not too bad you may think dear reader. Except that's an isle seat. In the middle block of a … [Read more...]

BD: Psst. Wanna buy an airline? BMI put up for sale.

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Well it seems it's all change at BMI (again) as Lufthansa has formally put BMI on the sale block according to Aviation Week. It seems that the failing domestic network and the madness of engaging in a Middle Eastern scatter-gun deployment to whatever turns into a hot potato has finally clicked at Lufthansa HQ that the plan isn't working. BMI could be sold as a single … [Read more...]

LH: Munich to Mexico City

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Seems that Lufthansa is increasing traffic to Mexico with the latest route additions. Starting 26/03/2012: LH520 MUC-MEX 22:25 - 04:25+1 (Daily except Wednesdays and Sundays) LH521 MEX-MUC 10:25 - 05:05+1 (Daily except Thursdays and Mondays) Booked Equipment: Airbus A340-600. MUC-MEX is scheduled at a 13 hour block, making it Lufthansa's second-longest route in … [Read more...]

BD: Papa Lufty: Fix it or Sell it?

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Odd news from Lufthansa today with two conflicting views coming out. Speaking to ATWonline, LH Group are working with BMI management to redevelop a long term business plan to push BMI back into profitablity - something that BMI has failed to do for sometime thanks to poor route planning, weak UK & Ireland loads and various North African/Middle East crises hitting their … [Read more...]

BA/IB/IAG: Welcome to Avios.

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No, it's not a diet aid or something mad, but the new name for for BA Miles, Airmiles UK and a few other things as well. So Avois points will become the base currency for all loyalty and reward programmes of International Airlines Group (IAG). As well as spending them on Flights, you'll be able to spend them on hotels and car hire. Points at this juncture are NOT being … [Read more...]