Economy Class & Beyond

IT: Kingfisher to withdraw from LCC Market

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Kingfisher Airlines have decided to fold it's Kingfisher Red unit, citing high costs and low yields. The unit - which operates ATR Aircraft and Airbus A320's - is a leftover from the takeover  of Air Deccan. Working out that the costs are too high, Kingfisher are to "simpliy" the operating model, switching the aircraft over to the mainline brand. Over a four month … [Read more...]

CZ: To Take Delivery of it’s first A380

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China Southern will take delivery of it's first Airbus A380 on Friday October 14. To celebrate the occasion, there will be a ceremony at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse on the 14th. China Southern is planning to operate it's A380 initially on domestic trips, with: Beijing-Guangzhou route from October 18, switching to Beijing-Shanghai route from October 27 The … [Read more...]

CI: China Airlines formally joins SkyTeam

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Today, the SkyTeam Alliance welcomes it's newest member - China Airlines (of Taiwan - not to be confused with Air China) It becomes the 15th member of the SkyTeam Alliance, and the Fifth Asian member of SkyTeam (the others being China Eastern, China Southern, Korean Air and Vietman Airlines). In addition for frequent flyer people, Dynasty Miles now become redeemable for … [Read more...]

FR: Guess which PrePaid Mastercard is going to be VERY expensive to use?

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... Correct. Once again, Ryanair strikes again. According to an article posted at MSN Money UK We all know of the new method of payment - use a Ryanair Prepaid card to pay avoid the purchasing fee. However what are the fees on this card? Well it comes as no surprise that it's TravelEx who are issuing the card. Lets get down to the nitty gritty of the fees: Want to … [Read more...]

BD: UK Winter Schedule Announced – Cuts ahoy, but don’t panic… yet

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British Midland International have announced their winter schedule, and there are cuts left right and centre on the UK Domestic programme. London LHR Edinburgh will be reduced from a maximum of 8 flights a day to 6 during Monday to Friday. Saturday drops from 6 to 4 flights, Sunday drops from 7 to 5 flights a day London LHR Manchester gets an even bigger cut with … [Read more...]

NH *BREAKING* Boeing 787 Arrived at HND

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Live from the BBC News feed (as I'm watching BBC News 24), JA801A has arrived at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, completing it's delivery flight from Seattle Paine Field. YFrog Image by  ikarosairline - http://yfrog.com/h7tv6pwj Now for ANA - the hard work begins.... … [Read more...]

VS/BA/BD: Branson to IAG – Stop Slicing of bits of BMI

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Well it's taken long enough for the Bearded One to get involved, but Richard Branson is calling on regulators to examine the purchase of slots at London’s Heathrow by IAG from Lufthansa.. and it's British Midland International subsidiary according to Bloomberg Virgin Say: “Branson is concerned that BA could be attempting to salami slice BMI’s key assets, … [Read more...]

BFSEWR to escape APD?

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Over in Northern Ireland, there is considerable debate going on regarding the United (Continental operated) service between Belfast International and Newark International Airport. The service operates daily with a Boeing 757-200 However, there are issues, least of which is the Air Passenger Duty (APD) of £60 if you're travelling Economy, £120 if you're going … [Read more...]