Economy Class & Beyond

Heading to Gatwick today? Allow Extra Time.

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There has been some flood damage along the main London to Brighton line in South London that is affecting Gatwick servicesAlas, a burst water main brought the rail service to its knees, flooding the tracks. Gatwick Express has been slashed to a Half Hour Service (as opposed to every 15 minutes). In addition, services between London and the South Coast are hit with a temporary … [Read more...]

TT: Tiger Airways Australia – Still Grounded

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At the risk of running the same headline twice, it's still the case.Tiger Airways Australia is still grounded pending a resumption of a hearing on the 3rd August.Both Tiger Airways Australia and the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority agreed to this, with the hearing adjourned twice now. Tiger Airways Australia has confirmed that its operations are likely to be suspended … [Read more...]

AI: Star Alliance Membership joining “suspended”

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Well in completely unsurprising news Star Alliance and Air India have chosen to "suspend" talks about integration.This is due to Air India failing to meet conditions deadline after deadline. Typically integration can take anything from a year to two years.Air India have been at this for 4 years - and the gauntlet was thrown down by Jaan Albrecht (CEO, Star Alliance) to be ready … [Read more...]

KE: Confirms C Series Order.

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It seems that when Korean Air isn't dinging A380's here and there, it's commiting to orders placed.Korean Air has placed a firm order for 10 Bombardier CSeries CS300 aeroplanes, converting a letter of intent signed at the Paris Air Show 2011. Korean Air's confirmation of it going ahead with the CSeries gives the programme a welcome boost with an outstanding build of 133 … [Read more...]

AI: In the words of Ted Knight …. Well…. We’re Waiting….

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And we're waiting to see IF Air India can pull a rabbit out of it's hat, meet Star Alliance joining criteria, and formally be ready to join. And they've got until the 31st July to do it. Will it happen? That's a very good question - one that I suspect Air India cannot answer itself.......According to The Hindu Business Times, some of the Star Alliance members are opposed to Air … [Read more...]

CZ: They’re packing them in on their A380’s….

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China Southern has announced how many people they're going to cram into their new A380s.And cram is the word of the day with 506 seats on the plane, configured asFirst: 8 (Lower Desk) Business: 70 (Upper deck)Economy: 352 in 3-4-3 configuration (Lower Deck), 76 in 2-4-2 (Upper Deck)China Southern are due to take delivery of their first Airbus A380 in September, and will … [Read more...]