Economy Class & Beyond

Austria follows Germany… another country to avoid for high departure taxes

by

Well if you're planning a mileage run, redemption or a trip that starts in Austria, prepare to be stung for the latest fun from their government... another environmental tax akin to Air Passenger Duty, dressed up as an "Eco" Tax. The exact date has yet to be announced but it could be as early next year.Unlike Germanys tax or the United Kingdom's APD, this seems to be easier to … [Read more...]

DL: Nabs BA/AA JV Routes to BOS and MIA, Services and Dates TBA…

by

It seems that the slots British Airways and American Airlines vacated due to the join venture tie up are to be awarded to Delta.Delta's request has been granted by US Department of Transportation and the European Commission for:London Heathrow - BostonLondon Heathrow - Miami As approved, services are due commence in March next year. Like BA/AA, and the Star Alliance Joint … [Read more...]

Rememberance Day in the United Kingdom

by

I'll take a moment to stop yattering about broken A380's, Alliance Memberships, and all the normal stuff that I talk about about to talk about something a bit more important - Rememberance Day.If it was not for those people who have given their lives in conflicts around the world, it would simply be not possible to travel the world in freedom.On the 11th hour on the 11th day in … [Read more...]

LH: One A380 to have an engine changed.

by

Well it was to be expected, but Lufthansa is change one of the engines in their fleet of Airbus A380's "as a precaution"This is after the QF32 uncontained engine failure last week.The change has been made, even though no findings have been discovered in relation to the Qantas incident. Lufthansa has been carrying out checks recommended by Rolls-Royce. Meanwhile Rolls-Royce has … [Read more...]

Free Gogo WiFi inplane!

by

Providing you can put up with adverts for Google Chrome, Gogo is offering free WiFi in-plane with Google. This is for US Internal flights operated by Air TranDeltaVirgin AmericanThis starts on November 20, 2010 and operates to January 2, 2011. Of course, the WiFi as usual will be disabled for important parts of the flight and some services are limited (such as VOIP), and is … [Read more...]

QF/SQ – A380 Engine Changes and odd oil.

by

Singapore Airlines is modifying three of its A380 aircraft after the inspection run that's been recently inspected. These aircraft are in London, Melborne and Sydney, and will be returned to Singapore for the engine swap. To quote Singapore Airlines:"Based on further analysis of inspection findings as the investigation into last week's incident involving another operator's … [Read more...]

BA: Off to RAK (Marrakech), and bigger to LAS

by

British Airways have announced a new route operating from London Gatwick to Marrakech. With service due to recommence next year, this is a continuation of the route previously operated by GB Airways (which EasyJet brought).This will bring BA into conflict with EasyJet and Royal Air Maroc (who also fly from Heathrow), and with Ryanair from London Luton.  BA will be … [Read more...]

BE: FlyBe makes it’s Frequent Flyer programme even worse….

by

Flybe has released a statement, that it's changing it's frequent flyer programme by blocking redeptions to destinations in Croatia, Portugal, or Spain due to "heavy demand" on those routes Excuse me. For a scheme that is limited in the first instance (in terms of routes, earning and otherwise), least of all the amount of tax you'd have to pay on a redemption, this is rather … [Read more...]