Economy Class & Beyond

BA: BA vs Unite – Hell cools slightly – Strike Annoucment postponed.

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In signs that hell will eventually freeze, BA and Unite have been having exploritary talks that have been described as "optimistic", the deadline for a strike announcement has been delayed until May 13 2011.Both sides seem to be talking. Which seems to be good news. For travellers, this means the Long Easter Break, The Royal Wedding and the May Day Bank Holiday will be … [Read more...]

UA/CO: Award Fee Changes afoot.

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For those who are United Mileage Plus/Continental OnePass members should cast their beady eyes over to http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/award-fee-changes-eff-jun-15-2011.8737/Whilst BMI Diamond Club may be imperfect, award close-in fees and mileage re-deposit fees really do smell rather bad from my viewpoint.... … [Read more...]

BHX: Road scheme improvement agreed – extended runway on the way.

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The problem with being the UK's 6th largest airport are numerous. Apart from being stuck between two major hubs (Manchester to the top, London below) and a major cargo hub to the right (EMA), there is the problem of the runway at Birmingham Airport.Namely, it's a postage stamp and it's not really suitable for very long haul services to take off from.Well the expansion of the … [Read more...]

LH/QR – Some good offers…

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If you can take advantage of these, they represent some reasonable value. Grab them whilst you can!Lufthansa: JNB from £349 on an A380Could be a cheap way to experance an A380, with Lufthasa promoting fares on this route.Terms:Purchase by: 19.04.2011Departure period: 01.05.2011-15.06.2011Return period: 07.05.2011-15.09.2011Advance Purchase Period: 7 daysMinimum stay: 6 … [Read more...]

Blog Admin: Construction Work ahead.

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EDIT: New Layouts went live on the 15th April! Greetings gentle readerI'll admit it. I've been tardy with my posts since I've been back from the USA, and the colour scheme of this blog is really getting on my nerves too.So here are a few of things that are upcoming:No matter what, I'll try and post each dayI'll be trying to do some more analysis as I go along in my posts … [Read more...]

WW (BD): Grows up in Belfast, Cuts the chord in Manchester and Cardiff.

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The low cost wing of BMI - BMI Baby has annouced changes for it's Autumn/Winter programme for 2011.The main changes are...From Belfast City (BHD): From Autumn/Winter 2011:Six-Times Weekly service to Amsterdam (Commencing 31/10/11)Two-Times Weekly service to Geneva (Commencing 17/12/11)For Summer 2012: BHD to Malaga, Alicante, Palma, Faro and Ibiza East Midlands (EMA)East … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airtrack shelved – Madness to continue,

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Well, not surprsingly, the proposed new "Heathrow AirTrack" Link has been shelved, due to a mix of objections from the community, but mainly due to a lack of hard cash.The route which would had connected Reading, Guildford and London Waterloo up to Heathrow Airport. The objections from the community came from the amount of level crossings that would come into use (as building … [Read more...]

AF: Watch where you’re driving that A380… *Updated*

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Air France has had a little incident with at New York JFK, with an A380 having a little bump with a Comair CRJ-200.The A380 struck the tail of the CRJ whilst taxing around JFK with it's outer left wing. Which has got to smart no matter what. Put it like this... would you wanted to be aboard that CRJ?Updated: More damage video is coming out.... … [Read more...]