Economy Class & Beyond

BAA vs Unite: 3-1 in favour of Striking

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Here we go with Unite muscling in, and its BAA staff choosing to strike by a factor of 3 to 1 for strike after the rejection of the 1% pay rise offer. Scarily, this also means that BAA will have to close on any strike days as essential staff are due to take part in the walkouts. These include fire fighters, security officers, engineers and support roles on the airport. The hit … [Read more...]

United-Continental Merger: Graphic designers get crayons out again, EU Approval Granted.

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Time to go back to the mega-merger of United and Continental Airlines. With these two giants, it's been confirmed that the merger has been approved by EU Competition authorities, which just leaves the US Authorities to do their job to approve it - or investigate it. Meanwhile, in honour of this, the graphic designers have their digital crayons out again and have been mocking … [Read more...]

MX: Routes reactivated, confusion reigns

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It seems confusion is the order of the day at Mexicana, with the following flights and routes now reactivated and will continue serving until further notice.1586 Mexico City - Madrid1587 Madrid - Mexico City 1594 Mexico City - London1595 London - Mexico CityWhat is exactly going on is now a state of confusion - and more importantly, tickets still cannot be purchased for … [Read more...]

Fake EHIC Sites shut down… but more are probably abound.

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Like the Fake ESTA sites that are around (which will confuse people even more now the fee is coming in), there's also a market on Fake European Heath Insurance Cards (EHIC) as well.The EHIC is a free benefit across the European Economic Area and thus not charged for. The Office of Fair Trading has got in on the act, and has clamped down on 5 providers who now either have … [Read more...]

Ein Pillowfight of LH687

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I'll let the video do the talking: And who says the Germans don't know how to do fun?Hattip: http://www.flightglobal.com/runway-girl/2010/08/pillow-fight-in-flight.htm … [Read more...]

ESTA: $14 is the price to visit the Land of the Free

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Disapointingly, the ESTA fee will become live after 8th September to apply for permission (not guarentee permission, but merely ask for it) for travel to the United States of America under the Visa Waiver system.The Visa Waiver system is valid for 36 countries, and will allegedly dump the old I-94W's.  For UK viewers, that's £9 every two years.  The fee is $10, … [Read more...]