Economy Class & Beyond

The most annoying people on the plane… with Sir Patrick Stewart

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We've all been there. Annoying people on the plane... and not, not just me when I reaching for the laptop, balancing a diet coke on the palm rest whilst typing like a nutter. There are even more annoying people on the plane than me, as Jimmy Kimmel and Sir Patrick Stewart demonstrate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObgpFydLOcw And I swear we've all had at least one of … [Read more...]

Virgin America goes for the long haul boredom with BLAH Airlines

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In the age where's it's ANYTHING to get attention, Virgin America has released this gem. A 6 hour simulation of a flight with BLAH Airlines, flying flight 101 from Newark to San Francisco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsMZRl71Zo4 I honestly, don't know who they could be referring to as BLAH Airlines ;) They've also got a website - BLAH Airlines. As well as a … [Read more...]

Thomson enlists William Shatner to sing for them

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As the dark evenings of autumn roll in, the thought of holidays roll in for the winter and the next summer, Thomson Holidays have rolled out an advert, called "A film about a smile". The film involves a teddy bear and the dulcet tones of William Shatner as he "sings" Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (is sing the right term? I'm not sure...). What's the term I'm looking for. Ah yes. … [Read more...]

Jetstar reminds passengers to dispose of drugs…

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A fun little story from down under, with Jetstar apologising for the actions of one of it's crew who advised passengers dump their drugs before landing in Sydney according to the The Daily Telegraph (Australia) Jetstar Airbus A321 coming into land at Sydney  - Image GhettoIFE.com The flight from The Gold Coast to Sydney was normal with passengers heading to the "Splendour in … [Read more...]

Top Gear go to help at Heathrow…

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A lot of us have a soft spot for BBC's Top Gear Motoring and Entertainment programme (those who keep an eye on my GhettoIFE loads, Top Gear features an awful lot...). Well it seems Top Gear wanted to help out at Heathrow .... and of course bring a sensible safety vehicle... Image - TopGear.com A £250,000 Lamborghini. Well, it's the sort of thing TopGear … [Read more...]

KLM celebrates Comic Sans day… I celebrate the need for new glasses.

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In my other lives, there is a font I would remove and have destroyed from all computers in the world. And that font is Comic Sans. Whilst its uses are great in a classroom or at a school, using in professional documents should be a crime punishable by some humiliation (or forcing them to make me coffee..) - and putting it on a web site is a crime that requires designers to … [Read more...]

Richard Branson becomes Air Asia X’s latest flight attendant…

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It seems Virgin boss Richard Branson has finally settled a bet with Tony Fernandes of Air Asia over who's F1 team would rank higher 2 and bit years ago. And now we see the results. Two words come to mind. Oh Dear. Images - Richard Branson's Blog - http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/lady-in-red Additional images (not for the faint hearted) are at the … [Read more...]

1st April news: Virgin to launch Glass bottomed plane

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Well it wouldn't be the 1st April without some silliness, and today is no different. Apart from Google Treasure Maps, today Virgin Atlantic launches a Glass Bottom Plane. Virgin say: Today we've announced that our world-class engineering crew have been secretly working on the design and production of the world's first-ever glass-bottomed plane, created to ensure passengers … [Read more...]