Economy Class & Beyond

Ethiopian Airlines adds Shanghai to its network with a 787

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Ethiopian Airlines will be adding Shanghai to its route network as the airline continues to develop. The new route will operate between Addis Ababa – Shanghai Pudong daily on the following timetable: ET684 DEPART ADD 23:30 ARRIVE PVG 15:15+1 ET685 DEPART PVG 00:35 ARRIVE ADD 06:55 Operates from 29th March 2014 Operates Daily Booked Equipment Boeing 787 Dreamliner This … [Read more...]

Emirates to double up services between Dubai and Dublin

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It seems that the gamble for Emirates to start a route up to Ireland is paying off, as the airline prepares to increase services between Dubai and Dublin. The doubling of services go into effect from 1st September 2014, with the following timetable going into effect: Dubai to Dublin EK161 DEPART DXB 07:25 ARRIVE DUB 12:15 EK163 DEPART DXB 16:00 ARRIVE DUB … [Read more...]

Trans-atlantic thoughts

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Good afternoon from the JFK Flagship lounge where my next flight is marked as "Delayed", with a boarding time long enough in the future to write a few thoughts down... and then run off for a pane again. The Ibis Paris CDG is almost a capsule hotel - with how crammed it was, I could swing one cat in the main room... and no cats in the shower/bathroom I hate Paris Charles … [Read more...]

So Air France was….

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... mostly functional. All I'll say is I'm glad I paid FlyBe the lowest possible prices to travel with them, rather than paid the price Air France wanted for a single for the same flight. (FlyBe wanted £45 in Economy £270 in Premium, Air France was only selling premium tickets for £260 a pop). Le WhaleJet poking itself from a window at CDG T2E Although I'm … [Read more...]

Etihad doubles up on Abu Dhabi to New York route

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Etihad continue to expand their own services, with their long haul network extra frequency between Abu Dhabi and New York-JFK, with the airline to add a second service a day between the two cities: Abu Dhabi to New York-JFK EY103 DEPART AUH 01:45 ARRIVE JFK 08:45 EY101 DEPART AUH 10:30 ARRIVE JFK 17:30 New York JFK to Abu Dhabi EY102 DEPART JFK 12:35 ARRIVE AUH … [Read more...]

Air Canada trims Toronto – Heathrow operations… and adds 787s too.

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Air Canada is firming up its summer timetable for Toronto Pearson to London Heathrow. It seems however there's going to be a dip in capacity as it goes from five flights a day to four during the summer peak of July and August. The new time table looks like this: Toronto Pearson to London Heathrow AC868 DEPART YYZ 08:55 ARRIVE LHR 21:00 Boeing 767-300ER AC856 DEPART … [Read more...]

Biman Bangladesh targets final DC-10 operations and celebratory tours

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More news on Biman Bangladesh's final DC-10 operations, as it prepares to withdraw the final scheduled service of this class of aircraft. Before it wings off to retirement, it will have more flights to do. As well as covering flights to Kuwait, it will also be flying to Hong Kong on Tuesdays: BG078 DEPART DAC 13:00 ARRIVE HKG 19:00 BG079 DEPART HKG 20:30 ARRIVE DAC … [Read more...]

Reward flight Saver = £1 + Avios!

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The big one has hit from the Avios.com and BA sale, and it's the £1 Reward Flight Saver flight sale. For those who don't use the Avios scheme, Reward Flight Saver considerate and reduces the taxes on a select amount of routes (normally within the EU area), and lowers the amount of Avios required. For example, it's £35 + 9,000 Avios return to Frankfurt as opposed to the … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – United Airlines A320

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It's Saturday once again, so its time to stow your luggage in the overhead bin, bring your seat to the upright position, fasten your seat belt and ensure your tray table is stowed as we go to this week's safety video. This week is a bit of a classic - the varying three-person United pre-merger safety video (with of course, a good dose of Rhapsody in Blue) Another … [Read more...]