Economy Class & Beyond

Four Trains and a Wedding – Heading Homeward

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Trip Report: Four Trains and Wedding. Introduction, Birmingham New Street to London Euston, London Liverpool Street to Norwich The Holiday Inn Norwich and a Wedding Norwich to London Liverpool Street, a quick lunch and London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill After jumping into a cab, it was a quick drive back to Norwich station, where my train to London was … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380 Special

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It's Sunday again, so it must time for an Airplane Art special! This week - well, what else could it be really - it's British Airways brand new Airbus A380 at London Heathrow Airport. Look out for the full GhettoIFE review of British Airways A380 in Club World this week! The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them … [Read more...]

Good afternoon Frankfurt!

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Good afternoon Frankfurt Airport! Yes, I've made it here, and will shortly be turning tail and heading straight back to London. A pity really... but this is what happens when something runs against you.... More later on, as well as the full comprehensive trip report to come! … [Read more...]

ANA Rolls out Premium Economy Seating on the Haneda to Frankfurt route

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For those who like 787s (as well as the convenience of Haneda Airport - which is a stone-throw away centre of Tokyo, there will be an seating option opening up on the ANA 787 route between the two cities. ANA will be deploying a Three class 787 on the route (still with a comparatively low seat count): - 46 Business Class Seats (1-2-1 in a staggered formation) - 21 in Premium … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines adds more capacity to Hong Kong

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Singapore Airlines are to replace a rotation on the Singapore to Hong Kong route, by replacing an existing pair of flights operated by a Boeing 777-300ER with an Airbus A380 take its place. The flight pair being switched SQ866/SQ865, resulting in the following timetable from the winter timetable, commencing 27th October 2013: Singapore to Hong Kong SQ890 DEPART SIN 07:35 … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to send 787s to Delhi and Bangalore

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Qatar Airways will be operating Boeing 787s on certain rotations to India on a daily basis from 1st September 2013. They will serve Doha to Delhi, and Doha to Bangalore. The timetable looks like this Doha Delhi QR232 DEPART DOH 21:00 ARRIVE DEL 03:25+1 QR233 DEPART DEL 04:50 ARRIVE DOH 06:30 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Boeing 787-8 Doha Bangalore QR226 DEPART … [Read more...]

Alternatives to Heathrow Express

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As I may have stated some time ago, I'm not a fan of Heathrow Express. As a single traveller going from A to B, having a measly 10% off (which can be a saving as low as ... £2), the faff of using a National Railcard (which counts me out as I don't qualify for most of them... and the only one I'd qualify for I'd use so rarely, I'd barely recover the cost on it). Bottom line … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Norwegian Air Shuttle

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to stow your tray tables, ensure your luggage is in overhead compartment and put your seat into the upright position as we go to this week's safety video. This week, it's Norwegian Air Shuttle showing off safety on their Boeing 737s with the Boeing Sky Interior Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]

China Southerns Boeing 787s arriving at Heathrow sooner than expected.

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It looks like China Southern Airlines will be deploying their new Boeing 787's to London Heathrow a lot sooner than was first thought. Originally, the Skyteam member was meant to be operating from the beginning of the winter timetable (27th October 2013). Instead, the operation of the aircraft has been pushed forward to 10th September 2013 - a good 7 weeks early. The 787 … [Read more...]