Economy Class & Beyond

Cathay Pacific increases frequency from Hong Kong to Heathrow

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Cathay Pacific is increasing its lions share of services between Hong Kong and London, with the addition of a FIFTH daily rotation between the two centres. Service CX239/CX238 will form the 5th rotation, using slots vacated by Air New Zealand who are throwing in the towel between Hong Kong and London. For what is turning almost into a shuttle service between the two … [Read more...]

United to go three times daily on Houston to London route

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United is going to expand its Houston Intercontinental to London Heathrow route to 3 times a day. The new combined timetable looks something like this: Houston IAH to London LHR UA920 DEPART IAH 15:40 ARRIVE LHR 06:50+1 UA984 DEPART IAH 18:30 ARRIVE LHR 09:40+1 UA970 DEPART IAH 20:30 ARRIVE LHR 12:05+1 London LHR to Houston IAH UA921 DEPART LHR 09:30 ARRIVE IAH … [Read more...]

Gaurda Indonesia to connect Indonesia and London Gatwick together

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Flag carrier Gaurda Indonesia will be returning to the United Kingdom in the Winter 2013 timetable, and will be flying from Jakarta to London Gatwick. The service will be commencing in the forth quarter 2013, with the exact timetable and schedules to be confirmed. What is known is that Garuda Indonesia will operate the a 6 times a week service between Jakarta and London … [Read more...]

787 Update: Boeing requests to fly test flights

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3 weeks into the grounding, and we have fresh news today from the manufacture of the 787 - Boeing - who wish to conduct test flights. The airframer is seeking permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration to take the bird back into the skies. According to CNBC: Through the testing of batteries and review of data, Boeing believes it now is to the point where … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines delays Tokyo – Helsinki route due to 787 groundings

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As we go into week 3 of the grounding of Boeing 787's, Japan Airlines has confirmed it will not be operating its Tokyo Narita - Helsinki route. The route which announced way before the 787 groundings and due to commence on the 25th February was to be operated 4 times a week. Since the grounding of the fleet since the 16th January, a lot of airlines have managed to cover … [Read more...]

Ryanair loses Volcano ash case – more fare rises on the way

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Everyone's favourite airline - Ryanair - has a case at European Court of Justice, where they should had compensated a passenger who's flight was cancelled due to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupting and spewing ash into the sky. During that time, planes that had to traverse through the ash cloud had their services scrubbed, with major cancellations. Ryanair argued at … [Read more...]

oneworld elite benefits to improve for Emeralds

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oneworld is to improve some of its elite benefits for oneworld Emerald members - and for once these enhancements are actual enhancements to the programme Effective Midnight 1st February 2013, the new benefits take effect: Extra Bag above the limits of your ticket - either an either one additional item where the piece concept applies, or an extra 20 kg (44 lbs) where the … [Read more...]

WiFi at London Underground stations – now chargable (but not TOO expensive)

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In Summer 2012, Virgin Media and London Underground rolled out a programme to introduce WiFi at London Underground stations. Well, the roll-out is mostly there, and in the first instance - it was offered free of charge. The free-for-all period has now come to an end, and now comes the part we all hate... paying. If you're on one of the following UK Mobile networks, you … [Read more...]

Scoot to deliver streaming In-Flight Entertainment

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Scoot-  the long haul low cost off-shoot of Singapore Airlines is making a very move. The airline currently offers In-Flight Entertainment via iPad's, and is expanding their offering onboard using a service called "ScooTV". The service is a streaming media service - think like Youtube/NetFlix/LoveFilm/BBC iPlayer service rather than an iTunes/Google Play service where you … [Read more...]