Economy Class & Beyond

Fastjet readying to open its booking engine

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FastJet is preparing to launch, and has been busying unveiling its logo and a render of what its planes are going to look like Images - FastJet The branding features the African Grey Parrot - which according to FastJet's CEO Ed Winter "is renowned for its intelligence and is therefore a perfect personification of Fastjet’s motto—smart travel" Yes, it does … [Read more...]

London City Airport celebrates 25 years of operation

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London City Airport this week celebrated 25 years of operations its location, and has announced one heck of a major infrastructure upgrade. The upgrade valued at £15 million will involve: The refurbishment of the Western Pier, with new departure gates and improved lounge facilities re-development of the International Arrivals Hall enhancements to baggage handling … [Read more...]

O2 to increase international roaming prices outside the EU

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For those of you on the O2 network in the United Kingdom who roam beyond the European Union, prepare to dig deeper into your pockets if you want to use your phone beyond the boundary of the European Union. If you're roaming in the following countries, you charges shoot up from 81p/minute to £1.50, whilst receiving a call goes up 52p to £1.25 Albania,  Bosnia and … [Read more...]

Christmas UK Rail Closures announced

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Well it's November, so it's closing in on that wonderful time of the year - and time to plan the trips home if you're using rail. For travellers into the UK - some highlights to rail connected airports Heathrow Express will NOT  operate on 25th and 26th December with a reduced service over the Christmas period Heathrow Connect will NOT  operate on 25th and 26th December … [Read more...]

1Time grounded, goes into liquidation

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1Time of South Africa seems to have not weathered the current financial storm, and as of 2nd November, the airline has been grounded - and it to be liquidated.  On the remains of 1times web site 1time Airline has applied for business liquidation (02.11.2012) and that all of its operations have been grounded with immediate effect. The business rescue practitioner … [Read more...]

Ryanair extends reserved seating in 6 rows every flight

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Ryanair is expanding its reserved seating product, and is increasing the amount of reserved seats bookable on a Ryanair flight. On their Boeing 737-800 fleet, seats in the following rows are avaible for booking from 1st November: Row 1 Row 2 Row 5 Row 15 Row 16 Row 17 Rows 5 and 15 are the new additions. The cost for reserving seats in these rows is … [Read more...]

Love to fly full fare in C or F? BA and AA have an offer for you…

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Double Avois or Doube AAvantage Miles?  Depending on which programme you're married to will depend which you go for (and also how deep your pockets are...) American Airlines Promo: American Airlines offer is simple enough - fly to North or South America in First or Business Class in the high fares - get bonus AAdvantage miles. Purchase an eligible First or … [Read more...]

British Airways to change SIN/SYD run to depart from LHR Terminal 5

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It seems the fallout from the Qantas joining up with Emirates to provide deep codesharing is eliciting a response from British Airways. From 31st March 2013, British Airways will switch its London - Singapore - Sydney and London - Singapore routes to Terminal 5, whilst switch the equipment used on the London - Singapore - Sydney route from Boeing 747-400's to the airlines … [Read more...]

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