Remember the British Airways advert that hit before the Olympics where you could drive a 777 past your house? Well, there's a a follow up - cut down slightly thanking you for following TeamGB/ParalympicsGB and being the #HomeAdvantage over the Olympic and Paralympic games now the flames are extinguished. Yes, it's a rehash of the old advert, but it's still a darn good … [Read more...]
Which airline would charge for a booking app? … Oh Hello there Ryanair…
I was doing my regular sweep of the Apple Store for fun things when I noticed that Ryanair now has a iPhone booking app. With a traditional Ryanair sting in the tail: So let's see - nearly every other airline who publishes an app for phone use gives it away. Of course Ryanair will happily fleece you £2.49 for the privilege of an app that has minimal use. This from … [Read more...]
Air India has its first 787 delivered.
It seems someone has turned up the aircon down below as Air India have finally accepted delivery of its first Boeing 787. Air India 787 Delivery from Charleston - Image (c) The Boeing Company With the delivery of Air India's first 787, they become the 5th operator of the aircraft (when at some points they were meant to be the 2nd customer to have the … [Read more...]
Things get slowly worse for the 3rd Lufthansa strike – 1200 flights now affected
The trouble between the UFO Union and Lufthansa deepens with an estimated 1200 flights now up for the chop in the current wave of industrial action. With 80% of cabin crew now striking, this is putting Lufthansa in a position where it has to rely on codeshares, regional partners and its sister airlines to support it (Austrian, Swiss and to a point - Brussels … [Read more...]
Emirates and Qantas sign a ten year deal – Codesharing and Rerouting fun ahead.
Qantas and Emirates have signed a ten year deal to cooperate and collaborate on pricing, sales, codesharing and scheduling. For Qantas - the knight in shining armour has arrived to help turn around its international division which has been suffering from low demand and increased fuel prices. Whilst there will be no equity investment from either side into the project, … [Read more...]
EasyJet to go full allocated seating
It seems that EasyJet is angling towards a more "grown up" audience as the airline has decided to to introduce allocated seating throughout its network. EasyJet says this is to improve customer satisfaction and attract more passengers. Whilst pre-booking seats is optional (for example, if you're checking in, you won't pay for a seat assignment), for those who have a seat … [Read more...]
Berlin Brandenburg Airport – Delayed to October 2013?
It what is fast descending into what can be described as a farce, there are rumblings that the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport has now has its opening delayed to OCTOBER 2013 instead of the 17th Mach 2013 that was stated after the previous botched opening attempt. The first date of 30th October 2011 for opening was pushed back in 2010. The second date of 3rd June 2012 … [Read more...]
British Airways and Japan Airlines to commence Code Share/Joint Ticketing Agreement on 1st October
Japan Airlines and British Airways have tied the knot over a Joint Ticketing Agreement/Code Share Agreement between London Heathrow and Tokyo Narita/Tokyo Haneda routes. Reciprocal coding and the JTA commences on the 1st October 2012. Combined, JAL and BA will offer 19 return flights a week on a combined frequency: Tokyo NRT/HND to London Heathrow BA006/JL7081 DEPART … [Read more...]
Lufthansa Strike… Round 2
Well the 2nd round of strike action by the UFO union is under way with Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich all hit this time with cancellations, running at the following times: 05:00 to 13:00 CET at Berlin-Tegel, 06:00 to 14:00 CET at Frankfurt 13:00CET to 00:00+1CET (midnight Wednesday) at Munich airport Again, the domestic programme is hit hard, whilst the short haul … [Read more...]
Bye Bye (BMI) Baby….
It's getting close to closing time for the Low Cost Carrier offshoot of BMI - BMI Baby. With the final flights set for the 9th September (Sunday this week), they've put a little ditty out on their website: BMI Baby was create out of the spare Boeing 737's BMI mainline had leftover after mainline switched to Airbus operations. Based out of different airport during its … [Read more...]
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