A bit of breaking news from Bloomberg, with the headline that US Airways and AMR (owner of American Airlines) are to evaluate a possible merger. As a prelude to such work, both have signed Non-disclosure Agreements (NDA's) to allow exchange of confidential financial and operational data to evaluate a potential merger of the two carriers. Both airlines will also work in … [Read more...]
Lufthansa cabin crew strike – first phase over… more to come.
Frankfurt bore the brunt of strike action today, with Lufthansa cabin crew aligned with the UFO Union walking out from 05:00CET to 13:00CET today. Flights to and from Frankfurt airport have been hit due to planes already stuck at the airport with little parking space left, causing major cancellations. Out of the 840 flights that Lufthansa operates out of Frankfurt, 360 of … [Read more...]
Biritsh Airways pushes “A Fair Tax on Flying”
It seems British Airways is finally pushing "A Fair Tax on Flying" with a message that was sent out yesterday to UK BA Executive Club members: Text: As a frequent flyer, you will know as well as anyone that taxes on air travel are higher in the UK than anywhere else in the world - so I wanted to tell you about a campaign aimed at changing that. In the last six years, … [Read more...]
Thai Airways set to get their first A380 on 27th September
I've done my fair share of chatting about the 787 - lets switch to the other "new" jet in the sky - the Airbus A380, and in particular, Thai Airways. Thai Airways is due to take delivery of their first Airbus A380 on the 27th September, and will be starting to put them into service extremely quickly on the 6th October, operating from Bangkok to Hong Kong and … [Read more...]
Reminder: Tesco Clubcard Bonus offers end 31st August
I'm sure most of you have converted your Tesco ClubCard points into something more useful already, but if you haven't there are two good promotions which end on 31st August. Avios conversions to British Airways Executive Club or Avios.com are offering a 50% uplift, , so a 1 x £2.50 voucher (normally 600 Avios) becomes 900 Avios Virgin Atlantic are offering a 50% uplift, … [Read more...]
Ryanair’s bid to take over Aer Lingus is sent to the European Commission. Again.
In what really should surprise no-one, the latest bid for Aer Lingus by Ryanair is be investigated by the European Commission. The current bid from Ryanair values Aer Lingus at €694m. The EC said that initial findings of the take over would "indicates potential competition concerns", additionally stating: "On a large number of European routes, mainly out of Ireland, the … [Read more...]
Lufthansa prepares for flight attendant strikes
It seems Lufthansa and the UFO union have failed to agreed new terms after failure of negations over pay and working conditions. The discussions have been goving for more than a year, with neither side agreeing. The UFO union, which represents 18,000 Lufthansa flight attendants, said on Tuesday it would give only a few hours' notice for most strikes, raising the threat of … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic redemptions with BMI Diamond Club Miles – Ends 31st August
Time for a little reminder of a partnership that is ending shortly between Virgin Atlantic and BMI Diamond Club. The key points are: If you want to make a redemption on Virgin Atlantic using BMI Diamond Club Miles, it needs to be booked and ticketed by 31st August You've got until 31st August to credit Virgin Atlantic flights to BMI Diamond Club You will not be able … [Read more...]
Lufthansa long haul sale from the UK
It seems as we head into a Bank Holiday Weekend in the UK, sale fever has hit Lufthansa with a fair amount of Economy Class tickets going for reasonable prices. Lots of destinations to Middle East, CIS, Asia and South America with Asia destinations pricing up quite well, Destination From Abu Dhabi £339 Accra £469 Almaty £439 Amman … [Read more...]
Qantas abandons its first batch of 787-9’s – retains future options
It seems making a loss for Qantas has really hit the airline hard. With CEO Alan Joyce forgoing his bonus and pay rise, and making a net loss of of A$244m ($256m; £161m) for the year ending 30 June, Qantas will be forgoing its first 35 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The move for cancelling the order is to reduce spending, with the impact of high fuel prices, previous industrial … [Read more...]
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