In what will be a disappointment to some, British Airways will be moving some of the 747 fleet away from Cairo and Tel Aviv and switch them for Airbus A321's. But thankfully, not A321's configured in an EuroBusiness style. Instead, these routes will have the ex British Midland International Airbus A321's, with a reconfigured Club World Layout and an Economy Section. … [Read more...]
American Airlines updates its 777-300ER plans
For those of you looking forward to the American Airlines 777-300ER, here's some information on where to expect to see them flying. Dallas/Ft. Worth – Sao Paulo (GRU) 13th December 2012 – 31st December 2012 - Operates Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday outbound - Operates Wednesday, Friday and Sunday inbound 1st January 2013 – 31st January 2013 - Operates Tuesday through … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic also in Tesco 50% bonus offer
In a mail-out today, Tesco confirms the 50% extra bonus that is being offered on Avios (where a £2.50 Tesco Clubcard voucher becomes 600 Avios with 300 bonus extra) is now being extended to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club as well: Text: Exchange your Clubcard vouchers between 16 July and 31 August 2012 and receive 50% more Flying Club miles. For every £2.50 in … [Read more...]
Quidco boosts cashback on Accor properties
Since every person and their dog seems to be an Accor LeClub Platinum, here's a good offer for UK residents (or those who hit the right number for PayPal) via Quidco ***. And it's extra cashback time with the earnings back up to the nice and high level. Dependant on which part of the Accor chain you're staying at will depend on how much cashback you get (as well as how long … [Read more...]
SAS to boost US Services
SAS is refining its North America routes with a couple of announcements today. First up, is the launch of a six times-weekly service between Copenhagen and San Francisco starting the 8th April 2013. Copenhagen to San Francisco SK935 DEPART CPH 1225 ARRIVE SFO 1445 Operates Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun SK935 DEPART CPH 1255 ARRIVE SFO 1515 Operates Sat Commences: … [Read more...]
Tesco let slip a major Avios bonus
For a lot of us in the UK, one of the ways to get extra Avios is to go shopping in Tesco and use the Clubcard programme get the extra points when we can. Head for Points has spotted something VERY interesting on the Tesco web site Text: Every £2.50 in Clubcard vouchers exchanged between 16 July – 31 Aug 2012 will receive an amazing additional 50% … [Read more...]
UK Rail Network to get a major shot in the arm with upgrades
It seems that the state of the UK Railways isn't going unnoticed (least of all when I'm asked to pay sky-high fares ), with a formal announcement today over the upgrades Over the weekend, it was widely reported that the Midland Main Line (connecting London to Sheffield) would be electrified, but more meat on the bones has been added with today's … [Read more...]
Birmingham bus network changing on SUNDAY 22nd July – and chaos is around the corner
The award for "Inability to Communicate" today goes to Centro/Network West Midlands for their apparent lack of communication in the changes to the Birmingham Bus Network. Now, this shouldn't come as a shock to most of us who have lived in Birmingham for many years, but this change-around is going hit in a big way with the reorganisation of a lot of the bus routes in and out … [Read more...]
Air Berlin to commence Berlin – Chicago route
It's looking like Air Berlin is going to try another US expansion with the introduction of a Berlin to Chicago O'Hare route. The route (due to commence on 23rd March 2013) will be the first direct link between the city, operating as follows: AB7420 DEPART BER 10:00 ARRIVE ORD 12:10 AB7421 DEPART ORD 15:25 ARRIVE BER 07:00+1 Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 Schedule … [Read more...]
Farnborough Day 4 Roundup
Well Day 4 of Farnborough has wound up with a bunch of big orders. Lets see who's flashed the cash today... United Airlines have signed for 50 Boeing 737-900ER's and 100 Boeing 737-MAX 9's, taking the 737 order book to over 10,000 units. See http://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2012/07/12/united-to-order-150-boeing-737s/ for more on this news Bombardier and Air … [Read more...]
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