Delta is the process of rationalising and tidying its network at the moment, and up for the chop is the direct Detroit - Hong Kong route. The route will be suspended from 29th August . Delta is blaming the cost of fuel and the fluctuations in demand for this ultra-long haul trip - which isn't surprising considering the length of these ultra-long haul flights (13 hours or … [Read more...]
EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) – Check if yours has expired!
I was going through a pile of old loyalty cards, old ticket flight stubs, train tickets, hotel electronic keys that I have by my desktop computer (I swear the amount of junk I have gets worse each day), when I noticed my European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) was going out of date. Now for those of you within the European Economic Area (EEA), this is a great little thing as … [Read more...]
A380 Watch: Thai Airways International’s first bird rolls out of the paint shop
Lets have some nice pictures to start the week. Airbus has rolled out the first fully painted Thai Airways International A380 out of the paint shop, and she is looking "mighty fine" as some would say. Images - Airbus S.A.R.L. For those of you watching Thai's A380's like a hawk for redemptions, the works news is good with painitng of the plane and installation of … [Read more...]
LATAM passes regulatory hurdles, LAN and TAM Merge
In mergers, LAN Airlines and TAM have finally complete the merger of the two airlines into the LATAM group. The group is estimated to control 40% of the Latin America Passenger market (and probably a fair lump of cargo at the same time), employing more than 51,000 workers open up routes to 150 destinations in 22 countries. Meanwhile the cargo operation will connect 169 … [Read more...]
Iberia/Air Nostrum pulls out of Manchester and Glasgow
It seems that conditions are very tough out there, with Air Nostrum throwing in the towel on the Manchester-Madrid and Glasgow-Madrid services. The services are being pulled after the towards the end of the UK Summer season (just before schools re-commence) Glasgow-Madrid terminates 30/08/2012 Manchester-Madrid terminates 14/09/2012 Lack of demand has been cited by … [Read more...]
Flying during the Olympic Games? BA has a bonus Avios offer
Even though British Airways has said "Don't Fly" in their latest advert to the British public during the London 2012 Olympic Games, they have a nice offer going on if you have to get on a plane. If you are: A United Kingdom BA Executive Club Member (so no EuroCheats or other members) Flying from the UK during the London 2012 Olympic Games between 27th July – 12th … [Read more...]
Transaero confirms A380 order
Transaero Airlines have confirmed an order today for four Airbus A380 aircraft. The original memorandum of understanding was signed in October 2011, with the conversion of that memorandum into a firm order, making it the first operator of the WhaleJet in Russia/CIS/Eastern European area. Transaero is planning to deploy these double-decker planes on high density routes … [Read more...]
ANA to roll out routes with new Premium Economy seating
ANA has confirmed the first six routes to get its new Premium Economy seats. The routes and start dates for the new seats are: Tokyo Narita – New York JFK from 29/08/2012 Tokyo Narita – London Heathrow from 14/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt from 30/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – San Francisco from 01/10/2012 Tokyo Narita – Los … [Read more...]
Air France is considering “all options” with CityJet
If you've flown into London City Airport, you'd had noticed an airline there that looks like Air France - but isn't Air France. It's CityJet - an Air France subsidiary based in Ireland. Air France has recently released a set of measures to restore profits across the Air France group. Whilst the plan covers nearly all the French Regional segments of Air France - Airlinair, … [Read more...]
Things that scare the TSA: Apple Awards
Adding to the list that make the TSA go a bit giddy are Futuristic design awards it seems. Juraj Hlaváč had won an Apple Designs Award at the recent Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco for the educational game called "Bobo Explores Light" developed by his company, Game Collage. The award itself is a small silver cube that glows from … [Read more...]
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