One of Ryanair's past-times is the constant stalking of Aer Lingus. Ryanair (who own 29.8% of Aer Lingus) has placed a fat offer of a 694 million euro cash bid for Aer Lingus in a new attempt to gain of EI, at 1.30 euros per share There are two rather big obstacles to overcome for a takeover however - The Office of Fair Trading ruled that Ryanair's ownership of the … [Read more...]
This is London Calling… (According to BA anyway)
Remember I said there maybe more shenanigans after the lovely Jessica Ennis got painted onto a park on the approach into Heathrow? Well, let it never be said British Airways doesn't like to create more shenanigans. This time, London is calling with a British Airways Boeing 777 going for a tour around London, round the landmarks and finally to the Olympic Stadium in … [Read more...]
BMI Baby wind up begins – first set of routes terminated
BMI Baby is starting to wind down with the first set of routes now "suspended" - with a major hit for Belfast City Airport loosing BMI Baby service entirely, and Birmingham Airport and East Midlands Airport being reduced to holiday routes mainly. The routes that have now gone: Belfast City Airport (BHD) to: Alicante, Amsterdam, Birmingham, East … [Read more...]
Tired of the stupid APD charges? Tell your MP via A Fair Tax On Flying…
There's a short but sweet website for those of you who want to let your Member of Parliament (MP) know EXACTLY how you feel about Air Passenger Duty (APD). It's "A Fair Tax On Flying - http://www.afairtaxonflying.org/" and it's simple aim is pile the pressure on MP's to raise the question of APD in the Westminster Chambers and to try and reduce the pain that is APD. Air … [Read more...]
BMI Diamond Club member? Want Star Gold Back? Air Canada is matching
The matching opportunities seem to be increasing for BMI Diamond Club members who want Star Alliance Gold or Silver back. Already, there are reports of Aegean Airways, Turkish Airlines and Aer Lingus matching - well it's now the turn of Canada with their offer. Head to http://aircanada.com/uk/en/offers/aeroplan/earn_miles/earn_miles.html You'll need to join Aeroplan … [Read more...]
British Airways paints a field in Hounslow on the approach to Heathrow…
The London 2012 Olympics are slowly taking over national life (There's this football thing going on in Poland and Ukraine that I'm skipping through...) Nothing says like "Welcome to the United Kingdom" than a a painted field..with Jessica Ennis on it (a medal winning multi-eventer athlete) Image - British Airways via Instagram - #homeadvantage It took two days and … [Read more...]
Aer Lingus prepares to move to Belfast City Airport
From the BBC, it seems that FlyeBe and the remains of BMI mainline will have done competition at George Best Belfast City Airport. Aer Lingus is on the verge of moving its Belfast International Airport operations to Belfast City Airport which will be confirmed Now whilst this sounds great in theory, there are some pluses and minuses Firstly, Aer Lingus will have to … [Read more...]
More Diamond Club Changes: Earning options shrink, GUV’s go, and Avios conversion news
More news from Diamond Club as the programme is slowly being wound down in its current form: No miles for spending with the following ex-Partners with immediate effect: Earning and spending your destinations miles on bmi hotels (Expedia Portal) Earning and spending your destinations miles on car hire with Europcar Earning destinations miles with Purple Parking If … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific considers removing IFE units to save fuel
In an interesting move, Cathay Pacific is considering the removal of seat-back in-flight entertainment systems from its entire fleet. Why? To save weight and fuel IFE Systems add between one to two tonnes of weight on-board a plane. That weight has to be carried around where the plane goes, so more fuel is required. Multiply that over a fleet of planes, and the savings … [Read more...]
Airbus introduces new seating idea… 2 small seats, 1 big one….
One of the things I love about the A320 series in comparison to the Boeing 737 series is the personal space you have in the cabin. And we're talking seat widths here with Airbus cabin 7 and 1/2 inches wider that the Boeing equivalent allowing up to 18" wide seats installed in blocks of two pairs of three. Well Airbus is pushing a new seating option for installation on … [Read more...]
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