Economy Class & Beyond

Skyways Express/City Airline files for bankruptcy

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Earlier this month, Cimber Sterling fell for bankruptcy after funding was pulled by Mansvell Enterprises. Today, the owner of Skyways Express and City Airline (also Mansvell Enterprises) have pulled the plug on these airlines. All flights operated by Skyways Express and City Airline are cancelled. Or to put it blunt: "The owners of the company have decided not to fund … [Read more...]

UK Border: Heathrow will be ready for Olympics… Honest!

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Officials have been on the PR offensive this morning, promising that entry into London Heathrow will be ready for the increase in demand in the run up and  aftermath of the London 2012 Olympics. Marc Owen, Heathrow director of the UK Border Force has stated that "Hundreds of extra fully trained border staff will be brought in". In regards to border security, he also … [Read more...]

Some Diamond Club titbits…

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Firstly, I got post today. And when it says "Diamond Club" on the envelope, I started to wonder what BA/BMI is up to. Well - it was this: Well for starters, it's a new Diamond Club card, with a few changes. Firstly, there's a BMI Logo (that's a bit late...), and secondly in the top left corner, the Star Alliance logo is gone, with a simple "Gold" left in its … [Read more...]

More strikes at Stansted ahead…

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It seems the summer of discontent is continuing, this time with the GMB Union disagreeing with Swissport over the breakdown of rosters between union members and Swissport. Seven days of strikes are on the cards with the following dates: 0530 on May 23 until 0530 on May 24 0530 on May 26 until 0530 on May 28 0530 on June 2 until 0530 on June 6 Swissport handle for … [Read more...]

Berlin Brandenburg Airport: Not until17 March 2013

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Going on from the earlier post about Lufthansa re-siting all their new Berlin service back to Berlin-Tegel, it seems that the new opening date for the brand new Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be now the 17th March 2013. Continuing from the original reason to delay the opening - it is to allow more time to complete fire safety systems. The new Berlin airport was due to … [Read more...]

Viva Las Vegas! British Airways to open 2nd Route to Vegas…

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Bright lights, gambling, fountains, shows, taxi drivers who I swear use the fastest meters in the west - it can only be Las Vegas. British Airways returned to Vegas a couple of years ago, operating a route from London Heathrow. Well it seems BA want more of the leisure market, with services to commence from London Gatwick. The service is schedule to begin on the 29th … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Berlin services to go ahead, BER delayed till March 2013

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Well it seems someone some space at Tegel, with Lufthansa to commence services from Tegel to 49 destinations - including Manchester and Birmingham from the 3rd June. As you all know, Berlin Brandenburg Airport's opening was delayed due to safety issues. As such, Air Berlin's and Lufthansa who had planned new major pushes from these airports didn't know what was … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines on target for end of year membership of Oneworld

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Malaysia Airlines are forging ahead with its membership of Oneworld, and is due to join the alliance towards the end of the year. Already readying for their first Airbus A380 to be delivered, and have been creating codeshares with fellow Oneworld partners such as Cathay Pacific, Dragonair and Royal Jordanian. For passengers, there is a new benifit - increased hand luggage … [Read more...]

UK Border Agency: More Manpower due soon. Honest!

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Immigration minister Damian Green has had it rough recently, with the chaos at the UK Border at various ports of entry - and rightly so after not ensuring enough manpower was available to process the visitors into the United Kingdom. As the UK ramps up its border inspections thanks to a lack policy and a will from the Government to do deeper inspections, delays into the UK … [Read more...]

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