Economy Class & Beyond

Power cut at Gatwick – baggage all over the place

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It seems there was a major outage at London Gatwick this morning. At 03:30GMT, there was a power cut that has hit the luggage carousels in the North Terminal at Gatwick. In turn this has caused flights to leave the airport without baggage. The belts begun working at 10:30GMT, with extra staff called in to sort the baggage manually. In some cases, baggage has not … [Read more...]

Qantas’s “Premium Asian” Carrier goes up in smoke after talks end with Malaysia Airlines

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In the saga of Qantas, it seems things just go from bad to worse. The plan to establish a premium airline has come to a halt after they withdrew from discussions with Malaysian Airlines. The excuse given is down to money: "Discussions with Malaysia Airlines on a partnership, including the establishment of a new premium airline, would not continue due to parties being unable … [Read more...]

Lufthansa reveal their new Business Flat seat. And I’m sorry…. “Can do better comes to mind”

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So the new Lufthansa Business Class Flat seat is out, which will first appear in their Boeing 747-8I's.  Here's a few pics. And whilst it's been a long time coming for Fully Flat seats in Lufthansa Business Class (who currently have wedgie type seats - lie on it too long and you'll end up with... a wedgie), there have been some major innovations from the reverse … [Read more...]

Air France A380’s spread their wings… to Singapore

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Time for some more A380 news, with an Air France deciding to operate their Paris-CDG to Singapore run. The route is a bit haphazzard, as it seems it's being run 3 days a week. So for those of you who love A380's initally from the 1st April to 12 June. On other days, it's back to the cram-fest that is an Air France 777-300ER (10 across in the back. Lovely.) AF256 DEPART CDG … [Read more...]

The New United.com – Check your PNR’s/Get your new PNR’s…

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Well with the dust that is settling on the switch to the new Continental style United Web site, I had a good look over it, and agree with a lot of moans. One thing to look out for which I haven't seen much of is that some PNR's have changed. In my example, I have some segments on United and Air Canada coming up on the same booking (booked on the olde United Airlines UK … [Read more...]

Iberia: 24 more days of strikes announced

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Meanwhile it seems that Iberia is still in the depths of Strike action, with SEPLA still annoyed at the launch of Iberia Express. A further 24 days of industrial action have been announced. SELPA state: "The pilots have decided to increase the number of strike days due to the company’s refusal to negotiate" Pilots in SEPLA have contributed to 12 days of strikes since … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Extra: Thai Airways International Airbus A380

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It's Tuesday, and it's time for some Extra Airplane Art. Today, it's a green Airbus A380... with a Thai Airways International tail on it. Image - Airbus S.A.R.L. This is the first Airbus A380 for Thai Airways, who are due to take delivery in the 3rd Quarter of 2012. Thai Airways are due a total 9 frames from Airbus. The first aircraft for Thai was ferried from Toulouse … [Read more...]

A second group enters the frame for BMI Baby….

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It seems there is a fight brewing for BMI Baby. Yes, I laughed at that too. But apparently people are interested in the British Midland Airways Low Cost Carrier, with a second group - quoted as an "EU based Airline Group" now joining the action. British Midland Airways say: "This potential new owner, which has operations in several countries across Europe, would acquire … [Read more...]