Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad Airways increases its share of Air Berlin

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Etihad Airways is to increase its stake in Air Berlin to 29.21%, which will make it the largest single shareholder in the German carrier. For Air Berlin, this could seem an angelic feat as they are in the middle of a restructuring programme. They are increasing their stake by 2.99%, at a cost of €2.31 ($3) per share. Eithad will also invest up to to $255 million in Air … [Read more...]

Keeping your data safe over the break…

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Sophos' Naked Security has an excellent write-up on keeping safe data whilst travelling over the Christmas period (and in fact - when you're travelling generally), covering fraudulent ticket purchasing, ticketing purchases via Craigslist and keeping your USB Pen Drive/Memory Sticks (etc) secure. Some top tips from muggins (as that's my normal industry) Keep your … [Read more...]

LATAM merger finally approved

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Well here's something that's been on the boil for some time - since 2010 - the merger of Chill's LAN Airlines and Brazil TAM Airlines into the LATAM Entity Brazil's anti-trust authorities have approved the merger, clearing the last major hurdle to the combined airline The combined group - LATAM is valued at a high $14.5bn, and last year carried 45 million passengers and … [Read more...]

Emirates continues London Heathrow expansion.. goes to 4 A380 services daily

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Emriates last month announced it was going to increase A380 services to 3 times daily, with 2 services operated by 777-300ER's. Well a month seems to be a short time in aviation as Emirates announcing they are to 4 times daily with A380's. Flights EK005 and EK006 are the latest conversions on the London route - leaving EK007 and EK008 as the remaining Boeing 777-300ER … [Read more...]

Luftansa one day sale – £1199 upwards for Business Class…

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Lufthansa is having a one-day sales of business class fares from the UK. Listing up are: Abu Dhabi Beijing Bogotá Caracas Chennai/Madras Delhi Dubai Kolkata Mumbai/Bombay Sao Paulo Seou All starting from £1199. Watch the T&C's though - in particular: Purchase by: 14.12.2011 Departure period: 20.12.2011-29.03.2012 Return period: … [Read more...]

Ethiopian Airlines formally join Star Alliance

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Well it seems it's Star Alliance turn to welcome a new member, with Ethiopian Airlines formally joining the alliance. This marks the 3rd airline in the region who has join Star Alliance - along with South African Airways and Egyptair, opening more markets up for the Star. They will participate in the Star Alliance Conventions Plus and Meetings Plus, Star Alliance Round … [Read more...]

Scottish Travel Situation: Police Advise “Do not travel”

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It seems the high winds and rain in Scotland are causing havoc with the Met Office issuing a Red Alert serverity warning for the area. Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are currently open, but delays and cancellations are expected later today as wind speeds increase. Rail services have been impacted, with services reduced and cancelled, with ScotRail issuing a temporary … [Read more...]

MAS to set up new “Regional Premium Airline”

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It seems Malaysia Airlines is trying new ideas to boost income and profits, with the announcement today of the creation of a new regional premium carrier by the second half of 2012. The carrier will be operating key business routes out of Kuala Lumpur within a 4 hour range, connecting Malaysia to core cities in South Asia and Greater China in the first instance ,with … [Read more...]