Economy Class & Beyond

UK “Travel Bridges” go into effect – Countries you can return from without having to Quarantine

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On Friday, the planned 'travel bridges' have gone into effect, allowing visitors and UK residents to re-enter the United Kingdom, without having quarantine or self-isolate on arrival. There have been changes to the initial announcement where 59 countries were listed - this is now 75. Notably, Serbia has been withdrawn from the UK list - which now requires self-isolation … [Read more...]

FlixBus joins the battle for Intercity coach travel in the UK

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A new entrant is joining the battle for Intercity coach travel in the UK... and it's FlixBus, who will commence domestic service in the UK. FlixBus is an established operator in Europe who carried over 62 million passengers last year. Their entry into the market will allow them to compete with National Express and MegaBus. FlixBus will partner with local, authorised … [Read more...]

Boeing and the FAA start 737 MAX certification flights

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The Boeing 737 MAX has taken to the sky, this time kicking off the planned re-certification flights to pave the way to re-entry into service. Boeing 737 MAX 7 conducting its first flight - Image, The Boeing Company For those who have forgotten as the world has been full of COVID related news, Boeing was still working through numerous issues with the Boeing 737 MAX since the … [Read more...]

Curve comes back online

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Editors notes: Comments with Curve referral codes will not be published. Two hits, two fails so far. For those of you who use Curve, and were caught by Wirecard losing its ability to transact services for Curve - there's good news, as the fintech company is back online, ready for you to start spending again. It seems in less than 60 hours, Curve has brought all card … [Read more...]

Curve user? You’ll need to find another card to use

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I know a lot of people use Curve - to tie their credit card to a payment card that allows you to earn cash back, or pay 0% fees when travelling. However, there's a major problem, which has forced Curve to stop accepting transactions as they were using Wirecard on the processing end. Here's the email I got earlier:   Dear Curve Customers, Your Curve card … [Read more...]

Emirates convert 10 Boeing 777-300ER into all-cargo aircraft

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Emirates has released extra cargo capacity, by converting ten of its Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters. An Emirates passenger Boeing 777-300ER, with cargo on the passenger deck - Image, Emirates In this change, Emirates modified the cabin of its aircraft, by removing all economy seats - leaving the business and first-class seats aboard. The removal … [Read more...]

Face Coverings REQUIRED on UK Public Transport from TODAY (15th June)

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For those of you who haven't been face-covering shopping yet, now is a good time, as the UK brings in a requirement to wear a face-covering when using public transport. The requirement and legislation will go into effect today - on the 15th of June. The move is timed as non-essential shops reopen in England on Monday. The law applies to England, … [Read more...]