Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways Flight 2276 – Fire At Las Vegas Airport

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News from Las Vegas International Airport this evening with a British Airways flight BA2276 suffered a major incident as it prepared to depart. It appears the left hand engine on the Boeing 777-200ER fitted with GE90 engines suffered a failure, causing a fire. The take off was aborted, and all passengers aboard - 159 passengers and 18 crew were evacuated via the emergency … [Read more...]

Safety Video Friday – Delta Airlines

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It's Friday (well it is from where I'm writing), so it must be time for a new safety video from Delta. Well they do love to keep them fresh. This time Delta wanders away from the world of the Internet to... I'm not honestly sure with a lot of these references. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfFHn6DxvEg Still, Delta does what it does best with its videos - by … [Read more...]

Thai Airways waves goodbye to the USA and Rome

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It seems the recasting of Thai Airways route network is still in progress, with two routes up for the axe. First up is the route between Bangkok and Rome, which will be axed from the 25th October. Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 lining up at the runway at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The four times a week service flying as TG944/TG945 - operated by a … [Read more...]

British Airways bring forward A380 operations to Singapore

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For those of you who love the Whalejet, British Airways is bringing forward its plans to operate the double decker Airbus A380 between London Heathrow and Singapore Changi Airport. British Airways Airbus A380, Image Economy Class and Beyond British Airways plan to roster the Airbus A380 on one of the two daily flights between London and Singapore on BA11/BA12, with the … [Read more...]

Ryanair to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to IAG

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The ballad of the sale of Aer Lingus continues, with Ryanair to sell its stake to International Airlines Group. Ryanair currently hold  29.8% of its competitor Aer Lingus. Aer Lingus Airbus A330 taxing at Chicago O'Hare, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The action by Ryanair will allow International Airlines Group (owner of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling) to … [Read more...]

UK FCO advises “All but essential travel” in Tunisia after Sousse attack

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For those of you hoping to head off to Tunisia for a break, you'd best be on the telephone to your tour operator. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its advice for Tunisia - and it's not good with them stating "The Foreign and Commonwealth Office now advise against all but essential travel to Tunisia" A quick look at the map provided indicates it is not a … [Read more...]

So why am I at Frankfurt Airport?

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Well it isn't to plane spot. Nor is it for a joy ride (the last time I had joy-rides here, I've either dashed in an out of the airport for 10 minutes, or I've been stuck for hours on end waiting a missed connection. This time, its something different - the start of a Japanese Adventure. And it begins with one of these this afternoon. Yes, A Qatar Airways Airbus … [Read more...]

Tunisia “Port El Kantaoui” Incident: TUI reacts, Holidays cancelled

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By now you're aware of the incident in Tunisia at Port El Kantaoui, where at least 38 people were killed in an attack. Reports indicate that there were British, Tunisians, German, Belgian, French and Irish citizens were killed in the attack. Thomas Cook and First Choice have sent 10 planes to rescue tourists and return them to the UK. JetAir Fly turned a flight back which … [Read more...]

Irish Government Agrees sale of its share of Aer Lingus to IAG (Updated)

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In late breaking news the Irish Government is now in a position to dispose of its stake of Aer Lingus to International Airlines Group - the holding company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. Aer Lingus Airbus A330 at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. According to BBC News: The takeover has been widely anticipated, and has been trailed for … [Read more...]

It’s Eurovision time!

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It's coming up to that time of year where musical taste goes out of of the window, bad outfits are the order of the day, politics and block voting come into play and everything has to be sparkly. Why yes - It's time for the Eurovision Song Contest! So - The Eurovision Song Contest is behind held in Vienna - in the Wiener Stadhalle. A total 40 countries - along with … [Read more...]

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