Economy Class & Beyond

Heathrow Terminal 1 – Who’s left?

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When I passed through Heathrow Terminal 1 earlier this year... it was pretty much a ghost town. Well it seems the place is going get a lot quieter as the last Star Alliance Airlines begin to move out. The last of the Star Alliance airlines remaining - Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, TAP Portugal and South African Airways will move over to Terminal 2 on the 22nd … [Read more...]

Learning to adjust plans

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Sometimes when travelling, it's important to know your options, as well as being able to adjust plans as needed. Written from the T5 arrivals lounge So - about adjusting plans. When I got to O'Hare yesterday, I had two options - take the direct flight to Manchester or go on the Heathrow flight. Now, Birmingham (where I live in the UK), is for all intents and purposes … [Read more...]

Goodbye GhettoIFE… and Hello Economy Class and Beyond!

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Time for a bit of blog admin - and something rather important. One of my readers noticed something I posted on Twitter I was at BAcon this year: Well @bigmalx.... it's a little more complex than that. Some back story. On the 15th May 2009, I fired up Blogger.com and created a blog. That blog is pretty much the one you've been reading today - GhettoIFE.com The Original … [Read more...]

Emirates add an A380 service to Milan

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With the addition of an A380 service to Rome, it seems Emirates is continuing its attack on Alitalia and Etihad, with the addition of an Airbus A380 service between Dubai and Milan. Emirates Airbus A380 preparing to take off at Heathrow - Image, GhettoIFE Emirates currently operate a three times a day service between Dubai and Milan Malpensa utilising Boeing 777-300ER. One … [Read more...]

Alaska Airlines to add an extra 10 Boeing 737-900ERs

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Alaska Airlines are increasing their fleet, with the addition of ten Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to its fleet in an order with airframer. Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER, Image Alaska Airlines In terms of size, this is the largest currently in the 737 family, with the extra range tanks installed to allow for long trans-continental flights with full loads. The extra ten … [Read more...]

So where did it go wrong for Virgin Little Red?

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So by now you're all aware that Virgin Little Red is to go the way of the dodo. But where did it go wrong for this upstart? Lets take a step back an analyse what happened to get to this point. In 2012, British Midland International was put on the sale block and sold by its then owner Lufthansa, and was brought by International Airlines Group - the owners of British Airways … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Little Red – The End is Nigh…

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It seems that Virgin Atlantic's Little Red unit - the domestic operation of Virgin Atlantic is to be axed from the 2015 timetable according to PR and TTG Digital. Virgin Atlantic Little Red Airbus A320 - Image GhettoIFE. Service wind down will be in stages, with services from London wound down: Manchester terminating March 2015 Edinburgh terminating end of summer … [Read more...]

Thomson enlists William Shatner to sing for them

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As the dark evenings of autumn roll in, the thought of holidays roll in for the winter and the next summer, Thomson Holidays have rolled out an advert, called "A film about a smile". The film involves a teddy bear and the dulcet tones of William Shatner as he "sings" Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (is sing the right term? I'm not sure...). What's the term I'm looking for. Ah yes. … [Read more...]

Need to charge your phone? Look for a SolarBox in London!

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When we are all travelling about, I'm sure one of things we look at on our mobile phones is the battery level remaining. Now, I've written about Power Banks, but sometimes - you forget them. In London however, there's a new solution called "Solarbox" Solarbox charging booth - Image, Solarbox via Twitter The idea is a simple one: get an old red phone box, paint it … [Read more...]

Etihad rolls out Wifi and mobile connectivity on its Boeing 777 fleet

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For those of you who need to be connected in the air, there is good news from Etihad Airways - who have completed a rollout of WiFi hotspots aboard their Boeing 777 fleet. Etihad Boeing 777 at London Heathrow - Image, GhettoIFE The 777 fleet made up of 24 aircraft, used on long haul services across the Etihad network. The service rolled out will enable WiFi and Mobile phone … [Read more...]

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