Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus A320neo completes its first flight

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Airbus have been working away with their updated version of their narrowbody aircraft - the Airbus A320neo. The new version of the Airbus A320neo entered assembly in March, and rolled out in July. Yesterday, the new aircraft (registered as F-WNEO, frame MSN6101),it took its first flight into the skies to begin the test and certification campaign. During … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon – The Luxor Hotel and Casino

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Time for another hit of BAcon action, where I dumped myself on the final night - at the Luxor. This was booked in advanced with Hyatt for some Gold Passport points, as well as pre-paid. That was a mistake. From the outside. Inside initially isn't too bad.  From below...  From above... I was placed in the main building itself. And that's not so bad apart from those … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787 to New Delhi, adds fifth JFK service.

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Whilst Virgin Atlantic is in the process of retrenching its network, the airline is still working to introduce its newer aircraft into the fleet. Currently, plans for the Virgin Boeing 787-9s call for the aircraft to be used from London to Boston, Washington DC and New York JFK. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, Rendering Virgin Atlantic Well, the fun doesn't stop as another … [Read more...]

London Underground “Night Tube” services plans come out

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Plans are going ahead for what is being touted as the "Night Tube" - providing London Underground services 24 hours a day between Friday and Sunday. The plans call for the service to commence from 12th September 2015 and will be available on certain lines: Piccadilly Line between London Heathrow Airport T-123 and T5 (not T4) and Cockfosters - No service on the Uxbridge … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon – The Mandalay Bay

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Good evening from Chez GhettoIFE where I'm slowly getting used to life back in the UK - or in perma-airconditioned environments. But before I crash out on the sofa, lets look at where the home of BAcon was this year in a quick taster review - The Mandalay Bay Full Disclosure. The room at the Mandalay Bay was paid for by Frequent Flyer Network. Its services will be reviewed … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to use A380s double-daily between Doha and London

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Qatar Airways have finally taken delivery of their first Airbus A380, with plans to receive a total of four of the super-jumbo aircraft. Two of Qatar Airways Airbus A380s - one being delivered to the airline on 17th September, Image Qatar Airways via Flickr As a result, routes are starting to come out, with London being the first destination for this double-decker plane, the … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon – The MGM Grand

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Good afternoon from Dublin Airport where Irish eyes are smiling, and I've got a triple espresso to try to keep me awake to my final destination. Time to look at some Vegas Hotels in the quick snapshots. Lets look at my first crash-spot – the MGM Grand. During the day Leo the Lion It's location south of the strip is in my preferred zone of Las Vegas Boulevard (I'm not a … [Read more...]

DFW Skylink – simple transiting

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Good morning from London Heathrow Airport, where I'm in the middle of a longer transit that I've had at Dallas Fort Worth. Oh, and additional thanks to American Airlines messing with the equipment. What was booked for a 777-300 turned into an older 777-2000... and  they desperately need to begin refurbishing those old 777-200s urgently. Yet, transiting DFW on a domestic to … [Read more...]

Aegean Airlines Star Alliance Gold Changes – NO, THE SKY ISN’T FALLING.

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Aegean Airlines have reportedly changed their qualification requirements according to Dan's Deals, making it harder to get the status In the past, it was 20,000 miles needed on any Star Alliance airline, credited to the programme Specificity you will need four segments on Aegean Airlines to gain or hold onto the status, or fly 24,000 miles. So is the sky falling? No it's … [Read more...]

The Road to BAcon – American Airlines 55 to Las Vegas

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After doing a transit through Chicago O'Hare in 40 minutes (which lets be honest, I should had brought a lotto ticket when I got off the plane), I was in Row 8 of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800. American Airlines 55 is one of those classic US style flights, which operates from an international point to a US point, then has a domestic hop on a totally different … [Read more...]

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