Economy Class & Beyond

FlyBe to return to London City Airport

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FlyBe seemingly is going to try again to crack the nut of London, and in the process return to London City Airport. FlyBe Dash8 Q400 landing at East Midlands Airport - Image GhettoIFE The airline will return to London City Airport after signing a five-year operational agreement with the airport, opening five routes in the process: Belfast - Three times daily Dublin - Four … [Read more...]

Azul goes for long haul expansion

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Azul Brazilian Airlines has been slowly working away, operating its fleet of Embraer E-Jet and ATR Turboprops, growing is domestic Brazilian operation for some time now. Well today, it made a splash with an announcement the airline is to obtain eleven long-haul Airbus aircraft, with the aim of operating services United States of America. For its long haul fleet Azul is to … [Read more...]

Oyster Cards – also avalible a bit beyond London

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If there's one thing I like is simplifying my travels - and one thing that does help simply it a bit is Transport for London's Oyster Card. My "current" Oyster card. I've lost count of how many of them gone through (although I have got enough webcredits out of TfL) Now, if you're visiting London for more than a few days, I'd strongly recommend you get an Oyster card - as … [Read more...]

Doha’s Hamad International Airport – opening soon

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It seems new airports seems to be jinxed with problems, with Berlin Brandenburg Airport being one that springs to mind. Another airport that has managed to shrug off delays is Doha's Hamad International Airport. Hamad International Airport (previously known as New Doha International Airport) has had a string of delays, but is seemingly almost ready to receive passenger planes … [Read more...]

Shandong Airlines goes for 50 Boeing 737s

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It seems the orders for narrow body aircraft come thick and fast as Shandong Airlines are to order fifty Boeing 737 aircraft. Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Seoul Incheon Airport. Image GhettoIFE.com Shandong Airlines is owned by Air China, and operates both Chinese Domestic and International routes, with a fleet of Boeing 737-300s, 737-700s, 737-800s, Bombardier … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

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It's Easter Sunday, and its time for an Airplane art special. This Sunday, it's a British Airway Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner arriving at it's home base at London Heathrow Airport (shot from a BA 787-8. Very meta). The images are clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep … [Read more...]

Air Canada apologies for its luggage handling (after throwing around…)

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First up... have a look at the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDizh4DMno The bags appear to be gate checked, and have promptly been tossed from the jetbridge down to the loading area The location of the incident has not disclosed, but it's made the media on CBC News. Air Canada has given a response on the Youtube page: We apologize for the totally … [Read more...]

Video Saturday – Approaching into San Francisco, The Cockpit View

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It's Saturday again, and it's time to put your seatback in the upright position, ensure you luggage is in the overhead bin and your tray table is stowed as we go to this week's video. This week, for those of us who have flown aboard A380s (or with some airlines, Boeing 777s and A330s) one of the more interesting flying sights is the pilot's view when coming into land. On some … [Read more...]

Lufthansa trials “Print at Home” Luggage tagging

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Following Iberia's lead, Lufthansa is to set about trialling a new "Print at Home" Luggage tagging service. The service - known as "Home Tag" will be rolled out initially on the Frankfurt to Tokyo route. The idea is you check in at home, then print your luggage tag too (for both outbound and inbound segments if you choose). You then take your prints to the airport, fold it in … [Read more...]

Ryanair adds a new base – Cologne

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Ryanair is opening a new base at Cologne Bonn Airport with five new routes joining the Ryanair network from October 2014. Ryanair 737-800 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image GhettoIFE.com. The routes that will be joining the wide and far Ryanair network include: Cologne to Dublin - Once Daily, Commences 26th October 2014 Cologne to London Stanstead - Twice Daily, … [Read more...]