Economy Class & Beyond

I’ve hit 40. What travel lessons have I learned?

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Today, I hit the big 40. Yes, I'm partially petrified by that. But that's besides the point. 40. Egads. I just have a good view according to the card. And no, I will not fix your Microsoft Outlook for Mac issues today. But in my time, I've done a heck of a lot of travel - be it aboard a Thai Airways plane when I was very young, a trip to Australia aboard an Air … [Read more...]

Emirates picks up its fleet renewal – 26 aircraft to leave in 2016

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Emirates is continuing to pursue its fleet renewal with gusto, with plans to withdraw 26 aircraft next year. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Up for the chop are the following: 12 A330-300s 4 A340-300s 1 A340-500 6 Boeing 777-200ERs 2 Boeing 777-300s 1 Boeing 777-300ER In addition, Emirates have pencilled in 13 … [Read more...]

UK Government prepares kicks the new London runway decision down the road

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In what is the joke when it comes to infrastructure in the United Kingdom - where it seems governments are afraid to make a decision that might annoy people - there's been an update on the new runway to be built for a London Airport. Heathrow Airport from the air - Image Economy Class and Beyond. And the decision is... to do an environmental impact report according to … [Read more...]

Mastercard offers free Transport for London services with Apple Pay

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For those of you who are visiting London, or are living in London, here's a useful promotion for the next few Mondays. Mastercard is running a promotion that will allow you free access to Transport for London services for the following Mondays: 23rd November (passed) 30th November 7th December 14th December You'll need to have the following: An Apple iPhone 6/6s, … [Read more...]

American Airlines add New Zealand to its network map

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Demonstrating the strength of "long and thin" capabilities of the Boeing 787, American Airlines is to start a service between Los Angeles and Auckland in New Zealand. American Airlines Boeing 787 in flight - Image, American Airlines. The route was launched with a bit of glitz and glam with  American Airlines chairman and CEO, Doug Parker,New Zealand Prime Minister, … [Read more...]

InsideFlyer is coming to the UK!

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You've probably seen a few things around the internets about the relaunch of InsideFlyer in the USA. Well - good news! InsideFlyer is coming to the UK with dedicated UK Content. InsideFlyer launches on Thursday - 5th November 2015. If you want early access, a little birdie told the forums are already up and running at  http://insideflyer.co.uk/forums/ and for once... … [Read more...]

Why this could be the last year of BA Gold for me…

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For me, this could be the last year of BA Gold for me the rate things are going. British Airways A380... a reason to retain a BA Gold card with them? Maybe not. Earlier this year - British Airways earnings chart was depreciated heavily... and for me as an Economy Class Traveller - this was bad news. I had an inkling how bad it was when I flew Qatar Airways in July … [Read more...]

British Airways launches a 40% discount on Avios redemptions in World Traveller – is it worth it?

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EDITORS NOTE: This was meant to go out on last Monday/Tuesday, but for various reasons - it didn't. Still relevant if you're thinking about these fares though.... For those of you who don't mind economy class, there's a sale on from British Airways redemptions, where you can pay 40% less Avios than usual. British Airways Boeing 747-400 at New York JFK - this is one of the … [Read more...]

British Airways route switch-a-roo at Heathrow from 14th October

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It's that time of the year again where British Airways is hell bent on confusing customers where to go to catch their planes. The big takeaway is that more long haul services are moving into Terminal 3 from Terminal 5. British Airways Airbus A380 at London Heathrow Terminal 5 - and yes, one of these will operate from Heathrow Terminal 3... From the 14th October, … [Read more...]

Air France announces cuts, workers get militant.

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Air France -KLM is still restructuring is a painful process - with the group failing to agree with the French unions to agree with productivity plans so the Air France unit can swing back into profit. With predictions that Air France's long haul capacity will shrink in the next two years, Air France is taking action. Routes that are up for the chop include ones in Asia and … [Read more...]