Economy Class & Beyond

The US DOT says “No! No Mispriced Tickets for you”

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In a move that will disappoint anyone who leapt onto the too good to be true offer of cheap first class tickets that had to be booked from London and paid for in Danish Kroner, the US Department of Transport (US DOT) has ruled on the matter. United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER landing at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. And your chances of getting those … [Read more...]

Delta vs The Middle East Three: Handbags at dawn

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The continuing war of words (or handbag fight) is in full swing with Delta (and by proxy, Airlines for America), vs Qatar and Emirates (and lets throw Etihad into the mix as well - better known as the Middle East Three). If you're not aware of the fight, check out the words that came out of Delta's CEO - Richard Anderson on Monday Delta, United and American vs Etihad, Qatar … [Read more...]

Delta CEO whines about Middle Eastern Carriers, makes crass comments

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So, I think we're all aware of Delta's CEO - Richard Anderson - performance/whine on CNN's Quest Means Business. If you you're not, head to CNN's site to see this car crash of an interview. And if not, watch it first. Seriously. Delta's CEO is referring to Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad - all of which Where are US Carriers (as well as other carriers) going … [Read more...]

Emirates to add an A380 on the Dubai – Milan Malpensa – JFK service

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It seems that Emirates is adding more capacity on its Dubai - Milan Malpensa - New York JFK service, with the airline adding an Airbus A380 on this route. Emirates Airbus A380 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The double-deckered Airbus A380 will operate on EK205/206 flight pair, replacing the Boeing 777-300ER that is currently used between Dubai, Milan and New York. The … [Read more...]

Complaining, EC261 and that Hawaii Tier Point Run…

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Whilst the main trip report is still in progress (which this week - will feature BA1 across the pond), there is a thing I need to talk about in regards to the Hawaii Tier Point run. And that's about the joy of complaining. Let me be blunt - those who followed me know of the downgrade I had by US Airways (as they managed to sell/upgrade someone in the time it took BA to notify … [Read more...]

As frequent flyer programmes change… are we all caught in a bad romance?

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EDITORS NOTE: I'm half asleep writing this after a bad week in the office. Some of my thoughts maybe garbled. Apologies. So yes, I took a pop at Delta with it not releasing award charts any more, and it seemed like a good idea to show off Lady Gaga's Bad Romance: For those @Delta fans morning the loss of the Award Charts, please refer to the following Lady Gaga Song. … [Read more...]

A Hotel Tonight? It’s worth shopping around…

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On my way home from my epic Tier Point run, I had this idle idea of actually staying at a hotel and crashing for a while in peace and quiet. Not the worst idea in many respects I think we can all agree with the flying that I've done recently. For a giggle, I fired up Hotel Tonight on the phone to see what it could pull in the Heathrow area. My "preferred" (well, that's a … [Read more...]

The first Airbus A350 has been delivered… What next?

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With much media fanfare, the first Airbus A350-900 was delivered to its customer of Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus. Of course, there's quite a bit of media about it, including: One Mile at a Time Airways RunwayGirl ATW So - what's next on the menu? For Airbus, it's a matter of one down, 779 aircraft to be delivered seven … [Read more...]

Miles and More HON/SEN/FTL member? Look out for extra status miles

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If you have a Miles and More account, and are a HON Circle, Senator or Frequent Traveller member, it could be worth looking in your account as Lufthansa has been depositing miles extra miles due the industrial action the airline has been suffering: Here's what I got as a mere FTL (Frequent Traveller): From the FlyerTalk thread, different levels are getting different … [Read more...]