Economy Class & Beyond

Air Canada focuses on getting people home for Christmas*

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It seems airlines continue to find different ways to pull at emotional heart-strings. Air Canada is trying a very different idea for Christmas holidays... ... by going to an ex-pat public house, and offering to buy a round - just not the sort of round you'd expect at a pub.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5YvVB1FJrs It's a great gesture by Air Canada - like all … [Read more...]

Airline cashback… Is it worth the effort?

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Time for another old chestnut for me to roast, and that's the joy of cashback when it comes to airlines. Firmly in my sights today is Lucky's favourite airline in the world... Lufthansa. Why yes, I still fly other airlines than BA and AA. I know, it shocks some of you... I needed to make a booking so I could get to FTU Amsterdam so, like any good consumer, I compared prices - … [Read more...]

The Battle of London City to Dublin: Are there too many seats on this route?

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An interesting battle has started at on the London City Airport to Dublin routing, with three carriers going toe-to-to-toe with FlyBe, British Airways and incumbent CityJet fighting over passengers on the route. So lets do a bit of background. The incumbent CityJet has been through the mill recently, but has gone on the attack with a 9 time a weekday service between the two … [Read more...]

The dawning realisation of an upcoming trip

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I admit it - I'm a scatterbrain. My upcoming trip to Chicago is exactly a victim of this (along with a few personal circumstances that have changed in life) along with other things have left me mostly confused... With me only back from Vegas a couple of weeks and my mind was buried away at the chalk-face of my new job, the thought hasn't crossed my mind on the upcoming trip … [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...]

Transiting Chicago O’Hare in under 40 minutes – It is possible…

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Good morning from Las Vegas, Nevada, as I'm recovering from a few flights, and probably the fastest ever transit I've done through Chicago O'Hare International Airport on an International to Domestic Connection. Now, bear in mind: I haven't got Global Entry Three wide bodied planes arrived within 5 minutes of each other I was in the last section of a Boeing 747 (but near … [Read more...]

Marriott introduces Housekeeping Tip Envelopes…

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Being from Europe, the tipping culture is "enough" - as a reward for good service, and not expected (in which case, it's what I call a service charge. But that's by the by). Marriott International has teamed up A Woman’s Nation, a non-profit organization founded by journalist and former California first lady Maria Shriver to deliver a programme called "The Envelope … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic cuts down its non-US network

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It seems the influence of Delta is being made more apparent with Virgin Atlantic taking an axe to four of its long haul services that don't serve the USA. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow T3, Image GhettoIFE These include routes from London to: Cape Town (seasonal) last outbound on 26 April 2015 and the final flight from Cape Town to London on 27 April … [Read more...]

ESTA’s – Remeber to renew yours if heading to the USA!

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For those of us not in the USA, but in US Visa waiver countries, a US ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) is required to be completed before you travel. The process itself isn't difficult to complete, but does require renewal every two years. Thankfully, if you registered an email address when you registered previously, you'll get a warning email that your ESTA … [Read more...]

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