Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad and Alitalia in final stages of investment talks

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It's been reported that the Italian Flag carrier - Alitalia - in currently in talks with Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi over investment in Alitalia. These talks which are now in their final phases may take another 30 days to finalise. Alitala has gone from one disaster to another, and was recently bailed out to the tune of €300millon for it to escape bankruptcy. The airline … [Read more...]

Is going through a shopping portal worth it? Sometimes. Sometimes not…

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I'm a semi regular user of Quidco* in my spare time (Head for Points likes TopCashBack... as usual, your mileage may vary on the portal you use) as I like try and save a few pennies on my travel. So when I'm booking tickets to far flung places, a few pennies back in my pocket aren't a bad thing exactly. But sometimes I wonder why I do this. Lets take a case in point with … [Read more...]

Air New Zealand does “All Black Friday” with discounts codes

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Air New Zealand has joined party for Black Friday, with discounts on fares on sale today only (29th November) Discounts are available from London to New Zealand, Los Angeles and Pacific Islands, with £50 off Economy Cabins, £150 off Premium Economy and £250 in Business Premier. See below for the magic promo codes: Destination Cabin Discount Promo … [Read more...]

Biman Bangladesh to withdraw DC-10, with a special send off

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Hand up who has flown a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in their time? Well there is one carrier left operating them on a scheduled carrier basis, and that's Biman Bangladesh Airlines. For aviation geeks (and yes, yours truly can be amongst their ranks), Biman are preparing a send off for their DC-10s as they are due to retire them shortly The first of their DC-10s was retired on … [Read more...]

Air Berlin to increase USA routes to Chicago and New York

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An interesting opportunity has popped up for those who like redeeming Avios on the cheap (as well as more connections to the United States), with Air Berlin increasing the frequencies on three of their US routes. First up, Berlin Tegel - Chicago is to go Daily: AB7420 DEPART TXL 10:00 ARRIVE ORD 12:10 AB7421 DEPART ORD 15:25 ARRIVE TXL 07:00+1 Commences: 1st May 2014 Booked … [Read more...]

The United/Delta devaulations – the lessons to learn

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Well, there has been a fair bit of coverage of the Halloween trick by United Airlines and the early November pain of Delta raising their costs and  how they're devaluing their award charts. What lessons do we take away so we aren't burned next they pull a trick like again - or if another airline does the same thing? He who writes the rules can change the rules - Simply … [Read more...]

Emirates moot 11 across aboard an A380

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Just when you think airline travel can't get worse down the back of the plane, Business Traveller releases news that Emirates are considering increasing the seat count aboard their Airbus A380s, by introducing 11 Across seating in economy. Lets stop and think about that for a second. 11 seats across in economy class. This can only be achived by Reducing seat widths to at … [Read more...]

GhettoIFE makes Photoblog.com’s front page!

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In the other remaining minutes of my days, as well as writing for GhettoIFE.com, I also maintain my own Photoblog, where all the images I take on trip reports end up (as well as a few other things). And occasionally, my images are taken notice of.  I logged into my account, and found this: Image - Photoblog.com 3rd November 2013 I wasn't sure, so I checked this … [Read more...]

Lufthansa pre-assigned seating costs revealed

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According to Der Spiegel (English translation), Lufthansa has released the prices for reserving seats in Economy. Be prepared to open your wallets, as if you want pre-assigned seating, you're going to have to pay - with the following prices: Short Haul Pre-assigned seat: €10 Exit Row: €20 Long Haul Pre-assigned seat: €20 Exit Row: €60 The charges do not … [Read more...]