Economy Class & Beyond

Someone comes up with a hell of a good argument with the TSA

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I think most of us here aren't fans of the Transportation Security Administration (from my viewpoint, I've had some of my luggage luggage destroyed by them and repaired with TSA sealing tape more than once) Now some of us deal with them with sarcasm, entertainment, anger, disgust, "meh" and other methods (for example stripping at a checkpoint), but Matthew over at Live and … [Read more...]

Speaking of allocated seating – the joy of codeshares… (and how to allocate seating on AA)

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As I'm wrapping up from the last trip report (as yes, the BA4 flight is being written up as this is going live), my future flying attentions are moving to my next trip back to Chicago. Now I'm not saying what dates or anything, but as you all can guess - my loyalty to Star Alliance is a bit more limited than it was in the past with a different airline has been looking after … [Read more...]

What’s in the Air Canada Elite Kit?

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Continuing the series of what's in different elite kits, this week it's the turn of Air Canada who have shipped an elite kit to me. So I wake up to the thud of this on the doormat Well they've made an effort on the outside, even if the postal services have tried to kill it. Opening up the kit, and it's off to the really important fun … [Read more...]

United Boeing 787-8 rolls out of the paint shop

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In a bow to all those at United saying "Look at the Shiny! We're getting the 787!" , United yesterday broadcasted the roll-out ceremony of their first complete and painted 787 Dreamliner out of the Boeing hanger via UnitedHub.com. Here's a few grabs from the live event. Images - United Airlines AS we can all see, the United paint job has been modified to … [Read more...]

UK Immigration: Queues still long

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I think we all remember (with a shuder) the waiting time that London Heathrow and other UK ports of entry suffered earlier this year. Well it seem that Heathrow entry is slowly heading towards the magical 45 minutes for those who are non-EU residents. Although some have witnessed longer queues than that. And of course the politicians are arguing. as usual. Queues at … [Read more...]

ESTA Renewals – it’s coming up to that that time…

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For those of you who have ESTA's (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) for the United States of America- the visa that isn't a visa - it's an authorisation) and who got their ESTA's before the US Government started charging for them , you'll soon get a message notifying you that your ESTA is about to expire. Something like the one below: ATTENTION! The … [Read more...]

The Day The Olympics passed down my road

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As we build up to London 2012, the Olympic Torch Relay passed near where I live. Well, down the bottom of the road where I live. And there was a change over point.. here! And then came the outriders... Then the first part of the convoy with the torchbearers and torches.   The next torchbearer would be Joan Lewis - mother of British … [Read more...]

EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) – Check if yours has expired!

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I was going through a pile of old loyalty cards, old ticket flight stubs, train tickets, hotel electronic keys that I have by my desktop computer (I swear the amount of junk I have gets worse each day), when I noticed my European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) was going out of date. Now for those of you within the European Economic Area (EEA), this is a great little thing as … [Read more...]

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