Economy Class & Beyond

I do worry about National Express… a lot.

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Good morning from sunny, non rainy Manchester Ringway Airport. Well - it's good now I'm in the airport and safe. Which is how I didn't feel with National Express this morning. They have put this wonderful boast, plastered across the coach station: Well I'm afraid I'm going to knock a dent in it today (and I would love to see the make-up of those numbers from … [Read more...]

iTunes gift card up to 20% off at Tesco

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It's coming up to Easter. For a lot of us, that means chocolate eggs. For others, it's time to stock up on iTunes vouchers. Tesco is running a promotion where it is offering varying discounts on iTunes gift cards: This is valid on the following cards in-store and through the mail order outlet. Different values have different discounts: £15 is discounted to … [Read more...]

Budget 2016: Air Passenger Duty increases ahead

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Yesterday was Budget day in the United Kingdom - where the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne sets out his spending and taxation plans. There's plenty of coverage on all the usual news outlets, as well as the Budget from the UK.gov site. As well as a sugary drinks tax that's coming - Air Passenger Duty rises (based on the UK Retail Price Index) were buried in the … [Read more...]

Oh Canada… Please pay $7 to enter….

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For those of you who are travelling by air to Canada, there are big changes that go in effect today as Canada formally requires inbound passengers arriving by Air to have e eTA's - Electronic Travel Authorization. The system which has so far been optional is now mandatory as of today, 15th March 2016. You can get one for CAD$7 at … [Read more...]

IndiGo takes delivery of its first A320neo

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Whilst Qatar Airways dillies and dallies over its A320neo order - other airlines have gone ahead and taken delivery of their first A320neo aircraft. First up was Lufthansa - and now one of the biggest airline that has ordered A320neo aircraft takes delivery of their first A320neo. Step forward IndiGo of India. Indigo Airbus A320neo - Image, Airbus As well as being … [Read more...]

Need to hire a Corporate Jet? Ask Ryanair!

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So you want to hire a jet for an event... BMI Regional can help you if you have 45ish people with a little Embraer E-145. However, for some - size does matter. So you would look towards something a little larger. Thankfully, Ryanair is here to help! Yes. We are talking about the same Ryanair that does low cost carrier activities. The insides of the corporate jet however are … [Read more...]

US Immigration Airport Wait Times: There’s a Web Page for that.

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I know this will shock some of you - but a lot people don't have Global Entry. Yes. Sit back. There. I've said it. People travel into the United States of America without Global Entry to speed their way through. And for those of us who don't (your coffee maker extraordinaire included), that means queuing up and waiting to be stamped into the United States. And at some … [Read more...]

The Boeing “Clean Lavatory”. Yes – This is a thing.

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Lets face it, there are places on a plane we don't like to go. For some, it's the aversion of turning right when boarding a plane, for some its turning right and heading to the back row of said plane. But for the germ-a-phobes, the one place they fear is probably the airplane toilet. Well, it seems Boeing has come up with a concept for a cleaner toilet aboard a plane with … [Read more...]

Paris Taxis go flat fare to and from Paris Orly/Paris CDG

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Sometimes when you get to a city after a long flight, you don't want to argue with public transport providers to get from the airport to a destination - rather you want to get in a cab and go. Paris is the latest city to implement flat rate cab fares to and from its major airports - Paris Orly and Paris Charles De Gaulle. Paris Taxis along the Champs Elysees towards Arc de … [Read more...]

Ryanair marks its side of the Brexit debate

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For those of you outside the European Union or the United Kingdom, you may or may not heard of the upcoming poll of the British public on if they wish to remain in the European Union (which the media has dubbed the "Brexit"). And normally, I wouldn't write about this - mainly because the wall-to-wall media coverage of this, with politicians tearing each other into bits with … [Read more...]

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