Economy Class & Beyond

Dear Online Travel Agents… Update your frequent flying programme lists

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Sometimes, it's fun to explore different thing - or to book slightly odd tickets (such as the simple example of me flying out wanting to fly out of Manchester and return via London on a Oneworld Airline). That's all well and good.... except when you get to the booking stage - at which point the Online Travel Agent doesn't care about your frequent flyer status much. They … [Read more...]

Icelandair Introduces Stopover Buddies!

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Lets put this out there first - the airline industry can be extremely boring and repetitive (the recent example over the excitement of American Airlines reintroducing snacks is just one thing that flags up on my radar that I file under "That it?'). Icelandair though... has always been slightly different. It's been promoting Iceland as a stopover point between Europe and … [Read more...]

The case of having a card blocked due to possible fraud…

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My life outside flying can be pretty mundane. It involves going to work, fiddling with computers, making people happy that their problems are resolved, and rinsing and repeating. However yesterday, I got a text message from MBNA UK - who I hold a legacy BMI Diamond Club Credit card with (mainly as its an easy way to get Avios without dealing with American Express). Here's the … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2015 Part 1 (January to June): What you might have missed

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It's that time where I start reviewing 2015... before we hit 2016. Lets have a look at some of highlights of 2015 JANUARY GoGo begun shaping its traffic and injecting unwelcome man in the middle certificates... and then promptly stopped. I flew Ryanair. Then British Airways. Then US Airways. Then Hated US Airways. Then really hated British Airways. Find out why in … [Read more...]

Hoverboards – Just leave them at home please…

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I've covered Hoverboards, Self-Balancing scooters, Glideways, etc etc etc on and off at Economy Class and Beyond a few times - and how airlines are refusing to carry them. Sadly, even the rich and famous are unable understand this  as Russell Crowe tried to fly Virgin Australia... and offloading his children and himself from the flight after finding out hoverboards … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas from Economy Class and Beyond

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Well, it's the 25th December here - so it must Christmas Day. On behalf of your host at Economy Class and Beyond - have a peaceful Christmas Day. I hope you've made it to where you need to be with your friends and loved ones Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond - Your no-nonsense guide to network news, honest reviews, with in-depth coverage, unique research as well … [Read more...]

REMINDER: Heathrow Express and Gatwick Express mostly closed over Christmas

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Just a reminder post for those of you coming to the UK for the festive period via Heathrow or Gatwick (or for those of you escaping... not much of a difference). So onto the reminder for... Heathrow Express  https://www.heathrowexpress.com/timetable-schedule/service-plans Heathrow Express train at Heathrow Central - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. 24th December - No … [Read more...]

The Godmother of Amenity Kits heads off into Retirement

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One of the things I love getting when I'm flying long haul is the vague and wonderful promise of an amenity kit. The 2013/4 American Airlines Amenity Kit - Image, WESSCO. United 2014 Amenity Kit tins - Image, WESSCO. One of the people responsible for the development of the amenity kit as we know it today - Antia Gittelson of WESSCO announced her retirement last … [Read more...]

Got an EE Powerbar? Return it to EE. NOW!

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We've all seen the press about Hoverboards and their dicey batteries. Well, its time to focus on battery packs - especially those manufactured for UK Mobile operator EE. Earlier this year, EE did a partial re-call on their power bars due to a manufacturing defect. It seems the re-call is now for all EE Power Bars. It appears that EE have become aware of a very small number of … [Read more...]