Economy Class & Beyond

When a two hour ground stop turns into a 7 hour delay….

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Good morning from Washington DC where currently, I'm recovering from the exhaustion of Thursday... and enjoying a bit of BAcon. And with good reason. Thursday travel experience was not ideal... in any sense. Let's start at the beginning. Manchester Airport seemed to forget how to run security operations at the airport, and was doing an impression of the TSA. That … [Read more...]

British Airways goes 10 abreast with some 777s, denser seating to come

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To fly, To serve. Those words seem more and more hollow under Alex Cruz, as further changes are being made. We all know about the catering debacle that's going on in short-haul, as well as various stupid little cuts that have going on. British Airways Boeing 777-200 taxing at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond (Editors note: I've chosen this image for a reason. … [Read more...]

Welcome to the USA. With Poor Planning and inadequate staff (Philly Airport)

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There's nothing like coming to the USA, and being a victim of poor planning and having inadequate staff. Good evening from what is turning into a class one ominishambles of a trip from Philadelphia Airport. But I'm not going to focus on American Airlines performance today... (that's later). Rather, it's the turn of the US Customs and Border Patrol and my old friends - the … [Read more...]

Hello Digbeth my old friend…

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(apologies to Simon and Garfunkel and The Sound of Silence). ... I've come to pass through again.  Say hello to the evening light. Say hello to the coach that's there.  To take me so I can fly by air.  With songs, that never seem to change  And no delays.  Touching... the sound of silence.  (Sorry, I. An only stretch … [Read more...]

Changes to BA check-in deadlines at Heathrow

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For those of you on long haul flights out of London Heathrow, and like arriving at the last minute, there are more changes to check in times especially if you are flying British Airways. Heathrow Terminal 5 Check-in area - Image, Economy Class and Beyond British Airways will require all long haul passengers who departing Terminal 3 or 5 to have checked in with 1 hour (60 … [Read more...]

Your Samsung Note7. Banned aboard planes by the USDOT

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With Samsung throwing in the towel with the Galaxy Note7 - halting production of the product, and issuing a full recall - the US Department of Transport  has updated its travel advice regarding this flaming product. (Yet they're still plugging them in Target)  The US Department of Transport is banning transportation of Samsung Galaxy Note7 from air … [Read more...]

Icelandair’s Stopover Buddies RETURN!

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One of the better promotions earlier this year - and totally out of the box - was IcelandAir's "Stopover Buddies". Well good new - it's back! Welcome back stopover buddies! For those who missed out on Stopover Buddies last time (and how could you?), the concept was a great one - you requested a buddy when you had a stopover with IcelandAir, and an IcelandAir … [Read more...]

Alas A10. We meet again. Alas, I still hate thee.

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Last time we met Gate A10, I compared thee to a summer day. Well it isn't summer A10. Rather it is the autumn... leading to a winter of discontent. How unpleasant to meet thee again Gate A10. Thy existence we know is questionable, but unfortunate thanks to Heathrow Airport again under-designing an airport, and happily have bussing services instead of building … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific waves goodbye to the Boeing 747-400

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For the passenger version of the Boeing 747 - the erstwhile Boeing 747-400 - more airlines are removing them from their fleets. Cathay Pacific formally closed its chapter on operating passenger Boeing 747-400s with a celebratory flyover of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, with 300 of its staff aboard on a charity flight. Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 conducting its last … [Read more...]