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The case of the missing e-ticket, and a class one omnishambles…

14/01/2015 by Kevincm

a seat in an airplane

EDITORS NOTE: This might be a bit ranty. Advanced apologies. Good morning from Dublin's fair airport - where at the moment, I'm in a livid mood if I'm brutally honest. Yes dear reader - livid. On the way back from New York last night, I found that my ticket had been booked into economy class on the final segment on my I7SALE fare. Whilst it's only a 1 hour 20 … [Read more...]

Go-arounds – an airline’s way of telling you to wake up….

14/01/2015 by Kevincm

Go-Around

Good morning from the ground at London City Airport where I've come off my New York JFK to London City shuttle. As usual, the flight was great - except for the landing part. Why? Our little Airbus A318 caught an extra gust of wind this morning, forcing the airplane to go-around. And here's the video … [Read more...]

US Airways Economy class… Is it as bad as I remember?

13/01/2015 by Kevincm

Good morning from my downgraded flight to JFK. Is US Airways economy as bad as I remember? Well considering the "retro plane" I had between Honolulu and Phoenix... (Boeing 757-200). Now, compare to what I have in economy... (Airbus A321) And the worst part is... I haven't even take off yet. This is going to be a long 5 hours.... So... Yes it … [Read more...]

Reward flight savers… a real saver

13/01/2015 by Kevincm

British Airways Airbus A319 "Dove" Livery - Image GhettoIFE

Due to the scheduling chaos created by British Airways - with an A318 out cold - I've had to chop and change my onwards itinerary quite heavily. I had booked a return Ryanair flight - but I can't make that due to the new timings imposed - which has put that connection in the bin. Good thing it was only £25. I therefore need to position back to London to get home - and at … [Read more...]

Changes and Downgrades – the life of Tier Point runner

12/01/2015 by Kevincm

Good morning from Waikiki where I've spend the past 2 hours on the phone with British Airways trying to sort out my flight home. And it's all down to an A318 going technical. Apparently one of them has a problem, which is screwing everyone else up. So I had this schedule change file in - and to say I wasn't happy would be an understatement... So, what's wrong with … [Read more...]

Gogo no longer replacing Digital Certificates on sites? Maybe

10/01/2015 by Kevincm

Gogo No longer MitM Attacking.

Good morning from US1510 as I'm my next leg to Phoenix, Arizona. Time to update a story that I looked into earlier this week, when Gogo wireless were appearing to do man in the middle attacks by inserting their own certificates to manage traffic to streaming sites - such as Youtube. Well, being at 35,000 fit using GoGo today (But buy it on the ground - $16 vs $30 or so on … [Read more...]

Fancy hiring an ERJ for a day? Got £14,700 or so spare? BMI Regional can help!

08/01/2015 by Kevincm

BMI Regional's Elvis for a Day promo

Private jet hire for a lot of us is out of reach. Seriously - it costs serious money. However, browsing through the PR's of the day, comes this little gem from BMI Regional The fact that Rhinstone flares can be included is enough to raise an eyebrow. The Elvis quiff and sunglasses will have  serious fuel penalty though.... The PR is full of fun, stating: As Elvis … [Read more...]

Ryanair warns… about it’s own fees….

07/01/2015 by Kevincm

As some of you are aware, I'm going to be doing something I haven't done since 2005 - and that's willingly fly on a Ryanair service. In the email pile I did get a lovely warning from them... about their own fees. In the first part of the email, they remind you if you've checked in... or not. Now onto the meat of it - where the charges can stack up! So if … [Read more...]

Guess which hotel chains are plotting against mobile phone hotspots? HINT: Hilton and Marriott

23/12/2014 by Kevincm

Mobile WiFi Devices/Mobile Hotspots/Personal Hotspots/MiFi's/That thing that gives me Internet access on the move are universally very useful. They're even more useful in hotels when the WiFi charges vary from expensive to extortionate - or if the WiFi is so slow it's not worth bothering to use it. However, some hotels in the US wish to restrict their use. Step forward … [Read more...]

The first Airbus A350 has been delivered… What next?

22/12/2014 by Kevincm

Qatar Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus

With much media fanfare, the first Airbus A350-900 was delivered to its customer of Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus. Of course, there's quite a bit of media about it, including: One Mile at a Time Airways RunwayGirl ATW So - what's next on the menu? For Airbus, it's a matter of one down, 779 aircraft to be delivered seven … [Read more...]

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