Economy Class & Beyond

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...]

Ryanair warns… about it’s own fees….

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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

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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?

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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...]

SkyTeam rolls out SkyPriorty to its entire network

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Priority services on airlines can be a very mixed bag - however, SkyTeam has been pushing its members along to deliver a unified experience called "SkyPriority" - trying to unify the ground experience so it is constant between airlines. SkyPriority offers: Priority check-in areas Priority baggage drop off Priority service at ticket/transfer desks Accelerated … [Read more...]

Miles and More HON/SEN/FTL member? Look out for extra status miles

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If you have a Miles and More account, and are a HON Circle, Senator or Frequent Traveller member, it could be worth looking in your account as Lufthansa has been depositing miles extra miles due the industrial action the airline has been suffering: Here's what I got as a mere FTL (Frequent Traveller): From the FlyerTalk thread, different levels are getting different … [Read more...]