Economy Class & Beyond

Book it Danno! The joy of British Airways Rebooking…

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Book it Danno! The joy of British Airways Rebooking... Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 296 Chicago to London

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In this snapshot, I take a look at British Airways 296 Chicago to London run. Have things improved or got worse down the back of the plane? Lets have a quick look before the main trip report... Boarding: Boarding was direct from the First Class Lounge and into the jetway. A rather nice way to board. Shame the boarding pass didn't beep with an upgrade (however much I tried to … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Iberia 6275 Madrid to Chicago O’Hare

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Time for another quick snapshot, where I look at Iberia across the pond between Madrid in Spain and Chicago O'Hare aboard Iberia 6275. Boarding: Boarding was very organised for this fight, with different groups queuing in different zones. Actually rather refreshing to see people queued in zones waiting to board, and not in the main mêlée, pushing and shoving. Boarding was … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! The Aston Waikiki Beach

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Book it Danno! The Aston Waikiki Beach Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - Shannon, Shannon to … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! US694 Phoenix Sky Harbour to Honolulu

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Book it Danno! US Airways US694 Phoenix Sky Harbour to Honolulu Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid

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Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on British Airways Short-haul product Boarding: Boarding sadly was conducted from Gate 10 at Heathrow. Whilst this doesn't mean a lot to a lot of people, this is the busing gates at Terminal 5. Which is... Not so good. Why? Priority boarding normally goes out of the window. Like it did today (although by the time a bus … [Read more...]

Well… that could had gone a lot worse (Good evening from Chicago)

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Good evening from the Chicago Area, where I've once again confounded the odds and made it all the way here - without a major incident (apart from forgetting my MacBook Charger). Some bullet points: Gate A10 at Heathrow Terminal 5 is a disgrace. Seriously, can no one organise boarding sequences correctly there? The legroom on the exit row of a British Airways A321 is … [Read more...]

Here we go again (or another 1:15 departure)

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Good morning (the clock is over the midnight hour - we're morning as far as I'm concerned) from a windy part of Birmingham as I type this and wait for a taxi..... That can't find where I live. Typical, nor drive in a city he should know. What was that about me trying to support the local black cab trade? Anyoo, as this taxi driver gets lost around Birmingham, I'm … [Read more...]