Economy Class & Beyond

Greetings from NYC (and some parents need to control their kids…)

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My thoughts on BA1: excellent service, excellent product. A full trip report will be coming soon. Now, whilst the crew and product were excellent, I'm going to win no friends at all with parents (Sorry Mommypoints), but there were elements on the flight ruined due to hyperactive kids... And their parents not controlling them (for example, using the set as a climbing frame, … [Read more...]

Yes, it was LCY. Greetings from Shannon

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Greetings from Shannon! Just a quick post - and yes, I fell for the Club World - London City to JFK service A few pics to start your day... There are some downsides sadly, namely a screaming kid in 6B... And it does seem kid loaded today. Much more in the trip report... But there's a plane.. And there's bubbles on it. Please excuse me.... ;)   … [Read more...]

So which way AM I going to New York?

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A few months ago I posed  a question to you all in the form of a poll: Well lets discount a few of these... There isn't a hope in hell I'm swimming or rowing in that direction! Me. On Virgin. After all the lovely things I write about this airline? I somehow think not... I may like Deltalina, but I'm skipping Delta as I've got no Elite Status (does … [Read more...]

The beginnings of something quite mad… (well BCN)

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I like to fare hunt - it's almost a sport in itself. When I fare hunt, mad ideas start to form, and gel (the like of which normally ends with me having a bad back for weeks after walking around cities for hours). But anyway, I did a bit of hunting and digging and found a little gem for the mid-end of hundreds of Euros (and it's still live from the looks of it - fiddle with … [Read more...]

ORDXII – Pictures and Videos up

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If you've been paying attention to the GhettoIFE Twitter feed(@GhettoIFE), this is old news. For everyone else - good news! The pictures and videos from ORDXII are now up. For something different, I've split them by segment. Well it was a good idea at the time... London to Washington Dulles with United in a Boeing 767-300ER Set 1 - … [Read more...]

Canada. It is a real country amazingly…

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... and for once... no immigration issues! There is a celestial being above. Meanwhile, I seem to be tiddly on Vodka and Coke. So this isn't probably making any sense.... to anyone. Greetings from Pearson International Airport! Next stop: London... England.... … [Read more...]

On the Road again… Next Stop: Toronto..

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Good afternoon from the United B8 "In the upper echelons of ORDT1" Club Another trip is beginning to close down, and I've some good writing material this trip. Although I do have a tiny bit of venom of ICHG and the InterContinental Chicago MagMile. More on that much later ;) For now - it's lounge time, and that can only mean one thing... It's Vodka and Coke … [Read more...]