Economy Class & Beyond

Two for the price of one: Streamlined Immigration? Hmmm

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Two for the Price of One: Streamlined Immigration? Hmmm In this epic... Two for the price of one? Or when two become one? Off to Manchester Airport on the edge of my seat... BA Domestic - BA1387 Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Heathrow Transit, American Airlines Flagship Lounge American Airlines - AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago, Main Cabin … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: 2 British Airways Short Haul Segments

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Time for a two-for-one snapshot - involving British Airways. With the service identical between Heathrow - Hamburg - Heathrow, I'd thought I would lump them together, with the differing experiences on the ground. The Heathrow Experience: Terminal 5 remains a reasonable hub to go through. Not bad, but not excellent. At least security wasn't 10 miles long. I swear sometimes … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: The Ibis Budget, St Pauli

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Time for a hotel snapshot which I know a lot of you have been looking forward to.. the IBIS Budget in St Pauli. Location: It's near St Pauli U-Bahn Station over the road from the Hamburg DOM. Pretty easy to reach via the Hamburg S-Bahn and U-Bahn. About 20 minutes walk from The Messe (or a 5 minute train ride if you have energy, 10 minutes and a change if you're a lazy person … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways BA202 Boston to Heathrow (World Traveller Plus)

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Time for another snapshot, this time looking at British Airways old World Traveller Plus product between Boston and Heathrow aboard BA202: Transit and Security Of course, there's no connection between the AA concourse and the International terminal - meaning you have to leave security, take the bus, and re-clear security. This is all well and good... except for the 30 … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines AA1205 Chicago to Boston

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Time for an aviation snapshot as we take to the air with American Airlines AA1205 between Chicago O'Hare and Boston Logan. Check in: Handled quickly enough, with bags tagged to Heathrow.  However, only the first boarding pass out of two could be generated. Lemme guess - Emotional Support Animal. Security: With more time in hand than usual, I went for a full pat down … [Read more...]

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