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More evidence the Diamond Club party is coming to an end…

15/04/2010 by Kevincm

This isn't a good sign....Nor is this (Image c/o jms_uk at Flyertalk) … [Read more...]

Volcanic Ash from Iceland hits the UK – MAJOR CANCELLATIONS

15/04/2010 by Kevincm

Due to the ash from Iceland in the upper atmosphere, there are major disruptions to the flying programmes today across the UKATC Have banned flying flying over certain parts of Scotland, and may modify its advice as the cloud migrates southwards over the UK. THEIR MAJOR CANCELLATIONS ON ALL UK AND IRELAND AIRPORTS (7am update) 250 flights are hit over Scottish airports … [Read more...]

BREAKING BMI Diamond Club to move to Miles and More! **

14/04/2010 by Kevincm

It's out of the bag. 16th of May will be a very black day. See: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/bmi-diamond-club/1074164-dc-being-migrated-m-m-real.htmlMore analysis later. … [Read more...]

More fun in BMI Land – Diamond Club login borked.

14/04/2010 by Kevincm

Oh dear. It seems that someone has taken the hamster offline that powers the BMI Diamond Club online service (the service is offline and you can't log-on). Users trying to log-on will see this message..."Due to a technical error we are unable to log you in at the moment. We are working to fix the error and you will be able to log in soon. Please accept our apologies … [Read more...]

One Day, Three Incidents.

14/04/2010 by Kevincm

It's been a busy olde day in the world of Aircraft doing odd things.Lets start from the top:Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Flight 836 met with a nasty end after a flight between Sorong and Manokwari, Indonesia.The flight, operated by Boeing 737-300, overran the runway on landing, coming to a rest 200 meters beyond it. The aircraft broke into several pieces on halting, … [Read more...]

British people become more Sheeple-like – Resistance to the Nude-o-Scope Fading

13/04/2010 by Kevincm

A conveniently timed release from Unisys states that a lot of British people seem to be Sheeple (according to who they surveyed in the Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Holland Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the USA).Out of 977 people, 90% of them were happy to be Nude-o-scoped in the UK. In atIn other territories, Germany and Belgium, it was 66% … [Read more...]

Republic finally decides which brand would survive… and it…

13/04/2010 by Kevincm

... Frontier Airlines!Indeed - the airline with the animals on the tail (Frontier Airlines) will be the name of the combined Republic and Midwest Airlines, merging the Airbus fleets of Frontier and ERJ-190 fleets of Midwest together.So what does this mean (lets get down to the nitty gritty)All booking valid. Systems have to merge eventually. More routes pairs to be … [Read more...]

Humor: The dangers of seat selection….

12/04/2010 by Kevincm

xkcd explains why...Source: http://xkcd.com/726/ … [Read more...]

The fallout of a widely publicied promotion… (BMI Diamond Club, Virgin Flying Club)

10/04/2010 by Kevincm

"He's not the Messiah- He's a very naughty boy!" - Mandy (Life of Brian)... and for those of you who used JCWIZO code to join up with BMI who aren't members (to get Star Silver and a pittance), that's how BMI will be treating you. A target group of 400 people that BMI were expecting has been hammered by a range of IP addresses that were out of band. Even now the database … [Read more...]

Humor: It’s amazing what MH does to keep it’s wings level…

10/04/2010 by Kevincm

This wandered in from ThereIfixedit.comBut what is going on? Well it's a Boeing part... to lift the plane so you can change the tire, or do minor maintenance work to the landing gear.See... as well as humorous, we're educational! … [Read more...]