Economy Class & Beyond

LH: Lufthansa Italia, Arrivederci!

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Well it seems the Italian Job is coming to an end for Lufthansa, as they formally announce the wind-down of Lufthansa Italia.The branch of Lufthansa will terminate on the 29th October, after failing to beat the then down on its knees Alitalia who are slowly rebuilding their momentum, and Lufthansa who constantly seem to have tickets for sale at £49 each way on these … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Lunchtime Update.

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So at Lunchtime on the 24th May, lets see what the state of play is:NATS suggest the following airports will be affected from 1300 to 1900 BSTDurham Tees ValleyGlasgowGlasgow PrestwickEdinburghLondonderryNewcastle EuroControl says 252 flights had been cancelled so far today. Ryanair has carried out a test flight over the zone at 41,000ft showed there was:"no visible … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: And guess who doesn’t want to hold the flight ban.

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Firstly, lets get up to speed with who is doing what:Aer Lingus - 12 flights affected to and from Scottish Airspace BMI flights to and from Aberdeen are subject to delay, but services in and out of Glasgow and Edinburgh were running normally British Airways will not be operating any flights between London (LHR/LGW/LCY) and Scotland until 1400 BST Eastern Airways will not be … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Latest Updates to who’s doing what

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Ok, it's late, but the Ash cloud is on it's way courtesy of the Grimsvotn Volcano. So this is who's doing what tomorrow as of Midnight 24/05/11... Aer Lingus have cancelled 12 flights between Ireland and Scotland British Airways is not operating any flights between London Airports (LHR, LGW, LCY) and Scotland until 1400 BST EasyJet cancelled flights to and from Edinburgh, … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: British Airways pulls the plug, KLM pulls services.

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Well it's taken long enough, but British Airways has pulled the plug on some services:Following forecasts of significant volcanic ash in Scottish airspace, British Airways has decided as a precaution that it will not operate any flights between London and Scotland on Tuesday May 24 that arrive in Scotland before 2pm or depart from Scotland before 2pm.At present all other … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Loganair cancels almost all flights tommorow

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A short oneliner from the BBC News Front Page Loganair are cancelling almost all of their 40 flights in Scotland tomorrow due to ash cloud disruption It's been now confirmed that this is down to 36 services, serving the following:BE6770 Aberdeen-SumburghBE6771 Sumburgh-AberdeenBE6772 Aberdeen-SumburghBE6773 Sumburgh-AberdeenBE6807 Glasgow-BenbeculaBE6808 Benbecula-GlasgowBE6811 … [Read more...]

FR: We made money, but expect fares to go up.

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Ryanair have been busy, posting strong profits of 374m euros (23%)during the current season. However, it goes on to moan that a lack of growth in capacity (primarily by not buying more frames from Boeing or Airbus and it disposing of older frames), and higher fuel costs (which everyone is suffering through) will restrict growth and profit increases next year. Ryanair is working … [Read more...]

Strike Action: Heathrow Express/Heathrow Connect –

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It seems the wonderful union known as the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers has decide to launch a strike against Heathrow Express over pay.Ah yes, that is the sound of universal groaning I hear in the background.Strike dates are set for the 27th and 28 May, commencing at 03:40 for 48 hours.Service during these times is limited:Paddington to Terminal … [Read more...]

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