Economy Class & Beyond

BA: BA vs Unite – Hell freezes. Strike Threat and current action over.

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Believe it or not, we can all go back to some sense of normality with the announcement from Unite that the Strike Action is over as an agreement has been reached in the Cabin Crew DisputeWhilst the agreement has to put to the ballot by the union, things are looking hopeful. AND THANK THE MAKER FOR THAT.Unite spins this as:"We always said that this dispute could only be settled … [Read more...]

EK: A380 to Johannesburg ,3rd rotation to Sydney

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Emirates are having a busy time at the moment, with the announcement of yet another A380 route, this time serving Dubai and Johannesburg Emirate will be running one of their numerous A380's from the 1st October 2011EK761 Dept DXB   04:40  Arr JNB 10:50EK762 Dept JNB   14:10  Arr DXB 00:10+1 This will replace one of the existing 3x daily JNB … [Read more...]

AI: Star Alliance to Air India. Sort it by 31st July or don’t bother coming to the party…

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It seems Star Alliance is running out of patience with Air India after four years, and according to Air Transport World, the deadline of July 31st 2011 has been set for Air India to for-fill Star Alliance membership requirements - or the invitation to join will be withdrawn. Now this may sound like bluster, but this is coming from the Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht.  He … [Read more...]

LUL: Strike Suspended Confirmed

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The Rail and Maritime Union in their infinite wisdom has confirmed their decision to suspend the strike action proposed between May and June.Which is nice.Note the word suspended - not withdrawn.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13351015 … [Read more...]

LUL: Strike Suspended… but the threat is still there…

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London Underground have annouced that the upcoming strikes starting May 16th have suspended.  However the Rail and Maritime Union insist it's still on. The BBC has a good wrap up on what's going on.I still would keep an eye open on this if you're in the capital - this has the makings of pure and utter chaos.... … [Read more...]

U2: Life isn’t for Easy for Easyjet as losses increase…

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EasyJet's losses continue to mount up due to the hardening economic enviorment, and the current bogeyman of all airlines - increased fuel costs. EasyJet reported pre-tax losses for the six months to the end of March of £153m , an increase from the loss of £79m on a year ago.Already, an extra £43m has been put aside due to the cost of aviation fuel due to the … [Read more...]

IAG: Dancing around TAP…

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It seems that International Airlines Group (The combined British Airways/Iberia entity) is sniffing around carriers at the moment. And its nose is leading towards TAP Portugal according to The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times cites informal talks have been held. As a state owned enterprise, The Portuguese government is being forced to sell various national companies as part of … [Read more...]

Straw Poll: Who is doing the Lufthansa Senator/FTL Status Match then?

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By now, you're aware from other sources about the Flying Blue to Miles and More Status match going on (and if you're not, head to http://www.more-miles.com/mm_status.php?lg=en&c;= ).Now the main points of this are:You've got to be Flying Blue Silver or Gold to be matched to FTL or SenatorYou've got to send actual evidence you're  Flying Blue Silver or Gold You've … [Read more...]

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