Economy Class & Beyond

BHX: Road scheme improvement agreed – extended runway on the way.

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The problem with being the UK's 6th largest airport are numerous. Apart from being stuck between two major hubs (Manchester to the top, London below) and a major cargo hub to the right (EMA), there is the problem of the runway at Birmingham Airport.Namely, it's a postage stamp and it's not really suitable for very long haul services to take off from.Well the expansion of the … [Read more...]

LH/QR – Some good offers…

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If you can take advantage of these, they represent some reasonable value. Grab them whilst you can!Lufthansa: JNB from £349 on an A380Could be a cheap way to experance an A380, with Lufthasa promoting fares on this route.Terms:Purchase by: 19.04.2011Departure period: 01.05.2011-15.06.2011Return period: 07.05.2011-15.09.2011Advance Purchase Period: 7 daysMinimum stay: 6 … [Read more...]

Blog Admin: Construction Work ahead.

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EDIT: New Layouts went live on the 15th April! Greetings gentle readerI'll admit it. I've been tardy with my posts since I've been back from the USA, and the colour scheme of this blog is really getting on my nerves too.So here are a few of things that are upcoming:No matter what, I'll try and post each dayI'll be trying to do some more analysis as I go along in my posts … [Read more...]

WW (BD): Grows up in Belfast, Cuts the chord in Manchester and Cardiff.

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The low cost wing of BMI - BMI Baby has annouced changes for it's Autumn/Winter programme for 2011.The main changes are...From Belfast City (BHD): From Autumn/Winter 2011:Six-Times Weekly service to Amsterdam (Commencing 31/10/11)Two-Times Weekly service to Geneva (Commencing 17/12/11)For Summer 2012: BHD to Malaga, Alicante, Palma, Faro and Ibiza East Midlands (EMA)East … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airtrack shelved – Madness to continue,

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Well, not surprsingly, the proposed new "Heathrow AirTrack" Link has been shelved, due to a mix of objections from the community, but mainly due to a lack of hard cash.The route which would had connected Reading, Guildford and London Waterloo up to Heathrow Airport. The objections from the community came from the amount of level crossings that would come into use (as building … [Read more...]

AF: Watch where you’re driving that A380… *Updated*

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Air France has had a little incident with at New York JFK, with an A380 having a little bump with a Comair CRJ-200.The A380 struck the tail of the CRJ whilst taxing around JFK with it's outer left wing. Which has got to smart no matter what. Put it like this... would you wanted to be aboard that CRJ?Updated: More damage video is coming out.... … [Read more...]

AF: If you’re going to SFO… will you get their in A380…?

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It seems that Air France is following in Lufthansa's footsteps, with AF introducing an A380 service from Paris CDG to San FranciscoThe service will operate daily from 6th June 2011 to September 4th 2011 on the following timetable (the summer period)Dept CDG 10:30     Arrive SFO 12:40Dept SFO 16:10     Arrive CDG 11:35+1For those of you who want … [Read more...]

EK: 13th A380 Destination is Shanghai – Unlucky for some?

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Emirates are continuing apace with their Airbus A380 deployments, with the latest route being Dubai to Shanghai. A380 Services will operate 3 times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the following patternDept DXB   03:10     Arrive PVG  15:30 Dept PVG   23:30     Arrive DXB  04:30+1 Emriates operate their … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Qantas A380

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It's Sunday, and after last week's forgetfulness (and lets face it, 1 sunday out of 2 years isn't bad going), it's time for some more Airplane P0rn. Today, it's a Qantas Airbus A380 resting near the T3/T5 complex at Heathrow Airport And since I'm grounded for a few months, I can guarantee more next week! … [Read more...]