Economy Class & Beyond

Slamming into the Buffers – another National Rail Strike (8th October)

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It's that time of the week again - so it must be time for another National Rail Strike. This time, its the RMT Union calling its members out on strike. What is going to be operating? Network Rail has provided a map of what passenger services may operate. 20% of services are planned to operate (around 1 in 5 if you're lucky) . Map showing open lines for Saturday 8 … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Doing it for the Tier Points – 320 Tier Points, Done

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320 Tier Points, Done. Doing it for the Tier Points And once again, welcome to the Tier Point Enrichment Centre What can you do with about three hours and a bit of sleep? (Coach, Heathrow Airport and Lounge) Finnair AY1332 London Heathrow to Helsinki (Business Class/A350) Planes, Trains, Boats and Trams – Into Helsinki and slightly beyond Crowne Plaza … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus to return to Bradley International Airport, Connecticut

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Aer Lingus is continuing to boost its Summer 2023 network, with the airline returning the Bradley International Airport, Connecticut to Dublin, Ireland route for Summer 2023. Aer Lingus Airbus A321LR at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The route will commence on 26th March 2023. The service will operate daily through October and offer connectivity to … [Read more...]

Changes ahead for the Caledonian Sleeper

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The Caledonian Sleeper - which connects London and Scotland with a sleeper train service is looking forward to a change of management and ownership as The Scottish Government and Serco. Caledonian Sleeper train - Image, Caledonian Sleeper (Secrco) Serco and The Scottish government signed a 15-year franchise, with a 'rebase clause in year seven of the agreement that … [Read more...]

It’s another rail strike (5th October)

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It is time for another rail strike in the UK. If you are planning to be elsewhere on a train today (or trying to travel home from a conference in Birmingham), you might want to see if you can get a lift from your friends. If you have friends, who enjoy Yakety Sax playing when going in and out of a venue. Good luck even getting into Birmingham New Street today, let alone … [Read more...]

Air India prepares to scale up its Birmingham UK operation

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News from my local airport, with Birmingham Airport gaining an additional five services to India a week.  Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Birmingham Airport -Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The increase will see the airline scale its services from once a week to six flights a week.  The airline will increase its services from Amritsar from one flight a week to three, … [Read more...]

500 Up – Airbus delivers it’s 500th Airbus A350 to Iberia

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For those watching the Airbus A350 programme, it has hit a major milestone as it delivered the 500th of the type to Iberia. The 500th A350 - an A350-900 - was recently delivered to Iberia. This airline has  20 A350s on order and 14 in service. For Airbus, it's another step forward as the family grows and adjusts - with the original A350-900, … [Read more...]