Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways plans a return to Islamabad

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British Airways are planning a return to an old destination - with Islamabad, Pakistan being added back to the network. British Airway Boeing 787-8 landing at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline is planning a three times a week service to Islamabad, from June 2019. The timetable looks like this: DEPART LHR 09:15 ARRIVE ISB 09:55 Tuesdays, … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – Take the long way home or the short way back?

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Take the long way home or the short way back? - Long Way Home In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding … [Read more...]

How to use Heathrow Express free for transfers

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With TFL Rail starting services earlier this year, ticket gate barriers finally appeared at Heathrow Central (serving terminal 2 and 3), Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminal 5 train stations . However - this represents a problem for passengers who are changing terminals and are using the trains. How do they use the intra-terminal shuttle without a ticket of some … [Read more...]

Emirates gets ready for Christmas

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Christmas preparations are continuing around the world - with Emirates preparing for festive season (following on from their Thanksgiving special) So, let's dive in with menus and food, with the Christmas menu returning to the skies across all cabin classes. These will be catered out of Dubai International to select routes to Australia, New Zealand, the United … [Read more...]

A simple #PaxEx Improvement – Travel Authorisation consoles

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I know a lot of us are well organised, and plan ahead - and by that we do a little research, and ensure we have Visas or Travel Waivers all in hand. But there is a small sub-set of passengers who do forget these things. Now, filling in such a form is stressful enough - but forgetting about it until you get to the airport can add to the stress. However, on my travels … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Brussels Airline Airbus A319 at Brussels National Airport

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It's Sunday again, and I'm a train back to Birmingham - so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week waiting at the Non-Schengen part of Brussels Airport is a Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 - as it waits it's next turn out of the airport. Brussels Airlines operate a fleet of 22 Airbus A319 aircraft (the smallest of the Airbus family it uses). The airline … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (16th December)

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It's that time of the week again, as we look back on the last week at Economy Class and Beyond Passenger Experience To Fly, To Sleigh – British Airways lines up festive IFE options and food Brexit means ETIAS fees are due from 2021 Points IHG offers up to 80% bonus on purchased points SAS Eurobonus to offer *LIFETIME* Gold Status Routes and … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – Bussing Back

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Bussing Back Home - Long Way Home In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding Around Chicago The Canon 100D … [Read more...]