Economy Class & Beyond

Advance train tickets on the day – a saviour when others let you down

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If you were following my Twitter feed yesterday, you'd be aware that British Airways and National Express caused enough chaos together to almost make me blow my top (with British Airways 'meh' attitude to luggage delivery at its out-stations, and National Express's agent only wanting to sell full priced coach tickets.   CrossCountry Voyager at Manchester Piccadilly … [Read more...]

So, can American Airlines deliver a quality breakfast service in Y?

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And the answer to that is very, very simple. Yes. Whilst it's a chilled box service, there are a number of items in it: Yoghurt Apple and Cinnamon topper Apple and Berry snack bag Granola to go on the yoghurt (or as a nibbly snack) Let's compare that with a certain British Airline, whose idea of a breakfast service is... A muffin. As BA … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must time for some more airplane art This week - on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International Airport is a Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER as it completes its long flight from Seoul Incheon International Airport. Korean Air operate 22 of Boeing 777-300ERs on their long haul routes. They are supported by Boeing 777-200ERs, 777-300s 747-400s, … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 1385 Manchester to London Heathrow

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Time for another snapshot as we journey into the wonders of travel - this time looking at British Airways 1385 on a UK Domestic service between Manchester and London. Boarding Boarding was from Gate 143 at Manchester Airport. Priority boarding was enforced. The Plane It's a British Airways Airbus A320, in a Eurobusiness two-class setup (Middle seat free with a cocktail … [Read more...]

Airbus commences assembly of its next A330neo – A330-800

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Airbus are continuing work on its next-gen A330neo family, with A330-800 production getting under way. So far, we've seen pictures of the first of the A330neo - the A330-900 (the payload optimised varient), which is edging closer to first flight 2nd prototype #Airbus #A330-900 Neo F-WWTE emerge from paint shop #avgeek #toulouse #A330neo @flightradar24 @karelxwb … [Read more...]

Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – MH611 Kuala Lumpur to Singapore Changi (Economy Class)

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MH611 Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Singapore Changi (Economy Class) Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Contents Seriously - Take a holiday! Morning Manoeuvres in the dark, Terminal 5 and Galleries South BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Exploring Stockholm on the cheap (Travel Plus!)  Back to Arlanda, Stockholm … [Read more...]

When a friendly smile makes for an excellent flight

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So we all know about Mars Bar gate yesterday. However, on my domestic shuttle flight - there's a reminder why I fly British Airways. And it isn't because of the paid catering service. It's the crew Multiple times in the past I have stated that crew make or break a flight, with excellent crew making a flight more memorable than anything else. And that's what I got … [Read more...]