Economy Class & Beyond

La la Land didn’t win. But Air New Zealand are running a flash sale there anyway…

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Well, if you're waking up, or still laughing at last night's Academy Awards performance, you'll know that La La Land lost... and Moonlight won. But that isn't stopping Air New Zealand who are pulling a one-day sale to La La Land... also known as Los Angeles. Lead in prices for (27th February 2017) start at £459 in Economy Class and £1,999 in Business Class. This price … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, in the early morning, is an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER with split scimitar winglets taxing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in the classic Alaska livery. Alaska Airlines operate a fleet of 52 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, with this example being one of forty aircraft that are ETOPS  … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Tallinn Airport and Lounge

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Lets Tallinn that again! Tallinn Airport and Lounge In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you transit … [Read more...]

Norwegian spins up new routes, Twitter fight ensues

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Norwegian announced today it would be spinning up new services to the USA (more on that a bit later on...). But of course, that's not the story. The story is the ensuing handbag fight both Norwegian and Aer Lingus are engaging in on Twitter. Popcorn at the ready people. So it starts so simple... We are excited to launch our new non-stop routes from Dublin, Shannon … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Hotel Ülemiste, Tallinn Airport

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Lets Tallinn that again! Hotel Ülemiste, Tallinn Airport In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you … [Read more...]

Emirates adds services to Phnom Penh, makes Hanoi service non-stop

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Emirates continued global expansion continues apace with new routes and network changes. Let's look at the latest changes. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Firstly, is a route adjustment, with a route between Dubai - Yangon and Phnom Penh to be added to the network, replacing the Dubai - Yangon and Hanoi route, … [Read more...]

The battle for Frankfurt: Wizz Air joins the party

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It seems the battle for Frankfurt Airport is starting to be engaged, with Low-Cost Carrier Wizz Air planning to join the party at the airport with two new services. Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The low-cost carrier will initially start with a daily service to Sofia, and the ramping up its routes with a daily service to … [Read more...]