Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: Finnair A350 Business Class Short Haul

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Time for another snapshot - this time featuring something I've been teasing about since Sunday - Finnair A350 Business Class operating on a short-haul route. Boarding Boarding was from the Gate 32 for the run to Heathrow The plane It's an Airbus A350-900. Why do you think I was up at 4am in the morning Tallinn time? Not for love you know. The Cabin It's cool, … [Read more...]

There’s gotta be a oneworld way – Lunch with RenePoints

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There's gotta be a oneworld way - Lunch with RenePoints In this epic: OTAs: I really hate them… To Heathrow, BA Galleries South BA485 Heathrow to Madrid The Spanish Solution? Run dear fellow... IB6275 Madrid to Chicago Radisson O’Hare Evening Photographic Test: Apple iPhone 7 Hyatt Regency O'Hare Lunch with RenesPoints Back to O'Hare … [Read more...]

Joy – Another Southern Rail Strike

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It seems things in Southern Rail land are heading from bad to worse, with another rail strike in progress Southern Class 377 Electrostar arriving at Clapham Junction - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The strike is a result of the on-going dispute between Southern and RMT union over proposed driver only operation of trains. In addition, members of the ASLEF union are … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Finnair EuroBusiness Short-Haul

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Time for a quick snapshot - this time shining the light on Finnair EuroBusiness from Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The Plane It was an Finnair Mainline Airbus A320 operating the route that day. Cabin Cabin is a traditional 3-3 seating through the plane. First 8 rows were reserved for Business Class which had the middle seat free - in other words … [Read more...]

American Airlines to switch Chicago to London to 787 operation

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The spread of the Boeing 787 continues with American Airlines making a major change to its timetable, and converting its Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow route to Boeing 787 operation only. American Airlines Boeing 787 on approach to Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The route which operates with a mixture of equipment - in the past it has used Boeing … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A350

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, warming up in the winter sunshine at London Heathrow Airport is a Finnair Airbus A350, which had recently completed the short hop from Helsinki to London. Finnair operate a fleet of seven Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet, with another 12 expected through to 2023, replacing the older Airbus … [Read more...]

The new Cathay Pacific Heathrow Lounge – A quick look 

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Time for something different as I look at the brand new Cathay Pacific Lounge at Heathrow Airport. Getting in There is a lift to the lounge as it is on to upper floor. Except on the day I visited, the lifts weren't working as intended, and it took the Cathay Pacific ground staff time to figure out what was going on. A bit of a service failure there. Check-in Check-in was … [Read more...]

Every run has to start somewhere… 

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Mine however, start at Digbeth Coach station. Good morning (it's past 2am in the morning in the UK... so it's morning) as I begin the first of possibly three tier point runs. And they all have a theme of Tallinn in Estonia. For this trip, I'm down to a rucksack, a couple of cameras, my tablet and iPhone to keep me connected as I attempt to fly a new carrier for me - … [Read more...]

There’s gotta be a oneworld way – The Hyatt Regency O’Hare

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There's gotta be a oneworld way - Hyatt Regency O'Hare In this epic: OTAs: I really hate them… To Heathrow, BA Galleries South BA485 Heathrow to Madrid The Spanish Solution? Run dear fellow... IB6275 Madrid to Chicago Radisson O’Hare Evening Photographic Test: Apple iPhone 7 Hyatt Regency O'Hare Lunch with RenesPoints Back to O'Hare … [Read more...]