Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200 at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, sitting in the autumn sun as it prepares for its next flight is an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-200 at its home base of Dublin Airport. EI-EWR forms part of the Air Lingus Airbus A330-200 fleet, with the airline operating four of the type on its North American network (and occasionally to Europe to … [Read more...]

The Final Countdown to the closure of Diamond Club

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Ladies and Gentlemen - It's The Final Countdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw Diamond Club will be shuttered forever in five days. If you haven't heeded the warnings  from Diamond Club, British Airways or MBNA (Yes, there was a message from MBNA  - check your phones) If you have transferred all your Diamond Club Miles to British Airways … [Read more...]

To Gin, To Fly – British Airways introduces its own Gin

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Whilst British Airways seems hell bent on cutting back in its lower cabins, for its FIRST class passengers - there's a new treat: British Airways Gin. British Airways Gin - Image, British Airways The Gin will be avalible on one place in the entire British Airways network: The bar of the Concorde Room Bar at Heathrow Terminal 5. The Gin has been blended for the airline by … [Read more...]

There’s gotta be a oneworld way – BA458 London to Madrid

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There's gotta be a oneworld way - BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid 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 … [Read more...]

EVA Air reveals a new Sanrio character plane – Gudetama: the lazy egg

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EVA Air continues its ties with Sanrio... the home of Hello Kitty and friends. For EVA Air's next trick, please welcome Gudetama to the air. Who is Gudetama? It's The Lazy Egg. Seriously.  To quote Sanrio: Eggs are yummy… boiled, baked or raw. There are many ways to make an egg, but eggs are so lazy (gude gude in Japanese). Look closely and you will see the eggs that … [Read more...]

Non-Stop Strikes – Lufthansa Strike to drag onto Friday…

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For those of you who were hoping the Lufthansa strike is going away any time soon... Well, I like an optimist. For the realists, you'll be aware that the Lufthansa by the Vereinigung Cockpit union strike will now drag onto Friday Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Thursdays strike will hit long haul, European and German domestic routes - with … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Strike Today – 876 flights cancelled

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Lufthansa main line is about to hit a strike after Vereinigung Cockpit has chosen to walk out on Wednesday 23rd November, and will impact Domestic, European and International services Lufthansa Airbus A380 at Frankfurt Airport, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The strike will run from 00:00 through to 23:59 on Wednesday, impacting 876 flights across the route … [Read more...]

Upgrades and Downgrades: Qatar Airways to introduce a 777 to Cape Town

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Qatar Airways appears to be adjusting capacity to Cape Town, with the announcement the airline is to deploy a Boeing 777 to South Africa. Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER landing at Heathrow  - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Qatar Airways used to use a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on this route. For the winter season, this is being scaled up to a Boeing 777-300ER according to … [Read more...]