Economy Class & Beyond

London City Airport to gain more Germany Services

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For those who live in London, the East of London or work in the City, London City Airport remains vital in the list of connections in and out of the city. British Airways from the end of October will be increasing its links to Germany, with a frequency increase to Düsseldorf, and an equipment change to Hamburg. Let's look at Hamburg first, which will switch from a Saab … [Read more...]

In Thailand? Please use common sense at this sensitive time.

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Events in Thailand are moving fast with the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the age of 89. Thailand Map - By OCHA, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32650098 As the country reels from the loss of its King, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice to the country: Following the official announcement of the … [Read more...]

China Southern formally signs for more 787 Dreamliners

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China Southern continues their fleet expansion with the signing of an order for 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. China Southern Boeing 787 taking off from Guangzhou - Image (c) The Boeing Company China Southern will a total of 12 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners (the larger model from the baseline 787-8).  For the airline, the 787 won't be a new operation to them as they currently … [Read more...]

Icelandair’s Stopover Buddies RETURN!

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One of the better promotions earlier this year - and totally out of the box - was IcelandAir's "Stopover Buddies". Well good new - it's back! Welcome back stopover buddies! For those who missed out on Stopover Buddies last time (and how could you?), the concept was a great one - you requested a buddy when you had a stopover with IcelandAir, and an IcelandAir … [Read more...]

Alas A10. We meet again. Alas, I still hate thee.

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Last time we met Gate A10, I compared thee to a summer day. Well it isn't summer A10. Rather it is the autumn... leading to a winter of discontent. How unpleasant to meet thee again Gate A10. Thy existence we know is questionable, but unfortunate thanks to Heathrow Airport again under-designing an airport, and happily have bussing services instead of building … [Read more...]

Reminder: NEVER buy currency at an Airport

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Buying currency to go abroad is always an interesting experience.  And by interesting, I mean mind-boggling. Especially since the vote for Brexit (United Kingdom to leave the EU) occurred, it's been a little more tougher - mainly as the UK pound has dropped in value when buying other currencies. Some good examples as on XE.com - here's some links to USD and Euros. At … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday still, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week resting between duties at Hong Kong International Airport is a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400. Cathay Pacific this week flew its last Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft for the last time, with normal passenger service concluding on the 1st October 2016. Cathay Pacific operates a fleet of … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific waves goodbye to the Boeing 747-400

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For the passenger version of the Boeing 747 - the erstwhile Boeing 747-400 - more airlines are removing them from their fleets. Cathay Pacific formally closed its chapter on operating passenger Boeing 747-400s with a celebratory flyover of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, with 300 of its staff aboard on a charity flight. Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 conducting its last … [Read more...]