Economy Class & Beyond

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...]

Things you can buy on Swiss: Lounge Access

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It seems unbundling is the name of the game, with Swiss announcing they are offering to sell lounge access at Zürich and Geneva Airports Swiss Airbus A320 at Barcelona El Prat - Image, Economy Class and Beyond As part of the unbundling, passengers in economy class can buy access lounge access. For those who don't have Star Alliance Gold, or a Business/First Class … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines 735 Manchester to Philadelphia

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Time for a new series of snapshots - this week we're going to look at my trip to BAcon in Washington DC. For those of who've forgotten... Trip Reports - These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things... as well as the big things! Snapshots - These are bite-sized reviews that show you the basic product in some nice gentle … [Read more...]

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

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There's gotta be a oneworld way - The Radisson 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 AA710 … [Read more...]

Diamond Club – The last chance saloon

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I know I sound like an old person reminiscing over the good old days... but you have flushed out your Diamond Club account haven't you? BMI British Midland Airbus A319 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Today is the final day for: Logging into your Diamond Club Account at http://www.diamondclub.org Transferring any leftover … [Read more...]