Economy Class & Beyond

It’s time… for ANOTHER French ATC Strike

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I knew there's been something missing off the pages of Economy Class and Beyond for some weeks - and that's the French ATC service going off on strike. Again. Paris Orly airport - again, hit hard by French ATC Strike action - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The current strike runs from 19:00 CET on 14th September until 06:00 CET on 16th September, with limited … [Read more...]

Alitalia adds Rome to Havana route

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Whilst the USA are celebrating direct bookable flights to Cuba, Europe continues to add more routes - with the introduction of a Rome to Havana route to be operated by Alitalia. Alitalia Boeing 777-200ER - Image, Alitalia The new service will connect Rome Fiumicino to Havana twice a week from 29th November 2016. The route will operate as follows: Rome-FCO to Havana … [Read more...]

Norwegian Celebrates Roald Dahl Day

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Norwegian Air Shuttle today celebrates Roald Dahl day the only way it can - and that's by painting the tail of one of its planes. Roald Dahl Norwegian Air Shuttle 737 - Image, Norwegian Roald Dahl is an author a lot of us grew up with - from children's stories from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and The Giant Peach, The Witches - through to short … [Read more...]

Don’t forget to use your Diamond Club 10% Discount

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For those of us who are still wallowing in the loss of the MBNA Diamond Club Credit Card, there's one feature still to use before the lights go out. And it's not just making sure you get all your miles out of your Diamond Club Account. I'm referring to the generous 10% off British Airways fares that Diamond Club Members can enjoy. To access the discount: Go to … [Read more...]

Delta to resume service from Atlanta to Seoul

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It seems there seems to be a thawing in the relationship between Delta and Korean Air, with the announcement of Delta re-opening the route between Atlanta and Seoul Incheon. Delta Air Lines and Korea Air Tails - Image, Delta Delta will be operated the route from 3rd June 2017 on a daily basis.  The timings look a little like this: DL089 DEPART ATL 13:05 ARRIVE ICN … [Read more...]

Tesco discount iTunes cards return!

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It's that time again - discounted iTunes vouchers are available in Tesco.  This time Tesco offering up to 20% iTunes vouchers. The discounts are as follows: £25 voucher = 15% off  = £21.25 £30 voucher = 15% off = £25.50 £50 voucher = 15% off = £42.50 £100 voucher = 20% off = £80 The offer runs until the 18th September 2016. For those of you collecting … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Cathay Pacific Boeing 777

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing towards one of the runways of Hong Kong International Airport is a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 as it prepares to leave its home base. Cathay Pacific operate a mixture of three of the Boeing 777 family - the Boeing 777-200 (5 frames), Boeing 777-300 (12 frames) and the Boeing 777-300ER … [Read more...]

More Airlines don’t like Samsung Galaxy Note7 – Turn them in!

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It seems the aviation industry has turned against the Samsung Galaxy Note7. Here's just some of the stuff that's been happening today. First up is Qatar Airways Alert on Samsung Galaxy Note 7. https://t.co/PVfW0x7kvH pic.twitter.com/asRe9gY5kn — Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) September 10, 2016 Then Malaysia Airlines.... [UPDATE] Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is not … [Read more...]

When will I learn not to use certain Travel Agents (TravelBag)?

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I'm off to the USA soon - mainly to catch up with people, do a little photography - or what I call my October break, However, I'd had my fair share of fun sorting out a ticket - mainly as prices have been fluctuating wildly (even though there's a sale in progress), and the final insult which I got today when booked the ticket. The travel agent in … [Read more...]

FAA on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7: power it off

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Well if it isn't Apple removing headphone sockets, the other big headline in the mobile technology world is Samsung and the cases of the batteries failing in the Note 7. It's raised more than a few eyebrows to say the least - with the US FAA taking an interest and issuing the following advice: In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy … [Read more...]