Etihad's 49% purchase of Alitalia was cleared by the European Commission on Friday. Etihad Boeing 777 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Alitalia Airbus A321 - Image Image, Economy Class and Beyond The European Commissions rubber stamp is the final hurdle to the purchase that was announced in August, in which Etihad is to pump €387.5 million into the airline. For Eithad, … [Read more...]
Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond
So another week has passed, and what have you missed on Economy Class and Beyond? I wrote about a time when I needed to contact an airline over a fare. With 48k of Avios and 1340 Tier Points on the line on a public fare, it seemed the right thing to do. In Networks, Finnair added Chicago to its destination list, Qatar goes daily to Edinburgh, British Airways to take … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. The week resting after a flight from Frankfurt is a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental at Chicago O'Hare International. Lufthansa have 15 Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft in their fleet, with four more to join the fleet, which operate on their long haul fleet. More Airplane Art next … [Read more...]
Video Saturday: Emirates 3C checks
It's Saturday again, please bring deploy your tray table, grab some wine and snacks as we head to this weeks video. This week, Emirates take you behind the scenes at their engineering base at Dubai, when they send one of their Airbus A380 aircraft in for its first 3C engineering check, requiring the removal of engines, seats, facilities, as the aircraft is stripped down for … [Read more...]
Finnair to add Chicago to its network
Finnair have been building and growing their network in Asia for some time. However, it has turned its eyes over to the west, and the United States of America, with the announcement of a new service between Helsinki and Chicago O'Hare International Finnair Airbus A330 at New York JFK - Image Economy Class and Beyond The route to Chicago will not have an aggressive … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways takes its Edinburgh route daily
Qatar Airways is to boost its recently launched service between Doha and the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Qatar Airways Airbus A330 Landing at Heathrow (sadly, I don't have a Qatar Airways 787 image on my personal files yet). Currently, the service operates 5 times a week between the two cities on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. This is to be … [Read more...]
British Airways plan double-daily A380s to Miami
British Airways is planning to change its operations to Miami with plans afoot to send a pair of Airbus A380s to Miami on a daily basis. British Airways A380 at London Heathrow - Image Economy Class and Beyond The new timings and flight numbers have been released, with the new timetable commencing in October 2015: BA207 DEPART LHR 09:10 ARRIVE MIA 13:55 BA209 DEPART LHR … [Read more...]
When you HAVE to call the airline
A lot of us who do mistake fares are taught one simple rule... and it's DON'T CALL THE AIRLINE But what about fares that aren't mistake fares? The British Airways Premium fare sale came to a close today, and I've been mulling over the fare a few days - least of all to retain BA Gold, but also to try out a new destination. Thankfully, when one is hunting for British Airways … [Read more...]
Viva Las BAcon! Another slice of BAcon
Viva Las BAcon! Another slice of BAcon Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin Airport HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport BA831 Dublin Airport - London Heathrow Terminal 1 An Easy Heathrow Transit and the … [Read more...]
Feel Like Home… with Qantas
Qantas is good at pulling heartstrings in its adverts... and this one is no different with their new advert called "Feel like Home", with Australians flocking home... ideally on a the red-tailed Kangaroo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RhgfA662k (For those of you who have been Geo-locked, check this version of the video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTVu0og7CJM (Thanks … [Read more...]
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