Economy Class & Beyond

Toronto’s Union Pearson Express opens

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Connecting to and from airport can be a pain... and Toronto Airport is one of those pains. In the past, you either had to pay for a coach - which took 30 minutes+ from the airport to downtown (with a grumpy driver normally), or the bus and the Toronto Subway (which took an hour plus to get anywhere). Well, there's a new option - the Union Person Express (or the UP Express), … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Etihad Airbus A330-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane art. This week, taxing on its way back to Abu Dhabi is an Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200 at Manchester Airport. Eithad operate a fleet of 24 Airbus A330-200 aircraft in its long haul fleet (with 2 leased from Jet Airways and 2 operated for Air Seychelles). The airline also operates six Airbus A330-300 aircraft - … [Read more...]

Brrr Chicago! Dealing with Chicago Cold!

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Brrr Chicago! Dealing with Chicago Cold! Editors note: Yes, I know its now... June, but this was done in March when it was cold. Just work with me on this.... Seriously… go somewhere warmer!!! Early morning Heathrow - Off to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, South Galleries Lounge BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid A MAD transit Iberia IB6725 Madrid to Chicago … [Read more...]

Eurowings offer €99.99 fares from Colonge to Dubai!

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It seems Eurowings (a low cost carrier of the Lufthansa group), is trying to make a splash on its upcoming Colonge to Dubai route, offering an introductory fare of €99.99each way - or €199. return. The route operates from Cologne-Bonn Airport to Dubai. Through pricing is available from London Heahtrow, London Stansted or Manchester. In this case, you might want to select … [Read more...]

A €16 to book a Lufthansa flight? Depends how you book…

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Lufthansa is wanting people to book its flights - however the way you book a flight with them will be just as important in the next few months. Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Booking tickets via a Lufthansa online system is cheaper to Lufthansa than using a major Global Distribution System such as Amadeus or Sabre - and as … [Read more...]

Vietnam Airlines A350-900 takes to the sky

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With the Airbus A350XWB now being operated in earnest by Qatar Airways, it's almost time for another airline to get the bunting out as it prepares welcome a new aircraft in the fleet - this time it's Vietnam Airlines. Airbus took Vietnam Airlines first A350-900 out for its first flight. Vietnam Airlines A350-900 First flight - Image, Airbus Vietnam Airlines will be … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways Airbus A350s – to Philadelphia and beyond….

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Qatar Airways have been working with their Airbus A350s as they shuttle passengers back and forth between Doha and Frankfurt. Well, it seems the true use of these new aircraft is coming to the fore as they announce new routes for the Airbus A350 - and all three routes will be to the United States of America. Qatar Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus. So here's the list of … [Read more...]

Trying to begin again – Malaysia Airlines goes to “Hard Reset” itself

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We all have seen Malaysia Airlines tumble and fall quite hard in the past few years - and the incidents of MH370 and MH17 have not helped the airline in any way. With CEO Christoph Mueller bluntly stating that Malaysia Airlines is "technically bankrupt", it seems there is a lot of work to be done to drag the airline back into the money. Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 … [Read more...]

Brrr Chicago! The Crowne Plaza O’Hare

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Brrr Chicago! Crowne Plaza O’Hare Seriously… go somewhere warmer!!! Early morning Heathrow - Off to Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, South Galleries Lounge BA458 London Heathrow to Madrid A MAD transit Iberia IB6725 Madrid to Chicago O’Hare Crowne Plaza O’Hare Dealing with Chicago Cold Hyatt Regency O’Hare More Chicago O’Hare BA296 Chicago O’Hare to … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week we have Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental being tugged away from the International Terminal at Chicago O'Hare International, in preparation for its return journey to Frankfurt. Lufthansa operates a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-8i aircraft - the latest version of the venerable Boeing … [Read more...]