Economy Class & Beyond

Safety Video Saturday – Air France

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It's Saturday, so please stow your luggage in the overhead bin, put away your tray table and fasten your seat belt as we go to this week's safety video. This week - it's the new safety video from Air France. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N3J6fE-0JI A stylish video here, with a few fashion twists... and a few modern notes. In no smoking, e-cigs are shown as a … [Read more...]

Book It Danno! Involuntary Downgrade Chaos at City Airport

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Book it Danno!  Involuntary Downgrade Chaos at City Airport Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - … [Read more...]

Delta to launch a daily Manchester (UK) to New York JFK

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Proving my point there are other places in the United Kingdom than London (I know, it's an amazing fact, but there it is), Delta will be launching a service between Manchester and New York JFK on the 21st May 2015. The service from New York commences on the 21st May and from Manchester UK on the 22nd May.The route will be operated with a Boeing 757-200, and will operate on … [Read more...]

Germanwings 4U9525 – Airlines react

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The news that came out today from the French Investigators today was not what anyone wanted to hear, and that was the confirmation of The New York Times story that broke last night - the captain of the plane left the cockpit, and was locked out of it by the first officer. The Marseille's public prosecutor confirmed the co-pilot was alone during the fateful flight descent … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! BA002 New York-JFK to London City Airport (Club World)

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Book it Danno! BA002 New York-JFK to London City Airport (Club World) EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE HEAVY Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City … [Read more...]

Germanwings 4U9525: One Pilot Locked out According to the New York Times

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The New York Times has reported that one of the pilots of Germanwings flight 4U9525 may have been locked out of the cockpit before the flight crashed. New York Times Screenshot - Taken at 01:40:42GMT, Content and Image - New York Times. New York Times article link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/world/europe/germanwings-airbus-crash.html?smid=tw-bna The Cockpit … [Read more...]

US Airways and American Airlines move closer to being one Airline

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As most of you are aware, US Airways and American Airlines are merging their frequent flyers into one. Well, that's not the only part of the merger that's going on at the moment. According to FlightGlobal, the two airlines are on track to get a single operating certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration on the 8th April 2015. American Airlines Boeing … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! JFK Omnishambles

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Book it Danno! JFK Omnishambles Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways BA001 London City Airport - Shannon, Shannon to New … [Read more...]

Emirates to serve Orlando, adds second Seattle Service

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Emirates continues to expand its services to the USA - much to the chagrin of US carriers, with the expansion of its service from Dubai to Seattle, and the introduction of services between Dubai and Orlando. Dubai to Orlando Dubai to Orlando will be a new service for Emirates, which will commence operations on the route from the 1st September 2015 The planned flights … [Read more...]

Germanwings 4U9525 Crash

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Earlier today, Germanwings flight 9525 departed from Barcelona, heading towards Dusseldorf. As you're probably aware - this plane sadly did not arrive at its destination, and crashed near Barcelonnette in the French Alps. Statement from Germanwings: We must confirm to our deepest regret that Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Düsseldorf has suffered … [Read more...]