Economy Class & Beyond

Video Saturday: Airbus A350s in formation flight

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It's Saturday again, so it's time for your in-seat entertainment offering. So please grab popcorn from your nearest flight attendant (or head to the supermarket to get some microwave popcorn) as we go to this week's video. This week, celebrating the recent certification of the Airbus A350XWB is the test cadre of five aircraft taking off and doing some formation flying... … [Read more...]

Snapshot: Crowne Plaza O’Hare

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Time for another snapshot from the Chicago, with me staying at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare Getting there It's a choice of Taxi, Shuttle Bus or Uber. Much like the classic Daddy or Chips question. I got a taxi... because I was exhausted and couldn't be bothered to wait for a shuttle every 30 minutes. Thankfully the taxi driver was efficient, didn't get lost (still a … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Sale

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Well, it seems everyone is intent on sale fares in the premier classes, with Virgin Atlantic joining the fray of offering "bargain" Upper Class fares Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 "Lady Penelope" at London Heathrow Airport, with the full Scarlet Lady painted on the fuselage - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Whilst the route network is slightly more limited, there are … [Read more...]

KLM ex-Amsterdam Business Class Sale

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It must be sale time, with KLM racking up a World Business Class seat sale to various destinations on the KLM worldwide network. All departures are ex-Amsterdam, and could be of value for those who are needing reasonable priced sale fares. Africa Cairo €954 Dar es Salaam €1655 Nairobi €1768 Johannesburg €1810 Cape Town €1815 … [Read more...]

British Airways Premium Sale (Club World and First)

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It's that time of year again, where British Airways puts some of its fares in the premium cabins on sale Let's dive straight into the detail with the starting prices North America FROM To Club World FIRST LHR Atlanta £2202 £3567 LHR Austin £1991 - LHR Boston £1551 £2851 LHR Calgary … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways next A380 destination: Bangkok

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Qatar Airways are continuing to move forward with A380 deployments now deliveries of the aircraft have begun, with the next planned destination to be Bangkok. Qatar Airways Airbus A380s at Airbus Hamburg Delivery Centre - Image, Qatar Airways. The A380 will be utilised on the QR836/QR833 rotation, operating the following timetable: QR836 DEPART DOH 01:55 ARRIVE BKK … [Read more...]

Safety Video Wednesday: Air New Zealand (a new one with Hobbits)

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It's Wednesday, so it must be time for a new safety video from Air New Zealand... with the Hobbits returning for another outing, in what the airline calls "The Most Epic Safety Video Ever", featuring Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson and Sylvester McCoy. I'll let you be the judge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOw44VFNk8Y As usual, creative to the last and getting the … [Read more...]

Heathrow Terminal 1 – Who’s left?

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When I passed through Heathrow Terminal 1 earlier this year... it was pretty much a ghost town. Well it seems the place is going get a lot quieter as the last Star Alliance Airlines begin to move out. The last of the Star Alliance airlines remaining - Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, TAP Portugal and South African Airways will move over to Terminal 2 on the 22nd … [Read more...]

Learning to adjust plans

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Sometimes when travelling, it's important to know your options, as well as being able to adjust plans as needed. Written from the T5 arrivals lounge So - about adjusting plans. When I got to O'Hare yesterday, I had two options - take the direct flight to Manchester or go on the Heathrow flight. Now, Birmingham (where I live in the UK), is for all intents and purposes … [Read more...]