Economy Class & Beyond

Lufthansa Strike Day 3: Enough for everyone yet? (no chance – long haul strike on Saturday).

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As we move into the third day of strikes by Vereinigung Cockpit, Lufthansa passengers will be groaning about more strike action affecting travel. Currently, in terms of short to mid-haul flights, 815 flights will be affected that are operated by Lufthansa main line. Flights operated by Germanwings ,Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline as well as other Lufthansa group airlines … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! The joy of British Airways Rebooking…

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Book it Danno! The joy of British Airways Rebooking... 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...]

The Hokuriku Shinkansen opens… and you can use the Japan Rail Pass!

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For those who go to Japan and want to explore beyond the country beyond Tokyo or the city they've landed in, they'll find the Shinkansen network valuable in their exploration (as well as wallet denting unless they've invested in a Japan Rail Pass). Well, there's more to explore with the Shinkasen network as the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened for service on 14th March. The … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Strike (Short-Medium Haul) 18th March, Long Haul 19th March

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It seems that Vereinigung Cockpit is on full attack, with the planned Lufthansa Short and Medium haul programme being hit extremely hard tomorrow due to another strike. Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Affected airlines: Lufthansa Main Line services, short-haul and medium haul routes Some Lufthansa City Line … [Read more...]

Flymojo signs for the Bombardier CS100

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Flymojo - a new start-up carrier in Malaysia has given Bombardier a boost, with the airline wishing to sign for up to 40 Bombardier CSeries CS100 aircraft. FlyMojo Bombardier CSeries CS100, Rendering - Bombardier The start-up carrier has announced with Bombardier a Letter of Intent for the sale of 20 CSeries CS100 aircraft, with options for another 20 … [Read more...]

Ryanair makes noises about Transatlantic flying again

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Low cost Carrier has actually taken a step forward with its plans for low-cost transatlantic flying again it seems with the announcement that the Ryanair board of directors have approved a plan for growth - to include transatlantic growth according to the Irish Times. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Dublin Airport, Image - Economy Class and Beyond With an intention to start … [Read more...]

SNCF to add more seats to TGV Duplex trains

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SNCF's is preparing to increase capacity aboard their trains - in particular their Double-Decker High Speed Trains. SNCF TGV EuroDuplex - Image, SNCF (For those of you not in Europe, Rail is actually one of the faster ways of moving around Western Europe - especially the TGV network in France which beats rail in centre-to-centre travel compared to air... so it is rather … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 296 Chicago to London

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In this snapshot, I take a look at British Airways 296 Chicago to London run. Have things improved or got worse down the back of the plane? Lets have a quick look before the main trip report... Boarding: Boarding was direct from the First Class Lounge and into the jetway. A rather nice way to board. Shame the boarding pass didn't beep with an upgrade (however much I tried to … [Read more...]