As the drama that is Alitalia continues to unfold, it seems Etihad is sniffing around the airline. The airlines are reported to be in talks regarding ownership and cash required to be injected, with rumors of 30% to 49% ownership of Alitalia. The airline has been struggling to reach its funding target as Air France-KLM were not prepared to hand over any more money to the … [Read more...]
Heathrow Express and Connect at Christmas and New Year
With Gatwick airport pretty hard to get in and out of over the festive season, Heathrow Airport will also be have reduced connectivity too. Heathrow Express - https://www.heathrowexpress.com/timetable-schedule/service-plans 24th December: Last train departs Heathrow T5 to Paddington at 21:12, Paddington to Heathrow T5 21:40. 25th December: No service. 26th December: No … [Read more...]
Delta says no to inflight phone calls
From the airline that wagged a finger at you that smoking is not allowed, Delta has decided not to allow phone calls in flight In a memo published on Delta by CEO Richard Anderson, he states "Our customer research and direct feedback tell us that our frequent flyers believe voice calls in the cabin would be a disruption to the travel experience. In fact, a clear majority … [Read more...]
Travelling between London and Gatwick over the Christmas/New Year Period?
One of the curses of the UK Rail network is commence engineering works at what the network calls "a quiet time", when actually a lot of non regular travellers need to get from A to B in the easiest possible way. For those who use the Gatwick Express service that connects London Victoria and Gatwick Airport, there will be pain as the Service service will NOT Run over the … [Read more...]
BA to allow Electronic devices during all stages of flight… FROM 19th DECEMBER (Tomorrow!)
It looks like British Airways are first out of the traps for the usage of electronic devices during all stages of flight in Europe - just in the for the Christmas season. Clearance for use has been granted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The changes will allow the use of Personal Electronic Devices such as smartphones, tablet computers, e-readers and MP3 music players … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic to charge for advanced seat assignment
In news that none of us would like at all, Virgin Atlantic will be joining the party of grabbing all the revenue it can by charging for advanced seats selection. This will affect economy class passengers who want a particular seat after 1st April 2014, with a bit of over-complication by Virgin Atlantic below: - From 1st April, Exit Rows and Extra Legroom seats will be … [Read more...]
Etihad increases network coverage with three new destinations
Etihad is doing more of the "flying its own aircraft" to destinations, with the announcement of three new routes commencing for the Summer 2014 season. Three new destinations will be added to the Etihad destination map: Jaipur, Rome and Yerevan. Jaipur will be first out of the blocks: EY208 DEPART AUH 23:00 ARRIVE JAI 03:45+1 EY207 DEPART JAI 04:45 ARRIVE AUH … [Read more...]
South East England Airport Expansion Interim report issued… No surprises at all
Once again, the UK takes another step forward in incompetence as it works through the options it wants to take forward to expand capacity in the South East of England. Three options have been highlighted in the Davis Report in how the government of the day may go forward: - Build a 3rd Runway North-west of Heathrow at 3,500m in length - Lengthening an existing runway at … [Read more...]
Garuda Indonesia targets Skyteam Membership from Spring 2014
Even as some airline alliances are having trouble, they're still adding members to them. This week, SkyTeam has confirmed that Gaurda Indonesia will be formally entering the alliance on 5th March 2014. Gaurda has coverage both locally, as well as international flight, connecting to six of the major SkyTeam hubs at: - Amsterdam (KLM/Air-France) - Beijing (China … [Read more...]
Low Cost mania hits the Far East: Tiger Airways Taiwan and NokScoot wait in the wings
In the growing battlefield of low cost carriers in the Far East, two new ventures have come out of the traps. First Up is NokScoot - a 51%/49% joint venture between Nok Air of Thailand and FlyScoot of Singapore. Thailand's Nok Air and Singapore-based Scoot have today announced plans to set-up a new low-cost carrier in the Asia-Pacific region. Subject to approval, the … [Read more...]
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