Economy Class & Beyond

Is the BA Avios Economy sale that bad?

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So by now you're aware that a British Airways Avios sale is in full swing, with flights in Economy (World Traveller) Discounted. And you no doubt read Lucky's and Gary's views on why you shouldn't consider it due to the massive surchages (compared to an AA reward ticket say). Well, here comes the apologist - I mean reasons you'd want to consider these fares: Lack of … [Read more...]

Hello Daytrip! To the Paris Pokemon Centre With British Airways

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Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokémon Centre With British Airways In this trip report… I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was… (The Introduction, with added POUG) To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9s operation plans

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Earlier this week, Virgin Atlantic unveiled their first operations for their upcoming Boeing 787-9 aircraft - with the London-Boston route being earmarked as the first operation. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, Image - Virgin Atlantic. Well, Airlineroute has revealed the dates. Lets take a look in detail. London Heathrow to Boston remains the launch route, with VS11/12 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Airbus A330

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It's Sunday, so it's time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Qatar Airways Airbus A330 coming into land at London Heathrow Airport on a sunny summer morning after a long trek over from Doha. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! Want to keep up with me at … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Iceland Air

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to bring your seat into the upright position, stow any luggage in the overhead lockers and ensure your tray table is put away as we go to this week's safety video. This week, time for something a bit out of the ordinary, with Iceland Air some gorgeous local nature video mixed into the video to … [Read more...]

Automated Passport Control kiosks installed at Newark

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Let's face it, whilst you can make travel as glamorous (or not) in the air, whenever you land on the ground, you have to deal with the joy of border control. Whilst some borders can be reasonably fast to clear (the French and German borders always seem pretty fast), some borders can be a real pain to clear. Whilst the UK is pretty high on my personal list, the USA Border … [Read more...]

British Airways links London City to Dublin, goes after CityJet

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In a broadside shot, British Airways is to open a service between London City Airport and Dublin in the upcoming Winter 2014/2015 timetable. British Airways Embraer 190 taxing at London City Airport - Image GhettoIFE, with thanks to London City Airport for Ramp Access. The service between the two capitals will be operated using a mixture of the London City Airport based … [Read more...]

Trans Atlantic Traffic… visualised.

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NATS have released a great video of the traffic that crosses back and forth from Europe to the Americas and back. And there's a lot of traffic as this video shows.... http://vimeo.com/98941796 Rather amazing to think that many flights with many people crossing in the air each day... … [Read more...]

If my typing and writing seems worse than normal…

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... that's because it is. Regular readers know my grammar and spelling isn't too hot to begin with. However, things at GhettoIFE towers have taken a turn for worse, with the four-year old laptop I use (A 2009 MacBook Pro) suffering a keyboard failure - bizarrely with the letters S and W not responding to commands. So much so, I've got a GhettoMacBook Pro at the moment (and … [Read more...]