Economy Class & Beyond

Trip Report: BA332 London Heathrow to Paris Orly (Club Europe)

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Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokemon Centre BA332 London Heathrow to Paris Orly in Club Europe 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 … [Read more...]

BoardingArea.EU Launches!

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Whilst there are lots of great bloggers on Boarding Area, there is some emphasis on US and North American blogs. And that's fine and dandy. However, there is an amazing amount of European coverage on Boarding Area... here's just some of the bloggers out there: Miles from Blighty Points to be Made Malta Points You Have Been Upgraded Lufthansa Flyer Fammi Volare and of … [Read more...]

Airbus rolls out its first A320neo

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We're all familiar with the Airbus A320 and the A320 family that's jetted people around since 1988, offering a narrow body jet to go toe-to-toe with the Boeing 737 (as well as seeing off the McDonnell Douglas family of jets). Since then, deliveries have racked up in the thousands, with over 6000 Airbus A320 family aircraft built. However, the plane has had to evolve as … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! To Heathrow and T5 First Lounge

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Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokemon Centre Off to Heathrow, T5 early in the morning and The British Airways First Class Lounge 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 … [Read more...]

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...]