Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad joins Emirates in going double daily to Dublin

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It seems that Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways will be joining Emirates in offering double-daily services to the the Irish Capital, with the confirmation a that Etihad will be increasing its flights from 10 per week to 14 The new timetable looks like this: Abu Dhabi to Dublin EY045 DEPART AUH 02:25 ARRIVE DUB 07:30 EY041 DEPART AUH 09:15 ARRIVE DUB 14:25 Dublin to Abu … [Read more...]

Eurostar thoughts

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I'm in the process of putting together the big trip report (look out for it starting in a couple of weeks - mainly as I need to get a lot of things into place, and a heck of a lot writing), but here are some thoughts of a trip on Eurostar Head of a Eurostar Class 373 train set at Paris Nord - Image GhettoIFE. 2 hours and 15 minutes, centre to centre is very tough to … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines swaps more flights to Tokyo Haneda

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Japan Airlines is playing plane and route swap-a-round as Tokyo Haneda opens up to more daytime flighs. There are two big changes coming up - one of which is pretty major Firstly, Japan Airlines will switch it's Tokyo Narita - London Heathrow route to operate from Tokyo Haneda JL043 DEPART HND 11:20 ARRIVE LHR 15:50 JL044 DEPART LHR 19:15 ARRIVE HND 15:00+1 Operates … [Read more...]

Tesco Clubcard point collection – End of Period – Today

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For those of us in the UK who shop at Tesco it's coming to that time of the year where they begin to tot up how many clubcard points you've earned through their loyalty scheme, and convert them into vouchers that can be used The deadline for earning clubcard points that will post by Saturday - thus meeting this end of quarter collection period is today (23rd January … [Read more...]

Etihad to codeshare with JetBlue and Air Europa

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Eithad continues along its way in adding more routes and more connections as they confirm they are to add codeshares with JetBlue. Etihad is to place its EY flight codes on JetBlue operated flights from New York-JFK and Washington-IAD, covering 40 routes in the first instance. Later, routes between New York and destinations in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Colombia … [Read more...]

Where rail wins: Italian High Speed beats back Ryanair

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In a win for the railways, it seems the Trenitalia and Italo have beaten Ryanair on the Italian trunk route between Rome Ciampino and Milan Orio al Serio according to CH-Aviation. The last day of flights is currently booked for 29th March 2014 that are due to operated by Ryanair. Train sometimes have a superior advantage, when there are centre-to-centre services, … [Read more...]

Not such a good day in Paris… (and a top travel tip)

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I'd say Good Morning/Good Afternoon from Paris. Except that would be an unmitigated lie. I was waiting for something to go wrong this trip, and I've had two doses of it today: Firstly some nice person decided they liked my wallet better than me. And as such stole it. :( French Customs were extremely interested in my bag too. because it seems that's all they could be … [Read more...]

Hellloooooo Newark!

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Good evening from a slightly different part of Newark Airport than I'm used to (I'm used to Terminal C... Not Terminal B - or the bit I'm looks a bit of a building site...). Well, I did make it in the end to Newark Airport - thankfully the only challenge was to navigates the rabbit warren of Penn Station. That and the ticket machines that NJ transit need to be better … [Read more...]

A long day of flying ahead….

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Good morning from San Francisco International, where the time is 5:49, and I'm wondering why I'm doing this to myself today with a long day of flying ahead. Today's route will see me doing a full Trans-Continental back from San Francisco to the New York area, followed by one of the most harrowing transits ahead - Between JFK and Newark.. All this for a proper flat-bed … [Read more...]

Airplane art – Air France A320…. with Sharklets!

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's an Air France Airbus A320, installed with Sharklets at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport -- parked at Terminal 2E, late into the night. 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 … [Read more...]