Economy Class & Beyond

Travelling between London and Gatwick over the Christmas/New Year Period?

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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!)

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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

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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

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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...]

Garuda Indonesia targets Skyteam Membership from Spring 2014

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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...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 757-200

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This, week - taxing in a cold December afternoon is a United Airlines Boeing 757-200... with Winglets - taxing at Newark International Airport 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 … [Read more...]

Airplane repaint Saturday – Alaska Air Salmon Thirty Salmon

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It's Saturday again, so it's time for a video.  Rather than repeating safety video, lets have something different - an Airplane Repaint video. This week, it's a Alaska Airlines 737 being repainted into... a Salmon Thirty Seven! Another video next week! Want to keep up with me at GhettoIFE? Join me either by signing up for my newsletter, or follow me on Twitter … [Read more...]

Deja-vu: Guess who has been invited to join Star Alliance… AGAIN?

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You've guessed it - It's AIR INDIA, who has got an invite into Star Alliance, to recommence the integration of the carrier that was halted in 2011. Mark Schwab, Star Alliance CEO states "Today we see an Air India which has successfully completed its merger with Indian Airlines and is building up a new fleet that forms the basis for a much improved level of service. This … [Read more...]