Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways to move Dublin and Belfast flights to Heathrow Terminal 5

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In what can only be described as a good move, British Airways will be shifting its Dublin and Belfast City flights from from Heathrow Terminal 1 to Heathrow Terminal 5. Both will move on the 5th October 2014 as Terminal 1 continues its wind-down in operations as the new Terminal 2 (The Queens Terminal - or The Star Alliance Hub). British Airways operate up to  6 flights a … [Read more...]

The Last Push! AA45 Paris-CDG to New York-JFK

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The Last Push! The Final 700 Tier Points to BA Gold! AA45 Paris-CDG to New York-JFK - Business Class Contents! Why do I do this to myself? (The introduction) Off to Birmingham Airport, Air France AF1656 to Paris CDG Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport A Rushed Check in, AA Lounge AA45 Paris CDG to New York JFK A Delayed Transit, AA85 New York JFK to San … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Finnair A330-300

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It's Sunday again, so it must to time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a Finnair Airbus A330-300 taxing to its gate in the dusk as evening begins to fall at New York-JFK 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 with me at … [Read more...]

The Last Push! The joy of check in and the AA Lounge at Paris CDG

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The Last Push! The Final 700 Tier Points to BA Gold! The joy of Check in and the American Airlines Lounge Contents! Why do I do this to myself? (The introduction) Off to Birmingham Airport, Air France AF1656 to Paris CDG Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport A Rushed Check in, AA Lounge AA45 Paris CDG to New York JFK A Delayed Transit, AA85 New York JFK … [Read more...]

The Last Push! Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle

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The Last Push! The Final 700 Tier Points to BA Gold! The Ibis Hotel, Paris CDG Contents! Why do I do this to myself? (The introduction) Off to Birmingham Airport, Air France AF1656 to Paris CDG Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport A Rushed Check in, AA Lounge AA45 Paris CDG to New York JFK A Delayed Transit, AA85 New York JFK to San Francisco … [Read more...]

Finnair increases flights from Helsinki to Heathrow

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Finnair seems to on a roll, with news that they are to add a fifth daily service between Helsink and London Heathrow Airport. The new timings work out nicely for those who want to spend a day in London, and then arrive back in the dead of night in Finland, whilst the inbound timing allows for a reasonable workday before heading to the airport. The new timetable looks like … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to roll out Mobile Phone services on long haul fleet

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As we move to be ever connected in the air with WiFi, some airlines are looking again at mobile communications in the air. Lufthansa is working with Aeromobile to install a system to allow passengers to connect their mobile phones on a roaming basis to Aeromobile's network aboard the plane, and connect out from there. The service branded Lufthansa FlyNet has been in use … [Read more...]

The Last Push! Off To Paris, Air France AF1565 Birmingam – Paris CDG

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The Last Push! The Final 700 Tier Points to BA Gold! Off to the Airport, Air France AF1565 Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport Contents! Why do I do this to myself? (The introduction) Off to Birmingham Airport, Air France AF1656 to Paris CDG Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport A Rushed Check in, AA Lounge AA45 Paris CDG to New York … [Read more...]