It's Saturday again, so it must be time to stow your luggage in the overhead bin, fasten your seatbelt and stow your tray table as we go to this weeks Safety Video. This week, it's Etihad Airways showing safety aboard their planes. Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]
No, I didn’t miss my flight…
Good morning from TravelMagic 2013. And however SNCB tried to keep me, and the madness that is the Brussels transport system, I've made it here. As for Brussels Airlines (with FlyBe operating).... the quick review is this: The seat pitch is tight, but the service was great... … [Read more...]
The TravelMagic adventure begins…
Good morning from Bucket and Spadeland... I mean Birmingham Airport, where some of the queues I have seen are worrying for 5am in the morning. Morning Queues at BHX. Oh, whilst the WiFi is beyond awful (the free service crawls), Servisair gets a thumbs up. Whilst the lounge still isn't the best at Birmingham Airport, they do a reasonable bacon roll.. They're … [Read more...]
Wandering over to TravelMagic tomorrow… (and a giveaway AT TravelMagic)
Tomorrow, I'll be joining a variety of other travellers, mile collectors and bloggers (including Points to be Made and Lucky - after he recovers from Crazy Taxi) at TravelMagic 2013 After the last trip, I'm praying for something a bit simpler this trip (as well as making the plane there and back... I don't think I'm going to live that down in a hurry). The … [Read more...]
Miles and More prepares more cuts to earning miles using low fare tickets
When you are in the hunt for miles, there are some words that you never want hear. This came from Lufthansa: For flights from 1 January 2014 onwards, the mileage credit in Economy Class will be linked even more closely to the value of the airline ticket. Uh oh. More follows Consequently, the mileage award in the lower-priced Economy booking classes will be reduced for … [Read more...]
Emirates to launch a service to Boston
Emirates will be launching its 8th US destination as commences a service to Boston next year. The planned timetable is below: EK237 DEPART DXB 09:45 ARRIVE BOS 15:15 EK238 DEPART BOS 22:55 ARRIVE DXB 19:10+1 Commences: 10th March 2014 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Boeing 777-200LR Emirates Boeing 777-200LR product will feature on this plane, offering: 8 First … [Read more...]
Lufthansa fleet renewal – A350s and 777-9Xs on the way
Lufthansa has confirmed today that it is continuing its long term fleet renewal for the main fleet, with an order from both of the major manufacturers The order will be comprised of: 34 Boeing 777-9X aircraft 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft The fleet will be phased in from 2016. There are additional option of 30 aircraft from each supplier, with the ability to chop and change … [Read more...]
EVA Air presents… Hello Kitty Boeing 777 – “Hand in Hand”
I know a lot of people who are devotees of differently painted planes. I also know a lot of people who are devotees of a mouth-less cat promoted by Sanrio. Well, Hello Kitty finally has her Boeing 777-300ER, painted up by EVA Air. The scheme is called "Hand in Hand" Hello Kitty Jet "Hand In Hand" - Image EVA Air via Facebook The Boeing 777-300ER being painted - … [Read more...]
Air France prepares for big layoffs and fleet cuts
Air France-KLM Group seems to be suffering still, with further deeper cuts to be made, with a further 2,800 jobs on the line as the airline tries to cut costs. Air France will try and make these cuts via voluntary redundancy. Already, the airline has is to cut 5,100 staff from its global 69,000 workforce, but the group is missing the savings required. For those remaining in … [Read more...]
£15 off Lufthansa Mobile Bookings
For those of you who like paying less for fares on Lufthansa, there's good news for you as Lufthansa are offering £15 off to UK visitors who book through their mobile devices. The link is: http://mobile.lufthansa.com/pmo/start.do?cpg=mobile-booking-2013&c=GB&l=en If this is like previous promotions however, I'd expect you could tweak this to the country of your … [Read more...]
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