Economy Class & Beyond

BA introduces short-haul hand-luggage only fares at Heathrow and City

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For those with some memory, British Airways introduced hand baggage only fares at Gatwick as a trial, and then extended the trial to all short-haul routes from that airport. Well, bad news. The trial is now creeping its way to British Airway's other bases at Heathrow at London City. In addition, new semi-flexible and full flex fares will be introduced. So what are the … [Read more...]

Big Plane! Heavy Plane! A Bright Future?

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Big Plane! Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways The work of a photographer… Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the BA A380 BA910 … [Read more...]

Big Plane! Heavy Plane! The Work of a Photographer

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Big Plane! Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways The work of a photographer... Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the BA … [Read more...]

Big Plane! Heavy Plane! BA911 A380 Frankfurt – London Heathrow

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Big Plane! Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways BA910 London Heathrow to Frankfurt Main Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the … [Read more...]

IRIS to be decommisioned from 15th/16 September 2013

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For a lot of travellers, the last thing any of us want to see is a mile long immigration queue when entering a territory. For those entering the United Kingdom, there are three main methods: By Interview with an immigration agent Via an ePassport and eGate (for EU/ECC passport holders) Via IRIS IRIS required users to register for the service, and for pictures of the users … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Delta Boeing 767-300ER “Skyteam” Special

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane art. This week, it's a Delta 767-300ER in Skyteam colours lining up on runway 09R at London Heathrow, preparing for take off. 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! … [Read more...]

Big Plane! Heavy Plane! A Frankfurt Stopover

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Big Plane! Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways A Frankfurt Stopover Index: Big Plane! Heavy Plane! (The Introduction) Chiltern Railways to London, Heathrow Connect and the Holiday Inn Ariel To Heathrow T5 and a Sinking realisation Killing time in the F Lounge – an Airplane Art Special! A Look at the lower deck of the BA A380 BA910 … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – Thai Airways A380

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It's Saturday again, so it’s time to stow your tray tables, ensure your luggage is in overhead compartment and put your seat into the upright position as we go to this week’s safety video. This week, it's Thai Airways International presenting their A380 safety video - as Canadian Kilometres watched (and paid attention as well when the plane he was aboard had a bit of … [Read more...]

Guess Which Major European Legacy Airline is introducing charges for seats?

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The correct response is Guten Tag Lufthansa! According to Airliners.de (Google Translation here) and SZ-Online (Google Translation here), the German carrier will be introducing advanced seating reservations for those on the lowest economy fares, charging an extra €5-15 on short haul segments to €40 per seat on long flights. No date has been set for implementation yet. A lot … [Read more...]