Economy Class & Beyond

The Heathrow Hotel Hoppa – Useful or Useless?

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Apart from muggins missing his flight yesterday, there was another thing that got on my nerves... twice in fact. And it's Heathrow Airport's Hotel Hoppa. Now, whilst the Holiday Inn Ariel isn't that far out of the sticks (for example, from my room I could see the threshold of 27R), getting to T5 can present minor issues - especially when you need to go in the early … [Read more...]

Good afternoon Frankfurt!

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Good afternoon Frankfurt Airport! Yes, I've made it here, and will shortly be turning tail and heading straight back to London. A pity really... but this is what happens when something runs against you.... More later on, as well as the full comprehensive trip report to come! … [Read more...]

So to expand when things go wrong…

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... I haven't been looked after better by British Airways. After seeing the plane push back infront of me, I was told there was no redemption space on the next flight. As I headed down the bowels of T5, and walked to T5B customer service, i checked what redemption opportunities were available - and lo and behold - the latter flight became … [Read more...]

ANA Rolls out Premium Economy Seating on the Haneda to Frankfurt route

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For those who like 787s (as well as the convenience of Haneda Airport - which is a stone-throw away centre of Tokyo, there will be an seating option opening up on the ANA 787 route between the two cities. ANA will be deploying a Three class 787 on the route (still with a comparatively low seat count): - 46 Business Class Seats (1-2-1 in a staggered formation) - 21 in Premium … [Read more...]

Four Trains and a Wedding: The Holiday Inn Norwich

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Trip Report: Four Trains and Wedding. Introduction, Birmingham New Street to London Euston, London Liverpool Street to Norwich The Holiday Inn Norwich and a Wedding Norwich to London Liverpool Street, a quick lunch and London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill After leaving the train station, I decided rather than spending the morning wandering around Norwich, … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines adds more capacity to Hong Kong

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Singapore Airlines are to replace a rotation on the Singapore to Hong Kong route, by replacing an existing pair of flights operated by a Boeing 777-300ER with an Airbus A380 take its place. The flight pair being switched SQ866/SQ865, resulting in the following timetable from the winter timetable, commencing 27th October 2013: Singapore to Hong Kong SQ890 DEPART SIN 07:35 … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Four Trains and Wedding – Introduction and Part 1

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Trip Report: Four Trains and Wedding. Introduction, Birmingham New Street to London Euston, London Liverpool Street to Norwich The Holiday Inn Norwich and a Wedding Norwich to London Liverpool Street, a quick lunch and London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill   Time for something different for the summer season. Prices are still sky-high for flying, and … [Read more...]