Economy Class & Beyond

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...]

Qatar Airways to send 787s to Delhi and Bangalore

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Qatar Airways will be operating Boeing 787s on certain rotations to India on a daily basis from 1st September 2013. They will serve Doha to Delhi, and Doha to Bangalore. The timetable looks like this Doha Delhi QR232 DEPART DOH 21:00 ARRIVE DEL 03:25+1 QR233 DEPART DEL 04:50 ARRIVE DOH 06:30 Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Boeing 787-8 Doha Bangalore QR226 DEPART … [Read more...]

Alternatives to Heathrow Express

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As I may have stated some time ago, I'm not a fan of Heathrow Express. As a single traveller going from A to B, having a measly 10% off (which can be a saving as low as ... £2), the faff of using a National Railcard (which counts me out as I don't qualify for most of them... and the only one I'd qualify for I'd use so rarely, I'd barely recover the cost on it). Bottom line … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Swiss International Airlines, resting at Zurich Airport awaiting its first turn of the day. 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...]

Safety Video Saturday – Norwegian Air Shuttle

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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 Norwegian Air Shuttle showing off safety on their Boeing 737s with the Boeing Sky Interior Another safety video next week! … [Read more...]

China Southerns Boeing 787s arriving at Heathrow sooner than expected.

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It looks like China Southern Airlines will be deploying their new Boeing 787's to London Heathrow a lot sooner than was first thought. Originally, the Skyteam member was meant to be operating from the beginning of the winter timetable (27th October 2013). Instead, the operation of the aircraft has been pushed forward to 10th September 2013 - a good 7 weeks early. The 787 … [Read more...]

British Airways adds an additional service to Mexico City

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British Airways will be boosting the frequency of its London Heathrow to Mexico City service, with the addition of an extra flight (taking it from three flights a week to four). The new flight operates on Sunday - returning the same day. The updated timetable looks like this: BA243 DEPART LHR 12:40 ARRIVE MEX 18:20 BA242 DEPART MEX 21:00 ARRIVE LHR 13:00+1 Booked … [Read more...]