Economy Class & Beyond

ANA and JAL 787 Groundings to continue

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It's time to return to the prickly issue of the Boeing 787 and the grounding of the new aircraft. With the US US National Transport Safety Board still not able to point to a root cause of the battery pack failures in the Japan Airlines 787 (which lead to an small on-board fire in Boston)and the All Nippon Airlines 787 (that failed in-flight over Japan, leading to the type … [Read more...]

Qantas and Emirates Joint venture open for booking

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Last year, Qantas and Emirates announced a deep codeshare tie-up, and has been waiting for approvals from Australian Competitions and Consumer Commission (ACCC)  to commence the partnership. Interim approval has been granted by the ACCC, with full approval due for early March. For the rest of us, this means that through booking is now available on Emirates - Qantas routes … [Read more...]

A Last Star Fling? Hyatt Regency O’Hare

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A Last Star Alliance Fling? To Chicago with United Airlines and Air Canada LHR-IAD-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR The Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Index: An Apology and The Introduction To London Heathrow, BMI Lounge, Star Alliance Lounge United UA923 London Heathrow – Washington Dulles International TSA Shenanigans, United UA221 Washington Dulles to Chicago … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines to operate A380’s on Kuala Lumpur to Paris route

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The route to Paris is set to get a whole lot bigger as Malaysia Airlines is set to introduce A380 operations from Kuala Lumpur to Paris. The route which is currently operated by a Boeing 777-200 will be switched over to Airbus A380 operation from the 1st March 2013. The schedule for the flights is as below: MH20 DEPART KUL 23:50 ARRIVE CDG 06:10+1 MH21 DEPART CDG … [Read more...]

Quidco offers 14% Cashback on Intercontiental Group properties

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For those of you who are still enamoured with Priority Club and Intercontinental properties, here's a juicy bit of cashback. Quidco*** are offering 14% Cashback on bookings made through the Holiday Inn site (which as we all know allows you book InterContinental's, Crowne Plaza's, Staybridge Suites, etc etc etc). This compares quite favourably against TopCashback who are only … [Read more...]

A Last Star Fling? One Time Exception: Chicago Water Taxi

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A Last Star Alliance Fling? To Chicago with United Airlines and Air Canada LHR-IAD-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR One Time Exception: Chicago Water Taxi Index: An Apology and The Introduction To London Heathrow, BMI Lounge, Star Alliance Lounge United UA923 London Heathrow – Washington Dulles International TSA Shenanigans, United UA221 Washington Dulles … [Read more...]

Tesco Clubcard collection period ends Saturday

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Just a heads up for those who shop at Tesco, and use their Clubcard points to convert them into use travel related items (like British Airways Executive Club Avios, Virgin Flying Club Miles, Monarch Vouchers, Red Spotted Hanky Vouchers). The  current collection period for ClubCard is coming to an end on the 26th January. Given that it takes 2-3 days from shopping points to … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again, and whilst I'm cold and snowbound, it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's an United Airlines Boeing 747-400 in classic Blue Tulip (and a bit of a dirty tail) taxing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More … [Read more...]