Economy Class & Beyond

And it was such a nice start to the day….

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Hong Kong weather moves fast. I woke up earlier today to this lovely scene. Yes, that's blue sky you can see - I was in shock too. Now skip forward a few hours... and what happens? Oh well. Off to check out in a bit, then ride the ding-dings* and do a bit more travel photography before preparing for the long slog home... * The Trams of course... like this one … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air Berlin A319

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It's Sunday again (well Monday here), and it's time for some more Airplane art. This week it's an Air Berlin Airbus A319 lining up on the runway at Zurich International Airport on a very wet morning. 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...]

Air Berlin trims fleet, denies aliance changes

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Air Berlin is making another trim to its fleet to reduce costs. The fleet from a peak of 175 aircraft was due to be cut to 158. Air Berlin management is to trim the fleet further to 135 aircraft. Other details about how Air Berlin is going to further reduce costs have yet to be disclosed, but it is clear that Air Berlin is hurting still from the non-opening of the new … [Read more...]

The Belly of the Beast

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Whilst there is no Safety Video Saturday this week (I'm a bit busy this week as I've got a few other things going on), one of the things I'm going to try with GhettoIFE is to take you to places you don't normally get to, with some insight This will be semi-regular, but I hope run one thing a month or so. For this week's adventure... what happens when you strap a camera to … [Read more...]

Xiamen Airlines joins SkyTeam

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SkyTeam continues its China expansion apace, with Xiamen Airlines joining the alliance. The airline become the 19th member of  SkyTeam. Xiamen Airlines operates over 220 routes from its main hubs in Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou, covering the China area as well as SouthEast and NorthEast Asia. The airline itself is an all-Boeing shop, operating 86 aircraft - Boeing 737's … [Read more...]

OpenSkies to join oneworld as an affiliate

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In the section that is marked "Why did it take so long?" British Airways French Transatlantic unit - OpenSkies is to join oneworld as an affiliate carrier. Oneworld cardholders from other airlines apart from British  Airways will be able to earn and redeem miles on BA Openskies services, as well as earning tier points. For those holders with Oneworld Emerald  they will also … [Read more...]

Arriving into Hong Kong

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Well I've made it to Hong Kong after a bit of a minor delay and after enjoying a free shower that the BA gave me from the condensation built up over my panel. Luggage delivery was slow for Hong Kong, but at least I'm on my way to the hotel .... … [Read more...]

Pre-flight exercise

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Well it's been fun at LHR so far. Apart from the lovely glasses of pop I've sunk, it seems the transit system between the terminals is now broken for the next 30 minutes or so. So it's been a nice hike to the C Dock from T5A.... Wonderful. Oh well. Pre flight exercise is good.. I suppose. … [Read more...]