Economy Class & Beyond

Kingfisher Airlines licence suspended

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In what should be no surprise to... well... anyone, Kingfisher Airlines has had its licence to operate suspended by the Indian Regulator - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation. DGCA has suspended the licence due to Kingfisher not producing a viable plan for its financial and operational revival- and to resolve the issues with over payment of employees. All bookings … [Read more...]

MBNA (UK) – United Airlines Credit Card now has a 15K signup bonus!

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Well here's something rare in the UK - a signup bonus for a credit card. MBNA with United Airlines is offering "MileagePlus American Express Credit Card" The skinny on the card isn't that bad: Earn 15,000 bonus award miles - if you spend £300 within 60 days of account open date Paperless Statements Earn miles on your everyday purchases – Earn 1 mile for every £1 … [Read more...]

Glasgow Airport reopens after an emergency landing

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Glasgow Airport today had an emergency incident where a Jet2 flight declared an emergency as it was preparing for take off. The flight - LS117 operating a Glasgow to Alicante was operated by a Boeing 737 made an emergency sop on the runway prior to take off due to smoke in the cabin at 07:40 BST. The emergency slides were deployed for evacuation with all 189 passenger … [Read more...]

Garuda Indonesia buddies up with Etihad – signs codeshares

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In another day of  the ever increasing Etihad alliance (well - it feels like it some days), Garuda Indonesia and Etihad have launched a a "worldwide strategic cooperation deal" Gaurda Indonesia  will codeshare Etihad operated on the following routes from Abu Dhabi commencing 28th October 2012: Amman,  Athens, Bahrain, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago, Dammam, Dublin, … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – From the Tower

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Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – From the Tower Behind the Scenes: London City Airport: The Introduction Peak rush to London, aLoft ExCeL Morning time at LCY – Inspecting runway lights Ramp Operations At the JetCentre Ramp Walk 1 Ramp Walk 2 From the Tower (THIS SECTION) Watery Inspections with the Fire Service Leaving London and … [Read more...]

Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – Ramp Walk 2

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Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – Ramp Walk 2: Future Plans Behind the Scenes: London City Airport: The Introduction Peak rush to London, aLoft ExCeL Morning time at LCY – Inspecting runway lights Ramp Operations At the JetCentre Ramp Walk 1 Ramp Walk 2 (THIS SECTION) From the Tower Watery Inspections with the Fire Service Leaving … [Read more...]

Two Two-days sales from ANA and Lufthansa…

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There seems to be a flurry of two day "snap" sales at the moment that appear and disappear faster than you can say "Can I have a week off work please?". Here are today's offers which have wandered past my eyes: ANA is at it again, this time with fares from Europe to Nagoya and Osaka. Prices start at £579 from the UK, €679 from Austria and Germany, €629 from some west … [Read more...]