Economy Class & Beyond

Helvetic throws in the towel Cardiff to Zurich route

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Helvetic Airways has decided to suspend its route between Cardiff and Zurich for the winter, blaming poor passernger numbers last winter. The route which operates 3 times a week (with a stop in Bristol) is a curious oddity as Swiss have no relationship on the route (it was operated by Helvetic as Helvetic rather than Helvetic for Swiss) using a Fokker 100. The route will … [Read more...]

Avios/BA Rewards Saver Flights going up from 8th October

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One of the nice beanies of the Avios/BA Scheme is the European (Zone 1 - Zone 3) flights costing a pittance. Currently a one way flight (providing saver award availability exists) costs: EuroTraveller from 4500 Avios  +   £27 taxes and fees Club Europe from 9000 Avios +  £34  taxes and fees These prices head up as follows: Economy From £27 to £30 + Avios World … [Read more...]

London is still calling according to BA….

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Remember the British Airways advert that hit before the Olympics where you could drive a 777 past your house? Well, there's a a follow up - cut down slightly thanking you for following TeamGB/ParalympicsGB and being the #HomeAdvantage over the Olympic and Paralympic games now the flames are extinguished. Yes, it's a rehash of the old advert, but it's still a darn good … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – BMI Baby Retrospective

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for a little bit of bittersweet airplane art. Today marks the end of operations of bmibaby when Flight WW1082 from Prauge touches down at 22:15 BST at Birmingham Airport and Flight WW5330 from Malaga arrives at East Midlands Airport at 22:45 BST. Here's some pics from Birmingham Airport, Belfast International and East Midlands … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday: Air Canada

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It's Saturday again, so it's time to place your chair back straight, your seatbelt on and your luggage stowed in the overhead bin as Air Canada introduce safety aboard their Airbus A319's (replace A319's with any other aircraft in their fleet almost for the same video with different exits and plane graphic) Another safety video again next week! … [Read more...]

Which airline would charge for a booking app? … Oh Hello there Ryanair…

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I was doing my regular sweep of the Apple Store for fun things when I noticed that Ryanair now has a iPhone booking app. With a traditional Ryanair sting in the tail: So let's see - nearly every other airline who publishes an app for phone use gives it away. Of course Ryanair will happily fleece you £2.49 for the privilege of an app that has minimal use. This from … [Read more...]