Economy Class & Beyond

An interesting morning…

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I've had a very interesting morning so far... All to do with this airport. There's a lot (and I mean a lot) to come over the next few days as I take you behind the scenes at London City Airport, the operations, ground team, fire and a few other surprises too... as well a lot of pictures! Something that will also have surprises is the Star MegaDO4 flight. And you … [Read more...]

What’s in…. the Hyatt Platinum Pack?

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I'm sure a lot of us took advantage of the MilePoint Premium upgrade - if for one thing: Hyatt Platinum status. Whilst I notch up a good number a nights in Hyatt properties over a year, I tend to either 1) Miss the number of nights and 2) Miss the night stay credit (no thanks to the Hyatt O'Hare sadly who seem to mess up my nights and stay postings every time recently) So … [Read more...]

United confirms a 3rd London-Houston run, adds Shannon for 2013 programme

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United has confirmed new flights for the summer season to UK and Ireland two sets of services Between Houston and London Heathrow, a third service will be added from 30th March 2013. UA970 DEPART IAH 20:30 ARRIVE LHR 12:05+1 UA971 DEPART LHR 13:05 ARRIVE IAH 17:45 Commences: 30th March 2013 Operated by United Airlines Booked equipment: Boeing 767-300 (2 … [Read more...]

UK West Coast rail franchise bidding to be re-run

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It seems there is one hell of a messup at Whitehall as the franchise to operate the trains on the West Coast Main Line (Linking London Euston, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Stafford, Crewe, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Lancaster and Glasgow) is thrown into question. The service currently operated by Virgin Trains (trading as Virgin West Coast Trains) has been in situ for the … [Read more...]

GOL goes for the 737-MAX

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GOL of Brazil has put a nice tidy order in with Boeing for the purchase of 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. At US$6 Billion at list prices, GOL has made the largest aircraft order from a single airline in South American history (although... who pays list prices for aircraft is still a question yet to be answered) GOL CEO Paulo Kakinoff,  says "The decision to order Boeing 737 … [Read more...]

Kingfisher Airlines grounded until 4th October at the earliest

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Lets go back to our troubled friend in India - Kingfisher Airlines who seem to be back in trouble again. After pruning back their network, having their Oneworld membership suspended shortly before it was due to join, failing to pay staff and disagreements with the Indian Aviation authorities, Kingfisher is battling once again with its employees. The unreset from the … [Read more...]

Win A Seat with Randy Petersen on Star MegaDO 4!

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Yes  - GhettoIFE is joining on the action so you can win a seat on Star MegaDO 4! We all know MegaDO 4 has been sold out... well since they announced the flight was for sale, but a certain Randy Petersen is offering up a two seats on the US Domestic portion of the MegaDO flight! You'll get: A seat next to Randy Hotel Accommodations thrown in US Domestic … [Read more...]

Collect BAA Worldpoints? Only at Heathrow from 1st January 2013…

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BAA has decided to re-focus its WorldPoints loyalty programme, by focusing on  Heathrow only. This means after 31st December 2012, you will not be able to pick up WorldPoints at the following airports: Aberdeen Glasgow Stansted Southampton You will still be able to collect and use Worldpoints and Worldpoint vouchers up until 31st December 2012 at all BAA … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways still unhappy with 787 delays…

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Qatar Airways is losing patience with Boeing it seems over the 787 Dreamliner deliveries - and the lack of thereafter. So much so that the CEO - Akbar Al Baker - is stating this is threatening the growth of  the airline. It seems that the 787's destined for Qatar are suffering from what Al Baker describes as a "a creeping delivery date", with the first unit shown off at … [Read more...]