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TRIP REPORT: Polishing Silver – The Intercontinental San Francisco (Howard Street)

01/03/2024 by Kevincm

a bedroom with a bed and a chair

The Intercontinental San Francisco (Howard Street) and trying out the new BART trains Polishing Silver It's time to head to downtown San Francisco and experience a new Intercontinental Hotel for me - the Intercontinental San Francisco (as opposed to the one on the Nob Hill). How does it stack up? And yes, I included a transit adventure segment in this. Enjoy the BART! … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways relaunches its Doha-Osaka Service

01/03/2024 by Kevincm

Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 at Hamad International Airport, Image Economy Class and Beyond

With the Asian rebound taking a little longer than planned, Qatar Airways is commencing the relaunch of services to Osaka, Japan. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 at Hamad International Airport, Image Economy Class and Beyond The airline will serve Kansai International Airport on a daily basis, operating as below: QR802 DEPART DOH 01:10 ARRIVE KIX 16:30 QR803 DEPART KIX … [Read more...]

Emirates inks plans for daily services to Phnom Penh

01/03/2024 by Kevincm

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER approaching Chicago O'Hare

Emirates is planning to bring back its daily Phnom Penh service, increasing connectivity in Asia. The daily Phnom Penh service will start on the 1st of May 2024 and will operate via Singapore Changi. In terms of operations, the following timetable is planned: EK348 DEPART DXB 02:30 ARRIVE SIN 14:05 DEPART SIN 15:35 ARRIVE PNH 16:35 EK349 DEPART PNH 20:50 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

easyJet to add new routes – including serving for the Salerno’s Amalfi Coast first time

29/02/2024 by Kevincm

easyJet Airbus A320neo taxing at Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

As we head out of February, thoughts are turning to holidays. easyJet is there to help with launching routes to Salerno’s Amalfi Coast Airport. The launch of flights to Salerno’s Amalfi Coast airport makes it the first and only UK airline to operate commercial flights from the airport. Services are due to commence on 13th July 2024, with easyJet serving Amalfi … [Read more...]

Condor to add Recaro Aircraft Seating seats on their new Airbus A320neo family aircraft

29/02/2024 by Kevincm

Recaro BL3710 in a Condro Airbus - Image, Recaro/Condor

Condor is planning to add Recaro Aircraft Seating seats to its new Airbus A320neo and Airbus A321neo, with the BL3710 and SL3710 seats to be deployed on the new aircraft. Recaro BL3710 in Condor's A320neo - Image, Condor/Recaro Recaro SL3710 in Condor's A320neo - Image, Condor/Recaro   The order includes 28 Airbus A321 and 13 A320 aircraft to be delivered … [Read more...]

British Airways celebrates its London-Austin route…. in a rather different way

28/02/2024 by Kevincm

British Airwys BA-B-Q Sauce - Image, British Airways

British Airways is about to celebrate ten years of flying between London Heathrow and Austin, Texas. But how do you celebrate a landmark like this? With a sauce. British Airways has partnered with Austin's renowned barbecue joint, Franklin Barbecue, to produce limited edition bottles of their Original BBQ sauce, aptly labelled BA-B-Q sauce (where's that eye-roll emote?), … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Polishing Silver – Late night at SFO and the Crowne Plaza Burlingame

28/02/2024 by Kevincm

a hotel room with a bed and lamps

Late night at San Francisco International Airport and a crashpad for the night - The Crowne Plaza Burlingame Polishing Silver It's been a long day of travel... and I need to put my head and body in the horizontal position. Given I need just a comfortable bed, can The Crowne Plaza Burlingame fill the bill... or does it need a lot more love?  … [Read more...]

FirstGroup to submit plans to extend its Lumo rail services to Glasgow

28/02/2024 by Kevincm

Lumo Class 802 - Image, Lumo

FirstGroup continues to work on its Lumo brand and where it operates, with it requesting access to extend its services to Glasgow. Lumo Class 802 Train - Image, Lumo/FirstGroup/ The open-access train operator wishes to extend some of its London-Edinburgh trains to and from Glasgow. Having identified opportunities to extend several daily journeys to and from Glasgow … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Polishing Silver – American Airlines AA2663 Philadelphia to San Francisco (US Domestic First)

27/02/2024 by Kevincm

a city at night with lights

American Airlines AA2663 Philadelphia International Airport to San Franciso International Airport (US Domestic First) Polishing Silver If there's a flight that gives me echoes of US Airways (and not in a positive way), here we go. So much promise, with budget cuts and mistakes attached to make this flight... worthy of documentation. That's about the one positive here.  … [Read more...]

Lufthansa City prepares to take flight, with first routes announced

27/02/2024 by Kevincm

Lufthansa City Airbus A319 - Image, Lufthansa Group

Lufthansa City (previously known as City Airlines) has made its move and announced its network destinations. The airline will fly the following German Domestic destinations from Munich: Berlin Hamburg Bremen Düsseldorf Cologne Hanover Two British and one French destination have been confirmed as part of the Lufthansa City Rollout for international … [Read more...]

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