Economy Class & Beyond

Delta to drop Detroit to Hong Kong direct service

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Delta is the process of rationalising and tidying its network at the moment, and up for the chop is the direct Detroit - Hong Kong route. The route will be suspended from 29th August . Delta is blaming the cost of fuel and the fluctuations in demand for this ultra-long haul trip - which isn't surprising considering the length of these ultra-long haul flights (13 hours or … [Read more...]

EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) – Check if yours has expired!

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I was going through a pile of old loyalty cards, old ticket flight stubs, train tickets, hotel electronic keys that I have by my desktop computer (I swear the amount of junk I have gets worse each day), when I noticed my European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) was going out of date. Now for those of you within the European Economic Area (EEA), this is a great little thing as … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qantas 747-400

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week, it's Qantas Boeing 747-400 resting after a long flight on an apron position at Frankfurt-am-Main Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]

Safety Video Saturday – US Airways 757

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It's Saturday again, and therefore it's time to put your seat back into the upright position, stow your tray table, and watch the safety video. Now whilst Air New Zealand have a new video, everyone has covered it... so I'm going to pick on someone else - and that someone else is US Airways who seem to have dragged themselves into the 2010's with a new safety video... and it … [Read more...]

LATAM passes regulatory hurdles, LAN and TAM Merge

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In mergers, LAN Airlines and TAM have finally complete the merger of the two airlines into the LATAM group. The group is estimated to control 40% of the Latin America Passenger market (and probably a fair lump of cargo at the same time), employing more than 51,000 workers open up routes to 150 destinations in 22 countries. Meanwhile the cargo operation will connect 169 … [Read more...]

Iberia/Air Nostrum pulls out of Manchester and Glasgow

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It seems that conditions are very tough out there, with Air Nostrum throwing in the towel on the Manchester-Madrid and Glasgow-Madrid services. The services are being pulled after the towards the end of the UK Summer season (just before schools re-commence) Glasgow-Madrid terminates 30/08/2012 Manchester-Madrid terminates 14/09/2012 Lack of demand has been cited by … [Read more...]

Flying during the Olympic Games? BA has a bonus Avios offer

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Even though British Airways has said "Don't Fly" in their latest advert to the British public during the London 2012 Olympic Games, they have a nice offer going on if you have to get on a plane. If you are: A United Kingdom BA Executive Club Member (so no EuroCheats or other members) Flying from the UK during the London 2012 Olympic Games between 27th July – 12th … [Read more...]

Transaero confirms A380 order

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Transaero Airlines have confirmed an order today for four Airbus A380 aircraft. The original memorandum of understanding was signed in October 2011, with the conversion of that memorandum into a firm order, making it the first operator of the WhaleJet in Russia/CIS/Eastern European area. Transaero is planning to deploy these double-decker planes on high density routes … [Read more...]

ANA to roll out routes with new Premium Economy seating

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ANA has confirmed the first six routes to get its new Premium Economy seats. The routes and start dates for the new seats are: Tokyo Narita – New York JFK  from 29/08/2012 Tokyo Narita – London Heathrow from 14/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – Frankfurt  from 30/09/2012 Tokyo Narita – San Francisco from 01/10/2012 Tokyo Narita – Los … [Read more...]