Economy Class & Beyond

London Underground to offer WiFi

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Good news if you need to be connected on the go, with London Underground finally putting in a WiFi Service. The aim will be to have WiFi spots installed at 80 stations by July - in time for the London 2012 Olympic Games, and by the end of the year up to 120 stations to be equipped. For those of you who can count, there are 217 stations on the London Underground network - … [Read more...]

Farewell Miles – ANA, Thai and Asiana in Business Class – OTE: Getting a Camera Sensor Clean….

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Farewell Miles - A Mileage Burning Party with All Nippon Airlines, Thai Airways and Asiana Airlines in Business Class (with a BMI Leg) Featuring the ANA International 787-8. Oh BMI *shakes head* (The Introduction) The Off, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt with BMI for Lufthansa Hotel Savigny, Around Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport and Meeting … [Read more...]

Kingfisher to abandon LHR routes, Considering grounding Long Haul Fleet

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It's time to look again at the ongoing comedy/tragedy that is Kingfisher Airlines. Due to costs and a lack of crew, long haul routes are being sliced up, with one of the A330's leased being retured to lessor, the London Heathrow service's  is being cut from the 10th and 16th April from the look of the GDS's. In addition, there are more cuts internationally according to … [Read more...]

Farewell Miles: ANA, Thai and Asiana in Business – One Time Exception: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

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Farewell Miles - A Mileage Burning Party with All Nippon Airlines, Thai Airways and Asiana Airlines in Business Class (with a BMI Leg) Featuring the ANA International 787-8. Oh BMI *shakes head* (The Introduction) The Off, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt with BMI for Lufthansa Hotel Savigny, Around Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport and Meeting … [Read more...]

Surprise: Hotel rates on the up for London in August 2012…

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In a piece of news from the BBC and Hotels.com that should surprise... well - no one,, a survey on hotel rooms prices in London for August 2012 has been released. And sadly, it is a case of "Rip off Britain" with hoteliers cashing in with a 102% rise on last years rates. Hotels.com state the average price of a hotel room in London will be £213 a night. This compares … [Read more...]

Farewell Miles – Asia 2012 Trip – Part III – Meeting the 787…

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Farewell Miles - A Mileage Burning Party with All Nippon Airlines, Thai Airways and Asiana Airlines in Business Class (with a BMI Leg) Featuring the ANA International 787-8. Oh BMI *shakes head* (The Introduction) The Off, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt with BMI for Lufthansa Hotel Savigny, Around Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport and Meeting … [Read more...]