Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways prepares to launch Long Haul Moscow Services

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British Airways is preparing for an assault on Moscow as it abandons the Club Europe/EuroTraveller seating aircraft to switch to Long Haul type aircraft to operate the London-Moscow DME route. The route will be operated using a mix of two types of aircraft Boeing 747-400 configured in Four Class seating - First, Club World, World Traveller Plus, and World … [Read more...]

Scoot scoots in with 4 classes of travel – well two actually…

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Scoot has confirmed a bit more about how it's going to separate the product they're offering. In Economy, there are three subclasses: Fly - The seat on the plane FlyBag - Your seat and a bag with a 15Kg allowance. FlyBagEat - Seat, bag and food, with a 15kg Luggage allowance and one meal Business will be composed on one class - ScootBiz which has a 20kg luggage … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300

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It's Sunday again, and that can mean it's time for Airplane Art! This week, taking in the dead of the morning is a Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 being  pushed back from the International Terminal at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, preparing for the trip to Singapore. For those what to see it a bit bigger, click on the picture to expand! More airplane … [Read more...]

Airplane Repaint Saturday – Virgin America

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It's back after a short hiatus, and it's time for Airplane Repaint Saturday! This week, it's a Virgin America A320 going into the paint shop for the first time to get its lick of paint. There will be more Repaints/Painting of aircraft next week, as GhettoIFE looks at all the different paint jobs around..... … [Read more...]

Power cut at Gatwick – baggage all over the place

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It seems there was a major outage at London Gatwick this morning. At 03:30GMT, there was a power cut that has hit the luggage carousels in the North Terminal at Gatwick. In turn this has caused flights to leave the airport without baggage. The belts begun working at 10:30GMT, with extra staff called in to sort the baggage manually. In some cases, baggage has not … [Read more...]

Qantas’s “Premium Asian” Carrier goes up in smoke after talks end with Malaysia Airlines

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In the saga of Qantas, it seems things just go from bad to worse. The plan to establish a premium airline has come to a halt after they withdrew from discussions with Malaysian Airlines. The excuse given is down to money: "Discussions with Malaysia Airlines on a partnership, including the establishment of a new premium airline, would not continue due to parties being unable … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Farewell Miles with ANA, Thai and Asiana with the ANA 787 – Part 1 – To Frankfurt

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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 - THIS SECTION Hotel Savigny, Around Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport … [Read more...]