Economy Class & Beyond

What’s in… the Aer Lingus Elite Matching Kit?

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Well I plumped for Aer Lingus Gold (well, lets face it - it's a Gold I'll actually use as the Aer Lingus service between Birmingham and Dublin mainly because it's 1) marginally more expensive that Ryanair (we're talking about £1-£2 at most) and 2) I get treated a lot more humanely as opposed to being treated like cattle.) So what's in the kit? Envelope - … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, and that can mean that it is time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Lufthansa Airbus A320 taxing at London Heathrow Airport on a dull September day. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version! More Airplane Art of course next week! … [Read more...]

BMI Diamond Club member? Want Star Gold Back? Air Canada is matching

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The matching opportunities seem to be increasing for BMI Diamond Club members who want Star Alliance Gold or Silver back. Already, there are reports of Aegean Airways, Turkish Airlines and Aer Lingus matching - well it's now the turn of Canada with their offer. Head to http://aircanada.com/uk/en/offers/aeroplan/earn_miles/earn_miles.html You'll need to join Aeroplan … [Read more...]

British Airways paints a field in Hounslow on the approach to Heathrow…

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The London 2012 Olympics are slowly taking over national life (There's this football thing going on in Poland and Ukraine that I'm skipping through...) Nothing says like "Welcome to the United Kingdom" than a a painted field..with Jessica Ennis on it (a medal winning multi-eventer athlete) Image - British Airways via Instagram - #homeadvantage It took two days and … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus prepares to move to Belfast City Airport

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From the BBC, it seems that FlyeBe and the remains of BMI mainline will have done competition at George Best Belfast City Airport. Aer Lingus is on the verge of moving its Belfast International Airport operations to Belfast City Airport which will be confirmed Now whilst this sounds great in theory, there are some pluses and minuses Firstly, Aer Lingus will have to … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific considers removing IFE units to save fuel

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In an interesting move, Cathay Pacific is considering the removal of seat-back in-flight entertainment systems from its entire fleet. Why? To save weight and fuel IFE Systems add between one to two tonnes of weight on-board a plane. That weight has to be carried around where the plane goes, so more fuel is required.  Multiply that over a fleet of planes, and the savings … [Read more...]

Airbus introduces new seating idea… 2 small seats, 1 big one….

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One of the things I love about the A320 series in comparison to the Boeing 737 series is the personal space you have in the cabin. And we're talking seat widths here with Airbus cabin 7 and 1/2 inches wider that the Boeing equivalent allowing up to 18" wide seats installed in blocks of  two pairs of three. Well Airbus is pushing a new seating option for installation on … [Read more...]

Avois.com has an up to 30% bonus offer on purchases

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For those of you in Avios land, this is an offer that isn't great, but is reasonable if you're missing Avois. The offer is Buy Avios in quantities of 1,000 to 24,000  (in 1,000 Avois ) Image and data - Avios.com Whilst not great value at the lower levels, it improves after the 17,000 level and above. The Diamond Club offer of 20% more Diamond Club miles on … [Read more...]