Economy Class & Beyond

SQ: New Long Haul LLC ahoy!

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It seems that Singapore Airlines must be feeling the pressure from JetStar and AirAsia X with the announcement today of a medium to long haul "Low Cost Carrier" that will use widebody aircraft. The plan is to base the airline at Singapore, and be operating it within a year. Singapore Airlines state: "The new airline is being established following extensive review and analysis. … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Lunchtime Update.

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Well the cloud has passed the UK for now, but here's your late lunchtime update:Air Traffic over Germany is returning to normal, after 700 flights were cancelled due to the ash cloud over Germany. Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin airports were affected. No other European flight restrictions are in progress according to EuroControlThe volcano itself has appeared to have stopped … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Heading to Germany…

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Well it seems to be clearing the UK according to NATS:Latest information from the Met Office shows that following the recent eruption of Grímsvötn in Iceland, no volcanic ash is currently predicted in airspace over the UK from 0100 UK time on Wednesday 25th May. As the volcano continues to erupt, NATS will continue to monitor the latest Met Office information … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: NATS update

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NATS are predicting closurses or limited services for the following airports from 19:00 to 01:00BST. BarraGlasgowEdinburghPrestwickNewcastleCarlisleDurham Tees ValleyCumbernauldTireeMeanwhile,BMI and BA have resumed Aberdeen services, BMI has followed BA's lead and shut off all Glasgow and Edinburugh services Ryanair is still trying to push past the ban. It is waiting for … [Read more...]

LH: Lufthansa Italia, Arrivederci!

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Well it seems the Italian Job is coming to an end for Lufthansa, as they formally announce the wind-down of Lufthansa Italia.The branch of Lufthansa will terminate on the 29th October, after failing to beat the then down on its knees Alitalia who are slowly rebuilding their momentum, and Lufthansa who constantly seem to have tickets for sale at £49 each way on these … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Lunchtime Update.

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So at Lunchtime on the 24th May, lets see what the state of play is:NATS suggest the following airports will be affected from 1300 to 1900 BSTDurham Tees ValleyGlasgowGlasgow PrestwickEdinburghLondonderryNewcastle EuroControl says 252 flights had been cancelled so far today. Ryanair has carried out a test flight over the zone at 41,000ft showed there was:"no visible … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: And guess who doesn’t want to hold the flight ban.

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Firstly, lets get up to speed with who is doing what:Aer Lingus - 12 flights affected to and from Scottish Airspace BMI flights to and from Aberdeen are subject to delay, but services in and out of Glasgow and Edinburgh were running normally British Airways will not be operating any flights between London (LHR/LGW/LCY) and Scotland until 1400 BST Eastern Airways will not be … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: Latest Updates to who’s doing what

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Ok, it's late, but the Ash cloud is on it's way courtesy of the Grimsvotn Volcano. So this is who's doing what tomorrow as of Midnight 24/05/11... Aer Lingus have cancelled 12 flights between Ireland and Scotland British Airways is not operating any flights between London Airports (LHR, LGW, LCY) and Scotland until 1400 BST EasyJet cancelled flights to and from Edinburgh, … [Read more...]

Volcano Ash II: British Airways pulls the plug, KLM pulls services.

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Well it's taken long enough, but British Airways has pulled the plug on some services:Following forecasts of significant volcanic ash in Scottish airspace, British Airways has decided as a precaution that it will not operate any flights between London and Scotland on Tuesday May 24 that arrive in Scotland before 2pm or depart from Scotland before 2pm.At present all other … [Read more...]

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