Economy Class & Beyond

BA are off to Nice. How very.. Nice.

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British Airways have confirmed they are commencing a London Gatwick to Nice route. Operating from 25th March 2012, the schedule is currently booked for the following: Outbound DEPART LGW 07:40 13:05 19:20    ARRIVE NCE 10:40 1605 22:20 Inbound DEPART  NCE 07:05 11:25 16:50 ARRIVE  LGW 08:05 12:25 17:50 Operates Daily from 25/03/2012. … [Read more...]

ORDXI: UA929 – Less Average than usual…

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Lets see... GhettoPlane (who lets a flagship 747-400 plane go flying paint flaking off is beyond me) GhettoInsidePlane (TFT Big Screens do not make an economy product) And staff who seemed to be interested in chatting most of the time (or doing their makeup before disembarking) Not brilliant, but it's a method of getting over the pond. Thankfully, there are other … [Read more...]

ORD XI: Lounging around LHR

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Well you've heard of Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities"... well this is a Tale of Two LHR T1 Lounges. I'll leave you to fill in the names of which is which ;) One is bright, yet the other is is a dingy place One has edible food, one has a joke One is on one side of the airport, the other another. One seems to have plenty of staff floating around, one … [Read more...]

ORD XI: On the Road again…

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Well it's almost that time. It's nearing 2am, my mobile phones that are resembling alarm clocks are buzzing, and therefore it must be time to get going again. For those unfamiliar, this is where travel news is put aside for a few days along with most insightful comment, and I go into full travellers venting mode, as I do this flying and hoteling thing for a few days - and it … [Read more...]

For Sale: Edinburgh Airport by one semi careful owner….

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BAA have finally relented to the Competitions Commission's ruling and has decided to dispose Edinburgh Airport and retaining Glasgow airport in it's portfolio. According to BAA, it is: "commencing preparations for a sale and expects to formally approach the market in the New Year with a view to agreeing a sale by Summer 2012". BAA has been stalling, umming and ahhing, and … [Read more...]

British Airways Introduces… Bronze

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Big news from British Airways today as they add a new level of membership to their Executive Club scheme... the wonderful colour of BRONZE. So lets get to the skinny. To Qualify for Bronze you'll need: 300 Tier Points 2 Qualifying Flights OR 25 Single Sectors And for that, you'll get Business class check-in Seat selection from seven days before … [Read more...]

All not well on the good ship AirFrance-KLM – CEO Resigns

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All seems not to be good at Air France-KLM, with the CEO of the group and Air France itself - Pierre-Henri Gourgeon resigning. The group has reacted with Alexandre de Juniac becoming CEO of Air France, and Jean-Cyril Spinetta appointed as chairman and CEO of the Air France-KLM group - these two gentlemen were instrumental in setting up the merged Air France-KLM entity in the … [Read more...]

BA increases flight to Glasgow, Aer Arann cans flights from Galway

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Two bits of news UK news today. First up is British Airways who is planning to increase their domestic programme to Glasgow by increasing the amount of seats going up there by 4000. British Airways are attempting to do this by increasing more flights to Glasgow, by 15 flights a week (from 52 to 67), and deploying Boeing 767's on Domestic hops - with a maximum of 252 seats … [Read more...]

BMI – More rumours as the vultures circle…

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As we continue on the path to uncertainty, it's time to catch up on the weekend's news and rumours over BMI and it's future. In the Financal Times, they report Virgin Atlantic and Etihad have had talks on forming a Joint Venture to take over BMI. Apparently, bids for the sale of BMI were due on Friday. Etihad itself is looking at how it could integrate BMI's short and … [Read more...]