Economy Class & Beyond

Spanish Airstrike: Over, but delays are mounting.

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The Spanish Air Traffic Controllers have now returned to work, after legal threats from the goverment.However, the delays have stacked up, and services will be backlogged for the next few days.Again, check with your carrier for rebooking and current operations, and remember that you are covered under Rule 261/2004.  So hang onto those receipts.And good luck getting where … [Read more...]

Spanish Airstrike: Continuing

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No traffic is moving in and out of Spain at the moment, with traffic that would go through Spain is avoiding it, adding to delaysA few salient points:British Airways are advising people check their website before departureIberia has cancelled all flights until tomorrow 05:00 LocalRyanair has followed, with all flights to 10:00 Local. EasyJet have cancelled services to 04/12 … [Read more...]

QF: QF32 A380 Incident – Pelimiary Report Out

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For those of you who like light lunchtime reading, The Australian Trasport Safety Board has released  it's preliminary report of the QF32 Incident.You can get it at: http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/2888854/ao-2010-089%20preliminary%20report.pdfLight reading for all... … [Read more...]

QF: When in doubt – sue the ass off people – Qantas launches legal action against Rolls Royce

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Well if you couldn't guess it was going to happen... it has. Qantas has launched litigation against Rolls Royce engines to recover some of the losses incured during the uncontained engine incident that forced flight QF32 back to Singapore a month ago. In a statement Qantas said:"Qantas has commenced discussions with Rolls-Royce on a range of issues concerning the A380 fleet, … [Read more...]

Snow Distruption continues – Gatwick Shut, other UK routes affected

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As the cold snap tightens it's grip on the UK, travel chaos is beginning. In particular, Gatwick Airport is now closed until at least 06:00 on the 3rd December. Edinburgh and Jersey Airports are also closed,  with random closings happening everywhere.Heathrow is open, however delays are stacking slowly. Elsewhere there are cancellations are happening, with train services … [Read more...]

Groupon Deal: £5 for a £45 Expedia voucher.

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For those of you who use Groupon or are new to group buying, a little deal has tipped up today, with a £5 investment for £45 off Expedia hotels.Whilst this is good, read the terms and conditions. Basically - not redeemable at chain hotels and requires a £280 minimum spend.Head to Groupon and take advantage if you can. Small print: 1 voucher per person, may buy … [Read more...]

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