Economy Class & Beyond

BAA: Competition Commission says “Flog Stansted … and either Glasgow or Edinburgh “

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It seems that the Competition Commission has has enough of BAA, and has ruled it must sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports. This is a follow on from the case in 2009 where BAA was instructed to sell Gatwick as well (which it did unwillingly), and challenged the sale of the other airports. BAA is "dismayed" and is preparing to launch a judicial review - buying … [Read more...]

SQ: Boosts routes for the Winter Season

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Singapore Airlines is boosting certain routes over the winter season. They are:Singapore Airlines is to raise frequencies on select routes between as well as enter a code share with Moscow-based Transaero.Here are the new timings:Ahmedabad, India - Goes from 2 flights to 3 per week.Bangkok, Thailand – Goes from four flights a day to FiveGuanghou, China - Goes from Daily … [Read more...]

I think I’m reaching a new level of Madness…

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... as I'm considering Eurolines to Brussels to start my next trip.Now for those of you who aren't aware, this is a coach service. You read that right. A coach service across the channel (with a ferry sailing to boot). The trouble is the day I need to position into Brussels, hotels are not appearing cheaply, Eurostar is costing an arm and a leg (unless I get to Brussels first … [Read more...]

TG: A380’s Inital destinations are annouced.

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And there's no prizes for guessing where.Thai Airways are looking like London and Frankfurt to be the first Long Haul destinations due to the high loads and twice daily services that operate from there already. However, don't expect them in a rush. In the first phase, they will receive one A380, which will primarily operate regional routes. By the end of 2012, Thai Airways will … [Read more...]

Airplan p0rn – Thomson Boeing 767

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Well Sunday weaves it's merry way around again, so it must be time for some more airplane p0rn. This week, it's a Thomson Boeing 767-300ER with Winglets... and having it's engines seen to at Birmingham Airport. More next week! … [Read more...]

Well I might have a use for some of this Canadian shrapnel after all ….

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Coming this September: Multi-Modal-Mayhem (or YYZ2)! Although you might notice a problem with this map...This starts in Brussels and ends in.... Frankfurt. Much more to come on this in the coming months - although you might be able to guess by the title how I get to Brussels..........There's also a couple of other things on the brew - my usual Chicago trip and... something that … [Read more...]

SZ: Air Southwest… abandons the Southwest (Plymouth and Newquay)

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it seems nothing goes right for Air SouthwestAfter loosing money hand over foot, being sold to Eastern Airways, the final nails in the coffin are looming with the shut down of Newquay and Plymouth routes from the 14th September.In short - the airline will cease to exist at that point.Flights from Newquay simply didn't make money without Plymouth, so it's been decided to … [Read more...]

USA Today: More than 25,000 security breaches since November 2001

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... or as I like to call it 25,000 FAILURES. This excludes any fondling, X-rays, nude-o-scoping. Of which if we counted those, we'd be here for forever and day. http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2011/07/Airport-security-breaches-since-2001-raise-alarms/49326312/1 is where the story is at.  Have a read then head back here. Whilst some of these incidents are for … [Read more...]

CZ: First to use A380’s… Domesticly within China

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China Southern has been busy, as the SkyTeam member has announced it's first operations for it's incoming A380 fleet. The A380's are planned to serve on daily China domestic services between Beijing-Guangzhou and Beijing-Shanghai Hongqiao. Reasons cited include high domestic traffic on routes, and in the case of Beijing - Shanghai route, competition from the new High Speed … [Read more...]