Economy Class & Beyond

AZ: Another Alitalia discount code for UK Flyers (£20).

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Yes, I believe people actually fly Alitalia still. To entice more people to fly Alitalia, there's another discount voucher going on.Use code UKWINESP2010 to get  £20 off. Usual rules:Tickets can be purchased until 23 November 2010 to fly between 1 January and 28 February 2011. Valid for purchases made on UK website only for tickets departing from the … [Read more...]

U2: EasyJet targets business travellers, rolls out new packages

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EasyJet are slowly pulling away in certain parts from their Low Cost Carrier routes, and today have "soft launched" a new set of fully flexible fares. The fare will allow:Unlimited changes to ticket details within a four-week window - one week before and up to three weeks after the original booked travel date. Automatic priority boarding No booking fees One … [Read more...]

Branson to wear skirt as he serves on Air Asia X….

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Lotus Racing and Virgin Racing Bosses (Tony Fernandez of Air Asia fame, and Richard Branson of Virgin Group) had a little bet at the beginning of the season to who would do best this Formula 1 season. Whilst both teams scored a big fat ZERO points, Lotus Racing had better placings all season. Which means Sir Richard Branson will be parading up and down the aisle of an Air Asia … [Read more...]

BD: We aplogise for the slight delay to our service to Tripoli… .

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You can never blame BMI being too hopeful. It seems there are issues regarding the proposed London Heathrow and Tripoli (Libya), with with the 1st December 2010 start date now pushed back 21st February 2011. BMI cites that the delay is due "to complete the necessary regulatory procedures and other operational preparations".So yes, it's the joy of red tape again. Or they can't … [Read more...]

S7: Joins OneWorld, makes Star Alliance’s life a bit more of a pain

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S7 Airlines have today formally joined the OneWorld Alliance, making it the 12th member to join.With S7 joining, it also brings in another airline - Globus Airlines who will join OneWorld as an affiliate. With this move, OneWorld's coverage will now serve 90 extra destinations extra in 28 countries, with 55 new cities within Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent … [Read more...]

BC: Postive A380 news! Skymark to order 4 A380’s for Japanese Domestic use

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It's time for some positive A380 news after the QF32 engine incident - and we'll kick off with Skymark Airlines of Japan who have confirmed to Airbus they wish to order Four A380's for Japanese Domestic operations only.That's right. Domestic Operations.Japan has a habit of needing to shift a lot of people around - and it's not uncommon to find 747-400's that were build for … [Read more...]

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