Economy Class & Beyond

Greetings from BHX – SEN run is go!

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Greetings from (quiet) Birmingham Airport. And the Senator Run.... Is go.Whilst I may not be a SEN yet, I still am a BMI Gold - which means I'm getting tiddly on Vodka and cola. More later.... If I find a working hotspot...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

IPS: Site removed, head to the Home Office site now.

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It seems in the vain attempt to save money, the UK Identity and Passport Service has now rolled into the Home Office. So instead of the instantly forgettable http://ips.gov.uk/, you now have to head over to the Home Office Web Sites - for the IPS Service - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/ips/ and for those who need passports - … [Read more...]

UA: The March to a combined airline…

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United are slowly preparing themselves for the combined United and Continental world, and a representative has posted an update at MilePointAs has been identified, there are some bigish changes, namely the same-day change to fees are now aligning with both airlines ($75 to apply to both Standby and Confirmed changes, waived for OnePass Gold/Platinum/Presidential Platinum and … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express: 50% off

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If you're coming into to London Heathrow and for some odd reason you need to be in the West of London, Heathrow Express in conjunction with Iberia are offering a massive 50% off per ticket.The promotion in runs until June 17, which reduces the price of a one-way Heathrow Express ticket for just £8.25.For comparison, a Heathrow Connect is about £7.40 or so. Whilst it … [Read more...]

QF: Changes to Frequent Flyer Programme

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Qantas seem to be busy tinkering with it's frequent flyer programme, and has annoucned a bunch of changes to it.Lets go through them on by one: Increased Cabin bonuses  From 17 May 2011, Cabin bonuses are up 10% to 25% in Premium Economy, from 25% to 50% in Business and from 50% to 100% in First when flying Qantas with a QF number on the ticketcode. A new … [Read more...]

VS: Virgin vs BALPA. Or “Someone else’s turn to strike?”

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Industrial relations. You've got to love them (such as I do at the moment).It seems Virgin Atlantic's pilots are in a bad mood over their pay and conditions, and have been called to ballot for strike action. The ballot will commence on 24th May 2011, with the result announced four weeks later, and organised by BALPA - who represent 85% of Virgin Atlantic's pilots. Should a … [Read more...]

SQ: Profits up, but 747’s retiring……

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Singapore Airlines seems to be doing well in the so-called upturn, with full year profits at S$1.09 billion, with all divisions seemingly contributing their fair shares. However in their announcement is some news that might make people who want to redeem on some routes twitchy - the decommissioning of it's remaining passenger 747-400's (Five of them) and five Boeing 777's … [Read more...]