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WW: Bad Baby! Curved Luggage boxes aren’t good!

10/09/2010 by Kevincm

It seems BMI Baby (the low cost arm of British Midland International) is at it again, this time with luggage sizers being.... incorrectly sized.For those of you who don't bother to use them, these are things you're meant to measure your luggage against to see if you're allowed to take your bag on board a plane - or not as the case may be. BBC's Watchdog has discovered cases … [Read more...]

Luftverkehrssteuer! Germany to introduce their own version of APD….

10/09/2010 by Kevincm

For those who like to cut costs and go via a 3rd party country, you can start to cross Germany off your list, as they will be introducing a varient of Air Passenger Duty called "Luftverkehrssteuer"This kicks off on 1st January 2011. Like APD they've assigned countries into zonal distances, with the radial point being Frankfurt.Details are at … [Read more...]

DL/DJ: What’s that Skippy? Virgin Blue Group and Delta denied?

09/09/2010 by Kevincm

Trouble brewing across the Pacific ocean with reports that the Department of Transport is denying Virgin Blue Group and Delta Airlines anti-trust immunity for cooperation over Pacific Routes.To quote the DOT:"The weight of the evidence suggests that the primary effect of a grant of anti-trust immunity at this time would be to improve the market share of Delta and V Australia, … [Read more...]

CI: SkyTeam increases it’s lead in Asia – China Airlines to join SkyTeam.

09/09/2010 by Kevincm

Whilst not confirmed yet, reports are indicating that the Taiwanese airline China Airlines (not to be confused with the Chinese mainland carrier Air China) will be signing a letter of intent to join the SkyTeam Alliance.With Asia becoming a bigger target, SkyTeam is doing well with the recent additions of Vietnam Airlines, China Eastern, and the pulling of Shanghai Airlines … [Read more...]

TK: Trouble in the Skies – near miss over London

09/09/2010 by Kevincm

It seems luck doesn't seem to run Turkish Airlines way. An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report today reported A Citation 525 Business jet came close to a mid-air collision with a Turkish Airlines 777after taking off from London City Airport. The degree of separation was 100ft to 200ft below and half-a-mile from each other at 4000ft in 27 July 2009. It appears the … [Read more...]

Flow control and stacking…

07/09/2010 by Kevincm

It can only be Heathrow. 50 minutes late, but not a bad way to spend 11 hours in a 777Alas, it's back to reality with the tube on strike.... At least the train isn't solid! More back at Ghettoife.com HQ!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

Greetings from the Asiana Lounge…

07/09/2010 by Kevincm

Since the transit tour was a dead loss, I'm back in a lounge after adding more stamps to my passport. Meanwhile in the TV viewing area....Next stop - Heathrow!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

… And back at Inchon…

06/09/2010 by Kevincm

With a long transit. Will be seeing what tours are available... Or it's back to the lounge.... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

Ok – life can get better….

06/09/2010 by Kevincm

When you find a bottle of this:And have this:- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

SilverKirs lounge

06/09/2010 by Kevincm

And it's empty. Especially in the dining room ;)- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone - apologies for the spelling! … [Read more...]

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