Economy Class & Beyond

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

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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.

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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...]

Trip report quick reviews

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Ok - to throw you some more bones, here is the results from the trip so far:Lufthansa Economy Class:  Moving switfly on.Asiana First FRA-ICN: Wow.Grand Ambassador Sofitel/Pullman/Identity Crisis: Slightly off the main track, but very goodThai ICN-HKG: Excellent Service - for more reasons than I'll let on to until the main trip report is publishedNovotel Nathen Road: Pretty … [Read more...]