Economy Class & Beyond

Well, a Monday improvement.

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So I was ranting about Virgin Trains on Saturday about some of the junk they were fielding for a Saturday.Lets fast forward to Monday.Engineering possession have ended, with the train routed along the fast route to Birmingham (with no silly diversions) A Proper Pendolino in 9 card (and not a crammed to the gills Voyager) Train service booked for the 1 hour and 20 minute … [Read more...]

Airplane p0rn – Continental 767

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It's Easter Sunday, and as it's Sunday - it's time for some airplane p0rn.This week - it's a Continental Boeing 767 being towed to the gate at Newark Airport.More airplane p0rn of course next week! … [Read more...]

Reasons to feel ripped off: Virgin Trains

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So muggins has to go down south this weekend, and for once, I decided to take Virgin trains instead of Chiltern. Now Virgin promises fast services to London from Birmingham. Which is good - on a Monday to Friday weekday.Bring the weekend in... And things go downhill quickly.Let's count the problems:1) An Extra 35 minutes to the journey due to diversions2) Not 1 diversion but 2! … [Read more...]

Virgin Blue goes for an upgrade – orders 50 737-800’s to start with…

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Virgin Blue seems to have a bit of money to splash with. After negotiating with Boeing, in the first instance they're purchasing 50 brand new 737-800's with 20 options and another 30 purchasing rights, taking it to a total of 105 aircraft possible.The aircraft are swappable for 737-700's or 737-900's if needed. Whilst the price of course has not been disclosed, they quote that … [Read more...]

National Rail Strike: It’s OFF

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You read that right - the action has been blocked by the High Court due to discrepancies the ballot (hey.. that's familiar from somewhere.... ).Therefore strike timeables are abolished, and services should run as normal.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8598456.stm has the latest updates as well as the fallout of the proposed strike. … [Read more...]

So what next for BA and Unite?

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Advert in Metro - 31/03/10 One word. NEGOTIATE. Whilst the trust is at an all time low between the two sides, with talk of the next round of strikes, this is the time for both sides to get together and sort it - before BA's competitors come in to eat up the remaining customers.BMI has made a jump on BA's customers, offering Gold and Silver status matches "there and then" for … [Read more...]

It’s that time again – *FREE* KLM Luggage tags!!!

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And after much moaning, it seems KLM is once again offering it's EXCELLENT Free luggage tag offer - and this time, its available to the United Kingdom!Cheer you may as you can upload your own pics, populate the tags, and off you go - and they last... about 3 years or so (with regular use... and the help of an office laminator).So what are you waiting for? Head off to … [Read more...]

Bad dog! Airfarewatchdog.com gets in the kennel…

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One of the things some frequent fliers like to do is "trick" or try to legally avoid paying certain fees. Like all good wheezes, you needed to have a brain and the ability to use it when calculating your fare, ticket, and if you'd be able to make it work.Airfarewatchdog.com (and they're not getting a link - because they're a bunch of idiots) it seems have been skimming sites … [Read more...]

KLM offering £7.50 cashback *per booking*

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If you're booking with KLM and you're doing a few short hops, now could be the time to lock those tickets in as Quidco are doing £7.50 cashback per booking.  If you're doing lots of short EU hops, this could be quite fruitful for a few extra clicks - try http://www.quidco.com/klm-uk/ Expires: Sunday 4th April(Of course.. you have to have Quidco account... ;)) … [Read more...]