Economy Class & Beyond

For those of you who have been browsing some of my Trip reports, I'm sorry but the pictures are varying between up and down.It appears the host (Photoblog.com) has changed all of their servers (i2.photoblog.com is dead and everything has been switched to i4.photoblog.com).I'll be fixing them all on Flyertalk and GhettoIFE over the weekend.  We apologise for the … [Read more...]

And in really unsurprising news, the latest offer from BA to the Cabin Crew has been once again rejected. With turnout of 71%, the crew have voted and there has an 81% majority against the proposals offered by the airline.Unite of course said reject it, BA has said it's a fair offer as is disappointed. BA is also urging an end to the dispute, citing nothing more could be … [Read more...]

I repeat, according to NATS all UK Airports will reopen by 07:00BST.The no-fly zone imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority tracking the high density area of the volcanic ash cloud, has moved west overnight and has now cleared UK airspace. According to latest information from the Met Office, from 0700 (local) today (Thursday) all UK airfields will be available.www.nats.co.uk … [Read more...]

The good news: it's clearing slowly with airfields open. In particular, most major Scottish Airports have reopened. The Outer Hebrides are still closed as are the Scilly Isles, the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland airports. Irish airports are also affected still.The current list (c/o BBC):All Scottish Major Airports are open Scottish Outer Hebrides Islay 0700 … [Read more...]

Well, it's getting slowly worse....  ScotlandEdinburgh 1300-1900 (Weds)Glasgow 0700-0100 (Thurs)Prestwick 0700-0100 (Thurs)Inverness 0700-1300 (Thurs)  Scottish Hebrides Stornoway 0700-0000 (Thurs)Benbecula 0700-0000 (Thurs)Tiree 0700-0000 (Thurs)Islay 0700-0000 (Thurs)Barra 0700-0000 (Thurs)Campbeltown 0700-0000 (Thurs)Northern Ireland Derry 0700-0100 … [Read more...]

What's the term we're looking for? It never rains, but it sure does pour.Scottish, Northern Ireland and some Irish airports are currently closed and are all on odd opening times if they reopen.The current list (Times are local - BST):ScotlandEdinburgh 1300-1800Glasgow 0700-1900Prestwick 0700-1900Inverness 0700-1300Aberdeen is currently open, although this is subject to … [Read more...]

Here we go again - more airspace closures over Scotland and Northern Ireland tomorrow from 07:00BST on 05/05/10, with ash densities increasing in these areas.To quote the Civil Aviation Authorty:Following the latest update to forecasts from the UK Met Office, the CAA has issued guidance to operators announcing that airspace over Scotland and Northern Ireland will be closed … [Read more...]

From The Irish Aviation Authority:The IAA has cleared Irish Airports to open for full operations from 1300 hrs local time today Tuesday 4th May. Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Knock, Donegal, Waterford, Kerry, Galway and Sligo may resume normal operations.Current Information from the VAAC confirms this information. We expect operations to be normal at all Irish Airports for the rest of … [Read more...]