Economy Class & Beyond

The state of rail transportation in the UK – a mini-report

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I'd thought I'd stick to the "travel" theme a bit more and look back at this weekend in terms of rail travel. Yes. Rail. Don't worry - I won't do too much of this. Well maybe a bit more. This weekend, I went to visit the parentals - and also to do a model shoot. Here are a few observations from the weekend: Bar one train - everything was on time (and that train was … [Read more...]

Hyatt Status Promotion.

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Hyatt hotels - lovely as they are - are very overpriced except when on conference rates or when you've got them via alternative means. However, Hyatt are trying to ween us in with a Status Match (which has been going on since July) where you can do the following: Enroll online - get upgraded to Platinum for 120 days (4 months) 5 stays/nights to keep Platinum until Feb … [Read more...]

Save £35 on Air France Long haul Fares.

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Ok - not the greatest of offers, but every penny counts these days Your magic code is QUIDCO529 valid on Airfrance.co.uk only. Valid depature airports (UK only) - Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, London Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle or Southampton Valid to: Tokyo, Guangzhou, Osaka, Nagoya, Seoul, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, … [Read more...]

Airline news Roundup

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Well it's near the end of the week (and it's been awful here) so lets do some news that might affect you.. or not BA's food Debcale Need I say much more? No signs of climbdown or anything alas. Qatar Wuss out - I mean "reassured by Boeing" over 787 Showing that indeed airlines are slaves to airframe makers sometimes, it seems Qatar are happy with the "reassurance" … [Read more...]

BMI sticks knife in BA – BMI Diamond Club members fall about laughing.

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Well if you're going to stick the boot in, you might as well try and do it in some style. BMI has responded to BA's cuts with some choice quotes Source: http://www.ftnnews.com/content/view/6595/27/lang,english/ Following BA’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer meals on short-haul flights, bmi, the number one airline out of London Heathrow’s … [Read more...]

Sir.. you realise a Whip is a WMD?

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Ah. You've gotta love the alternative communities. This gem from the San Francisco Chronicle Of sex toys, weapons and airplanes - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/steinberg/detail?entry_id=43569 Now for those in the know, a whip is hardly a weapon. But as of course it's metal, the TSA in Seattle has a field day (TSA and Seattle and me don't go together... I sympathise … [Read more...]

787 Update – Can we fix it? Yes we can… eventually!

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(I started typing this - then work got in the way. And Drink). It seems Boeing has hired Bob the builder to sort a fix to ZA001 - the first flying frame. And the good news is they've found where and how to fix it. The bad news is it's in the back end of beyond. As usual, Jon at FlightBloggerat has the full technical breakdown, but to sum up a few points: Slippage. … [Read more...]