United seems to be busy with their Youtube Channel (dread the thought - doing a Delta) and has posted this little vid of a reconfiguration of a 747... My interest in this video starts at 0:58 seconds... where we see economy class being fitted in (getting shot of those lovely grey with multi-striped coloured seats to nice corporate blue ones. And SURPRISE! Not … [Read more...]
One day and 12 hours later…
... and there is a knock on the front door... any my bag has come home. More to come later! … [Read more...]
F**king IAD!
And in bad news.. my luggage has been lost. Full rant tomorrow when I've had time to sleep... … [Read more...]
Wow…
.... I've found a part of the USA that DOESN'T have a Starbucks, CVS or Walgreens within 3 blocks *shocked* ... and the trip report is still being put together. It'll be some time yet... … [Read more...]
And now in NJ…
... and SURPRISE... United have managed to ruin my luggage already.Not a happy bunny right now - more to come later .... (and United has taken no resposibiltity as it is external damage and therefore out of the T&C;'s)Waste of fudging space... … [Read more...]
At the Star Alliance Lounge LHR
... and full of bacon butties and sausage barns. It'll make the oncoming pain of a UA flight a bit less painful... Trip report will come in it's own sweet time... right now.. I feel the need for a buttie or two more... ;) … [Read more...]
A useful list from Delta!
Shock and horror from the airline that brought us a finger waggle that "Smoking is not allowed on any Delta flight" For some time people have had to guess what IFE is installed onboard an aircraft. Well Delta has taken some of the pain out of the guesswork (and wasting hours on SeatGuru) and published a list on their blog … [Read more...]
Airplane p0rn – A reflection
Time for some more airplane p0rn - this time from within an actual airplane A United 757-200 in reflection, cruising between Seattle and Chicago. … [Read more...]
Beware the great mobile con – How to try and save money on calls aboard…
Cheapskates way of saving money on Mobile calls in the USA. Lets face it, most of us are married to mobile phones (what, luddite in the corner – you aren’t… oh go and look at some airplane p0rn instead). Unfortunately the moment you step out of the realms of the European Union (or European Economic Area) prices skyrocket. Lets take a simple 1 minute … [Read more...]
Kiwis. Gotta love them..
It's amazing how far a little bit of body paint goes. (There's a game here too - called "Spot the CEO"). An excellent bit of advertising - not as viral as the Delta Safety Video, but still pretty good... … [Read more...]