Emirates are increasing their capacity between Dubai and the Spanish city of Barcelona, with the addition of a second service a day between the two cities. Currently, Emirates operate an A380 on this route. This will be augmented by the addition of a smaller aircraft - a Boeing 777-200LR Emirates Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]
Heathrow Terminal 1 empties more – BA Dublin and Belfast services switch terminal
If you're travelling between Dublin or Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow on British Airways, there's a change coming with where you'll be arriving/departing from at Heathrow from the 26th October 2015. Flights from Heathrow to Dublin or Belfast City will switch from the quiet Terminal 1 to Terminal 5. For those connecting, this will make life a lot easier, as … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Iberia Airbus A320
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's a Iberia Airbus Airbus A320 taxing at Barcelona El Prat Airport … [Read more...]
Emirates to deploy an A380 to Barcelona
Emirates continues to expand the usage of it's Airbus A380 fleet by adding another destination - this time Barcelona. The A380 will take over from the existing single rotation a day. DEPART DXB 08:15 ARRIVE BCN 13:20 DEPART BCN 16:25 ARRIVE DXB 00:50+1 Operates Daily Operates with Boeing 777-300ER to 31st January 2014 Operates with Airbus A380 from 1st February … [Read more...]
The beginnings of something quite mad… (well BCN)
I like to fare hunt - it's almost a sport in itself. When I fare hunt, mad ideas start to form, and gel (the like of which normally ends with me having a bad back for weeks after walking around cities for hours). But anyway, I did a bit of hunting and digging and found a little gem for the mid-end of hundreds of Euros (and it's still live from the looks of it - fiddle with … [Read more...]
Emirates to go daily to Lisbon
That small and retiring carrier - Emirates - is expanding its sphere of influence and flights, this time expanding operations to Lisbon in Portugal. Operating as below: EK191 DEPART DXB 09:15 ARRIVE LIS 14:45 EK192 DEPART LIS 17:55 ARRIVE DXB 04:35+1 Commences 09/07/2012 Equipment Booked: Boeing 777-200ER The interesting thing is the launch of this … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]