Whilst it may be Easter Day, the aviation business takes little heed of holidays. As a case in point - today, Emirates began its Airbus A380 operations between Dubai and Birmingham Airport. I of course was on the spot, covering the launch – and the plane touching down at Birmingham Airport A6-EOR was the plane of the day that commenced the formal start of A380 … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways adds Birmingham as its next UK Destination
Qatar Airways continues to expand its European network, adding Birmingham in the United Kingdom as its fourth UK destination Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 at its base at Hamad International Airport - next stop - Birmingham, Doha - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Qatar Airways will operate a service between Doha and Birmingham eight times a week (one service a day, with double … [Read more...]
A film about Birmingham…
The City of Birmingham. It's 100 miles from London, and a world apart. It's also the place I like to call home. Dusk over Broad Street in Birmingham from the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In a lot of peoples minds, Birmingham is a concrete palace, with odd accents and more canals than Venice (it's technically correct, so there … [Read more...]
Emirates go triple daily between Dubai and Birmingham
Recently voted by The Rough Guide as one of the Top 10 Cities in the world (and also the base of Economy Class and Beyond), Emirates will be gracing the local airport - Birmingham Airport (BHX) - with a third daily service between the Dubai and Birmingham. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Emirates will add a third … [Read more...]
American Airlines to add Birmingham UK and Edinburgh
One of the things I continue to shout from the rooftops as loud as I can is the following statement: THERE IS MORE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM THAN LONDON I know for a lot of people, that is quiet a shock. But there is more to the United Kingdom than the Square Mile, The City of Westminster and the boroughs of Greater London. See - there's lots of place to the United Kingdom … [Read more...]
Birmingham Tunnels closed again for six weeks
Yes, it's that time again with the Queensway tunnels that skirt around the city centre of Birmingham to close for 6 weeks over the summer period from 10pm Friday 18th July 2014 until 6am Monday 1st September 2014. The works are to include renewing the ventilation system, installing new security and communications systems, replacing electrical systems and refurbishing pumping … [Read more...]
Traffic Chaos ahead: Birmingham Tunnels to close
For those of you who visit the City of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, you'll either come in one of two ways - either by train or by car. Those of you who are coming in by car will normally come in via the A38(M) Aston Expressway, and then through the tunnels that dive under the city centre. These tunnels are 40 years old, and are in need of repair, refurbishment Well, … [Read more...]
Aer Arran to operate more Aer Lingus services
If you're wondering why I'm not writing about the AA/US Merger, it's been well covered with a lot of different angles. I'll have my commentary on it as the merger/takeover/reverse takeover continues. Moving onto matters a bit closer to Ireland and the United Kingdom is the news that Aer Arran is reciving a new fleet of ATR 72-600's beginning in May, with major changes to … [Read more...]
Birmingham bus network changing on SUNDAY 22nd July – and chaos is around the corner
The award for "Inability to Communicate" today goes to Centro/Network West Midlands for their apparent lack of communication in the changes to the Birmingham Bus Network. Now, this shouldn't come as a shock to most of us who have lived in Birmingham for many years, but this change-around is going hit in a big way with the reorganisation of a lot of the bus routes in and out … [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...]