Economy Class & Beyond

Making Brussels Interesting – To Birmingham Airport

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Making Brussels Interesting – with TravelMagic and Brussels Airlines To Birmingham Airport Travel? TravelMagic! Saturday Morning fun and games (THIS SECTION) SN2050 Birmingham Airport to Brussels National Airport TravelMagic overview The Pantone Hotel A Day in Brussels Back to Brussels Airport SN2047 Brussels National Airport to Birmingham … [Read more...]

Pictures and Video from the Brussels Trip now up

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As usual, I'm now deep-writing mode, fighting spelling and grammar checkers and getting the trip report out for "Making Brussels Interesting with TravelMagic and Brussels Airlines". However, the pictures and videos are now live for those wanting to whet their appetites: The pictures: To Birmingham Airport, At Birmingham Airport and Lounge … [Read more...]

The TravelMagic adventure begins…

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Good morning from Bucket and Spadeland... I mean Birmingham Airport, where some of the queues I have seen are worrying for 5am in the morning. Morning Queues at BHX. Oh, whilst the WiFi is beyond awful (the free service crawls), Servisair gets a thumbs up. Whilst the lounge still isn't the best at Birmingham Airport, they do a reasonable bacon roll.. They're … [Read more...]

Air India to relaunch Delhi – Birmingham UK service with a 787

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Some time ago, Air India ran a Delhi - Birmingham - Toronto service, that was curtailed as Air India wished to retain slots at Heathrow. Well, it seems Air India is returning to Birmingham with the confirmed launch of Delhi to Birmingham service, which will be operated with Boeing 787 aircraft. The schedule looks a bit like this: AI113 DEPART DEL 13:30 ARRIVE BHX 18:00 … [Read more...]

Off we go again!

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SO the beginning of a trip again - Good morning from Birmingham Airport! (Well I would call it Birmingham International Airport, but the branding team might  come and do evil to me in the middle of the night...) Well, once again I'm sitting in an airport departure lounge, waiting for a go to gate command to be issued. This time, its light as possible on the way … [Read more...]

For the LOVE of Avios: Avois? Oh YEAH!

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Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways Avios? Oh Yes... Oh Yes... OH YEAH! Sections: Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425 Zürich Night Stop – “Zürich Dayrooms”, Senator Lounge LX1952 … [Read more...]

For the LOVE of Avios! Zurich Rush, LX424 Zurich to Birmingham

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Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways Rushing around Zurich, and LX424 Zürich Airport - Birmingham Airport Sections: Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425 Zürich Night Stop – “Zürich … [Read more...]

For the LOVE of Avios! BA484 London Heathrow to Barcelona

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Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways British Airways T5 First Class Lounge, BA484 London Heathrow – Barcelona El Prat Sections: Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425 Zürich Night Stop – … [Read more...]