A olde classic today A BMI Airbus A330-200 at Chicago O'Hare International, awaiting boarding and return to Manchester (in the days that BMI ran a service) and not the joke they seem to run today. More airplane p0rn next week! … [Read more...]
Come in BMI.. your time is up!
Well for us BMI Diamond Club members, the end is finally nearing in the Love-Hate forced takeover of BMI by Lufthansa. Like any couple heading up the isle, there has been squabbles, backtracking, leagel fights.. leaving the children (in this case, BMI staff and BMI flyers) waiting for the outcome. But today, it seems "LHBD Holding Limited" exists as a holding company in … [Read more...]
Trip Report – Saying Goodbye to a friend – LHR-PHL with United
Saying Goodbye to a friend - Travelling for the wrong reasons. A United Experience - LHR-ORD-PHL-IAD-LHR For DW - Have fun up there! What's a matter dear reader? You've forgotten how I write my trip reports? Well I'm going to be cruel this time - no rambling intro on how they are written, the bad humour, and random things in them. Heck. I just mentioned it. Oh clams - … [Read more...]
The Sunday Soapbox – FIX YOUR WEBSITES!
Why oh WHY can't airlines can't do a TINY bit of testing and design work when they build their websites? Today's little rant really is pointed at my "home" airline - BMI, but other companies guilty of such annoyances include US Airways, Alatalia, Ryanair, etc. We all know that data changes, and the way we handle it changes (that includes the dweebs at GCHQ and Jacqui … [Read more...]
So what *IS* Ghetto IFE?
IFE (In-Flight Entertainment) is in so many words something to keep you occupied when you're trapped in a small seat crossing distances far and wide. This is very common amongst long haul and short haul aircraft across the world (well.. except in Short Haul in Europe it seems where the only thing you get is a seat to sit in - and that's if you've been good). But there are of … [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...]
Trip Report – Long Haul Commute with United – LHR-IAD-ORD and Back
Long Haul Commuter Run with UA (LHR-IAD-ORD and back again) (Redux and Revisited) -- This trip report was originally posted on Flyertalk. However as it's now come over to GhettoIFE.com there have been some major changes - so even if you've visited this report before, have a read again. This version of the report contains new images and a bit more … [Read more...]
Trip Report – Gold Run – Mr Kevincm goes to Washington with EI and US
Welcome to Gold Run - Mr Kevincm goes to Washington with EI and US Airways. Again - this trip report is a "republished" report from FlyerTalk.com (it's original home), and in the spirit of GhettoIFE (where this trip actually originated the term), I've gone back over this Trip Trip report, tidying it up, cleaning it, correcting some spellings - and adding new photos … [Read more...]
Trip Report – If you’re going to San Francisco – SFO MegaDO 2008
Trip Report - If you're going to San Francisco - SFO MegaDO 2008 Yes - it's another redux trip report! This trip report originally was posted on FlyerTalk in October 2008 (before this blog even was a blink in my mind). Once again - I've tarted it up a bit, and added some more supporting content that wasn't there last time and just made it a bit more readable. I'm … [Read more...]
Trip Report: Come and be scared with US! LHR-PHL-SEA-PHX-ORD-PHL-LHR
Come and be scared with US! US Airways - LHR-PHL-SEA-PHX-ORD-PHL-LHR It seems that the publish button went off when I was editing this for keywords. Oh well. Same rules as all the redux trip reports - a bit of tidying, spell checking and some extra images... As per usual, this trip report is filled with photos, insightful (and not so insightful), witty (and … [Read more...]