Economy Class & Beyond

Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! Homeward Bound on the train (or three)

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Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! Homeward Bound on Heathrow Express and Chiltern Railways In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) Iberia … [Read more...]

The Farnborough Digest 2014 – Day 1

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Welcome to the GhettoIFE Farnborough Digest 2014 - Day 1, where I take a short look at the happenings at Farnborough International Air show - examining the orders and happenings at the airshow, and how they'll impact you as you get on the planes in future years. So let's kick off with the big news of the day from Airbus, with who after much discussion, debate and consternation … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Hello DayTrip! BA337 Paris Orly to London Heathrow

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Trip Report: Hello DayTrip! BA337 Paris Orly to London Heathrow in Club Europe In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) Iberia … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Back to Orly Airport, Iberia Lounge

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Trip Report - Hello Daytrip! Back to Orly Airport and the Iberia Lounge. In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) Iberia Lounge, Paris Orly … [Read more...]

Trip Report – Hello Daytrip: The Paris Pokemon Centre

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Trip Report - Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokemon Centre The Paris Pokemon Centre In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is … [Read more...]

Trip Report: BA332 London Heathrow to Paris Orly (Club Europe)

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Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokemon Centre BA332 London Heathrow to Paris Orly in Club Europe In this trip report… I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was… (The Introduction, with added POUG) To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would … [Read more...]

Is the BA Avios Economy sale that bad?

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So by now you're aware that a British Airways Avios sale is in full swing, with flights in Economy (World Traveller) Discounted. And you no doubt read Lucky's and Gary's views on why you shouldn't consider it due to the massive surchages (compared to an AA reward ticket say). Well, here comes the apologist - I mean reasons you'd want to consider these fares: Lack of … [Read more...]

Hello Daytrip! To the Paris Pokemon Centre With British Airways

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Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokémon Centre With British Airways In this trip report… I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was… (The Introduction, with added POUG) To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your … [Read more...]

British Airways links London City to Dublin, goes after CityJet

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In a broadside shot, British Airways is to open a service between London City Airport and Dublin in the upcoming Winter 2014/2015 timetable. British Airways Embraer 190 taxing at London City Airport - Image GhettoIFE, with thanks to London City Airport for Ramp Access. The service between the two capitals will be operated using a mixture of the London City Airport based … [Read more...]

British Airways goes for a new slimline seat

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British Airways have revealed this brand new seat to be installed on their short haul aircraft (Airbus A319, A320 and A321). And here it is. The new BA Seat - Image, British Airways Welcome to more slimline fun with BA going for thin seats in charcoal-grey - like a lot of other airlines have gone for. There is a very nasty part to these new seats - whilst they are … [Read more...]