Economy Class & Beyond

IAG goes for Gogo – 2KU and high speed internet coming to British Airways and others

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It's taken a long time, but it seems IAG Group (including British Airways) are finally going to press ahead and install WiFi on their planes, provisioned by Gogo. British Airways Boeing 747-400 at New York JFK - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will be first customer that Gogo has snagged in Europe for the 2KU product. Gogo will be supplying IAG with 2KU to be installed … [Read more...]

British Airways Sale – First and Club fares loaded

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It's that time of year again where British Airways has a sale to sell of some of its seats - this time, with Business Class and First Class long haul seats up for grabs. British Airways Airbus A380 being towed at Heathrow... and you could fly one of these in comfort in the BA sale. Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Most destinations are up for grabs in the sale, with … [Read more...]

30% Bonus on Buying Avios

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British Airways are running an offer on buying extra Avios (the currency of the British Airways Executive Club programme), with up to 30% bonus if you're in the mood to buy points - rather than earning them via flying or credit card spend. The bonuses are on offer if you wish to buy points for yourself, or gift them to someone else. Bonuses are tired as follows: 10% bonus … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for take off is a British Airways Airbus A320 in the early morning at London Heathrow Airport. British Airways operate a fleet of 66 Airbus A320 aircraft in its short-to-medium haul fleet, along with their A319s and A321s. In addition, British Airways operate a pair of Airbus A318s … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – British Airways Airbus A380

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It's Sunday again, at it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, on tow from the maintenance hub at Heathrow Airport to the passenger terminals is a British Airways Airbus A380. British Airways currently operate ten Airbus A380s in its long haul fleet, with an additional two aircraft due to join. These are used on long haul services from Terminal 3 and … [Read more...]

So… what do you get on a UK Domestic 40 minute flight?

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One of the questions I'm never asked is what you get served on a 40 minute UK domestic flight between London and Manchester. This was flown on British Airways - which styles itself as a full service carrier on this segment. So before flying, there's a bunch of identity checks to ensure the right person is boarding the right flight. Once that's done - it's pretty … [Read more...]

Why this could be the last year of BA Gold for me…

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For me, this could be the last year of BA Gold for me the rate things are going. British Airways A380... a reason to retain a BA Gold card with them? Maybe not. Earlier this year - British Airways earnings chart was depreciated heavily... and for me as an Economy Class Traveller - this was bad news. I had an inkling how bad it was when I flew Qatar Airways in July … [Read more...]

British Airways launches a 40% discount on Avios redemptions in World Traveller – is it worth it?

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EDITORS NOTE: This was meant to go out on last Monday/Tuesday, but for various reasons - it didn't. Still relevant if you're thinking about these fares though.... For those of you who don't mind economy class, there's a sale on from British Airways redemptions, where you can pay 40% less Avios than usual. British Airways Boeing 747-400 at New York JFK - this is one of the … [Read more...]

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