Economy Class & Beyond

BD: Join Diamond Club, Get 4500 Miles… BUT READ THE T&C’s.

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British Midland's Diamond Club seems to be a good mood, with a new joining offer of 4500 miles.Now before you all rush off to join there is a very big sting in the tail in the T&C;'s (and I'm putting this in large letters):This joining offer promotion is only valid for new members, aged 18 or over, joining Diamond ClubOnly one enrolment per individual will be accepted for … [Read more...]

BD: Join Diamond Club, Get 4500 Miles… BUT READ THE T&C’s.

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British Midland's Diamond Club seems to be a good mood, with a new joining offer of 4500 miles.Now before you all rush off to join there is a very big sting in the tail in the T&C;'s (and I'm putting this in large letters):This joining offer promotion is only valid for new members, aged 18 or over, joining Diamond ClubOnly one enrolment per individual will be accepted for … [Read more...]

2010 – In Retrospective in Kevincm land

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Time to do some naval gazing, and look back in the year of travel for me.Firstly, where did I go this year? Stats: 44179 Miles flown, 24 SegmentsLongest Leg:  Seoul Inchon ICN- London Heathrow LHR 5520 MilesShortest Leg: Dublin DUB- Birmingham UK BHX, 200 miles New Airports and Places:Frankfurt-am-Main FRAAtlanta Hartslefield Jackson ATLSeoul Inchon ICNHong Kong HKGDenver … [Read more...]

BD: Off to the Strategy Boutique once again with a new logo

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BMI once again has gone off to the Strategy Boutique* and has re-logoed itself - revealed in a Lufthansa Newsletter with thanks to oliver2002 on FlyerTalkAnd this is what they've spent money on this time..Well it's a logo I suppose. Any resemblance to the OneWorld logo is just a passing concern. There's also an interesting piece of PR from Lufthansa and Donnington Hall HQ on … [Read more...]

BD: Sir Michael Bishop talks to Airline Business.

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BMI's ex-CEO Sir Michael Bishop talks to Airline Business Magazine. It's an interesting retrospective of being man with the "the little airline" at Heathrow, and some of his views on the future, in particular the role of security and the delays airframers are taking to get products into market. Interesting reading for those who need something to nibble on. … [Read more...]

BD: Bonus Miles this week only!

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BMI are flogging Destination Miles on the cheap this week it seems, with an offer of"Special bonus offer - One Week Only - Receive 50% more milesPurchase miles between 6 December and 12 December, 2010 and you will automatically receive a 50% bonus on the number of miles purchased."You'll need to log into your Diamond Club account to take advantage of it.  Note that that … [Read more...]

LH: Lufthansa shows it cares… by devaulating your miles

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Miles are a flexible currency, and like any currency, the value of them tends to go down as well as down. And in the case of Lufthansa Group flyers you'll learn about miles depreciating, with Miles and More suffering a 20% devaluation from next year. Affected Airlines: Adria, Air Dolomiti, Austrian, Croatia Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa (and affiliated airlines), LOT, … [Read more...]

OS: Releases new seat. And it’s a vision of hell.

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Some people like them, but I'm not a fan. Austrian Airlines (as well as Lufthansa and BMI) show off their new Europe Seat. And oh dear. How thin does this look?And spin forward to 50 seconds or so, and you'll see thisImage - Austrian Airlines, grabbed from Video. Oh dear. Silm seats, zilch padding, and it does look... ermm. Yes well.Can anyone say uncomfortable? … [Read more...]