Etihad is to launch a service to Amsterdam in May, with KLM codesharing on day one on the route. The route will be operated as such: EY077 DEPART AUH 09:30 ARRIVE AMS 13:40 EY078 DEPART AMS 22:00 ARRIVE AUH 06:35+1 Booked Equipment: Airbus A330-200 Commences: 15th May 2013 Operates: Daily Etihad's code already exists on the current KLM service to Abu Dhabi as … [Read more...]
AirFrance-KLM and Ethiad annouce codeshare tie up
Codeshares seem to be the heart of the industry these days. And it seems AirFrance-KLM Group and Etihad have major codeshare agreement which will bolster Etihad's presence within mainland Europe and allow Air France-KLM the opportunity to strengthen its market reach in the Subcontinent and Australia. The agreement starts quickly - on 28th October 2012. To start with Air … [Read more...]
Air France to revamp its B777 and A380 fleets
Air France is preparing to refurbish its Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 fleets in a bid to fight back from other carriers it seems. Their entire fleet of Boeing 777's are to be to refurbished where the airline will spend "hundreds of millions of euros" according to Air France's CEO Alexandre de Juniac. The airline is aiming to improve its onboard product and service to make … [Read more...]
Post Olympic long-haul sales are starting to hit….
Well in a move to get people flying after the 30th Olympiad, it seems that fare sale season has hit, with cheap fares loaded on long haul routes from London to the USA (with me looking at London - Chicago Routes): Currently those on sale have about £30 - £70 off with the following groupings taking part: AirFrance/Delta/KLM British Airways/American … [Read more...]
It’s KLM Luggage Tag time again!
EDIT: The promotion is closed to USA residents sadly. The rest of the world are free to get there tags still! As Just Another Points Traveller has blogged, it seems KLM are running one of my favourite promotions - The KLM Create your own luggage tag promo. And the good news is, it looks looks like it's open to world as opposed to being restricted to one territory. So … [Read more...]
Air France and KLM go on the expansion – Orders 25 787-9’s
AirFrance-KLM Group has confirmed today that they are placing an order for 25 Boeing 787-9s with an option for 25 extra birds. The group has has stated they want the 787-9's to operate with KLM first - due to commence in 2016 - and with Air France at a date to be determined. The Boeing 787-9 is a lengthened version of the 787-8 frame, allowing more passengers and … [Read more...]
Airline Repaint Saturday – KLM Cargo 747-400
It's Saturday again, so it's time for another aircraft to go in the paint shop. This week, it's how KLM repaint one of their cargo 747-400's... with an explanation of the steps taken how they did it. More next week! … [Read more...]
KLM throws in the towel at Liverpool
KLM has decided to kill off one its feed network endpoints - connecting the City of Liverpool and Amsterdam. Currently, KLM operates the service 3 times a day to and from Amsterdam. This will be reduced to nil. The change in service will take effect from 25th March 2012. KLM state that due to the economic downturn, they're cancelling the route. For those of you … [Read more...]
KLM offer free Personalised luggage tags… for US Residents only :(
One of the best promotions is thankfully back again - alas for US Residents ONLY :( We all like luggage tags... yes? Well now you can have some custom design ones with your own photos on them - thanks to KLM. Oh - and it costs nothing! http://baggagelabel.klm.com/ is the magic link - however as stated - it is for US Residents only. Now KLM... show some love … [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...]
