It seems the recasting of Thai Airways route network is still in progress, with two routes up for the axe. First up is the route between Bangkok and Rome, which will be axed from the 25th October. Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 lining up at the runway at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The four times a week service flying as TG944/TG945 - operated by a … [Read more...]
Etihad adds more seats between Abu Dhabi and Rome
It seems the Etihad-Altalia partnership is bearing more fruit, with Etihad adding more seats between Abu Dhabi and Rome with the the daily service operated by Etihad being upgraded to a Boeing 777-300ER (two class) from an Airbus A330-200. This combines with Alitalia's daily frequency operated by an A330-200. Capacity increases are normally good news as more seats become … [Read more...]
United adds Chicago to Rome for the summer
Even as we slip toward Christmas, airlines are firming up their Summer 2015 planes - and no, it's not that far away no matter how far we want it to be. United Airlines will be adding a daily service from Chicago O'Hare International to Rome Fiumicino Airport for summer months. The service will operate between 4th June and 23rd September 2015 according to the … [Read more...]
Emirates adds another service to Rome, goes after Etihad
There's going to be one heck of a capacity boost to Rome, with Emirates adding a third daily service between Rome-FCO and Dubai this winter. The two services that currently operate to Rome utilise a pair of Airbus A380 aircraft on this route (which has around 517 seats in the high density version of the aircraft, 489 seats in the low density version). Emirates Airbus A380 … [Read more...]
Cathay Pacific pulls A340s out of Europe
It seems as Cathay Pacific moves their fleet around, aircraft are being switched out in favour of different planes. This is visible in Cathay Pacific's plans to switch out Airbus A340-300s for Boeing 777-300ERs on their from Amsterdam, Paris and Rome. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE. First to switch over will be the service to Amsterdam, … [Read more...]
Activities to do in an airport: Sleep on a Baggage Belt
In what seems to be an odd story of the day, a Norwegian tourist was caught sleeping on an active luggage belt at Rome Fiumicino airport. The man climbed over one of the check in desks and fell asleep on the baggage belt that delivers luggage to security and loading The man made into the luggage system and to the x-ray scanner where he was found curled up asleep on the … [Read more...]