On those tickets, there are 3 letters that annoy the hell of out of me. APD - Airport Passenger Duty. The UK seems to innovate in taxation, where in the first phase, it was like this: Class of travel Intra EU Outside of the EU Economy £10 £40 Business £40 £80 Of course, for the bureaucrats in Whitehall, and the money … [Read more...]
Soapbox: O’Leary Makes Comment about selling standing space…
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Tuesday SoapBox. Daily Mail – GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!!!
Yes, I know. The Soapbox is a bit late this week - so it's a double entry today. And today's soapbox entry is about an entry from "Back to Basics Britain, "Middle England," "Angry from Tonebridge" and "conservative with a small c - honest " the Daily Mail (also known as the Daily Hate) Here's the article that sparked my ire... URL: … [Read more...]
Sunday Soapbox – Food.. Make an effort please!
Now moving to a subject close to my heart - Food. I don't expect the finest gourmet dining whilst in the air. Heck, in economy, I expect to be give something resembling food and be done with it. What I don't expect is this: Ok, I'll vaguely attempt to ignore the bad attempt at Salad (hey, chuck some green leaves together), the abomination of Pudding (A triple … [Read more...]
The Sunday Soapbox – FIX YOUR WEBSITES!
Why oh WHY can't airlines can't do a TINY bit of testing and design work when they build their websites? Today's little rant really is pointed at my "home" airline - BMI, but other companies guilty of such annoyances include US Airways, Alatalia, Ryanair, etc. We all know that data changes, and the way we handle it changes (that includes the dweebs at GCHQ and Jacqui … [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...]
