Heathrow’s Terminal 1 closes for business next week and BA is moving its few remaining flights to other terminals on the 30th June. In October, several long haul destinations switch from T5 to T3. Yours?
BA terminal changes at Heathrow
The United diversion to Belfast costs $500,000
I wrote at the weekend about another United plane diversion. This time as a result of a disruptive passenger who apparently demanded nuts or crackers about 10 minutes after take off, and he wasn’t given a second serving became abusive. This caused the captain to dump 50,000 litres of fuel and to divert to Belfast. (I…
Magna Carta – Foundation of Liberty, Runnymede 800
800 years ago the British monarchy kept itself in post by agreeing to a series of demands from a group of nobles, unhappy with the king. I was lucky enough to have been invited to attend an event to mark the anniversary.
United does it again – and this time the passengers wish they had a barracks!
What an airline does when it has a problem is an indication of its values. A disruptive passenger landed 270 passengers in Belfast, and then United leaves them on the floor of the airport overnight. Second week running I am glad I stopped flying them.
American Airlines, LA to JFK, First Class reprise
In a week when United gave up on JFK – who can remember when they used to fly to London three times a day? – I have a short review of AA’s offering on a recent LAX to JFK flight.
Environmental groups in the UK propose new ‘frequent flyer’ tax.
A new proposal looks to solve the lack of capacity in aviation in the south of England by increasing taxes on a sliding scale based on the number of trips taken.
The Economist publishes a truthful airline safety announcement
What would an airline safety announcement sound like if the airlines told us the truth? The Economist thinks it knows.
Has Hyatt screwed up its iOS app?
I have long liked the simplicity of the Hyatt app for iPhone, iPad etc. However, the recent upgrade seems to have rendered it almost unusable and certainly unstable.
BA Premium Economy – Dublin to Sydney – £1051
It could be called a backpacker ticket, but perhaps glamflying would be better – well it’s in World Traveller Plus which is a little nicer than World Traveller.
New mayor of Barcelona wants to CUT tourism
The Guardian newspaper in the UK is reporting that the new major of Barcelona, host to 7.5 million visitors in 2013, wants to reduce the number of visitors coming to the city. in move which is totally opposite to what most majors would seek to do, I wonder how many of the 100,000 jobs supported by visitors will be lost.
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