It appears that there will likely to disruption to European Air Services on 29 January following calls for ‘A Day of Action’ by ATCEUC, which represents 28 Unions and 14,000 controllers across Europe. A previous threat of action for October was postponed but the Union’s requirements have not been met by the EU. The ATC’s…
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Edinburgh Airport re-opens after bomb alert
It appears that Edinburgh Airport was evacuated earlier in the day due to a suspicious bag being transported by a male passenger. The link to the BBC article is here. BBC reports: It is understood the authorities are working on the theory that the passenger being questioned about a suspicious package may have an innocent…
Bored with Christmas already? Want to get away … Avios can help.
BA still has some Avios availability if you are looking to get away before New Year: 26 Dec, BA117 LHR-New York, JFK – First Class 26 Dec, BA33, LHR-Johannesburg – Club and First Class 26 Dec, Cathay Pacific has plenty of seats in Business Class to Hong Kong and on to Bangkok Returning JFK…
UK Winds speed flights from US last night
Despite leaving 19 minutes later, this flight got in 53 minutes early – a reduced travel time of 1 hour and 12 mins! Those winds are pretty strong
Flying to/from UK – severe delays today
Apparently there is a serious problem with UK Air Traffic Control computers. The BBC are reporting the problem here. Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton, Luton and London City airports have also reported delays. Current delays at Heathrow appear to be about 2 hours: Luton appears to be as bad: And London City seems to have…
I know it’s Thanksgiving….but
It’s also a great time to check the expiry dates of your Miles and Points. As someone who lost 100,000 Flying Blue miles because I missed that they were expiring, I know that a few minutes post-Turkey, can save tears later in the year.
UK Security Scanner use to expand, but opt-out added
I fear that the UK Government has fallen in to the Security Theatre so popular with our transatlantic cousins when the Secretary of State for Transport announced yesterday that it would be expanding the use of millimetre wave scanners to additional airports and allowing those currently using them to continue to do so. So, the…
Novel Christmas gifts from Relais & Châteaux
The upscale hotel group Relais & Châteaux and offering novel gifts for Christmas. Forget in same old gift card or voucher, you can now give your friends an exquisite boxed gift allowing them to claim everything from a spectacular meal to an over night stay in a suite, with dinner and champage. Not for the…
Reports of gun fire at LAX Terminal 3
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Los-Angeles-Airport-LAX-Shooting-230220201.html NYTimes – including picture from the tarmac at T1. Reports of TSA Agent shot in Terminal 3 – http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-shooting-lax-20131101,0,3342378.story#axzz2jPlVpd9T A Transportation Security Administration agent and a suspect were wounded in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning, sources told the Los Angeles Times. Law enforcement officers were flooding the airport, authorities said, and…
Updated your Mac OS? Free Lonely Planet Guidebooks included in Books
I updated to Mac OS X at the weekend and found that their new Books section has several free books. Going beyond the usual out-of-copyright classics, they have added a small number of niche travel books:
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