Running until 30 September, London Gatwick are running a number of special offers. You obtain them you have to register, and then pick which vouchers you want, and they are emailed. All the offers I checked expired on 30 September. Offers include: – Free upgrade on First Capital Connect services on buying a second class…
More revelations about Ryanair
A few days ago I wrote an article examining some of the charges made by Ryanair. Today, the UK’s Daily Mail reports on some new wrinkles in the operation of Ryanair. Apparently the article says, Ryanair Rewards staff members who identify oversize or overweight luggage so that customers can be charged to check them…
UA removes 747 service from LAX, 777 on all SYD services from 1 April
United has confirmed that it is to terminate 747 service from LAX on 1 April 2014, with the introduction of a 777-200 for it’s LAX-SYD-MEL service. The SFO-SYD service also goes 777 on the same date. The 777-200’s are a three class service, quashing speculation (at least for now) that an old-Continental 2-class plane would…
Downgraded on AA, by BA!
Yesterday I flew from JFK to San Francisco having connected from London City on BA. Background A few weeks ago American changed their flight times so that I could not make my original booking which was JFK-MIA-SFO. AA in the UK kindly agreed to book me on their three class service AA177 in First Class.…
Marriott European offers for this weekend
Avios Summer Hotel offers
A quick summary of the current Avios bonus offers for summer hotel stays:
UK Crime Hotspots, including Belfast Airport
When people ask how safe London is to visit, I usually say it’s a safe as any large city. This makes the crime stats released today, and reported here by the Daily Mail to be interesting. The worst crime area turns out to be a huge shopping centre in East London, close to the site…
Bird strike? No, Cow Strike!
Britain’s Daily Mail is reporting that a Lion Air Flight that landed at Gorontalo, on Sulawesi Island struck one of three cows walking on the runway. The plane left the runway and had to be evacuated. The report indicates that the plane suffered only minor damage. No one appears to have been hurt, although the…
HuffPost reports Nairobi re-opens
The Huffington Post reports that Nairobi has re-opened for domestic and cargo planes. Favourite part of the report is: Nairobi’s most respected paper, The Daily Nation, reported last month that Nairobi County doesn’t have a single working fire engine. One engine, the paper said, was auctioned off in 2009 because the county hadn’t paid a…
UA935 LHR-LAX diverting to Washington, after leaving 4 hours late
Not sure what is going on here, but pretty happy I am not on that flight!
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