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AA 773 seat layout
10/02/12 | Forum post in reply to RichHI1
"Uncle Dude" believes there will not be "a PE class" on AA's new 777-300ER. Well according to AA's publicity blub (see second para from end) there will be a premium economy cabin of sorts. I guess this is to harmonise on routes which AA...
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AA 773 seat layout
09/02/12 | Forum post in reply to RichHI1
If AA were to merge with, purely speculation of course by Bloomberg, then this new seating may never see the light of day:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/09/us-amr-usairways-idUSTRE81801K20120209
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High speed train Beijing - Shanghai
09/02/12 | Forum post in reply to RoadKing
Five hours seems right at high-speed. The new line is almost 1,000 miles in length:
http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/beijing/
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Airbus A380 checks
08/02/12 | Forum post in reply to ChrisBuda82
I thought SIA's 747s were either, or were about to be, retired from service ... ?
Besides LHR, there were also substitutions on the ZRH route:
http://www.businesstraveller.com/asia-pacific/news/singapore-airlines-substitutes-a380-with-b777-d
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New Korean Air service to Nairobi!
08/02/12 | Forum post in reply to sparkyflyer
Sparkyflyer claims that, "this Korea-NBO flight will be the longest on a 330 anywhere in the world in terms of flight time, 14 hours."
Not sure if this is correct. Both amadeus.net and oagflights.com quote a flight time of 13 hrs 15 mins for...
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OW vs. *A
04/02/12 | Forum post in reply to Swissdiver
As Rich says, there has been commercial co-operation with the original generation of ME and N African carriers for many years.
The difference is that these carriers are conservative so are not a threat to the big European national airlines....
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Heathrow
04/02/12 | Forum post in reply to SiteAdministrator
It's not a rumour. It's now comfirmed:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/9061318/Hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-at-Heathrow-as-snow-and-freezing-fog-forecast-to-hit-Britain.html
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OW vs. *A
03/02/12 | Forum post in reply to Swissdiver
Tete - you write "OW makes sense if flying from the UK"
I think it better you say "OW makes sense if flying from London" as BA no longer has a single international flight from any airport in the UK regions.
In fact, BA only serves...
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New Korean Air service to Nairobi!
02/02/12 | Forum post in reply to sparkyflyer
They're all copying the likes of EK, EY and QR in connecting Asia with Africa and Latin America. Question is ... why haven't they done it sooner ?
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Spanair shuts down
31/01/12 | Forum post in reply to GKing92
No protection if you pay with a debit card. It's just like paying with cash.
As for credit cards, Rich is correct when it comes to UK-issued cards (for sums over £100) because holders are covered under section 75 of the 1974 CCA. But does...
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