Virgin changes baggage rules
07/01/10 | Comment

The point is that there are no Caribbean-based airlines serving the UK. In the past there were flights into LHR by B'wee (BWIA) and Air Jamaica. In the absence of competition, BA and VS prefer to operate their long distance leisure routes out...

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Virgin to cut business class capacity
04/12/09 | Comment

Harryup, note that the new Virgin layout isn't the same as on Air NZ. Virgin will be placing economy class, not premium economy class, on the upper deck of the B747. The seating configuration shows a 3-3 layout spread over five/six rows so...

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Exclusive: Air France increases LHR-CDG flights
09/09/09 | Comment

Much depends on where you live or work. Taking Eurostar is fine if you are within easy reach of St Pancras or Ebsfleet. But what if you are based to the west of London ? That's when LHR comes into its own.

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Easyjet drops East Midlands airport
08/09/09 | Comment

There's always the indirect option. How about KLM from LBA or MAN via AMS ?

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SIA to refurbish B777 aircraft
16/07/09 | Comment

It's not just Amsterdam. The same B772 type is used to Singapore out of Manchester, Copenhagen and Rome. The B772, unlike the B773-ER, is configured for business and economy only. So I guess part of the reason for SQ using this aircraft is...

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Emirates expands at Birmingham
08/04/09 | Comment

Stansted might seem an obvious choice but note that not a single long-haul carrier has managed to be successful at the Essex airport. Stansted's sole long-haul flight is Air AsiaX to Kuala Lumpur but that service has been operating for less...

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Ryanair to charge £20 to check in at the airport
12/03/09 | Comment

Check Ryanair's network and you'll see that it only faces head-to-head competition on a very limited number of routes. That means it monopolises many markets so passengers are forced to choose Ryanair, not necessarily because of cheapness,...

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Exclusive: Arik Air uses Kingfisher seating
18/12/08 | Comment

The A340-500s were acquired by Kingfisher specificially to operate non-stop flights between Bangalore and San Francisco. That route will not now go ahead so that's why these craft are surplus to requirements.

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Air Asia X launches Stansted-KL flights
29/11/08 | Comment

What you must remember is that Air Asia is a budget airline and, just like Easyjet and Ryanair, it does not through-check passengers and baggage. In other words for a trip to Perth you will have to book two separate tickets, one ticket for...

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