Air France recently introduced a “no frills” service on many of its European routes.The airline is calling the fares “MiNi fares” The fares are being pitched at travellers that travel without checked baggage and don’t want to earn frequent flier points via Air France’s Flying Blue. So what’s the difference? Compared to a standard fare […]
Inflight ISP Offering Saturday Discounts
If you’ve flown on Delta, United, US Airways, Virgin or AirTran within the US then you’re probably familiar with in-flight ISP GoGo. They’re currently running an offer for fliers on Saturdays throughout the month of May. The offer is very simple: Every Saturday in May, we’ll be offering our All-Day Pass for 15-26% off the […]
Aer Lingus Reports Passengers Down In April
Aer Lingus has released passenger traffic figures for April 2013. The airline is reporting that their passenger numbers for the month are lower than for the same period 12 months ago. However the different dates for Easter may have contributed to the drop: Total flown passenger numbers, including Aer Lingus Regional operations, decreased by 2.5% […]
Wrinkle Free Packing?
If you travel for business then you probably have to pack suits, ties and nice shirts. And of course no matter how carefully you pack them you’ll probably end up getting them wrinkled. While some people are packing “ninjas”, most of us aren’t and end up having to resort to the ironing board in our […]
Delta Upgrading Business and Economy Comfort Cabins
Skyteam member Delta airlines is currently upgrading the cabins in both their business and economy comfort cabins. The upgrades are currently being rolled out across their wide body fleet. What are they adding? By the sounds of things the upgrades are mainly focussed on the Business Elite cabin, but they’re also making a few changes […]
Air Canada Rouge To Offer Dublin – Toronto Year Round Service
Canadian airline Air Canada has announced that their Air Canada rouge carrier will be operating a full year round service on the Dublin – Toronto route starting in 2014. “Air Canada has been serving Ireland since its predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines, first flew to Shannon in 1947. Today, there is a very strong market for […]
Sky Priority Now Available At Dublin Airport
Sky Priority has been rolling out across airports worldwide over the last year or so. Unfortunately it’s been quite patchy, with some airports offering a Sky Priority checkin desk and little else. Dublin Airport, for example, was a total mess. Depending on the day of the week, the time of the day and whoever was […]
Lufthansa Strike Grounds Most Aircraft
Lufthansa’s flights today are being severely impacted by a strike. Lufthansa have been forced to cancel over 1700 flights. Full details here Related articles Lufthansa axes flights to and from UK due to strikes Lufthansa in ‘massive’ cancellations Lufthansa in Crises over Staff Motivation Packages Strike to prevent nearly all Lufthansa flights in Europe on […]