As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic many countries have either closed their borders or imposed restrictions. For example, in the case of the US a travel ban for all passengers from the Schnegen countries was imposed, but that was quickly superseded by one covering all European countries. Airlines are struggling to handle the […]
Airlines
Dublin Airport Opens New Premium Lounge
Dublin Airport has opened a new premium lounge. The lounge, which is located in the same area as several of the existing lounges in T2 is accessible to passengers flying out of both T1 and T2. It’s called “The East Lounge” and walk-up prices are a cool €55 / person, with pre-booked places €50. Is […]
Norwegian Pulls Transatlantic Flights Ex-Dublin
Norwegian announced earlier this week that it was withdrawing its transatlantic service from Dublin. The airline will continue to serve various European routes out of Dublin, but its transatlantic service will cease operations September 15th. The airline stated that it no longer considered the routes to be commercially viable: As the airline moves from growth […]
Aer Lingus Brings Back Premium Experience on European Routes
Many moons ago Aer Lingus offered both economy and business class seating on both their European short-haul network as well as their transatlantic flights. While paying for a business class seat between Dublin and London may seem a bit nutty, there are destinations within the short-haul network where it starts to make sense. And when […]
Wow Air Goes Belly Up
Low cost carrier Wow Air has ceased operations effective immediately. The Iceland based low cost carrier made the announcement this morning: End of Operation of WOW AIR Information for WOW AIR passengers WOW AIR has ceased operation. All WOW AIR flights have been cancelled. How will I reach my destination? Passengers are advised to check […]
Aer Lingus Introduces Pay With Avios
Aer Lingus has announced that you’ll now be able to partially pay for your flights using Aer Club Avios points. It’s not a completely new concept, as several hotel chains and airlines have introduced similar schemes. Hilton, for example, let you pay for rooms with a combination of points and cash, which is handy in […]
Vegan Meals Data From Norwegian
Norwegian have released some interesting data that shows an increase in demand for vegan inflight meals. It could indicate that more people are switching to veganism overall. There’s some rather amusing insights in the data they’ve shared: 78% more vegan meals served on flights to California than flights to Florida 25% less vegan meals served […]
FlyBMI Goes Out of Business
FlyBMI, which was an East Midlands based airline, has gone out of business. The company’s website is now displaying a press release announcing that it has gone out of business cancelling all flights and providing some details for passengers who are impacted. Bottom line – you might be able to get money back via your […]