Etihad has announced its new “residence” for the ultimate luxury experience. The new cabin for the discerning, and extremely wealthy, flier features a three room private space for each passenger (or couple). The three rooms include a living room, double bedroom and ensuite shower. The new cabin has been getting a lot of media attention […]
Airlines
Flight Safety Drill Doesn’t Have to Be Boring
If you fly a lot then you probably ignore the safety video or demonstration on most flights. You might not admit it, but once you’ve seen the demonstration a few times you know it’s not going to change .. But one flight attendant on a South West flight did her best to make it that […]
Lufthansa Cancels Flights To and From CDG Due To Strike
Lufthansa has announced that they’ll be cancelling all flights to and from CDG (Paris, Charles de Gaulle) from November 29th until December 1st inclusive. Related articles Lufthansa suspends flights until 25 November Lufthansa cuts code-sharing with Turkish
Ryanair Getting All Soft?
The public has a love / hate relationship with RyanAir. They’re an incredibly successful company, but their track record with respect to customer service has been far from stellar. However, as mentioned previously, there are signs that this is changing. Whether the changes are coming from the airline’s own management or are due to external […]
Aer Lingus Launch In-Flight Wifi
Aer Lingus launched their in-flight wifi service on Monday. The service is available on their A330 fleet on transatlantic routes. Pricing is comparable with that offered by other airlines on similar routes: €10.95 for one hour or €19.95 for 24 hours access in Economy class. Business Class customers apparently get the service for free (though […]
RyanAir Resolves Compliance Issue With National Consumer Agency
Up until very recently RyanAir did not publish an email address on their website – and apparently they weren’t the only airline who didn’t. They’ve since rectified the issue, according to an article in today’s Irish Times. The National Consumer Agency took compliance actions against both Aer Lingus and RyanAir in May of this year. […]
Aer Arann Call Off Strike Action
Aer Arann will not be on strike this week. The Irish Airline Pilot’s Association (IALPA) has reached an agreement between it and Aer Arann management. The details of the proposed deal now need to be put to a vote of the affected members. In the interim all industrial action has been cancelled. Full story over […]
Aer Lingus Issues Statement on Industrial Action
Aer Lingus public relations company just sent this out: Statement from Aer Lingus Friday 16 August 2013 “The company has not been notified of any ballot by Aer Lingus pilots for strike action. We plan to continue to operate our full schedule as normal.” This is in relation to the planned industrial action by […]