Air France are offering Flying Blue members a special bonus. If you book a flight from Dublin to Paris between July 10th and August 10th you can get 5000 bonus air miles. This is an interesting and attractive deal. The 5 thousand bonus airmiles would be welcomed by most fliers. But the fact that they’re […]
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QuickPark Offering Discounts
Quickpark are offering discounted rates on parking at Dublin airport this summer. If you book 15 days the rate can be as low as €3 / day Full details on their site
Aer Lingus Cabin Crew To Strike May 30th
Aer Lingus’ cabin crew have threatened industrial action for May 30th. It looks like the strike will go ahead and the company is working on mitigating the strike action’s impact on their customers: Dear Customers, Aer Lingus, on 13 May, received notification from IMPACT, the trade union representing the majority of our Cabin Crew, that […]
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 […]
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Air France / KLM Launch In-flight Wifi
Earlier this morning AF012 took off from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport en route for New York’s JFK. Around the same time KLM Flight 757 left Amsterdam’s Schipol airport bound towards Panama City. What made this morning’s flights different is that they’re the first ones with in-flight wifi from Air France KLM. The service will […]
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 […]
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 […]