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Kelly Anderson

Joined Sep 18, 2023

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7 days ago

Qatar Airways Early Bird Sale For Aussies

Qatar Airways has announced its Early Bird sale for flights departing from Australia to Europe in 2025.

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7 days ago

SIA and Scoot Discount 420,000 Airfares

Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) popular Time To Fly travel fair returns in October 2024 with discounts on more than 200,000 Business Class, Premium Economy Class, and Economy Class round-trip tickets from Singapore to 78 global destinations.

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8 days ago

Fabulous Colour Video Of Air Travel In 1956

Take a journey back in time with this Shell Oil film about air travel in the 1950s and 1960s.

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9 days ago

AirAsia Group Recertified Seven-Star for Safety

AirAsia Group as well as medium-haul affiliate airlines AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X, have been recertified as seven-star airlines by AirlineRatings.com under its enhanced safety ratings criteria.

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9 days ago

Business Class Super Squeeze On BA

Be warned, Business Class on British Airway’s European and domestic A320s is anything but and impossible to sit in properly if you are 6 foot 3 inches (193cm) tall like me.My flight in seat 3F from London Heathrow to Glasgow on an A320 (registration G-EUUZ) was thankfully only short, so I only had to endure the seat pitch of 30 inches for 55 minutes.**All seats – Business and Economy – have the same seat pitch of 30 inches with the only difference being that Business Class has a tray table arrangement in the middle seat. So that means you can – as I had to – swing your legs around to gain a little more room.<figure class="image-wrapper"><img src="https://cdn.airlineratings.com/media/dfd1f37f-fa30-4e17-9be2-4881747a8c51.jpg"></figure> Positioned correctly my legs were hard up against the seat in front. Luckily the lady in front did not recline her seat.On reflection, it would have been far better to opt for Economy Class and pay £21 (AUD 41) for an exit row seat in rows 11 and 12.<figure class="image-wrapper"><img src="https://cdn.airlineratings.com/media/02d3427d-b80e-4ee3-80d8-747cb44abac3.png"></figure> Whilst flights vary in price on this route, generally speaking, it is £60- £80 ($120-$160 AUD) cheaper to fly economy in an exit row seat versus flying in Business Class. Of course, in Business Class you are wined and dined and able to check in two bags but if space is what you are after… take our advice and go for an Economy Exit Row seat.<figure class="image-wrapper"><img src="https://cdn.airlineratings.com/media/81536855-85ee-4beb-855f-2d1d243d8613.JPEG"><figcaption>CaptionBritish Airways is able to easily adjust the size of the Business Class zone by moving a seat divider back as far as row 12 of 30 rows.**</figcaption></figure> I am not alone in my disappointment as these comments from the seating website SeatGuru attest.“These seats are unbearably tight throughout the aircraft. Much narrower and closer than their US counterparts. My 4-hour flight was pretty gruelling,” writes one user.“Supposed to be "business class", but that just means they block the middle seat. No legroom, no IFE, no comfort. Oh, and if you are at the back of the "business class" they will have run out of the best food by the time the service reaches you. Don't fly BA,” pens another.“How ridiculous to call this Business. 30" and I cannot get my legs in straight. I have to sit across 2 seats, so I have a bad back when I get to Larnaca in 4+ hours. I would describe the seats as not fit for purpose!” writes another.Some also suggest that the seat pitch further back in the British Airways A320s is even tighter.On the upside the airline did offer three breakfast options for the short flight and the omelette was good.<figure class="image-wrapper"><img src="https://cdn.airlineratings.com/media/e166f4a6-b28f-46f7-8048-6d5ec8f98fed.jpg"></figure>It should be noted that British Airways Business Class offering for long haul flights on its A380s, A350s, 777s and 787s is vastly different with lie-flat beds.British Airways was amongst the first to introduce lie-flat beds as well as Premium Economy. ** Website Seat Guru lists three seating versions of the British Airways A320 with seat pitch varying from 30 inches to 34 inches.

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12 days ago

Qantas To Operate Two Evacution Flights For Free

Qantas will operate two non-stop flights between Cyprus and Sydney, to help Australians in Lebanon get home on behalf of the Australian Government.

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14 days ago

Qantas Launches One Million Domestic Seat Sale

Qantas has discounted over one million seats to more than 60 destinations as part of a week-long domestic Australia Red Tail sale.

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14 days ago

Cebu Pacific Orders 70 Airbus A321neos

Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order with Airbus for 70 A321neo, finalising an MoU announced by the airline in July. The purchase agreement was signed in Manila by Mike Szucs, CEO of Cebu Pacific and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, EVP Sales of the Commercial Aircraft business at Airbus.

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14 days ago

Thomas On Sky News Discusses Airspace Closures

AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has appeared on Australia’s Skynews to discuss the airspace problems in the Middle East.

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15 days ago

Major Delays Expected As Airlines Avoid Iraqi and Iranian Airspace

The two major air routes through the Middle East are effectively closed as after Iran launched a massive missile strike on Israel.

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16 days ago

SAS Starts New Direction With SkyTeam

September 17th was the 78th anniversary of SAS starting operations back in 1946. But the event in Copenhagen that day this year was about something even more important: SAS has finally found a new family in the SkyTeam alliance and is now doing a restart, after having recently exited US chapter 11 procedures in a restructured form.

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16 days ago

Flying First Class On A Health Kick

So, I am on a health kick and am flying around the world over 14 days with business and giving lectures so how am I going to survive with all the temptations of food and wines at the front end.

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17 days ago

Air New Zealand Not Fare Gouging

Air New Zealand only makes NZ$9 per passenger for the FY 2024 year – that is the stark reality of the airline industry.

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17 days ago

Qantas Operates A380s To South Africa

Qantas has launched Airbus A380 flight to Johannesburg, the first time the national carrier has operated the super jumbo to Africa.

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17 days ago

Stunning Aurora Images From a 747

We have just discovered these amazing images of the Northern Lights (Aurora) taken by Boeing 747 pilot Christiaan van Heijst.

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19 days ago

Qantas Launches New US Advert Campaign

Qantas has unveiled a new brand campaign in the North American market as demand for travel between the US and Australia continues to grow.

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20 days ago

Air NZ Legendry Pilot Steps Aside

After 40 years of service, Air New Zealand Chief Operational Integrity and Safety Officer Captain David Morgan has today announced he is stepping down from his leadership position at the airline.

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21 days ago

Korean Air Wins Best First & Business Class From USA Today

Korean Air has been voted the world’s best business and first class for the second consecutive year in the 2024 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

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21 days ago

Qantas Engineers To Strike

Qantas Engineers’ Alliance, have announced a series of rolling strikes that will start on Thursday to support the union’s call for increased wages.

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22 days ago

Hawaiian Offer Free Starlink Wi-Fi Across Airbus Fleet

Hawaiian Airlines is now offering Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi free of charge to passengers onboard all Airbus-operated flights between the islands and the continental U.S, Asia and Oceania.