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British Airways Invests in Aircraft, Lounge Upgrades
British Airways, a member of the oneworld Alliance, announced a major program to update its aircraft and lounges.
Starting in November, the airline will begin refurbishing 18 of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The result will be all-new cabins, similar to those found in the airline’s new 777-300ER aircraft.
The upgrade will provide passengers with more comfortable seats that sport adjustable head rests in World Traveler, greater seat recline in World Traveler Plus, …
Hipmunk Flight Search iPad App – Review
Building on the success of its iPhone app, Hipmunk, a travel search site, has come out with a version 1.1 universal app optimized for iPad, and the results are fairly impressive. A few bugs and limitations notwithstanding, Hipmunk is one of the better booking apps available.
As with its previous Web and mobile app incarnations, Hipmunk app’s interface and display are its strongest selling points. Tap in your destination and travel …
The Stafford, London, England Review
London is a city of shopkeepers and innkeepers. The choices in hotels are many but most are large and faceless. I’ve stayed in many such establishments over the years. This time I was looking for something more intimate but with all of the amenities of the leading hotels of the world. The Stafford, located on St. James’s Place, is just such as place.
The Stafford is centrally located. Everything is only …
American Airlines Flight 132, New York-JFK to London-Heathrow Review
One of the best times to leave New York for a trans-Atlantic flight is after the rush hour period at New York’s JFK airport. American’s Flight 132 typically departs at 9:30 or 9:40 p.m., so everything from the security lines to the take-off queue is much lighter than one would find for a flight leaving at 6 or 7 p.m. My departure time was 9:35 p.m. and, when I arrived …
Lufthansa Flight 4758, London to Munich
Admittedly, I arrived at London Heathrow’s Terminal One a bit late for my flight, 26 hours late to be exact. I did have a good excuse, however: the 35 cm of snow at JFK that delayed my initial outbound flight. London had snow as well, all flights were delayed, and my scheduled flight was not until 8 p.m. (I arrived in London around noon). Despite the long lines everywhere, I …
Blizzard Business Travel: JFK to Munich in 48 Hours
In good weather, the flight from New York (JFK) to Munich via London can take as little as 12 hours. In bad weather, the trip can stretch to perhaps 15 or 20 hours. But the storm that last week buried much of the East Coast of the United States in a blanket of snow shut down major airports, closed thousands of businesses, and left tens of thousands of …
