In-Flight Service Archive

  • Everyone now stand up please – Ryanair’s new idea to squeeze more passengers on board

    Everyone now stand up please – Ryanair’s new idea to squeeze more passengers on board

    6 July 2009 – According to The Daily Mail (London), Ryanair is looking to squeeze more passengers on-board thier Boeing 737′s by changing the type of seat, well, stool, that you card park your bum on. Ryanair has been a leader in the low cost...

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  • The Days of the Cheap Upgrades are Over

    The Days of the Cheap Upgrades are Over

    20 October 2008 – With less then three weeks to go, I was hoping that may be with the collapse in oil prices and less people traveling, British Airways would lower the price of an upgrade to Economy Plus.  Well, it is a bit of...

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  • Update: Price of Oil Climbs, So Does the Cost of Upgrades

    Update: Price of Oil Climbs, So Does the Cost of Upgrades

    28 August 2008 – Since publishing the article, I have started to keep a closer eye on the price of the cost to Upgrade to Economy Plus.  British Airways sent out an email to Frequent Fliers about a fare sale.  Mostly out ouf curiosity, I...

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  • Price of Oil Climbs, So Does the Cost of Upgrades

    Price of Oil Climbs, So Does the Cost of Upgrades

    26 August 2008 – Thinking of paying to upgrade on an upcoming flight, you might be in for a sticker shock. It used to be, to upgrade on international flights would only cost a few hundred dollars if just upgrading from Economy to Economy Plus....

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  • United Airlines – International Economy Plus – the extra space makes a difference

    United Airlines – International Economy Plus – the extra space makes a difference

    15 April 2008 (Brussels, Belgium to Dulles Washington International Airport) – Flying in United Airlines’ Economy Plus on transatlantic flights makes a difference.  The extra few inches of space between seats really do make one feel more comfortable and able to spread out during a...

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  • IAD to BRU – The United Experience (Standard Economy Class)

    IAD to BRU – The United Experience (Standard Economy Class)

    9 April 2008 – My flight to Brussels was on a B777-200, which is pretty much the standard airplane for trans Atlantic services for most airlines.  I have flown on the 777 across the Atlantic on BA, UAL and Air France.  Each offers an economy...

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  • International Tempo (Economy Class) Experience

    International Tempo (Economy Class) Experience

    November 2007 – Since Fall 2004, when ever I have flown to the European continent, I have flown exclusively on Air France.  I initially used Air France for just my trips from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), but...

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