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Crazy Planes with a Light Hint of Photoshop

14 Oct 2010 by Andy Aspden     
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You’d think that we had generally settled on the shape of what a plane should be, much like if you fold one out of paper there’s always one “standard” design that gets created. However, the world of aviation does like to throw up the occasional curveball that leaves us with a slightly puzzled look and [...]

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Flyers Choosing to Upgrade Again

17 Aug 2010 by Andy Aspden     
Filed under: Travel And Leisure     Tags: , ,

Travellers are starting to gain confidence in the markets again as the number of passengers choosing to buy premium airline tickets increased in June. The economic recovery has been slow but is now beginning to make strides as travellers kept first and business class seats occupied.

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Airport Tax-Free Discounts are Disappointing

16 Aug 2010 by Andy Aspden     
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A new report published by online shopping comparison website Kelkoo has discovered that despite the public’s perception that airport stores are considerably cheaper than the high street, the amount saved is not as big as it could be and is in most cases bettered by shopping online. Consumers still believe that they are purchasing goods [...]

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Sale of BAA Airports could be Overturned

21 Dec 2009 by Sixt rent a car News     
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The potential sale of two of London’s Airports, which had been ordered under a Competition Commission ruling earlier this year, has been blocked after an appeal to the courts showed that the original ruling showed “apparent bias”. The initial ruling in March of this year ordered BAA to sell off both Gatwick, Stansted and one [...]

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Baggage restrictions ‘make family holidays difficult’

18 Sep 2009 by David Jackson     
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A new study has found that baggage restrictions and getting on flights are among the main problems that families jetting off on holiday experience, users of car hire may be interested to hear. Parents are not getting enough help when it comes to travelling with their family, the new study has suggested. Research by The Co-operative [...]

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