jimmyair

jimmyair

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  • Etihad clamps down on connecting baggage transfers

    Jan 17, 2017, 11:51 PM

    Wouldn't this just push passengers to their competitors? I mean - yes you want to maximise revenue but to do it in an underhanded way like this doesn't exactly inspire loyalty. 

  • China Eastern to launch Sydney-Kunming route

    Oct 24, 2016, 08:46 PM

    Everything in China is government policy driven and this is no exception. There must have been a policy at a central government level to "agressively develop international air routes". The exponential growth in the number of routes out of China to Australia is no coincidence, and definitely not p...

  • Airbus rolls out first A350-1000

    Aug 01, 2016, 07:32 PM

    Handsome looking aircraft!

  • Qantas tightens up Oneworld check-in

    Jun 15, 2016, 03:36 PM

    Not a travel agent, but I heard that something called a "Ghost segment" could be added to the same booking? A "GK" segment"? Would that circumvent the problem? Since the flight sectors only need to be on the same "PNR" and not necessarily the same "ticket"?

  • Qatar Air: fast-track to Oneworld Emerald

    Sep 16, 2014, 02:08 PM

    Nice picture of the new QR Doha Business Lounge. Seems to be shaped as a "Q"...

  • Suggestions for midtown hotels in Manhattan

    Feb 18, 2014, 10:23 AM

    Just came back from NYC last week. Stayed in a standard King Room at the IHG Staybridge Suites Times Square. It offers a kitchenette with electric stove, microwave, cooking utencils, plates and cutlery. Free Wifi, Free buffett breakfast and afternoon "social meetings" in the hotel's bistro with f...

  • Etihad Business Class Amenities

    Nov 15, 2013, 09:52 AM

    Just flew them last weekend. They do give you an amenity kit in J, which includes KORRES Lip balm, mosturiser, and toothbrush/paste, eye shades, socks and eat plugs. It's nothing exciting but pretty much everything you need. Also I find the small size of the bag quite useful to keep. No PJs ...