Author of "First Class For Free - How To Get Luxury Travel For Less" and the in-progress "150 Seconds: Disaster On A Sunday Afternoon"
Derbyshire, UK
Joined January 2019
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There's still lots to do but "150 Seconds: Disaster On A Sunday Afternoon" is starting to feel a bit more real. Though in my naivety I thought a second book might be a little easier... @colinsutton @FirstFalklands @StainesMiddx @PatrickHHoy @MaxK_J @Gemma_Lavender
It'll be interesting to see how this pans out in practice, but it should make the overall F experience better. A clear commitment to both First Class and the A380. @PatrickHHoy
Wow, just wow! A new lounge and CCR at T5C among other goodies. This is really very good news! Thank you @British_Airways turningleftforless.com/break…
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American should buy Alaska and let Alaska's team run it. I said it in August. Former United CEO Oscar Muñoz now agrees.
He said of Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci: “From what I hear, he’s a great operator who understands that airlines aren’t just airplanes and schedules, but they’re people serving people.”
AA has great assets, but it keeps trying to be a low-cost leader in a revenue world. It needs a management team that can craft a coherent strategy and change the culture to make it real.
Alaska has shown it can adapt: last week's lie-flat 737s, premium economy and global expansion are a huge leap from its regional low-cost past.
I hope Minicucci and team get the chance to do it at a bigger scale.
Remembering the 118 lives lost on 18 June 1972 in the Staines air disaster. @katherinealee @LucyGoBag @OnDisasters
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If this isn't peak level acculturation, I don't know what is. Doctor Who came to my book launch!
Great to meet @hoyer_kat talking about her new book at Kings College this evening. Unexpected bonus to chat with Prof Frank McDonough @FXMC1957 too 🙂
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People believe airlines are tracking their searches because it’s a simple explanation for a frustratingly common phenomenon and it conforms to their (very understandable!) priors about the lengths airlines will go to nickel and dime them.
There are just two problems:
1. It’s not true.
2. They latch on to “hacks” like VPNs & clearing cookies rather than focusing on what really matters: being flexible to capitalize on cheaper fares and using sites like Google Flights to find them.
Great to see Hannah Chapman competing in the Porsche Sprint Challenge this weekend - with a little help from her friends 😉 📸=@XentekMsport
Excellent new upload by @MenTourPilot on YouTube covering the TWA800 disaster, clearly explaining the accident - and debunking the various conspiracy theories. @OnDisasters @katherinealee @scottiebateman youtu.be/DHHeGrvuAhg?si=7nBH…
ALT TWA800 memorial at Fire Island, NY. Each seagull represents one of the 230 lives lost.
Thank you to @RAeSLHR for the very interesting ’fireside chat’ with @British_Airways CEO Sean Doyle last night. @JSS779 @PatrickHHoy Yes, he talked about The Club…
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Today marks the International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and Their Families. The AAIB joins with @icao to remember all those affected by air accidents.
gov.uk/government/news/inter…
#AirCrashVictimsDay #AlwaysRemembered
Race day? Trackday? Professional racing? You won’t find a better tutor, mentor or guide than @abbieeaton44 She even brings her own biscuits 🙂 #PorscheCarreraCup #TOCA #BTCC
If you’re on the blue butterfly place, I’ve just followed a few familiar faces there via SkyBridge. Follow-backs welcome.
I’m not leaving X, but with some people moving across, I’ll try to be present in both 🙂
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QANTAS EXECUTIVES TO LOSE A350 PROJECT SUNRISE FIRST CLASS TRAVEL PERKS
Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace has informed current and former directors and executives that positive-space First Class travel privileges will NOT apply on the airline’s new A350s, which will operate the ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise routes from Sydney and Melbourne to London and New York.
The policy applies across the board — including Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson.
Executives will still be able to use their perks on the A380 First Class cabin (14 seats), but the A350 First Class will be limited to just SIX seats, featuring an all-new premium concept with a separate seat and bed, tailored for the world’s longest nonstop flights.
With such a tiny First Class cabin and the need to sell seats at very high fares to make Project Sunrise financially viable, Qantas is prioritising commercial reality over executive privilege.
Info via onemileatatime.
But what do you think on this move by the International CEO?
I bet this still costs less than a WHSmith meal deal at @StansaidAirport 😁 @JSS779
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It's not as big a step as I expected, but this is definitely BA conceding a shortfall in their loyalty program. @JSS779 @PatrickHHoy
Judging by the reaction to the news re BA’s loyalty scheme - and taking into account the changed balance between corporate and “luxury leisure” travel - I’m going to suggest BA will revise the tier thresholds within the next 12 months. Thoughts @MicheleTLFL @paul_winginit ?
When you’re at an event and there’s a corporate cupcake for you… 🧁@DanielPriestley
