Air Travel

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One airline now offers beds in economy class on long-haul flights
2 min read • Mar 15, 2019
A downside to flying economy is not having enough wriggle room to ease yourself into a comfortable sleeping position. There's just never enough room. But…
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Airlines are finally easing their rules on make-up and skirts for female flight attendants
2 min read • Mar 11, 2019
Two major airlines recently announced that female air stewards are no longer required to wear make-up or skirts as part of their uniform. Virgin Atlantic…
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Here's how to purchase the nice things the TSA confiscates from others at bargain prices
2 min read • Mar 3, 2019
Having your personal items confiscated while travelling by the Transportation Security Administration is exasperating, but one silver lining is that they…
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It's about to get easier to visit Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza with the opening of a new airport nearby
1 min read • Feb 1, 2019
In an effort to ease congestion from the main transport hub in Cairo, a brand new airport has opened on the outskirts of Egypt’s capital city, which is…
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Reaching one of the world’s remotest islands just got easier
1 min read • Dec 7, 2018
Reaching St Helena, the remote island in the middle of the south Atlantic where Napoleon was famously exiled, is now easier than ever before, with a new…
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This new plane looks like a shark and has no middle seats
1 min read • Nov 29, 2018
A new airplane painted to look like a shark is so attention-grabbing that it’s distracted from one its most interesting interior features - no middle…
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The ordeal is over for a man who spent seven months living in an airport
2 min read • Nov 28, 2018
A Syrian refugee who was stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for seven months has finally been granted asylum in Canada. The 37-year-old man,…
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New direct flight between Kenya and the US starts this week
1 min read • Oct 20, 2018
Travellers who want to get between New York and Nairobi will find their journey much simpler with the introduction of a new direct flight.
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Watch Ryan Reynolds team up with Virgin Atlantic and Richard Branson
1 min read • Oct 3, 2018
Virgin Atlantic CEO, Sir Richard Branson, and actor and producer, Ryan Reynolds, have released a funny video to mark the new partnership between the…
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These are the airports in the world with the most connections
4 min read • Sep 25, 2018
While last week’s discovery of what the world’s busiest domestic air route was might have left everyone a bit shocked, there are no surprises to be had…
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The US government is looking for a pilot to fly in and out of Area 51...probably
1 min read • Aug 14, 2018
As job listings go, it looks pretty innocuous. But a recent advertisement for a co-pilot is actually likely to be for the US government’s secret airline.
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Inside the world’s new luxury airline with glass floors and private rooms
2 min read • Jul 23, 2018
Imagine floating gently through the clouds on a three-day travel expedition in an airbus that resembles a luxury, super yacht. It sounds a little far…
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This is the first airline in the world to serve sustainable vegan burgers
2 min read • Jul 4, 2018
Air New Zealand is the first airline in the world to serve the award-winning, plant-based Impossible Burger. It’s now available as part of its Business…
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Which planes are the most comfortable?
3 min read • Jun 16, 2018
People often ask me how they get more room when they fly, and my general rule is this: since they largely have wider seats, Airbus planes almost always…
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Plane Insider: what’s the best seat to pick on an Airbus A320 or Boeing 737?
3 min read • Jun 10, 2018
If you’re flying on Ryanair, easyJet, Southwest or one of the many other airlines that fly Boeing 737 or Airbus A319, A320 or A321 planes, which is the…
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Why the world’s longest flight won't have any economy tickets
1 min read • Jun 1, 2018
Tickets for the new record-breaker for world’s longest commercial flights are on sale now but budget travellers may be left a little disappointed as they…
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Plane Insider: What should you do if you feel sick while flying?
3 min read • May 27, 2018
Many travellers feel unwell in the air from time to time, but a bit of knowledge and preparation can help you to feel better – both in advance and if you…
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Plane Insider: when should you press that cabin crew call button?
3 min read • May 20, 2018
Bing! Bing! Bing! Did you know that there’s a different etiquette among the many regions of the world about the airline call bell —and about when you…
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Plane Insider: What happens if you miss your connecting flight?
3 min read • May 19, 2018
If you travel a lot, you’ll have experienced one of the banes of flying: a missed connection, leaving you to pick up the pieces of your itinerary with the…
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Breakfast tacos are now being served on long haul flights
2 min read • Apr 30, 2018
Fans of Mexican spice and breakfast foods will have something to celebrate if they take to the skies with United Airlines; a mile-high feast of breakfast…
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What do pilots and cabin crew eat on the plane – and is it better than your meal?
3 min read • Apr 29, 2018
Travel enough and eventually you’ll spot pilots and cabin crew enjoying their breakfast, lunch or dinner on the plane. Or you’ll smell it, with the…
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Why do planes leave late yet arrive early?
3 min read • Apr 28, 2018
Why, my boyfriend asked me as I picked him up from the airport this weekend after a flight from Los Angeles to Paris, did my flight take off an hour late…