The Flight Detective

Review: Aer Lingus Business Class By Night

Posted by The Flight Detective | May 31, 2016 | Airlines, Flight Reviews, Reviews and Reports | 0

I had flown Aer Lingus Business Class once before on a day flight which is here on Travel Update and I was looking forward to trying the seats and product on an overnight sector. I was curious as to whether the flat bed would be comfortable for a sleep without any additional padding, and whether the duvet provided would be warm enough. Apart from that, I knew the meal service would be substantially different for an overnight flight, which it was. EI136 – Boston to Dublin (BOS-DUB) 27 October 2015 Airbus A330-200 EI-EWR “St. Thomas” Seat: Business Class 3K Departure...

Qatar Airways Auckland Flash Sale – May 2016

Posted by The Flight Detective | May 28, 2016 | Airlines | 0

Qatar Airways is the only one of the so called ‘Middle East 3’ airlines (Emirates, Etihad and Qatar) that is part of a global alliance, having joined oneworld in 2013. As a result, the airline is on my radar as a potential carrier as frequent flyer benefits are alliance wide. Having researched fares with Qatar Airways on a couple of occasions, I had come to the conclusion they were far too expensive for my budget. It looked like their rather nice looking Business Class would remain a mystery to me. Cut to this year and I read online that Qatar Airways...

Review: Aer Lingus Business Class by Day

Posted by The Flight Detective | May 27, 2016 | Airlines, Flight Reviews | 3

Aer Lingus Business Class was revamped at the beginning of 2015 when the carrier chose the ‘Vantage Seat’ by Northern Ireland based company Thompson Aero, which is 22 inches wide converts to a fully-flat 6’6″ long bed. Keeping with Irish suppliers, all fabrics were weaved by Dublin based Botany Weaving. This seat now features across the entire Aer Lingus long haul fleet, being the same product on the Airbus A330 and Boeing 757 fleet. EI137 – Dublin to Boston (DUB-BOS) 22 October 2015 Airbus A330-300 EI-ELA “St. Patrick” Seat: Business Class 3A Departure: 11:50 Arrival: 13:45 On the ground at Dublin Airport, a separate...

Top 5 Airline Breakfast Meals

Posted by The Flight Detective | May 26, 2016 | Reviews and Reports | 0

Breakfast on board an aeroplane has to be my least favourite meal of all. Usually one is presented with scrambled egg or an omelette. That’s not the name of the dish on the menu of course. It will have whatever trendy name the hipsters have deigned it to be called this season. Usually this egg dish is urinal cake yellow, resembles a well used kitchen sponge and tastes slightly metallic like the inside of a galley oven. It will be flanked by a tomato that looks like it died a fiery death in hell, dismally grey mushrooms, and if you’re lucky some kind of potato....

British Airways Executive Club Gold Pack

Posted by The Flight Detective | May 25, 2016 | Uncategorized | 2

Reaching the highest status in an airline’s frequent flyer programme is aspirational for some people. As a devotee (slave?) to the oneworld alliance, I’ve maintained Sapphire level with them first through Qantas and now through British Airways for most of the past 10 years. Sapphire gives you Business Class lounge access whenever flying on oneworld member airlines. This is the perk I enjoy the most. I like unwinding before a flight, having a light meal and trying a glass or two of Champagne. In my mind, once I arrive at the lounge the trip has started. My travel pattern over...