Here’s something you don’t see very often. An Airbus belonging to Lufthansa suffered a wingstrike while trying to land at the Hamburg airport, on 1 March 2008 during the Emma storm. Luckily, nobody was hurt and the plane landed safely. Here’s footage from the incident:
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Small European airports fed up with Ryanair?
This week, Idedicated a post to the story of an airport willing to slam the door in Ryanair’s face: Angoulême Airport. The airport decided to reject Ryanair’s attempt to raise its fees.
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Boeing’s 747-8 passed test flight, still problems ahead
Boeing ran the test flight for its largest new plane 747-8 on the last Monday. Due to some unfavorable weather condition the flight was delayed a little bit and but everything went well as reported.
Ryanair announces new logo
The guys over at IHateRyanair.co.uk have suggested a new logo for Ryanair, the low-cost airline, that will better reflect the way they do business. The airline paid a top Dublin based branding consultancy 5 pounds for this artwork.
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How to get free flights without flyer miles
It’s hard to gain those frequent flyer miles if you’re not traveling all the time for your company. Luckily, the guys over at MoneyCrashers.com found a great way to get free flight vouchers without using your frequent flyer miles. It’s taking advantage of overbooked flights!
Low-cost longhaul plans for Ryanair delayed for years
As reported by Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, the company has suffered a backlog in its orders for long-haul aircrafts and consequently the plan for a low-cost longhaul airline is delayed for the next few years. Mr O’Leary had announced this plan nearly 3 years ago and since then customers expectation has grown exponentially.
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Win miles to travel around the world
Lufthansa, Europe’s leading airline, is getting ready to launch its A380 with an exciting competition. You, the passengers, are invited to suggest a name for the flaship aircraft and entered in the competition to win 1,000,000 miles. The miles from the Lufthansa Miles & More programme are enough to circle the globe twice, in Business Class.