About this episode
00:00 - Introduction, latest travels 02:54 - Trillions in the sky There Is Almost 2 Trillion USD of Planes in Our Skies - Travel Stats Man 03:56 - Alex discovers the AY 350, new LHR CX lounge The new Finnair Airbus A350 XWB flights available now | Finnair Cathay Pacific reopens Heathrow lounge following a spectacular makeover 09:14 - Paul flies BA business, First Wing, Iberia Club World | Business class | British Airways The First Wing | British Airways Review: Iberia Business Class A340 New York To Madrid - One Mile at a Time 19:56 - Qatar consolidates its UI, BA timeline view Introducing the Oryx One Smartphone App - Qatar Airways In-Flight Entertainment - YouTube British Airways app | Information | British Airways 21:55 - United re-accommodation, US airline market United CEO says airline had to 're-accommodate' passenger, and the reaction was wild A Law That Changed The Airline Industry Beyond Recognition (1978) | From The Archives Another Too Big To Fail Firm Stanford Prison Experiment American Airlines Suspends Flight Attendant After Altercation Over Stroller - The New York Times 38:40 - Electronics ban controversy 2017 electronics ban - Wikipedia 48:30 - Level, IAG strategy, M&S food, toilet roll IAG to announce details of foray into low-cost, long-haul market | Air Traffic Management content from ATWOnline British Airways' parent company IAG launches new airline called Level - Business Insider Details Of LEVEL, IAG's New Transatlantic Low Cost Airline - One Mile at a Time New IAG Airline Level sells 52,000 tickets on Day One | No Mas Coach! ‘To fly, to starve’ – BA cabin crew deserve better | Letter | Business | The Guardian Passengers' fury as British Airways flights 'run out of food'' | London Evening Standard BA cut back on further frills causing dismay among staff | Daily Mail Online Selected quotes from the IAG 2016 Annual Report - FlyerTalk Forums British Airways and the sarnies saga - Cyprus Mail British Airways faces £300,000 bill for flight to Barbados without enough toilet paper 58:54 - Alitalia bankrupt, EY-EK rapprochement, LH Senator Alitalia's new survival plan: deep cuts, budget flights REPORT: Emirates and Etihad Considering Merger - View from the Wing 1:03:06 - HackHorizon, hackathon in a plane Hack Horizon - TravelTech hackathon on a plane from Hong Kong to London. 1:05:54 - ANA Star Wars C-3PO Joins the ANA Star Wars Fleet - AirlineReporter : AirlineReporter 1:36:36 - ISG Ishigaki Airport 1:17:04 - Next flights — For video, subscribe on Spotify or YouTube (or YouTube Music) Review, and rate us, on Apple Podcasts Follow us, and comment on: Instagram - Bluesky - Threads - Mastodon - Twitter/X Comment, like, review, and rate us, on Facebook Search for 'Layovers' on any podcast service (some direct links are on our website ) If we're missing somewhere, or for any feedback, let Paul know on Instagram - Threads - Mastodon - Bluesky - Twitter/X