Nächste Station: Mönchengladbach Hbf, change here for the Piccadilly Line wild #CrossBorderRail connections available these days, didn't even know about this one...

This is brilliant. Free fish for all!

Some Christmas announcements: The #WhiteHouse is now Trump House The #LincolnMemorial is now the Trump-Lincoln Memorial #ArlingtonCemetery is now Trump-Arlington Home of Perpetual Rest Ronald Reagan Airport is now the Trump-Reagan International Airport THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Ugh. Already the Pantheon fee was a stupid idea.

Manhattan Peanuts objects to Luas extension to Finglas www.rte.ie/news/dublin/... (FFS, can nothing ever move smoothly?)

Who'd buy that basket case?

🤦‍♂️

Interesting new *A BKK option.

Dublin Airport expecting 22% rise in Christmas flights www.rte.ie/news/ireland... (And a reminder: DUB is closed on the 25th)

Hardly an impressive result. Disunited on Ukraine, failure to deliver what the EU should do best: trade.

Not exactly the most informed TK (sponsored) trip report: small cubby holes are a problem on the B787 and A350, not the A330 or B777. The lounge suites require a stop over between 4 and 9 hours in business and Yotel is also available airside. 🤷‍♂️ www.independent.ie/life/travel/...

Bumper Christmas for air travel as 300mn take to the skies ft.trib.al/YUcdlFz

Will’s report is a must read (I will admit I haven’t gotten through it yet, as this tragic crash is still extremely emotional and personal to me). This is an important story that needs to be told so this never, ever happens again.

😂🤦‍♂️ Obviously LHG have learned nothing from their previous debacle.

Clearly Spohr needs to go. Poor investor returns, overly complicated structure with endless AOCs, brandnew planes with premium seats blocked, confusing and already outdated premium seating, but hey new LHG branding 🤦‍♂️

Finnair to launch Melbourne-Helsinki flights www.executivetraveller.com/news/finnair...

The BBC should bring a lettuce into court. Just for giggles.

And TK flies three daily flights from Istanbul to Baghdad….

Qantas bans power bank battery packs www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-...

Trump’s post on Rob Reiner sparks outrage from lawmakers and celebrities (what an odious man) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested following the deaths of his parents

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

SN's BRU The Loft Lounge (A Terminal) closes 7 January for renovations, with a pop up lounge at Gate 27 and extended opening hours of the Sunrise lounge expected to pick up the slack.

Two more working days this year...... 🥳

I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.

Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son (Exclusive Sources) people.com/rob-reiner-w... (Such a senseless loss, he was a great director. RIP)

The German media speculates that they may go to the US Air Force. In any case so much for the recent LH Investors Day presentation where LH claimed they will keep their existing B747-8 for the foreseeable future.

Air Albania grounds fleet after investor exit, but denies bankruptcy www.aviation24.be/airlines/air...

Impressive 18 points here 'cause AOL wasn't a European thing and neither were really waterbeds. 😬😂

Live: 10 people killed in shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach www.rte.ie/news/world/2... (Awful, just awful)

How Belgium’s railways fuelled the Nazi war machine www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1868...

This is worth watching #aviationsafety 🤯

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary plans to hand over to ‘nicer’ successor by 2035

Suuuure 😂

“The Danish Defense Intelligence Service published a new report on Wednesday morning. For the first time, the US is mentioned as a security threat to Denmark.“ www.vg.no/nyheter/i/7p...

Plaza Premium to reopen Hong Kong arrivals lounge www.executivetraveller.com/news/hong-ko...

www.bbc.com/travel/artic... How convenience store socks became Japan's coolest souvenir

Luas Green Line remains suspended following power failure www.rte.ie/news/2025/12... (what a circus 🤡)

Turkish Airlines opens first European lounge abroad in Edinburgh www.tradearabia.com/News/331375/...

NEW: Iceland not to take part in Eurovision - RUV

Ryanair scraps 1 million seats and 20 routes from Belgium after 'wholly stupid' tax hikes www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1874...

Paris-Charles de Gaulle To Rename All Its Terminals www.businesstraveller.com/news/paris-c...

Eurovision used to be a campy joy – but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war | Arwa Mahdawi

That will do wonders for tourism to the US..... 🙄

French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) grounded all planes belonging to Caribbean airline Air Antilles after suspending its operating license, following significant safety concerns raised during a recent regulatory audit. www.lesechos.fr/industrie-se...

Lufthansa is increasing the pressure on flight planning and staff to increase efficiency - to the detriment of safety according to internal reports. 🤔 (Safety is the last vestige of LH's ailing reputation)

💙 Happy birthday to the European flag! Adopted 70 years ago by the Council of Europe, it became the #EU emblem in 1985. 12 stars. Blue sky. A circle of unity. A symbol for the whole of Europe and shared values. Learn more: go.coe.int/HmDIt

Qantas, Jetstar eye direct flights to Las Vegas www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-...

Electro-diesel Stadler Flirts selected to replace Dublin – Belfast Enterprise trains www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and....

Train action in Frankfurt 😜