Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79 (Thanks for the entertainment Diane RIP) www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

How high-end restaurants went global on.ft.com/4h66bid (Essentially the same as McDonalds only at a higher price point. For the unadventurous and those with more money than taste. No wonder this booms in Dubai and alike)

Telegraph recommends its readers travel to France in rubber dinghies instead as a 1 minute registration is too much for the chattering classes. 🤷‍♂️

Why are airline and hotel companies so bad at protecting personal data?

You know most municipalities put these underground and not in full view of everyone. But what do I know 🤦‍♂️

And so it begins with these well intentioned but misguided verification requirements.....

Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads ("Had the initial momentum of delivering over 13km ..... continued, we would be looking at a much more extensive network today" that's the key sentence here and it's a damning indictment) www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Belfast International Airport BFS cannot cope with an A350 upon landing, unsure of their own taxiways and forces pax to disembark on the runway. The aircraft in questions: A German Government A350. The German reaction: "What a drama". 🤦‍♂️ www.spiegel.de/panorama/joh...

High Court approves rescue plan for troubled airline CityJet

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU. This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

How politicians and passengers gave up on greener air travel on.ft.com/4pZEJH0

Turkish Airlines beats Qantas with non-stop Sydney-Europe flights www.executivetraveller.com/news/turkish... (let's see how on time TK's late 2026 launch will be)

Why aircraft contrails are as bad for the climate as their CO₂ emissions www.ft.com/content/199b...

Three months out, and the great TK equipment swap has already begun. B787 has been changed to the A330. Off I go to assign new seats.....

As an EU taxpayer I'd like my money back please. 🤦‍♂️ www.bbt-se.com/en/

The great @dublinairport.bsky.social lounge closure. Now both the T1 & 51st and Green (after US preclearance) are shut for very lengthy renovation periods. The temporary T1 "replacement" for biz pax at gate 220 has pax in stitches. A glorified seating area without any refreshments. Must do better.

In a digital world, talking to sensitive sources is nearly impossible without encryption. The EU’s #ChatControl plan is an attack on accountability journalism - and a gift to surveillance

All flights cancelled at Brussels Charleroi Airport on 14 October www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1776...

Will someone wake me up when that thing finally enters service? 💤

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96 RIP www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Why is it that Irish banks ALWAYS lag behind their European peers? Many had this for years already.

After yesterday’s exciting ferry flight to Abu Dhabi, Airbus confirms that MSN 114 is the aircraft it will use for future flight testing. But first, maintenance. Lots and lots of maintenance. www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...

Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Armenian capital of Yerevan www.turkishminute.com/2025/10/01/t...

Are saunas the latest office perk? www.ft.com/content/2183... (I can't think of anything worse than going to a sauna with colleagues 🤢)

Why Japan resents its tourism boom on.ft.com/4pRAGME

Europe’s air safety at risk amid cost-cutting and staff pressures, study warns www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Turkish Airlines rules out return of premium economy www.executivetraveller.com/news/turkish...

Woman arrested in connection with bomb threat at Brussels Airport www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/177...

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Turkish Air, Gulf Air boost cooperation, see potential joint ventures www.reuters.com/world/middle...

No flights to depart from Brussels Airport on 14 October www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/177...

didn't really see this one coming: www.wsj.com/business/air...

Asia’s budget airlines struggle for profitability as costs rise on.ft.com/4gOnQL1

Lufthansa faces potential strike after pilots vote for industrial action www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Catherine Connolly should keep her inner Basil Fawlty under wraps (Mindbogglingly stupid and naive) www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Zut alors! Nothing beats a Ryanair holiday or the French authorities for that matter. Drunken brawl on LTN-ALC FR8425 on 26 September with subsequent removal of the trouble makers. 🤯

Wow

Say what? If you support racist policies/actions/utterances it makes you one of them. This is not too difficult. It's it not a smorgasbord you can pick from.

The A340? Couldn't find something more economical? 🤔

Product "innovation" (Premium biz seats) and then deploy them on a route with eye watering fares where pax can can for the same price fly on a real lie flat seat with a competitor.

Question mark for the A380 but they are installing new business class seats (not Allegris) on them? What, for 4-5 years?

Lufthansa plans to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030. The Lufthansa Group aims to cut 4,000 jobs in its administration by 2030. Processes are to be digitised, automated and bundled, the company said, confirming rumours from last week.

Starmer’s ID plan has caused upset, but in the EU the debate has long been settled www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... (Storm in a tea cup. If well designed, and secure, ID cards can make public services a lot more efficient. Calling it a "Brit Card" is of course the height of stupidity)

Giant Lufthansa crane livery for the 100th anniversary. Whether all seats can be occupied is another matter.

LH crew serving in First also have to work in Economy. Brings this to mind.... 😂

New exhibition sheds light on Belgian train operator SNCB's dark history during Nazi occupation www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1764... (about time, always thought it strange that Train World did not address this at all)

And who presided over all of this mess? Confused and fragmented fleet, terminal decline in service, aging and uncompetetive seats, demoralised staff, extremely complicated group structure and a seemingly unlimited number AOCs? Spohr, that's who. Why he hasn't been sacked is a complete mystery to me.

It seems complete naivety or worse ignorance has broken out among some Presidential candidates back home. To compare Germany in the 1930s with today is truly bizarre. As bizarre as us thinking, we are on a little island and we can just ignore the huge aggressor that threatens our friends and allies

Just booked ✈️