Absolutely Anything Else

If I have to make ranking, Turkish Airlines, Luxair, Air France, Sri Lankan Airlines (business class), Swiss Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways., At the start of my career it was only business class, after they saved on this (rightfully so).

Thursday 23rd April:

St George's Day!

Should be a national holiday back in England

Just did my online food shopping. My god it's got expensive. Thank you Trump.

Thursday 23rd April:
St George's Day!

Should be a national holiday back in England - @fluffy2560

St, Andrew in Scotland is a holiday.

I just redeemed a Netflix voucher. I had my VPN set to America. It now asks you to put a postcode in. I thought, shit, oh well, the only one I remember is Beverly Hill 90210, it worked.

Holidays 'very likely' at risk as EU warns of 'crisis'

The EU has warned that Europe is in a "very serious crisis" as aviation fuel stocks start to run low due to the war in Iran and people might have to change holiday plans this summer.

"Unfortunately, it's very likely that many people's holidays will be affected, either by flight cancellations or very, very expensive tickets," Dan Jorgensen, the EU energy commissioner, told Sky News.

"Even if we do everything we can do, if the jet fuel is not there, then it's not there."

Jorgensen added: "[Currently] it is primarily a crisis of prices and not yet a crisis of supply, but unfortunately we cannot be sure to prevent a crisis of supply, especially on jet fuel in the future, if the crisis continues."

The International Energy Agency has warned that major supply issues could occur in the next five to six weeks.

Airlines are already taking steps to reduce demand: the Lufthansa Group, one of the biggest airline groups in Europe, has announced the cancellation of 20,000 flights in the coming months. Other airlines are increasing ticket prices on long-haul flights to cover the increased cost of fuel.

"If we had peace tomorrow and the Strait of Hormuz opens, I think we will manage without that happening, but I have to say that even in the best-case scenario the price crisis will still last for quite some time," Jorgensen warned.

"Gas infrastructure has been ruined to a degree that will take years to rebuild and this means for months and maybe years yet we will see much higher prices than we had before this crisis started."

The head of Italy's Civil Aviation Authority told Sky News that people should consider spending their summer holidays in their home countries.

"In the past petrol prices have reached and exceeded more than $100 without any significant side effects on air travel but this time, the psychological effect is having a destructive effect on passengers," Pierluigi di Palma warned.

"It is best to recommend holidays nearby, rediscovering beautiful places in our country.

"For those who still want to risk taking a long trip, it's a good idea to consider special insurance that can provide reassurance regarding a guaranteed refund in the event of a delayed or cancelled flight."

The EU has announced measures to try and limit the effect of an energy crisis, including plans to speed up the use of renewable energies and incentives for households to install clean energy supplies like heat pumps and solar panels.

The EU is also encouraging member states to reduce tax on electricity in the hope it will persuade more people to buy electric vehicles.

https://news.sky.com/story/money-live-c … t-13040934

Holidays 'very likely' at risk as EU warns of 'crisis'
The EU has warned that Europe is in a "very serious crisis" as aviation fuel stocks start to run low due to the war in Iran and people might have to change holiday plans this summer.

"Unfortunately, it's very likely that many people's holidays will be affected, either by flight cancellations or very, very expensive tickets," Dan Jorgensen, the EU energy commissioner, told Sky News.

"Even if we do everything we can do, if the jet fuel is not there, then it's not there."

Jorgensen added: "[Currently] it is primarily a crisis of prices and not yet a crisis of supply, but unfortunately we cannot be sure to prevent a crisis of supply, especially on jet fuel in the future, if the crisis continues."

The International Energy Agency has warned that major supply issues could occur in the next five to six weeks.

Airlines are already taking steps to reduce demand: the Lufthansa Group, one of the biggest airline groups in Europe, has announced the cancellation of 20,000 flights in the coming months. Other airlines are increasing ticket prices on long-haul flights to cover the increased cost of fuel.

"If we had peace tomorrow and the Strait of Hormuz opens, I think we will manage without that happening, but I have to say that even in the best-case scenario the price crisis will still last for quite some time," Jorgensen warned.

"Gas infrastructure has been ruined to a degree that will take years to rebuild and this means for months and maybe years yet we will see much higher prices than we had before this crisis started."

The head of Italy's Civil Aviation Authority told Sky News that people should consider spending their summer holidays in their home countries.

"In the past petrol prices have reached and exceeded more than $100 without any significant side effects on air travel but this time, the psychological effect is having a destructive effect on passengers," Pierluigi di Palma warned.

"It is best to recommend holidays nearby, rediscovering beautiful places in our country.

"For those who still want to risk taking a long trip, it's a good idea to consider special insurance that can provide reassurance regarding a guaranteed refund in the event of a delayed or cancelled flight."

The EU has announced measures to try and limit the effect of an energy crisis, including plans to speed up the use of renewable energies and incentives for households to install clean energy supplies like heat pumps and solar panels.

The EU is also encouraging member states to reduce tax on electricity in the hope it will persuade more people to buy electric vehicles.

https://news.sky.com/story/money-live-c … t-13040934 - @SimCityAT

I am seriously concerned by this.  I'm on the plane tomorrow to the UK and I've also got a flight in May and potentially very long haul out to Asia-Pacific (AP) in June or July for work purposes.  I really do not know how this is going to work out.  My alternative is to try and go via Canada but this is really problematic as it usually involves passing US territory which I want to avoid like the plague.  Not that the US is after me, I just don't want to take any risks with their mercurial ways. My other alternatives are via China or Singapore.   Prices have really shot up everywhere and put pressure on budgets. I hedged quite a bit for flights but it's effecting everything in the supply chain - rental cars, hotels, food, just everything.   

Mrs F was talking about holidays in Italy whale watching.  It's her 60th this year.  I suggested flying to Corsica but now I'm considering driving or us going to Croatia instead.  That was met with derision as no whales in Croatia.  When we first discussed this, I thought she meant going to Wales.   Fine by me.  A couple of weeks around there, no problem.  But now I know it's the large mammals and not Snowdonia and Ffestiniog railways. 

BTW, in the UK, the British government has INCREASED road taxes on electric vehicles.  That looks really foolish now.  How much squeezing can people take before the pips squeak. 

Over here in HU, no idea yet but cars are not cheap anyway.  We have a diesel car at the mechanics now.  One has to wonder if it's worth getting it fixed - they haven't done much about it and we're not pushing them to repair it.  As a diesel it's very economical.  On the other hand,  our petrol car is much newer but uses more.  And my hobby car, that's a gas guzzling monster but is what you want in the winter around here - permanent 4WD, chunky gripping tyres, heated everything and fantastic off-road or on snow performance.   Having three cars here seems a bit ludicrous. Even the one I have in the UK I wonder about.

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- @SimCityAT

Blimey!

If I have to make ranking, Turkish Airlines, Luxair, Air France, Sri Lankan Airlines (business class), Swiss Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways., At the start of my career it was only business class, after they saved on this (rightfully so). - @cdw057

My brother who was a airline mechanic for over 35 years swore by major airlines opposed to one in 3rd world countries; Their safety standards are higher in 1st; world countries even though nothing is perfect.

He worked for Flying Tigers, another airline then did over 30 plus years with American.

I only flew with American once for free for a job interview, their tickets are a bit higher then some other airlines.

Not sure why I chose United last trip but it was a decent flight, a Dreamliner, had 2 empty seats next to me, laid down across the seats, had extra tray space, the women in front of me did not put her seat back; It was fine, my niece and SIL loaded me up with muscle relaxers and a bit of gummy bear! I was flying for sure!