2007 October

Scandinavian Airlines has decieded to stop flying Dash 400 after having 8 accidents in 7 weeks. The whole fleet of 27 planes will be sold. This is probably the most drastic step any airline has taken in order to protect it’s rumour and to protect the brand. The decision was taken after yet another accident on Copenhagen airport. This last incident is due to problems with an O-ring.

 It has been devastating for SAS with all the accidents, cancellation of flights and aircrafts on the ground for weeks. Most analysts praise the decision and even though it will cost the airline in the short run, most believe that SAS will benefit from it in a longer perspective. The airlines employees is also very positive about the decision taken on Sunday.

SAS has used the aircraft for shorter distances both domestically within the three Scandinavian countris, as well on short international flights in Europe. When the Stockholm Stock Exchange opened this morning, the SAS share fell almost 6 %. The stop is estimated to a cost of 300 - 400 million SEK. SAS cancelled 14 flights on Tuesday.

The decision is devastating for Bombardier, the aircrafts maker. Not only SAS has had incidents. Japan Airlines has had the aircrafts on the ground for long periods. There has been in total 17 incidents since 1986.

The European Space Safety Authority has called the aircraft maker Bombardier to a meeting.

London has become one of the world’s best culinary cities.

Here’s our own listing of favorites in London:

TOP TEN RESTAURANTS
• 1 The Ivy
• 2 Belgo Centraal
• 3 Mon Plaisir
• 4 Rock and Sole Plaice
• 5 Chaz Gerrard
• 6 Hamburger Union
• 7 Orso
• 8 Joe Allen
• 9 Rules
• 10 The Admiralty

TOP TEN CAFES AND PUBS
• 1 Royal Opera House café
• 2 World Food Café, Neal’s yard dinning room
• 3 Freuds
• 4 Café des Amis du Vin
• 5 The Lamb and Frog
• 6 Paul
• 7 Gordon’s Wine Bar
• 8 Lowlander
• 9 Frank’s Café
• 10 Monmouth Coffee House

Here is our own guide to London. If you need accommodation in London, we are at your service. One great way of seeing London is from the water.

As it’s time to spring forward with day light savings time in Europe this weekend, it’s reported that our bodies are affected more than we think of the time change. But if our bodies are affected by one hours time change, what effect does several hours change has? Jet-lag is a common problem for travellers.

Here’s some great tips on how to deal with Jet-lag, it will help you with techniques for reducing jet lag. Travel tips include comments on exercises, use of alcohol, melatonin, sleeping pills and anti jet lag diet.