United Airlines is boosting the number of seats available on its flights from Manchester to New York by introducing a bigger plane. The airline is increasing seating capacity for next summer, with the introduction of the wide-body Boeing 767-400 to its the daily nonstop service to Newark Liberty Airport. It will replace the 169-seater Boeing 757-200 currently operating the route. United's 767-400 aircraft has a total of 240 seats, with 39 flat-bed seats in United Polaris business class and 201 seats in United Economy, including 70 Economy Plus seats with added legroom and increased personal space. Bob Schumacher, managing director sales U.K. and Ireland, said: “The introduction of the Boeing 767-400 aircraft is the most significant increase in capacity on our nonstop Manchester - New York/Newark service in over a decade and underscores our commitment to Manchester and the North-West of England. Read more of today's top stories here “With a more than 40 per cent increase … [Read more...] about There’s going to be more seats available on this Manchester to New York flight next summer
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Three Icelanders Named on New York Times’ List of ‘Top 25 Classical Music Tracks’
Three Icelandic composers have made the New York Times’ list of Top 25 Classical Music Tracks for 2018. Joshua Barone, one of the list’s coauthors, celebrates Víkingur Ólafsson as “a master of finding and exploiting unexpected pockets of musicality.” Víkingur’s “Bach: Fugue in A minor” was his favourite track from Bach: Solo Piano Works, an album that “offers an array of ways to consider Bach, including through transcriptions by the likes of Busoni and Rachmaninoff.” Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir’s haunting “Loom” from the album He(a)r was selected by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, who describes it as beginning “with a thin thread of sound that is patiently roughed up and smoothed out in ways that seem both generous and brittle, with the light seeming to enter right where the texture appears most broken.” Corinna notes that the full album, both written and performed by women, … [Read more...] about Three Icelanders Named on New York Times’ List of ‘Top 25 Classical Music Tracks’
Unflappable Taylor sees off challenge from Wahlstrom in New York
Sport by Press Association December 16, 2018, 2:34 am Updated: December 16, 2018, 2:36 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Sport newsletter Ireland’s Katie Taylor has made a successful third defence of her IBF and WBA lightweight titles after a comfortable victory against Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden. The Irishwoman maintained her undefeated record with ease and now has 12 wins from her professional fights after a unanimous points decision. Considered the most challenging contest of her career, it was Taylor’s first time fighting at one of boxing’s most famous venues, but there was no sign of any nerves as she dominated all 10 rounds. The 32-year-old made a good start, frustrating her Finnish opponent with a number of body and head shots and causing damage to her opponent’s eye and nose in the first round. Wahlstrom, the long-standing WBC super-featherweight champion, stepped up for the contest in New York, but … [Read more...] about Unflappable Taylor sees off challenge from Wahlstrom in New York
Katie Taylor beats Eva Wahlstrom to defend world titles in New York
By Luke Reddy BBC Sport 16 Dec From the section Boxing Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46582363 Read more about sharing. Katie Taylor produced the best display of her professional career to inflict a first defeat on Eva Wahlstrom and defend her IBF and WBA World Lightweight titles in New York.Ireland's Taylor, 32, won each of the 10 rounds at Madison Square Garden against a Finnish opponent who holds a world title in a lower weight division.Wahlstrom, bloodied late on by a head clash, had no answer to Taylor's speed and ferocity at any time.Taylor won 100-90 on all three cards."I thought it was a great performance against an undefeated fighter," Taylor said. "She came to win but I thought I boxed very smart in there tonight."To stand there toe to toe, with the crowd here behind me was … [Read more...] about Katie Taylor beats Eva Wahlstrom to defend world titles in New York
Popular Irish bar in New York one of six businesses destroyed by ‘devastating fire’
Queens-based Sidetracks was one of six establishments incinerated by the fire, in the business community of mainly immigrant-owned small businesses, which was built in 1931. Owned by Meath native, Bernard Reilly, the bar and restaurant first opened in 1986 and, according to The New York Times, was the unofficial anchor of the community. Over 200 firefighters across 44 separate units responded to the inferno which occurred between 45th and 46th Street on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside. The fire reportedly started in a nearby diner when oxygen met extreme heat in the loft space, known by local firefighters as a "cockloft" which was shared by several of the businesses. Twelve people were injured in the blaze, including seven firefighters, but the fact that no one was killed was considered miraculous. A huge backdraught, which is when flames retreat dramatically as an oxygen starved fire is exposed the air causing a huge explosion, left the on-site firefighters enshrouded in a cloud of … [Read more...] about Popular Irish bar in New York one of six businesses destroyed by ‘devastating fire’