Good morning from the Windy City. It might be midday back in the UK – and that’s good enough an excuse to go back in time to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
The “Honest, I’m Chicagoland picture”, with O’Hare field in the distance and an aircraft jetting off.
But if you’re in UK – ensure you’ve done the time warp as clocks go back one hour to Greenwich Mean Time.
Passenger Experience
- Choices and Consequences: Why I take the night morning coach to Heathrow – There’s a method to my madness. Honest Gov.
- Lessons in communication. Or 3 hikes between the lounge and Gate 29 is plenty… – The amount of steps I racked up going between the American Airlines Admirals Club and T3 Gate 29 were enough.
- Lufthansa Group to roll out Hand Baggage Only Fares to the whole network – HBO fares arrive across the Lufthansa long haul network. Wonderful…
New Aircraft News
An Airbus-heavy week, with an order and a MoU.
- Czech Airlines signs for Airbus A220 and A321XLR aircraft – More validation for the new additions to the Airbus catalogue
- Spirit Airlines signs a MoU for up to 100 A320neo family aircraft – wait… someone wants to actually buy an A319neo?
Routes and Network
- Ryanair adds Armenia to its network – Another new notch on the Ryanair bed.
- To Cover, To Fly – British Airways continues lease cover capacity – Evolop and Titan Airways to cover for broken aircraft.
- Lufthansa expands Air-Rail connections – Filling in the gap between air and a destination, railways. Who would had thought?
Summer Premium Adventures
We’re back in the air with this trip report this week, as I track from Bangkok to London… the indirect way round.
- QR833 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hamad International Airport Doha (QSUITES)
- Another Long Doha Layover
- QR175 Hamad International Airport to Oslo (Business Class)
- A return to Oslo Airport
- BA767 Oslo Airport to London Heathrow Terminal 5
Pretty Pictures
Next week
We’re almost at the end of Summer Premium Adventures as I track back home and add a few thoughts about my trip. In addition, I’ll have some snapshots from American Airlines flight, a couple of hotels and maybe a long haul flight one of my favourite long haul airlines.
You’ll find out more soon enough. Until then – happy landings!
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