It’s the end of January and things seem to be going as much as they can be expected. But it’s also the end of the week – so it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
We had snow last week. St Philips Cathedral, Birmingham.
Travel Restrictions
Her Majesties Government has been busy announcing updated travel restrictions – with plans to introduce hotel quarantines and extending direct travel bans
- UK Travel Bans: UAE added, along with other countries – If you’re in the UAE or the other countries on this list, you’ll need to find a new indirect way home
- The UK to impose mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from 30 countries and restrictions exiting the country – Get ready to pay out to wait out your quarantine periods if you’re coming in from any country on the “Red List”.
Passenger Experience
- Lufthansa unveils some of its buy-on-board options – Well, they’re not awful. Although your wallet may disagree
New Aircraft News
- Alaska Airlines takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX – Alaska Airlines becomes the 4th US Carrier to take delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft
- Flair Airlines to add 13 Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet – Flair is going for growth, from three Boeing 737-800 to the MAX
- Singapore Airlines to deploy its first Boeing 737-800 – A SilkAir 737 got the Singapore Airlines treatment
Routes and Networks
- ANA slices summer 2021 operations – It’s going to be a domestically focused 2021 for ANA
Some COVID-19 personal news
- So, I got my first COVID-19 vaccine shot… – Just a personal experience blog.
Loyalty
- Emirates, Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific to extended their elite frequent status – Three airlines extended their loyalty programmes into 2022. Expect others to follow.
Trains
- East Midlands Railway reveals the seats for their new trains – More FISA Leans seats all around for the new Aurora trains.
Airplane Art
Next Week
With European countries closing their borders, as well as other nations grappling with the new strains of COVID, it continues to be a stressful time for… well… anyone.
I’ll be keeping my eyes open as always on the big headlines, as well as some of the smaller stories.
Until then, stay safe!
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