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Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (21st August)

20/08/2022 by Kevincm

We’ve hit the end of another week again and this time, I’m awake enough to press the publish button. It’s therefore time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. 

a train station with a train on the tracks
Rugby Station last week at Sunset. 

Feeling Finnair Trip Report

We’re around the halfway point of the trip report. there’s more next week as I put together the final parts of it.

  • The Cathay Pacific Lounge (Business Lounge), Heathrow Airport
  • Finnair AY1332 London Heathrow-Helsinki – BUSINESS CLASS
  • This is new: Leaving Helsinki Airport
  • Crowne Plaza, Helsinki

New Aircraft news

  • Malaysia Airlines to acquire 20 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft – 10 purchases, 10 leases for the airline

Routes and networks

  • Emirates and Agean Airlines commence their codeshare – More one-ticket options if you’re hopping through Athens
  • Norse Atlantic Airways kicks off its Berlin routes and adds Fort Lauderdale – Building a better Berlin-based airline
  • easyJet plans a Glasgow to Belfast City Airport service – Winter Irish sea hops.

Capacity Chaos

  • Heathrow Airport to extend its capacity cap – going on to the end of the Summer time table

Passenger Experience

  • JetSMART takes flight with Recaro SL3710 seating – 240 seats on an A321neo
  • Emirates begins its fleet interior upgrade –

Rail strikes

Another turbulent week on the rails. And we’ve got Bank HolidayTravel updates next week.

  • Strikes hitting the UK rail and London Underground networks – 18th, 19th and 20th August

Pretty pictures

  • Saudia Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taking off from London Heathrow

Next Week

We have got more than a few things going on next week, with Snapshots from my last trip, as well as pushing the first Helsinki trip report.

On top of that, as we head towards the bank holiday, there are a few things that are helpful to know about, along with our usual coverage.

Until then – Happy landings!

 


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