It’s the end of a week – and in England and Wales, the start of the Bank Holiday Weekend. It’s therefore time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
The former Smithfield Commonwealth Games Site (or what a lot of us knew as the wholesale markets)
Feeling Finnair
In a record, I’ve published a trip report over two weeks without too much pain. I doubt this miracle will happen again, so enjoy it whilst you can. Here is the second half of “Feeling Finnair”.
- Exploring Suomenlinna
- Return to Helsinki Airport (or Hello, fancy CT Security Scanners)
- The Finnair Business Class Lounge (Non-Schengen)
- AY1337 Helsinki to London Heathrow (Business Class/Airbus A330)`
- What a Heathrow Omnishambles
- 160 Tier Points Down, 160 To Go
Loyalty
- Qantas apologies to its frequent flyers – offers bonuses – Sometimes, sorry is the hardest word.
Passenger Experience
- Gatwick Airport to drop capacity limits – It seems Gatwick is getting back to normal – to put it mildly
- Star Alliance offers paid-for access at Rio De Janeiro Airport – $55 a time on a non-qualifying ticket
- Dublin Airport opens its new runway – More Infrastructure and a new runway should increase capacity and shorten runway queuing times.
Routes and Networks
- Emirates to serve Auckland and Kuala Lumpur with Airbus A380 from December – A380s everywhere.
- Qantas to add an Auckland to New York route – Who needs Project Sunrise when you can have an extra stop?
Trains
- The Elizabeth Line’s evolution – more stations, frequencies and the line linked up – Starting November
- Thinking about travelling on the UK railways during the Bank Holiday? Check before you go – Plenty of closures this weekend
Pretty pictures
Next Week
I’m going to be enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend elsewhere than in front of a keyboard – so the posts will be a little thin on the ground. During next week, I’ll be trying to put other the next trip report -although you might see some snapshots appear to keep you interested.
On top of that, with August ending and September starts, all the big headlines should start appearing again, which I will keep an eye on.
Until next week – happy landings!
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