Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (24th December)

We are just on the cusp of Christmas and the Festive Period, but things continue at Economy Class and Beyond as we dive into last week’s headlines.

Christmas and New Year Travel Advice

Kevin’s travel tip: Patience and planning will be virtues you need over the festive period. Allow time, but plan ahead.

Snapshot/Trip Report: Birthday Adventures to Geneva

I’ve had more than a few minutes this week after more than a little pain in certain places. No, I’m not going into those gory details. Instead having a little more fun is preferred in this trip report segment. There’s more next week – as I’ve got a lot of this to write still.

New Aircraft News

Condor accepts its first Airbus A330-900neo – And it has Green Stripes. Which is most important thing.
Porter Airlines take delivery of their first two Embraer E195-E2 – First deliveries to North America.
Iberia reveals its latest A350 with several passenger experience improvements – And you can see the accountants trying to squeeze an extra seat into the new cabin already.

Routes and Networks

Finnair to expand Asia services for Summer 2023 – Longer flights, but increasing their Asia Coverage
Ryanair increases Belfast International presence for 2023 – It seems easyJet’s plans have spurred on rival Ryanair to add further capacity.
SAS to add new summer services from Scandinavia to the USA – A clever use of a single A321LR

Pretty Pictures

United Airlines Boeing 787-10 on final approach to Chicago O’Hare International

Next Week

We are in that odd period between Christmas and the New Year, where there may be a few big headlines, but not a lot else.

At Economy Class and Beyond, we will have more stories from the Geneva trip, as well as travel news (because the next two weeks are shaping up to be rough).

We will also have our end-of-year wrap articles, looking back at 2022 from both a news perspective as well as a personal one.

Until then, enjoy the festive period and happy landings!

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