As the nights draw in and the light fades quicker in the northern hemisphere of the planet, we’ve come to the end of another month – and also another week.
It therefore must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
A Tran crossing across the Djurgårdsbron into Central Stockholm on a rather sunny late-August day.
TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore
I’ve started the big posts and trip report this week on the blog (lets say designing a collage can take a lot longer than most would like). I will be trying to get this out a little faster than usual, so expect four to five posts next week on this (depending on which airlines work against my publication schedule).
- Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore – with Finnair, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar and Norwegian
- Oh. The Coach. How Delightful – and British Airways South Lounge
Routes and Networks
- SAS and Delta Air Lines sign a codeshare agreement – More connectivity appears, filling some codeshare gaps.
- Cathay Pacific expands its North America network – Off to Dallas Fort Worth – A new destination for the Hong Kong-based carrier
- Ryanair to add extra capacity to Sweden – It’s amazing what happens when passenger taxes drop
Rail
- SWISS expands AirRail partnership with SBB – 21 destinations available with SWISS and SBB extending their partnership
- Skyteam partners with Eurostar as its first non-airline partner – A quick way to expand rail connectivity at SkyTeam hubs.
New aircraft news
- T’way Air signs with Avolon for further Airbus A330neo aircraft – More long-haul aircraft for the low-cost South Korean carrier
IFE+C
- Air France selects SpaceX Starlink for in-flight connectivity – another big win for SpaceX and its Skylink connectivity programme
Pretty pictures
Next week
With the trip report up and running, I’m still writing a lot of it in the background (and if you’ve looked at the contents list – there’s a lot that I’m covering in this trip, broken down into easy-to-chew segments.
That’s before I get onto the decision that involves images and the such.
On top of that, I’ve got another trip in the planning machine too – so it continues to remain “all go” with this writer here.
We’ll also have our usual mixture of news, views, commentary and opinion too
Until next week – Happy Landings!
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