It’s that time of the week when we duck in from Storm Bert and look at some of the headlines that have passed over the email and desk feed.
Yes – It’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
It snowed on Colmore Row – Central Birmingham.
Trip Report: There and Back Again
Yes. The writing machine has been working semi-overtime on getting this out of the front door. Although various scheduling conflicts have hit the plan to get four parts out this week. Next week could be a lot busier on this trip report.
- There and Back Again – Long Haul Catch up with friends in Chicago with Oneworld Airlines
- To the 2:40 Coach and Heathrow Terminal 3 – There and Back Again
- Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Lounges at Heathrow T3 – There and Back Again
Aer Lingus, American Airlines and British Airways align “On the day benefits”.
Or “Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if Aer Lingus just joins oneworld at this point?”
- Aer Lingus to offer more benefits for AerClub members flying with American Airlines and British Airways
- British Airways confirms benefits for flying Aer Lingus on Transatlantic routes
Routes and Networks
- easyJet plots a lot of route launches from the UK for Summer 2025 – 21 routes up for grabs
- Norse Atlantic Airways to launch Stockholm to Bangkok – Coming October 2025
On the Railways
- Avanti West Coast to introduce Water Refill Points aboard trains – Well, that’s one nice thing to see
- The most… and least used rail stations in the UK – This year’s ORR numbers are out! Did Waterloo Station recover its number-one status?
Seating
- Finnair’s new E190 seats – Comfort by Recaro – R2 in the front, R1 in the rear.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
Whilst it might be the US Thanksgiving Weekend, I’ve got a full agenda on the blog to keep you all amused. Or at keep me going. We’ll have more from the Chicago trip report (as I fight to get it back onto some sort of schedule), as well as news you can use.
And who knows, I might get around to lining up some end-of-year things, as loyalty calendars wait for no one.
Until next week, Happy Landings!
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