We’re halfway through February – even if this cough makes me hope the weather warms up soon. Nonetheless, it’s Saturday evening and it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Trams, The Universe and Everything – Tram 42 of West Midland Metro heads through the City Centre.
Trip Report: Miles to Bucharest
I finally managed to hit publish on Part 1 this week. More next week, now most of the ducks for this trip have been lined up in a pretty row…
Passsenger Experiance
- Lufthansa expands its Allegris offerings from Munich… with fees to match – Nothing is a premium touch than charging for seats in your premium cabins.
- Lufthansa Group activates “Find My – Share My Location” – Avalible on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings
- Aer Lingus updates its transatlantic amenities – With changes both in Business and Economy Class
New aircraft news
- Thai Airways to lease a further eight Airbus A321neo aircraft – More narrowbodies due to head to Thai Airways
Loyalty
- Iberia to switch to a revenue-based loyalty earning programme – The second IAG airline goes revenue-based.
If they spend it, will they build it?
- Heathrow Airport outlines its expansion plans – We’ll see.
Dirty Cash I want you, Dirty Cash I need you more…
- Further adventures in Direct Currency Conversion (just decline it, seriously) – As the subheadline suggests… just decline it
Mobility
- Eurostar resumes direct services from Amsterdam to London – For a while, before some more engineering work.
- City of London seizes Lime and Forest Dockless Bikes – Next, dockless Scooters, please.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
To say I’ve got some admin to do with some upcoming trips is… an understatement. The joy of letting some things slip whilst being focused on the joy of developing Windows 11 testing patterns.
And yes, I’ve got to know OOBE\BYPASSNRO more than I would liked.
We’ll have anything else that goes over my news desk and maybe some other things – depend how the publishing targets are hit.
Until then, Happy Landings!
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