As we move into lighter evenings and into March, there’s still plenty of headlines to go through from the previous week. It therefore must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Building out lighter evenings – Looking towards the Birmingham City Centre.
TRIP REPORT: Miles to Bucharest
Only two parts this week as I’ve been focused elsewhere (that and this week has taken a lot out of me). There’ll be more next week.
Passenger Experience
- Qatar Airways accelerates its Starlink rollout – Internet connectivity rollout continues
- Emirates prepares for Ramadan both in the sky and in their lounges – Thoughtful touches for travellers during Ramadan
- Lufthansa updates its short-to-medium haul business class offerings – And Pre-order available too
Routes and Networks
- IndiGo sets its first Boeing 787 route…. Bangkok! – With a little help from Norse Atlantic Airways
- KLM plots its Summer 2025 plans – Three new intercontinental and three new European Routes for Summer 2025
Loyalty
- easyJet goes on the poach for British Airways Executive Club Members – With discounted easyJet Plus
- Lufthansa Group makes a play for British Airways and Iberia Club Members – Match to Miles and More – A rare Lufthansa status match
The Business of Aviation
- Qatar Airways/Virgin Australia tie-up gets the green light – One more set of hurdles to go
Trains
- Southeastern Railway returns a Networker Train back to its “Network SouthEast” livery – The Aquafresh train livery is back.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
Providing I get some time next week, I’ll try to push along the trip report a little more (but with the body wanting more sleep than usual, that could be a real challenge). Nonetheless, there’s a bit of a backlog of other articles too.
On top of this, we’ll have our usual mixture of news, views and whatever else comes to mind.
Until then, happy landings.
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