As we pass from the Summer Solstice and slowly back into the darkening nights, it’s another scorcher of a weekend in the City of Birmingham. But time moves on, as it’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Birmingham City Centre from New Street Station, facing towards The Rountunda (left) and the Bullring centre, with the tracks leading out to London, Coventry, Leicester, Oxford, Reading and beyond.
Heavy Metal Travel Advice
- Coming to Birmingham for the Black Sabbath Gig? Plan ahead! – Next weekend, Birmingham is going to be busy. Here’s my cut-out and keep travel advice for the weekend.
Routes and Networks
- Brussels Airlines gears up for a busy summer – With a number of routes and extra aircraft to help
- Scandinavian Airlines to return to Mumbai! – Coming in 2026.
Passenger Experience
- Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways enhance lounge access benefits for passengers with status from 1st July – Bellisimo.
Multi-Modal Conectivtivy
- Delays on the Piccadilly Line – new trains entry-to-service delayed – The 2024 Rolling Stock has been delayed. Please can existing 1973 trains. Thank you.
- Air Canada expands its Air+Rail options, with Lufthansa Rail Express – More Travel options in Germany for Air Canada passengers
- London Northwestern Railway introduces its new commuter trains – Enter the Class 730/2… all because someone didn’t want to pay leasing charges.
Pretty Pictures
- Korean Air Cargo Boeing 777F on final approach to Chicago O’Hare
- SWISS unveils its first A350-900 – SWISS Wanderlust – Full of easter eggs too. Good luck finding them..
Next week
I’d like to offer some commentary on what I might write next week. However, I’ve had some heavy news hit on Friday, which is now leaking through the press.
As such, I’m focusing on that, rather than the blog at the moment – as such, updates are going to be a little thinner over the coming weeks (it was also why we had a fallow publishing day on Monday).
When I publish, it’ll be a bit lighter than usual, as I’ll need something to brighten up my day, so expect the usual positive stories that we publish here – I’ve got little room for airport dramas or inflight stupidity
Until next week – have happier landings than I am at this time.
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