As the nights draw in, with October and its storms blowing in, another week has come around.
It’s time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.
Birmingham Cathedral at Night
Travel technology
- Windows 10 End-of-Life – Do you have a plan? – Better plan quickly as Windows 10 End of Life is the 14th October
Loyalty
- Air France-KLM reveals how loyal British Airways members can be. Hint: Not very – Over 4,000 members seem to have at least taken a nibble.
Fees
- US ESTA Fee climbs to $40 from 30th September – And wait till you see where the extra fee is going.
Passenger Experience
- United Airlines launches USCBP’s International Remote Baggage Screening on flights from Sydney – But you’ll still need to clear customs manually.
- Emirates bans the use of Power Banks in-flight – Charge your devices before you fly.
- Air Canada rolls out Complimentary Beer, Wine and Snacks in Economy Class – Improving the passenger experience… even in economy class.
Routes and Networks
- British Airways to add St. Louis to its Transatlantic network – Another destination to North America.a
- Qatar Airways expands transatlantic codeshares with Aer Lingus and LEVEL – 18 more routes available through a codeshare.
- The Great Winter Escape – Emirates schedules up to 48 flights a week from Heathrow – that’s a lot of seats…
Shut them down
- No more playtime for Play – Play Airlines ceases operations – Another Icelandic airline failure
- Braathens files its Airbus subsidiary for bankruptcy – No more Airbus charter traffic for Braathens.
Trains
- Network Rail Unveils its Leaf Treatment Trains – Introducing Ctrl Alt Deleaf.. – Battling leaves on the line.
Pretty Pictures
Next Week
As I battle through another … I’ve lost count.. Windows 11 device refreshes, I’m slowly getting to the end of the second part of my big project. Just in time for the third part. But even I have a little light at the end of the tunnel.
Or is it a train rushing towards me in the other direction? I’m not sure.
We’ll have our usual mix of news, views and anything else that keeps me amused (providing some companies get back to me).
Until then, Happy Landings!
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