Economy Class & Beyond

Airbus launches the Airspace Cabin for the Airbus A220 Family

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The Airspace passenger experience programme, which Airbus started with the A333neo programme, and has since spread through the airframers line-up - is to further expand, with the Airbus A220 to gain the cabin experience. The move comes from market demand that Airbus has noticed. The key new feature of this cabin enhancement is the Airspace XL Bin – provided by … [Read more...]

Air Canada to launch Vancouver to Singapore

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Air Canada is preparing to stretch its wings, with a new route between  Vancouver International Airport and Singapore Changi International Airport. The new route will operate four times weekly beginning 3rd April 2024. The planned operation is as follows: Flight From To Days … [Read more...]

Finnair to add Wroclaw and capacity across its network for Summer 2024

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We might be in the middle of Summer 2023, but it seems Finnair is jumping ahead, with it setting up plans for Summer 2024. The airline is adding  Wroclaw in Poland as a new destination from 2nd April 2024,  as well as boosting frequencies out of its  Helsinki hub to destinations in Northern, Central Europe and Japan. In Scandinavia, Finnair is adding frequencies to … [Read more...]

British Airways to add Fuerteventura to its Gatwick network

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For those who like winter sun, BA Euroflyer, the Gatwick-based subsidiary of British Airways, has added to its Fuerteventura route map for the winter season onwards. British Airways Airbus A320 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The route will launch in November 202. Fuerteventura will join Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria as the fourth Canary Island served by the … [Read more...]

ATR Aircraft unveils new premium cabin options – Introducing ATR Highline

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ATR Aircraft have some advantages compared to small jet-powered aircraft - simply put, they consume a lot less fuel than their counterparts. Now they want to push home that advantage, to offer premium cabin configurations. They call this ATR Highline. . The concept takes the ATR Aircraft family and offers five different cabin concepts that can be applied, depending on … [Read more...]

Emirates to add its Premium Economy product to two routes to India

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Emirates is continuing to drive forward its Premium Economy offering, with the airline planning to offer it on two routes to India, operated by an Airbus A380. Initially, the airline will offer two routes with the A380 with premium economy products - Mumbai and Bengaluru, starting 29 October. Emirates will operate its newly retrofitted flagship A380 aircraft to … [Read more...]

Delta Flight Products unveils the Air4All Demonstrator – The most important demonstration of AIX?

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We're kicking off our post-AIX coverage with what I consider one of the most important innovations and demonstrations of Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023. At Economy Class and Beyond, we've kept a close eye on the Air4All consortium and its work - the idea and development to allow a powered wheelchair to travel aboard an aircraft, without going into the cargo hold - with the … [Read more...]

Ryanair to add Tirana (Albania) to its network

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Ryanair is to add Tirana and Albania to its European network, expanding the airline's reach.  Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline plans to add 00 weekly flights and 17 new routes to/from Albania as part of its Winter ’23 schedule. Albania will become the 37th country within Ryanair’s network, opening up markets such as Belgium, … [Read more...]

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