Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates to scale London Heathrow services up to *SEVEN* flights a day

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Emirates is continuing to grow its operation at London Heathrow Airport, with the airline planning to operate up to seven flights a day between Dubai and Heathrow. The airline will operate an additional five-a-week service to London Heathrow commencing on 31 October 2023, operating until 30 March 2024. This temporary service will meet market demand during the busy winter … [Read more...]

Air Transat looks to South America for the winter season

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Air Transat is looking south, it planning on serving Lima, Peru in its winter timetable.  Lima will join the operation, with flights operating from both Toronto and Montreal this winter (subject to the usual authorizations). This program expansion will create a new gateway to South America, in addition to the flights already offered to Colombia. The … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 taking off from Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 in the classic white and green livery taking off the new North Runway from Dublin Airport as it heads off to New York-JFK on a short transatlantic hop. Aer Lingus operates 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with three Airbus A330-200s supporting them in its … [Read more...]

Making buying a bottle of water a lot easier at Dublin Airport

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Whilst some people are very organised, and have their recycled fillable water bottle with them at all times, others (like your writer), have the organisational skills of a pea some days. So when I need a bottle of water at an airport, it’s a grumble, more than happiness when given the choice of paying through the nose at newsagents. Thankfully, Dublin … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (12th August)

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It's still just about Saturday, I've just come in from a day trip to Dublin and realised that I haven't written much today. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. So, Guess which airline I flew today.  Trip Report - Back to Innovation, Back to Hamburg And the final two chapters from this trip report. I've got new writing to do, … [Read more...]

Another weekend of no Piccadilly Line Trains to Heathrow

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Ah, it's summer. This means it's time for more engineering works on the Piccadilly Line connecting Heathrow to Central London. This weekend, the Piccadilly Line line will be shut between Hammersmith/Acton Town and Heathrow. Between 0045 and 0445 on Saturday 12th August there will be no service (night tube) between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals).  Bus PL1 … [Read more...]

Lego Concorde is coming on the 7th September!

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For those that like building, as well as a classic aircraft, there is good news as Lego is preparing to release a Concorde model under the "Lego Icons" umbrella. I'm not going into the history of this aircraft - it's very well documented already. This model will depict Concorde in her roll-out and first-flight livery before deliveries commend to British Airways and Air … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific readies itself for up to 32 A320neo family aircraft

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The Cathay Pacific Group is readying to grow its fleet, with the airline intending to purchase up to 32 Airbus A321neo and A320neo aircraft. The move comes as it continues to invest in expanding and modernising its fleet, and growing flight connectivity at the Hong Kong international aviation hub. This will bring the Group’s new aircraft deliveries to more than … [Read more...]

Etihad Airways to boost its network for Winter 2023

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As the Summer season continues in full swing, Etihad Airways is planning a major expansion for the winter season. The airline is planning to add further destinations to its network, to provide more options and flexibility, with some services retimed whilst others will gain extra frequencies. Etihad has already announced the launch of nine new destinations this year, … [Read more...]