Economy Class & Beyond

Air France to bolster Canadian services

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Air France is bolstering its Canadian network out of Paris-Charles de Gaulle, with new routes, service resumptions and bolstered frequencies. Oh, Ottowa Let us start with Ottowa, which will be new to the Air France network. The airline will launch a five-times-a-week service to the Canadian capital from 27th June. Planned operations are listed below: AF364 DEPART CDG … [Read more...]

British Airways to restart Beijing and Shanghai services

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British Airways is following Virgin Atlantic, with the airline returning to China after an absence of two years. British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond From 23 April, flights will operate daily between London Heathrow and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Meanwhile, from 3 June, flights will operate four times per week … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic plans to return to Shanghai

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With China reopening, Virgin Atlantic is happy to return to Shanghai in May.  Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 landing at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will mark the return of Virgin Atlantic to China. It will be the first time since 23 December 2020 the destination has been served - having been closed for a total of 859 days at the point of … [Read more...]

UK Passport price increase goes into effect

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If you missed out on the warning last month, it's a bit late now, as the price of a UK Passport has now increased. Now more expensive than ever -Image, Home Office.  The new fees for the standard application process are: Apply online Apply by paper form Adult (16 and over) standard 34-page passport £82.50 £93 Adult (16 and … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines to offer free inflight Wifi to Business Class Passengers, as well as new plans for other passengers

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There's good news in the world of inflight connectivity, as Singapore Airlines rolls out some new connectivity options on their aircraft. Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 landing at London Heathrow Airport - Image Economy Class and Beyond The airline is to offer Business Class, First Class and Suites passengers (as well as PPS Club members and PPS Club supplementary … [Read more...]

ZipAir to become the first Asian airline to use Starlink

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Starlink is continuing to make strides in the Inflight Connectivity space, with the SpaceX company signing up ZipAir Toyko of Japan as a customer. ZipAir will utilise the Starlink connectivity solution, to bring higher-speed and lower-latency internet to all passengers in-flight. In terms of technology, Starlink utilises a low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, as … [Read more...]

Flyr files for Bankruptcy

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It seems it's the week for airlines to collapse - this time - Flyr of Norway that will be filing for bankruptcy. In a statement on their site, Flyr stated: Flyr was unsuccessful with the new financial plan and the board concluded on Tuesday evening that there are no alternatives for further operation. The company will file for bankruptcy on Wednesday … [Read more...]

More UK Rail Strikes on the Way (1st and 3rd February)

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For those of you who have missed rail strikes, there's news, as ASLEF is taking some of its workers out on strike this week Which UK Rail Companies are affected? The strikes are due to run on Wednesday 1st and Friday 3rd of February. For reference, here are all the individual train operators that are affected.  Avanti West Coast – No services are … [Read more...]

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