Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates gears up for Easter

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Whilst the month of Ramadan continues, Emirates is also getting ready to celebrate Easter - with some ground and onboard goodies. Between the 7th and 10th of April, Emirates passengers flying in every travel class to select routes including Australia, USA, Canada, Europe, UK, Brazil, Philippines, South Africa, Mauritius, and Ghana, will be able to enjoy a selection of Easter … [Read more...]

Finnair to cut two of its shortest domestic services

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Finnair is making more commercial changes - this time cutting services to two of its domestic destinations. Finnair ATR72-500 at Helsinki Vantaa Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The Finnish national carrier will cease flying between Helsinki and the cities of Turku and Tampere with a bus connection as of May 1, 2023. Currently, the scheduled flight time to … [Read more...]

UK Easter Bank Holiday Rail Engineering works

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As we race towards the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend (7th-10th April), it is of course the perfect time for the rail network to carry out renewal works. The big hotspots There are four major pieces of work going on during the Bank Holiday weekend. London Euston will be closed over the entire period, with the West Coast Main Line closed between Milton … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Hyatt Regency O’Hare

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Time for another Snapshot focusing on the hotel experience at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic prepares its Spring/Summer Menu

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For those looking for tasty eats in the sky, Virgin Atlantic has unveiled its new menu In Upper Class, there are new additions including lobster and crab tortellini, a vegetarian poke bowl and a classic Pimms summer pudding. The extra bites menu takes the spotlight, as the airline introduces a club sandwich, filled with applewood cheese, house slaw and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Spirit Airbus A319 departing Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Spirit Airbus A319 banking as it departs Chicago O'Hare International Airport on a grey Spring Saturday. Spirit operate a fleet of 26 Airbus A319 aircraft in its fleet. The airline also operates the larger Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Airbus A320neo. The airline is also expecting … [Read more...]

ANA unveils a new Pikachu Jet – Introducing Pikachu Jet NH

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Whilst Ash Ketchum might have wandered off into the sunset to continue his Pokemon adventures, All Nippon Airways has announced a new Pokemon Jet - and it is a Pikachu Jet. This one is known as a Pikachu Jet NH. Pikachu Jet NH - Image, ANA.  The "Pikachu Jet NH" aircraft features a livery designed for ANA, in which the Sky High Pokémon Rayquaza is depicted … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (1st April 2023)

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It's April Fools Day, but there's no fooling around here, as we dive into last week's headlines that ended up on the blog. It's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. If an image summed up a week - 200 Degrees Coffee, Colmore Row, Birmingham.  Snapshots I've been travelling again. We all know what that means. Two snapshots this week, and two next week … [Read more...]