Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways adds new routes, resumes old ones and adds capacity

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Qatar Airways has saved its big announcement for the year at ITB in Berlin, with it announcing sweeping changes to the network. There's a lot to go through, so let's dive in.  Expect a lot more of these in the air in 2023.  The airline is adding 7 new destinations to the network, whilst restoring connections to 11 cities.  Coming to the Qatar Airways Network during … [Read more...]

London City airport to deploy CT Baggage Scanners

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For those of you who hate removing laptops from bags, your bag of precious liquids and gels and anything else that will make an airport security agent unhappy, there's good news at London City Airport, who are promising to have their CT-style scanners up and running before the Easter break. London City Airport already has 2 new generation CT security scanning lanes in … [Read more...]

Britsh Airways increases capacity to Hong Kong for the summer season

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In a sign that business is returning to normal, British Airways is planning a capacity uplift at Hong Kong International Airport.  British Airways Airbus A350-1000 preparing to depart Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The airline will double its operation between London Heathrow and Hong Kong, with the operation being increased from 7 … [Read more...]

airBaltic to lease additional capacity for the summer season

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It seems that Latvian airline airBaltic is a bit short of capacity this summer, with the airline having to lease extra aircraft for the summer season. airBaltic. Now with Airbus A320s - Image, airBaltic.  airBaltic will wet-lease four additional aircraft short-term – to meet the increasing passenger demand the airline has. The airline has … [Read more...]

Airlines coordinate action over Dutch Goverment caps at Schiphol Airport

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When airlines join forces, it's never good news normally. In this case, KLM Group, Delta Air Lines, Corendon, easyJet and TUI are joining forces to take summary proceedings against the Dutch government. Fewer movements make airlines unhappy - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The airlines are challenging the government’s decision to significantly cut flight movements at … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at New York JFK

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art.  This week, we have a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 sat at New York JFK as the aircraft await lines up for the gates. Singapore Airlines has an active fleet of 11 Airbus A380 aircraft in its long-haul fleet. The type supports other aircraft in its long-haul operation, including the Airbus A350-900, … [Read more...]

JFK AirTrain exit fee jumps to $8.25

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Nothing says "Welcome to New York" than the fee to use the JFK AirTrain, which has steadily increased over the years. Well, for those who hate that fee, it's going up. Again. $8.25 if you dare to exit at Howard Beach or Jamacia. As of today, 5th March 2023, that cost jumps to $8.25 for a single fare. This must be paid by MetroCard (as there is no OMNY … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (4th March)

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We've hit March. Crap. March already? With Spring in the Northern hemisphere not far away, birds starting to sing and a lack of Voi Scooters on the streets of Birmingham, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Good news. No Voi Scooters on the road for a while. Bad news: they're on their way back when the council can finalise a … [Read more...]

SWISS unveils its new cabin product – Senses. HEY – Wait a second…

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SWISS International Air Lines has unveiled their new interior project - SWISS Senses.  SWISS Allegris Senses Business Class - Rendering, SWISS  HEY. I've seen this before... But in blue... Welcome to having an airline group with purchasing power. It is a variant of the Lufthansa Allegris product that is going to be rolling out.  Like the Lufthansa product, it … [Read more...]