Economy Class & Beyond

Icelandair to send its Airbus A321LR to Miami

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Icelandair is planning to launch a service between Reykjavik and Miami, Florida, with its new Airbus A321LR. The new route will be a seasonal flight, operating between 25th October and March 2026. It will operate three times a week, with flights flying on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Whilst this flight has been confirmed to operate with Icelandair's new A321LR … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group to take a 10% holding in airBaltic

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It seems that "We are the Borg. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile." is the order of the day, with The Latvian Ministry of Transport, airBaltic, and Lufthansa Group signing an agreement for the sale of a stake in the airBaltic. airBaltic and Lufthansa together - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Lufthansa … [Read more...]

Lufthansa to offer free inflight messaging on long haul routes

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For those who love to message in the air, Lufthansa is preparing a nice little passenger experience uplift on its long-haul routes, with the airline preparing to offer free messaging on long-haul flights. The German carrier will introduce free messaging on their flights in the Summer of 20225 on its intercontinental flights. Interestingly, this is not just limited to … [Read more...]

Heathrow Rewards to go offline… and become part of My Heathrow – with a couple of stingers in the tail

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If you're pained enough to go through Heathrow Airport, one of the more useful pieces of plastic or barcode is the one for Heathrow Rewards, which allows you to earn rewards when you spend there. However, there seems to be some activity ahead with Heathrow Rewards to move to My Heathrow. The My Heahrow platform will merge Heathrow Rewards, Official Heathrow … [Read more...]

Scandinavian Airlines selects Starlink for inflight connectivity

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It seems SpaceX's satellite division - Starlink - has gained another aviation customer, with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) becoming a customer. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Airbus A350 - Image, Scandinavian Airlines Starlink delivers internet all around the world and leverages advanced satellites to provide connectivity across oceans and remote locations, including … [Read more...]

Norse Atlantic Airways adds Athens to Los Angeles

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It seems that Norse Atlantic Airways is boosting its presence at Los Angeles International Airport, with the announcement of a new service to be started to Athens, Greece. With Transatlantic travel still being the cash cow that some airlines are seeing, Norse Atlantic is pitching this route launch to open more routes out of the US to Europe. Planned operations are as … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (25th January)

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As we head out into the last week of January, where the sun sets a little later each day and temperatures fail to even guess what they're doing, it's time for me to assemble a bunch of commentary and posts together. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Waiting for the inbound train - Solihull Train Station.  Routes and Networks Japan Airlines to add … [Read more...]