Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – United Airlines Airbus A320 at Chicago O’Hare Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, I've been going into the archives for some other photos, and I found this image on the way - a United Airlines Airbus A320 painted in the classic "Blue Tulip" livery. United Airlines operate a fleet of 96 Airbus A320 aircraft. It makes a substainal size of the narrow-body fleet, with the … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (14th March)

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It's Sunday again - and more importantly - Mothers Day in the UK and Ireland. The year continues to plod along as we pass a year into this pandemic. But, no matter - it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. There are a lot of bats in the sky. Such is life - Grand Central, Birmingham. Travel Restrictions REMINDER: You now need to fill a form in to … [Read more...]

Ryanair adds more Greek destinations

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Greece is the word according to Ryanair, with the airline adding capacity being added between the UK and Greece, in a hope that traffic picks up over the summer. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will add the following routes to its network: Preveza – Stansted - 2 times a week Stansted – Zakynthos - 2 … [Read more...]

Austrian Airlines rolls out “Austrian Melange”

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Austrian Airlines are to start rolling out their short-medium haul buy-on-board programme, called "Austrian Melange". Yes. You can get onboard Schnitzel. Image, Austrian Airlines. The new product offering goes live in Economy Class from the 18th March. The new catering concept is available on flights with a flight time of up to three hours. The airline is … [Read more...]

Ryanair to roll out its own Covid-19 Document Carrier

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Travel Wallets containing COVID-19 immunisation or testing status have been a thing that many have worked on - from IATA to VeriFly.  Ryanair is to roll out its own version - with the Ryanair app. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In the Irish airline's app. Ryanair customers will be able to upload their negative PCR … [Read more...]

Lufthansa expands AirRail links

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Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn are  to expand their  joint train-to-flight services, with plans to add another give cities   The routes will be starting in December and will be called "Sprinter" routes (see a footnote later). DB defines their version of the Sprinter to be "extra-fast high-speed trains", will also travel to Frankfurt Airport for the first … [Read more...]

British Airways to extend its Executive Club status… for some members

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British Airways are going to extend status of its Executive Club members. However, it seems not everyone will benefit. British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taking off from London Heahtrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline is to "protect" the Tier status of Executive Club members for a further year. Eligible members will receive an additional 12 months on … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines to start selling excess amenity items

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It seems Malaysia Airlines is going to follow Qantas and British Airways, by selling off its excess amenity items to the public.  On sale now - Image, Malaysia Airlines So, what can you buy? If it was available to the passenger, it's on sale. This includes: Pyjamas set Amenity kits In-flight Duvet, In normal times, these would only available to its premium … [Read more...]

REMINDER: You now need to fill a form in to leave the United Kingdom

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Editors note: As of 17th May, this form is no longer in use. Red/Amber/Green Lists are now in use - see https://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2021/05/07/breaking-government-reveals-its-green-list/ This page will remain up for historical purposes.   For those who are intent on departing the United Kingdom, as of today, you will be required to download … [Read more...]

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