Kevincm, Author at Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in Star Alliance livery

09/03/2025 by Kevincm

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in plain white, with large Star Alliance billboard titles as it is resting at its home base of Singapore Changi Airport between duties in the dark of a Singaporean night. Singapore Airlines operates a fleet of 22 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in its … [Read more...]

CrossCountry Trains unveils its first refurbished train

09/03/2025 by Kevincm

UK Train operator CrossCountry has unveiled the first train to go through its fleet refurbishment programme. CrossCountry 170101 in its new colours at Derby Station - Image, CrossCountry The work is being carried out at Arriva TrainCare’s Crewe depot and funded by Porterbrook, who owns the fleet. The reintroduction of Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ unit 170101 to … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (8th March)

08/03/2025 by Kevincm

We've reached the end of the week again, where I've spent time typing, scheming and trying to understand the meaning of sanity. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Because coffee solves a lot of sins in the world - 200 Degrees Coffee, Birmingham TRIP REPORT: Miles to Bucharest We're into the bit where I'm spending time walking around, as well as … [Read more...]

Emirates refitted Boeing 777 next destinations: London Stansted and Seoul Incheon

07/03/2025 by Kevincm

Emirates is continuing to update its operations as further refitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are completed, with two more destinations getting upgrades. The destinations in question are London Stansted and Seoul Incheon. The service to Seoul Incheon will get the updated aircraft from Boeing 777-300ER from 14th April, with the four-class aircraft operating on flights … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Back to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport and The Visa Satellite Lounge (Non-Schengen) – Miles to Bucharest

07/03/2025 by Kevincm

Back to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport and The Visa Satellite Lounge (Non-Schengen) Miles to Bucharest Let's head back to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport. The bus sounds like a good idea... doesn't it? At least there's a lounge at the end of the rainbow... … [Read more...]

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation – Wave Three Applications (Europe) are now online

06/03/2025 by Kevincm

For those travelling to the United Kingdom from Europe, the third wave of applications for Electronic Travel Authorisation (UK ETA) has gone live. We've seen previous UK ETA waves roll out so far - with the largest wave of Visa-free entry countries went live earlier this year in January. The UK ETA is required if you are planning to cross the UK Border at an airport … [Read more...]

KLM enables Apple’s “Find My Share Item Location” to aid baggage recovery

06/03/2025 by Kevincm

It's time for another airline to activate Apple's "Find My Share Item Location" to help them find missing baggage. And it's KLM Royal Dutch Airlines who is next to join the party. Customers traveling with KLM can use the new Share Item Location feature to privately and securely share the location of their AirTag or Find My network accessory with KLM customer service to … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: A Morning Exploration around Central Bucharest – Miles to Bucharest

05/03/2025 by Kevincm

A Morning Exploration around Central Bucharest Miles to Bucharest The morning cometh. And no, I'm not sleeping in and catching an Uber back to the airport. Where's the fun in that? I'm in a new city. It's time to explore The Old Town, some sights and get lost on a metro line. … [Read more...]

SWISS Senses rolls passenger experience improvements to roll out

05/03/2025 by Kevincm

Ahead of the SWISS International Air Lines A350-900 rollout, the airline is putting in some major changes to the passenger experience aboard their current aircraft for their long haul Premium Economy and Economy Class products. New meal concepts for Economy Class - Image, SWISS. In the first phase, SWISS Senses will bring an expanded inflight food and beverage offer … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines plans routes to Marrakech and Accra

04/03/2025 by Kevincm

It seems Delta Air Lines is planning a new route starting this upcoming winter season - this time Marrakech, Morocco. Delta Boeing 767-400ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It marks an expansion of Delta's African network, with the airline planning to operate the route between Atlanta and Marrakech. The new route will start on the 25th October 2025. The … [Read more...]