Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Ryanair Boeing 737-800 on approach to Birmingham Airport

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It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art This week, we have a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 as it is on its final descent to Birmingham Airport - taken at Stechford in Birmingham at around 9:31 in the morning. Ryanair operate a fleet of 424 Boeing 737-800 aircraft across its different subsidiaries, split down as Ryanair DAC - 256 Aircraft … [Read more...]

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

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It's Valentines Day and also the end of the week, so here's some love and Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I've had something that resembles snow in Birmingham. It's been fun cleaning and warming the car up, then heading out to work. UK Quarantine and testing plans UK Government finalises Hotel Quarantine plans… with very big sticks - Get ready to pay … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic extends free changes to *30th April 2023*

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It looks like Virgin Atlantic is expecting muted demand for some time to come, with the airline announcing that it will extend free changes to tickets to April 30, 2023. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond According to their rebooking page, the airline states: When you book to travel any time up to 30th April 2022, you … [Read more...]

Welcoming the Year of the Ox – Kung Hei Fat Choi!

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A new lunar cycle has begun. It is, therefore, time to welcome the Year of the Ox to us.  The arch at Wing Yip, Birmingham - shot on New Year's Eve. The year of the Snake was marred of course by the pandemic, which has seen travel cut massively and people separated at a time when they are due to come together (with both local and international travel Your writer … [Read more...]

Gatwick Airport to start charging for drop-offs outside the North Terminal from 8th March

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If you're travelling from Gatwick Airport in the near future - and want to be dropped off in front of the North terminal -  the proposed charges for doing this are going into effect from the 8th March 2021. The airport announced this was coming in  October 2020, with the airport introducing a £5 charge for vehicles which drop off passengers directly outside its North … [Read more...]

UK Government finalises Hotel Quarantine plans… with very big sticks

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The UK Government announced its formalised Hotel Quarantine plan, along with some very big sticks to control importing of new variants of COVID-19. Travelling from a country on the travel ban list? Budget £1750 extra. The new measures build on those already in place, which include refusing entry to non-UK residents from ‘red list’ countries. All … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines extends its seat blocking policy

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Delta Air Lines is continuing its programme to provide more space in the cabin, by extending its policy of blocking middle seats in the cabin. The policy of blocking middle seats and limit capacity on all flights departing will continue to 30th April 2021. It includes: On aircraft with middle seats: We will block the selection of middle seats in Delta Premium … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A321neo at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Lufthansa Airbus A321neo arriving at Dublin Airport as it completes the short-haul hop from Frankfurt Airport. Lufthansa operates a fleet of six Airbus A321neo aircraft, with 34 on order. The airline leans heavily on the Airbus narrow-body family for its short-haul operation, … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (7th February)

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for me to wander out of the world of lockdown to forage for supplies and take a photo - as well as assemble this week's writings. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Looking down Corporation Street, in Central Birmingham as an empty Midland Metro trundles towards the Library. This week has been more than a little quiet for … [Read more...]