Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Air India Boeing 787-8 at Birmingham Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week, we have an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Birmingham Airport, resting at the International pier, before its return flight to India. Air India operate a fleet of 27 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (the first variant of the type introduced), connecting its bases in India to the world. The airline … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (27th September)

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It's that time again, where I wake from my slumber, assemble some links and present it as content - yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The Green Man by sculptor Toin Adams at The Custard Factory, Birmingham Editors note: This week has been... more than a pain up the backside to be blunt, with meetings, late finishes and minimal time to hit the keyboard in any … [Read more...]

KLM prepares its autumn timetable, capacity to drop…

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The winter of COIVD-19 will be soon amongst us, as well as airlines - who now have to adapt their operations for the autumn/winter 2020 season. KLM is like any other airline, as they set out their plans for next month or so. A brace of KLM Boeing 737s operating short-haul services from Amsterdam Schiphol - Image, Economy Class and Beyond With travel warnings from … [Read more...]

UK Government updates its travel corridors

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It's that time of the week, where the UK Government and The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office update their travel advice on where people will need to isolate, or if they are free to travel again. Countries that require you to self-isolate upon return to the United Kingdom Denmark - https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/denmark Slovakia - … [Read more...]

United Airlines to trial COVID-19 tests pre-flight

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It seems United Airlines is trying to seize the initiative, with the airline being the first U.S. carrier to make COVID-19 tests available to customers. Testing area at SFO- Image, United Airlines  The move is a pilot testing program for travellers that could make it easier for them to manage quarantine requirements and entry conditions of popular destinations … [Read more...]

Gulf Air to use the Recaro CL3710 Seat on their Airbus A321LR Aircraft

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As airlines work out their ongoing strategies, Gulf Air has selected new seating for its upcoming Airbus A321LR - with the airline selecting the Recaro CL3710 Recaro CL3710 - Image, Recaro.  The CL3710 has been used in many wide-bodied deployments, with this one of the first deployments of this seat in a narrow-body aircraft. With it being installed on … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Lufthansa 954 Frankfurt to Birmingham

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It’s time for the return snapshot from Frankfurt to Birmingham, focusing on how Lufthansa and friends get on on flight 954. For those who have forgotten, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! Snapshots – These … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Mercure Hotel Frankfurt City Messe

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Time for another snapshot, this time looking at the hotel experience at the Hotel Mercure, near the Messe/Hauptbahnhof in Frankfurt. For those who have forgotten, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! Snapshots – … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Lufthansa Airbus A380 parked at Frankfurt Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some airplane art. This week - we have a Lufthansa Airbus A380 parked at Frankfurt Airport, in protective storage. Lufthansa has a total of 12 Airbus A380 aircraft. These are currently all parked due to the Human Malware pandemic. The airline has parked a number of its fleet - from the small Airbus A319, Airbus A320, through to the … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (20th September)

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It's that time of the week again, where I'm in a hotel room in Frankfurt typing this out the night before this goes live... because I'll be flying when this goes live. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. So, you've worked out I'm in Frankfurt. Its been a hell of two weeks, with me having to sink or swim in the office and stressed out of my tree - … [Read more...]