Economy Class & Beyond

Air Belgium to resume Brussels – Hong Kong service for the Summer Season

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Good news for those of you who have been watching Air Belgium - and has been doing a lot of heavy lift for other airlines (Most notably - British Airways). The airline is resuming its own operations for Summer 2019, with a three days a week service between Brussels Charleroi and Hong Kong International. Air Belgium Airbus A340-300 At Brussels National - Image, Economy … [Read more...]

Getting to and from Heathrow Airport from Central London (2019 Edition)

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Getting to and from Heathrow Airport from Central London (2019 Edition) Continuing on from yesterday where I showed you free or cheap ways of getting around Heathrow Airport, I'm going to show you the ways of getting out of the area, and the costs attached to them. This guide focuses on public transport options between Heathrow and Central London. It does not look … [Read more...]

Air Vanuatu to add four Airbus A220 aircraft

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Air Vanuatu is to add four new aircraft to its fleet - four Airbus A220 family aircraft. The airline will add two A220-100s and two A220-300s to its fleet. It marks the first order of the A220 family in the Pacific region. Air Vanuatu Airbus A220-100 - Rendering, Airbus. Air Vanuatu Airbus A220-300 - Rendering, Airbus. The airline currently operates to 26 … [Read more...]

IHG to launch new all-suite hotel brand

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Intercontinental Hotels Group announced its results today. But that's not the interesting part it seems. Rather, the group is to launch another brand - this time an "all-suites hotel" brand. According to the group the new brand will be a mid-scale brand, targeted at an $18bn industry segment. IHG believes there is both strong guest (you and me) and owner (hotel … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (24th February)

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It's that time of the week again, where it's a chance to go back in time and see what I've covered at Economy Class and Beyond during the last week British Airways Retrojets Yes. They get their own section this week as there's been a lot of coverage at the blog. Many thanks again for British Airways for hosting us. Welcome back BOAC – British Airways 100th … [Read more...]

The second British Airways Retrojet will be… BEA!

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... British European Airways (BEA). Continuing the celebration of the centenary of British Airways - after the successful retrojet repaint of G-BYGC into BOAC colours, the airline has chosen the colours of BEA from 1959 to 1968 for their next retrojet. This will fly aboard a more modern Airbus A319 - G-EUPJ The A319 will enter the IAC paint bay at Shannon … [Read more...]

FlyBe operating assets sold to Connect Airways

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The sale of FlyBe's operating assets to Connect Airways was completed late last night. Today's confirmation of the sale of Flybe to Connect Airways secures an exciting future for our customers & employees as we continue to provide vital regional connectivity in the UK & beyond. Our confirmed schedule operates as normal & you can book now at … [Read more...]