Economy Class & Beyond

Train vs Plane – Off to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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Setting the timer off: Off to Amsterdam Schiphol - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin

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Time for another snapshot - looking at the passenger experience between Birmingham and Dublin airport aboard Aer Lingus EI263. Pre-departure Boarding passes for the day were collected from the agents at the airport. Security was extremely busy - it being a Saturday, with a lot of holiday traffic heading out. Actually - we need to talk about these Self Check-In kiosks … [Read more...]

Austrian Airlines chops and changes its network

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It seems that the harsh reality of running a network has hit Austrian Airlines, with the airline announcing some big chops and changes. Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 taxing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. So what's being sliced? Hong Kong Havana Colombo Linz (Replaced by ÖBB AIRail service) Isfahan (Iran) Shiraz … [Read more...]

JetBlue kicks off the Airbus A220 party

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It seems the Airbus A220 party is being set off with a big bang, with JetBlue and Airbus agreeing a Memorandum of Understanding for the "new" type. Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue - Rendering, Airbus The MoU for 60 firm orders will be for larger A220-300 (nee CS300) model - with options for a further 60. In addition, JetBlue converted 25 of its current A320neo orders into … [Read more...]

Airbus rebrands the C Series as… the Airbus A220

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With Airbus taking the lead of the C Series Partnership, the airframer has decided the first thing the plane needs... is a new name. Introducing the Airbus A220 The A220 family will be split into two sub-types: The A220-100 (Currently the C Series CS100) The A220-300 (Currently the C Series CS300) The formal unveiling was carried out at Airbus Toulouse at … [Read more...]

Train Vs Plane: A walk around Amsterdam

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 A walk around Amsterdam - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around Amsterdam … [Read more...]

Snapshot: Aer Lingus Regional EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham

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Time for another snapshot - this time looking at the passenger experience between Dublin and Birmingham aboard an Aer Lingus Regional ATR72-600. For those of you who are new to the blog: 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 are bite-sized … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Brussels Airlines Airbus A320 – “Trident”

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Brussels Airlines Airbus A320 painted in "Trident" livery, in support of Belgium Football team - or the Belgian Red Devils. Trident is part of the five Airbus A320 aircraft that Brussels Airlines have painted in recognition of Belgian Icons. These include: Trident (representing … [Read more...]