Economy Class & Beyond

LOT Polish Airlines to add Warsaw to London City Airport

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LOT Polish Airlines have announced that they are to add a new a new route between Warsaw and London City Airport. The new route will operate twice a day (subject to LCY's closing times), with four Embarer E-190s to be used. It also marks LOT's 100th network route. DEPART LCY 07:15 ARRIVE LCY 09:00 (Monday-Saturday) DEPART LCY 16:15 ARRIVE LCY 18:00 (Monday-Friday and … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: To the trains – Europe! Start Voting Now!

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Europe: Start voting now! To the Trains! In this musical spectacular... Who wants to go to Eurovision? Where did my wallet go? Off to Birmingham Airport SN2038 Birmingham Airport to Brussels National Airport Some time at Brussels Airport SN3819 Brussels National Airport to Lisbon Airport with the AeroSmurf Into Lisbon and The Tuk Tuk Hostel Exploring … [Read more...]

Ryanair adds Southend Airport to its network

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It seems the every growing juggernaut that is Ryanair is seeking new bases to expand out of - with the airline targeting Southend Airport (or what some call London Southend Airport). David O’Brien, Ryanair's Chief Commerical Officer and  Warwick Brady, Stobart Group (Southend Airport owner) on the announcement of the new base - Image, Ryanair The new base will  open for … [Read more...]

Westjet signs for Recaro seating – both long and short haul

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With the recent announcement of WestJet's new long haul service, the airline has turned to Recaro for seating - both for short and long haul. Let's look at the longhaul seat, with the airline taking the CL3710 seat for Economy Class seating. I've covered it numerous times, with China Southern, Singapore Airlines, Delta and many more Recaro CL3710 seats - Image, … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Porto Airport and Lounge – Europe! Start Voting Now!

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Europe: Start voting now! Porto Airport and Lounge In this musical spectacular... Who wants to go to Eurovision? Where did my wallet go? Off to Birmingham Airport SN2038 Birmingham Airport to Brussels National Airport Some time at Brussels Airport SN3819 Brussels National Airport to Lisbon Airport with the AeroSmurf Into Lisbon and The Tuk Tuk … [Read more...]

LEVEL hits another level – siwtching Oakland for San Francisco

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LEVEL is planning a network swap-a-round, dropping Oakland for San Francisco International Airport from 28th October 2018 Level Airbus A330-200 taking off - Image, LEVEL The move centralises IAG operated services out of San Francisco, with only the twice-weekly service from Barcelona affected. LEVEL will operate its last flight pair to Oakland on the 25th October 2018, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxing at Hamburg Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxing at Hamburg Airport in Germany, as it prepares to depart Hamburg, bound for its home base of Dubai International Airport. Emirates operate a fleet of 138 active Boeing 777-300ER aircraft - making them the largest operator of the type in the world. … [Read more...]

ICYMI: Last Week on the Economy Class and Beyond…

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I haven't done one of these catch up things in ages - but since I've had a couple of configuration issues here (the joy of IT), you might had missed some of the stuff I've written over the past week or so. So let's book back at some things I covered: Passenger Experience Emirates call their Boeing 777-300ERs spacious in economy class - Is it though? The Business … [Read more...]