Economy Class & Beyond

Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – Adventures in KL

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Travel Plus: Adventures in KL Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Contents Seriously - Take a holiday! Morning Manoeuvres in the dark, Terminal 5 and Galleries South BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Exploring Stockholm on the cheap (Travel Plus!)  Back to Arlanda, Stockholm Arlanda Lounge QR168 Stockholm Arlanda … [Read more...]

Monarch Airways Collapse: What next?

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Well, I wrote at 4:30am this morning, but Monarch Airways has filed for administration. The upshot is that all flights booked to operate with Monarch Airways  metal are cancelled. Monarch Airways Airbus A321 pushing back at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  Firstly, the passenger bits: If you are planning to fly on a Monarch Airways flight from … [Read more...]

Monarch Airways: Flights Suspended, Airline flies for Administration

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A bad bit of breaking news regarding Monarch Airways - with all Monarch Airways flights suspended with immediate effect. Monarch Airways Airbus A321 coming into Birmingham Airport - a sight that will be very rare from now onwards. Image, Economy Class and Beyond Multiple parties have now confirmed this news, as well as the airline itself. We're sorry to announce … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Biman Bangladesh Boeing 777-200ER

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is Biman Bangladesh Boeing 777-200ER as it prepares to turn around for its return journey to Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Biman Bangladesh operates two Boeing 777-200ER aircraft in their fleet, along with four 777-300ER aircraft that … [Read more...]

Spicejet becomes launch customer of 90-seater Q400

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Whilst Bombardier might be reeling from the recent decisions about its CSeries, it seems the manufacturer has scored at hit, with the formal signing for an order of with SpiceJet. More importantly, this will be the launch of the high-capacity version - with orders for 25 Q400 turboprops and purchase rights on an additional 25 aircraft. SpiceJet Bombardier Q400 - Image, … [Read more...]

Nokia to update its “new” 3310… with 3G!

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Time for some none-airplane news, and focusing on the HMD Global's biggest selling handset to date - the Nokia 3310. Whilst the device has been selling well, there is a major issue with it - and that it will only work on 2G wavebands. This is a problem as countries are in the process of switching off their 2G networks to release bandwidth for 4G networks (so your wizzy … [Read more...]

Ryanair takes an axe to it’s UK Domestic Operation

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As you know from the previous post, Ryanair is having major problems with running a network at the moment. Whilst it tries to boast it's running at 99%, there have been some nasty cuts to the UK Domestic operation. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Birmingham Airport - Image Economy Class and Beyond. Let's look at the domestic cancellations for the winter: London (LGW) … [Read more...]

Ryanair’s Winter of Discontent gets worse: More flights cancelled.

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It seems Ryanair can't catch a break thanks to its move to change its leave year - with the airline suspending 34 routes the winter season. This will lead to 18,000 flights sitting in the bin, with 400,000 passengers having to scramble to find new flights. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 landing at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond To aid them, the airline will … [Read more...]