Economy Class & Beyond

It’s Thursday. Time for another French ATC strike

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It's Thursday. And obviously, that means it must be time for French Air Traffic Control to go out of strike as part of the French unions calling for a national strike on the 19th May. Again. Paris Orly Airport - Expect cancellations to be visible here.. - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Cancellations are everywhere including: Ryanair - … [Read more...]

Emirates adds 3rd Daily flight to Cape Town

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Emirates continues to add capacity to destinations, with a 3rd daily flight to be operated between Dubai and Cape Town in South Africa. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will be an expansion of the current Emirates service operated twice a day to three times a day. Emiates will add another Boeing 777-300ER to Cape … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways Two-For-One fares in Business Class are back

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It seems there are very good value Qatar Airways fares floating around - especilly if you have someone to travel with. The classic Two-For-One in Business Class returns. Here's the prices from UK.... which I'll be honest isn't exciting (based on two people travelling together):   The real value to be had is when you choose to fly from another destination.... such as … [Read more...]

Opinion: Are British Airways going to start to charge for food on Short Haul?

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There's been a lot of press circulating that British Airways is to abandon offering food and drinks offerings on its short haul network. British Airways Airbus A320 with Sharklets on taxi at Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This includes The Guardian, The Telegraph, Metro, BBC News and others. British Airways Short-Haul and UK Domestic supports a catered service … [Read more...]

Air Serbia takes delivery of its first A330

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Air Serbia are ramping up preperations for their planned Belgrade to New York service, with the arrival of its first wide-body aircraft in its fleet - an Airbus A330-300. Air Serbia's first Airbus A330-300 arriving at Nikola Tesla Airport, Belgrade - Image, Air Serbia. The first of Air Serbia's A330s arrived at Nikola Tesla Airport last week. The flights between Belgrade … [Read more...]

FirstGroup gets the nod to start budget London to Scotland rail services

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It seems there's going to be a minor little earthquake in the UK Rail market - as FirstGroup have had secured permission to start a new rail service between London and Scotland. FirstGroup First Great Wester High Speed Train Class 43 power car at Banbury Station - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new plan for five trains a day between London King's Cross to … [Read more...]

British Airways converts its Doha and Muscat routes to direct flights

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British Airways are planning to take two of their Middle Eastern routes that were previously operated as "one-stop" services to direct flights. Both Doha and Muscat will be converted to direct operations. British Airways Boeing 787 at Toronto Pearson Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond (Yes, I know it's a 787-8... I don't have my own file photo a British Airways … [Read more...]