Economy Class & Beyond

Finnair announces two new A330 routes

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With Finnair taking delivery of its first Airbus A350 yesterday, the airline wasted no time with an announcement for new routes from its Helsinki hub. Both Guangzhou and Fukuoka will be joining the Finnair network in May 2016. Finnair Airbus A330-300 taxing at New York JFK - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Finnair will operate its other twin engined wide-body Airbus … [Read more...]

Finnair takes delivery of its first Airbus A350

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Finnair today took delivery of the first of its brand new Airbus A350-900 aircraft today. Finnair A350-900 on delvery day - Image, Airbus. With Finnaor accepting delivery of the A350, they become the launch operator of the type in Europe. Finnair will be using these aircraft to grow its operations to Asia as it will take delivery of nineteen A350 aircraft to its … [Read more...]

Virgin Trains introduce Automatic Delay Repay

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In the UK, sooner or later, you'll run into a delay on the railways - lets not beat about the bush (especially as we go into Autumn and the leaf fall season where leaves on the line becomes a problem). Many of the UK Train operators offer a "Delay-Repay" scheme, where you get refunded for delays on your travels. Virgin Trains is introducing a new version called Automatic … [Read more...]

Air France announces cuts, workers get militant.

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Air France -KLM is still restructuring is a painful process - with the group failing to agree with the French unions to agree with productivity plans so the Air France unit can swing back into profit. With predictions that Air France's long haul capacity will shrink in the next two years, Air France is taking action. Routes that are up for the chop include ones in Asia and … [Read more...]

Delta adds more Midwest to Europe Services

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Delta is planning route expansion between the Midwest United States of America and Europe, with the announcement of two new routes. First up is a new service between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Rome (Italy). Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER at New York JFK International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Rome service will be the fifth long haul service out … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – CityJet Avro RJ85

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for some more Airplane art. This week, taxing at Dublin Airport is an CityJet Avro RJ85 on grey summer day as it arrives at the the Irish Capital Airport. CityJet operate a fleet of 23 Avro RJ85s in their fleet, operating out of their bases at London City Airport and Paris Charles De Gaulle. Whilst CityJet is examining a replacement for the … [Read more...]

Air France-KLM Four Day Fare sale

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We've had some business class sale fares from Swiss. We've also had business and economy sale fares from Finnair. Now it's the turn of Air France-KLM to kick of a Four Day sale in Economy Class. Or as they call it - their "WOW" sale.  What's on offer? Depending on the airline, depends on the offer. Here's what's on offer from Air France  (prices from London - … [Read more...]

Finnair sale fares in Business and Economy Class to Asia

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Hot on the heels of the Swiss Fare Sale, Finnair is having its own sale too in both Business Class and Economy Class. Finnair Airbus A330-300 taxing at New York JFK International Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Let's look at the Business Class Fares first (all prices as usual are starting prices): Bangkok £1,219 Beijing £1,199 Chongqing £1,199 Ho … [Read more...]

Emirates add 3rd daily service to Munich

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With the ever increasing drive to push more passengers through its Dubai hub, Emirates will be adding a third daily service between Dubai and Munich. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The third daily service will be operated with a Boeing 777-300ER (compared to the other services which are operated with Airbus A380 … [Read more...]

And so it comes to pass… Qatar Airways to fly to Sydney

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In the "stuff I've been waiting to happen" pile, it seems Qatar Airways has worked out how it will operate to Sydney, with the airline confirming it will now launch a Doha to Sydney route. Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER at Hamad International Airport, Doha - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Plans are in to operate a daily service between Doha and Sydney from the 1st … [Read more...]