Economy Class & Beyond

Germanwings 4U9525 Crash

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Earlier today, Germanwings flight 9525 departed from Barcelona, heading towards Dusseldorf. As you're probably aware - this plane sadly did not arrive at its destination, and crashed near Barcelonnette in the French Alps. Statement from Germanwings: We must confirm to our deepest regret that Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Düsseldorf has suffered … [Read more...]

FlyBe cuts its London City Airport to Dublin Routes

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Last year, I wrote about the glut of capacity on London City to Dublin Route, with a three-way battle between CityJet, British Airways and FlyBe for the fight for customers on this city pair. In the article, I asked an important question: Is that sustainable? I doubt it. Also I stated in relation to the number of flights: However, I get the feeling there maybe too many … [Read more...]

Estionan Air offers Wireless IFE its planes using AirFi

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Estonian Air has rolled out a Wireless IFE system aboard its planes that allows customers to access newspapers, magazines, use  instant onboard messaging, games, destination guides and such. The system is available across Estonian Air Embraer E-170 and Bombardier C-900 NextGen aircraft, and looks a bit like this in action: Estonian Air AirFi interface on an … [Read more...]

Emirates rebalances its Perth services

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Emirates is in the process of rebalancing its services to Perth in the west of Australia, with the airline dropping one of three daily services between Dubai and Perth. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Flight pair EK422/423 is currently operated daily with a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, and will be dropped after … [Read more...]

Book it Danno! US425 Phoenix to New York-JFK, Economy Class

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Book it Danno! US425 Phoenix Sky Harbour to New York-JFK International, Economy Class Index: A Rock, A Hard Place and Tier Points To Birmingham Airport, Ryanair FR693 Birmingham to Dublin A morning around Dublin Dublin Airport, BA4467 Dublin Airport to London City Airport Travelodge, London City Airport A Morning at London City Airport British Airways … [Read more...]

Flybe cuts Southend to Dublin route

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Route changes are a fact of airline life - the bottom line is if an airline isn't making enough off a route, it'll pull the route. It seems this is what has happened to Flybe's Southend to Dublin route according to The Southend Echo and Business Traveller.  FlyBe Bombadier Dash8 Q400 landing at East Midlands Airport - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Thai Airways Boeing 747-400

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a bit of a classic (as I found this image in a batch for images for an article I'm writing at the moment), with a Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 in classic Thai Airways paintwork parked at Hong Kong International Airport, as it is prepared for pushback, and its return flight back to Bangkok. … [Read more...]

Want to travel by train during Easter in the UK? Good luck with that…

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As Easter time draws closer, people are thinking about ways to go and see loved ones for the four day weekend in the UK (yes, we get Good Friday and the Monday after Easter off. It's rather civilised). Virgin Trains and London Midland - two of the operators affected by engineering work. Image, Economy Class and Beyond. However, it seems that Network Rail is making sure … [Read more...]

Video Saturday – The Best of Airplane!

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A few of us do like Airplane! The Move. (especially my friends at Heels First Travel) For it's slapstick comedy, the visual jokes and the one-liners - it's just a fun film that has no place of being watched at 35,000ft - rather on the sofa and some popcorn. So instead of a safety video, today it's highlights from one of the one of the funniest aviation movies out … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Strike Day 4: Long Haul Flights

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If you haven't been paying attention, Lufthansa has been under the foot of Vereinigung Cockpit as the union has been calling its members out on strike. Well Lufthansa Strike Day 4 commences today. Which is inconvenient at best. The past three days have alternated between short/medium haul and long haul services. Today, it's the turn of the long haul operation to suffer … [Read more...]