Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (16th June)

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We've made it to  Father's Day and nearly the halfway point of the year. But it's still Saturday, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Saturday Night. New Street, Birmingham  It's been a little quiet, hasn't it? Since AIX, I've been under floors, on floors, over floors and desks getting a new office commissioned and running. Well, it's been week … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: The Ibis Budget St Pauli, Hamburg

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It’s time for another Snapshot, focusing on the hotel experience at the Ibis Budget, St Pauli in Hamburg, Germany. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience, the small things… as well as the big things! … [Read more...]

Austrian Airlines unveils its new safety video

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It's always welcoming when a new safety video appears. This time it is the turn of Austrian Airlines, who have worked with Spafax. The new video will feature on Austrian’s recently introduced Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft ahead of the carrier’s first long-haul service, which starts on June 15 on routes to New York JFK from … [Read more...]

The Cathay Group takes its last aircraft out of storage

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Some airlines have recovered a lot quicker than others - with The Cathay Group one of the slower airlines to fully recover from the pandemic. In a sign it has perhaps turned a corner, the last stored aircraft has been reactivated and has returned to Hong Kong. The 85th member of its fleet - B-HLV - A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 has returned to its home base of Hong … [Read more...]

Dublin Airport proposes an offical “Airplane Spotters” facility

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Some airports just "get" the aviation community. Be it through engagement, their passion for sharing or just plain communication. And one thing that airports can do to help spotters, given some of the hidden values they offer. Dublin Airport is proposing a plan, that will create a dedicated viewing area.   The planning application submitted is to create a new … [Read more...]

Miles & More Status match opens…. for SAS Eurobonus members

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For those SAS Eurobonus members who wish to retain their Star Alliance loyalty, Miles & More (the loyalty scheme for Lufthansa Group) is offering a status match offer. The status match offer looks like this SAS Eurobonus Silver -> Miles & More Frequent Traveller (Star Alliance Silver) SAS Eurobonus Gold/Diamond/Pandion -> Miles & More Senator  … [Read more...]

T’Way plots further European expansion – Rome and Barcelona ahead

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South Korean carrier T'Way is planning to extend its operations to Europe, with the airline adding two new destinations - Rome and Barcelona. The Incheon-Rome route will be operated three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday) from 8th of August. Meanwhile, the Incheon-Barcelona route will be operated three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) from 11th of … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (8th June)

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It's the end of another week, as I've spent most of it crawling on the floor, in cable looms and pondering how my pretty network patching fell apart so quickly*. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. * And the answer is: a misconfigured switch that never entered a stack can really mess with your week. The image is, of course, Hamburg … [Read more...]

Emirates to serve Madagascar… via The Seychelles

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Emirates continues to fill in points in its network, with the airline planning to launch flights between Dubai and Antananarivo (Madagascar).  Emirates Boeing 777-300ER... off to Madagasgar - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The airline will operate four flights a week, with timings to connect with the European bank of departures in both directions.  Timings are as … [Read more...]