Economy Class & Beyond

Finnair plans new routes for the upcoming seasons

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We might have finally climbed out of Winter, (or whichever false winter we've all recently encountered), but Finnair is planning for winter 2024 and summer 2025. Let us dive in to see what's new on the Finnair map, and what's building in frequency. Winter 2024 Finnair has updated its winter 2024 traffic programme, adding frequencies to Dallas, making it a year-round … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont

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It's time for another snapshot, this time looking at the hotel experience at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, near Chicago O'Hare International. Location The Hyatt Regency O'Hare is within 10 minutes of Chicago O'Hare International Airport. It's accessible by Shuttle bus, car and public transit, with it being a 5-minute walk from Rosemont L Station and bus … [Read more...]

Scandinavian Airlines confirms its Star Alliance Exit date

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Scandinavian Airlines is taking its next steps as it prepares to leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam. SAS Airbus A330 – Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The big dates you need to put in the diary are: Scandinavian Airlines leaves Star Alliance at the end of 31st August 2024  Scandinavian Airlines members will gain access to most SkyTeam benefits on the 1st of … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow Terminal 3 as it rests before its return flight to Tokyo. Japan Airlines operates a fleet of 22 Boeing 787-9 in its widebody fleet. The airline also operates the Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-300ER and … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (6th April)

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It's that time of the week when I put the world into some sort of semblance, add links in a post, write something witty and compress it all with a local image. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Even Dortorty one day chose to throw her ruby slippers in the air and say out loud "This is my home". It's not a Banksy, but a tribute to the Birmingham … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont

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It's time for another snapshot, this time looking at the hotel experience at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare, in Rosemont, near Chicago O'Hare International Airport. I’m sure you’re all aware of how I do this travel writing thing by now. But for those reading this for the first time, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports … [Read more...]

UK Airports get an extension to new Security Scanner installation deadline

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It seems that the big airports are having trouble meeting the deadline to upgrade their security scanners in the United Kingdom. So much so, that the UK government has extended the deadline beyond the initial June 2024. We can hope they can get this done, so we all can get on a fast track - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. So, there was a plan... allegedly The scanners … [Read more...]