Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (13th April)

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It's that time of the week again, as I worry about how to move a lot of computers, and how steel toe boots work, whilst trying to put content out for you all. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. 25 floors up. Not a view of Birmingham you see every day SNAPSHOTS The last two Snapshots from my last trip. You have two guesses about what's in the … [Read more...]

400 Up – easyJet take delivery of their 400th Airbus aircraft

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easyJet and Airbus marked their successful ongoing partnership of more than 20 years, with the aircraft manufacturer delivering the airline operator’s 400th Airbus aircraft, an Airbus A321neo. A handover ceremony for easyJet’s newest aircraft was held at Finkenwerder – Airbus’s manufacturing plant for the A320 programme in Hamburg. The newest addition to the fleet … [Read more...]

CT Security Scanners cut queuing times at London City Airport by 50%

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It's been a year since London City Airport completed its CT Security Scanner rollout - with them reporting that queuing times have dropped by  50% on average since they were introduced one year ago. Leave everything in your bags - it makes p   In April 2023, London City Airport became the first major airport in the UK to fully deploy the next-generation CT … [Read more...]

Scoot takes delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2

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Embraer and Azorra is celebrating, with the first delivery of the first of nine new Embraer E190-E2 aircraft to Scoot. The aircraft was handed over in a special ceremony, which was attended today by senior executives from Azorra, Scoot, and Embraer at Embraer’s facility in Brazil. Named "Explorer 3.0" in celebration of the third and newest fleet addition to the Scoot … [Read more...]

UK Passport price rise goes into effect

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Well, it's the 11 April 2024 - and the price rises for UK Passports have now gone into effect. How much are UK Passports now? There are three variables you'll need to consider for passport cost - how you apply (by paper or online), if it's an adult or child passport and if it's a regular 34-page or 54-page jumbo passport). This is for the regular service, which at the … [Read more...]

British Airways next “Avios only” flight … is to Barbados!

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British Airways is expanding its “Avios only” flights, with the airline planning to operate such a service to Barbados. The flight will depart from London Heathrow on 15 February 2025, headed for the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown. The return flight will also be an Avios-Only flight, taking place seven days later on 22 February 2025. The launch of the … [Read more...]

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...]