Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: Premier Inn Dublin Airport, Swords

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It's time for another Snapshot, this time looking at the hotel experience at the Premier Inn near Dublin Airport in Swords, Ireland. Booking The hotel was booked directly with Premier Inn. Two room types were offered - a Premier and a Standard option, with different levels of cancellation options. As I was staying one night, I went for a normal room with the most … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: AA164 San Francisco International to New York-JFK (Transcontinental Business Class)

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Let us move on to another Snapshot – this time focusing on the passenger experience onboard an American Airlines Airbus A321 (Transcontinental Configuration) in Business Class between San Francisco and New York JFK. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, we have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full … [Read more...]

Emirates unveils new loungewear for the cabin

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For those of you who fly Emirates Business class, there's going to be something new to look out for - new loungewear. Emirates is launching an innovatively designed, complimentary inflight loungewear set for Business Class customers including a relaxed cowl neck top and drawstring pants, comfortable slippers, and a matching eye mask. The loungewear is designed to … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern launch a codeshare agreement

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It's codeshare season, with SkyTeam carriers Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern launching their codeshare agreement between the two airlines. The codeshare aims to strengthen l business and leisure connections to East Asia and provide greater access to more destinations throughout China. The first phase of the agreement will allow customers booking through Virgin Atlantic to … [Read more...]

Rotating train strikes this week in England

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For those of you planning to travel by train, the ASLEF union is calling its members to go out on strike this week. Unlike most previous strikes which crippled the entire rail network in one swoop, the strikes are staggered across the train operating companies over the week. The strikes will impact train operators in England, along with the services run into Scotland … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 787-9 on final approach to Chicago O’Hare International

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on final approach to Chicago O'Hare International as it completes a long-haul trip. United Airlines operates a fleet of 38 of the middle child of the Boeing 787 family. The airline also operates the Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 767-400ER, Boeing … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (27th January)

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We're hitting the end of January already, and with evenings lightening up, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Colmore Row, Birmingham. It's been a quiet week on the blog front - primarily, I've been busy in the real world. I've also been spending far too long putting text to the screen in the evenings this week, trying to knock the trip report … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines 2663 Philadelphia to San Francisco International (Domestic Business Class)

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Let us move on to another Snapshot - this time focusing on the passenger experience onboard an American Airlines transcontinental Airbus A321neo in Business Class, between Philadelphia to San Francisco. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, we have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive … [Read more...]