Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: Crowne Plaza, Burlingame (near San Francisco Airport)

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It's time for another Snapshot, looking at the hotel experience at the Crowne Plaza Burlingame, near San Francisco International Airport. Booking This hotel was booked on a pre-paid rate from IHG's site. For the night, it was charged at US$88+tax and fees. Location The Crowne Plaza is near the airport - with it being around a 10-minute taxi ride away. It's accessible by … [Read more...]

British Airways to change your Tier Point Collection Year

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Some big news from British Airways, as they announce changes to Tier Point collection and how the status year works. Where's the official statement? It's on the British Airways site at https://www.britishairways.com/content/executive-club/faqs/tier-point-collection-changes. Keep it bookmarked. You'll be referring to it as the changes come in. The airline argues this … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo at San Francisco International Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo at San Francisco International Airport as it prepares to depart Honolulu International Airport. Hawaiian Airlines operates an active fleet of 16 Airbus A321neo aircraft, with two currently parked. The airline also operates Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 717 in … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (3rd February)

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As we enter the second month of 2024, nights are starting to get slightly lighter, even if the traffic queues are are getting longer. It therefore must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Traffic on Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham... at around six in the evening. SNAPSHOTS They've been a little slow this week - I should have the rest pushed out as I … [Read more...]

SWISS adds Seoul to its network

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It seems SWISS is expanding its long-haul network, with the announcement it will operate services to Seoul, South Korea. The services will start in time for Summer, with the airline commencing services to the South Korean capital three times a week from 7th May 2024. Planned operation details are as follows: LX122 DEPART ZRH 13:40 ARRIVE ICN 08:25+1 Operates … [Read more...]

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...]