It's that time of the week again, as we look back on the last week at Economy Class and Beyond Passenger Experience To Fly, To Sleigh – British Airways lines up festive IFE options and food Brexit means ETIAS fees are due from 2021 Points IHG offers up to 80% bonus on purchased points SAS Eurobonus to offer *LIFETIME* Gold Status Routes and Networks Qatar … [Read more...]
Last week on Economy Class and Beyond (9th December)
It's that time of the week again where we peer back through some of the happenings in the odd world of aviation and beyond. Passenger Experience United Airlines puts Premium Plus on sale - The airline finally joins the premium economy bandwagon LOT Polish Airlines to refit Boeing 737-800s with Recaro BL3710 Seats- another great move for a good seat. American … [Read more...]
Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (2nd December)
It's that time again - where we take a look back at the happenings of last week on this blog. WOW Air This saga is so good, they get their own section. How will it end? Keep watching people... IcelandAir Group walks away from WOW Air takeover WOW Air attracts a saviour in Indigo Partners… FlyBe The battle for FlyBe: IAG begins sniffing around… - It was … [Read more...]
Last week at Economy Class and Beyond (25th November)
Well, another week has been and gone at Economy Class and Beyond. Let's take a quick look what's caught my eye this week, and what I wrote about. Passenger Experience Joon to introduce “CosyJoon” family seats - Apparently Millenials have children. How can the passenger experience improve for them... and will the idea work? Routes and Network news Qatar Airways … [Read more...]
Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (17th November)
It's that time of the week where we take a quick look back at some of the antics of the aviation and passenger experience industry. And as usual - there's been a fair bit happening as we continue towards the holiday season. Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Swiss turns to Helvetic for more capacity - Embraer E-190-E2 aircraft on the way Arkia Air becomes the first … [Read more...]
Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (10th November)
It's that time of the week where I cast my eyes of what's been happening in the world of passenger intelligence, passenger experience and anything else that's grabbed my eye in "Last week On Economy Class and Beyond" Networks IcelandAir to take over WOW Air - A bit out of the blue, but it looks like WOW Air is in more trouble than we thought.... Alitalia to add … [Read more...]
Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (3rd November)
It's been a busy week of travel at Economy Class and Beyond as I've had some interesting travel experiences (to say the least). Some of which is live... other parts are coming in the next trip report. Meanwhile - let's have a look at the headlines this week Blog news Join me on NowBoarding podcast as I take you into some of the thoughts that make this blog... … [Read more...]
Last week on Economy Class and Beyond – 27th October
Hello from Chicago - and it's time to peer back through the blog at what's been going on at Economy Class and Beyond. PaxEx KLM re-designs its meal service on CityHopper Service Routes and Networks Delta adds Boston – Edinburgh service for Summer 2019 Delta's first Airbus A220 - Delivered Information Security The Cathay Pacific Data Leak – what to … [Read more...]
Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (21st October)
It's that time of the week again where we take a look back on the whys and happenings at Economy Class and Beyond... and what you might had missed. Routes and Networks ANA adds Tokyo to Vienna to its network - with Narita served by Austrian Airlines, a 12 x effective service to the Toyko Area... British Airways shapes up new two new Summer 2019 Routes... and … [Read more...]
Last week on Economy Class and Beyond (13th October)
Another week has passed at Economy Class and Beyond. And a busy one at that! (Well quiet is such a boring thing) What delights have passed this week? Passenger Experience Want the Emirates First Class Experience at home? Good news! (You'll need to use your own shower on the ground though). Routes and Networks Qantas and KLM to codeshare with each other … [Read more...]
