Its Sunday again, so it must be time to look back at the week in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Looking towards Birmingham Arena up the series of locks of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. For sunnier and better days ahead. UK Red List updatesThe latest update to the UK Red List went into effect on Friday, with four countries added to the list. UK Government Red … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again - and more importantly - Mothers Day in the UK and Ireland. The year continues to plod along as we pass a year into this pandemic. But, no matter - it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. There are a lot of bats in the sky. Such is life - Grand Central, Birmingham. Travel Restrictions REMINDER: You now need to fill a form in to … [Read more...]

Its the end of another week, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Welcome to Perot's Folly. The inspiration for the Orthanc in the The Lord of the Rings/The Two Towers? Quite possibly... Travel Restrictions Want to leave/exit the United Kingdom? Prepare to fill a form in… - More paperwork to prove that if you're leaving the UK, that … [Read more...]

We've scooted to the end of the month as the pandemic tolls on. But no matter, its time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Cat powered coffee from Starbucks New Street ;) Routes and Networks Emirates to restart Athens to Newark NJ service - A daily service connecting Dubai-Athens-Newark, coming June. Qantas delays International Network restart to October … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it's time to look back at some of the events that I've covered in Economy Class and Beyond From my iPhone "What were the skies like when you were young? They went on forever and they, when I, we lived in Arizona And the skies always had little fluffy clouds in them" - Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb UK Hotel Quarantine Scheme goes live UK Hotel … [Read more...]

It's Valentines Day and also the end of the week, so here's some love and Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I've had something that resembles snow in Birmingham. It's been fun cleaning and warming the car up, then heading out to work. UK Quarantine and testing plans UK Government finalises Hotel Quarantine plans… with very big sticks - Get ready to pay … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again, so it must be time for me to wander out of the world of lockdown to forage for supplies and take a photo - as well as assemble this week's writings. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Looking down Corporation Street, in Central Birmingham as an empty Midland Metro trundles towards the Library. This week has been more than a little quiet for … [Read more...]

It's the end of January and things seem to be going as much as they can be expected. But it's also the end of the week - so it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. We had snow last week. St Philips Cathedral, Birmingham. Travel Restrictions Her Majesties Government has been busy announcing updated travel restrictions - with plans to introduce hotel … [Read more...]

It's been another week in the land of COVID. So it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. There's been a bit of snow in Birmingham. It's been a busy week in the real world as usual, as normal work has consumed most of my waking moments - and thus minimal time behind the keyboard sadly. Travel Corridors UK Travel Corridors Suspended, Negative COVID-19 … [Read more...]

It's Sunday again and this week can be filed under "one of those weeks". It's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. From Photos from my phone: Give me a bit. I'll write about this later (probably Monday). Negative COVID-19 Testing for UK Arrivals The UK Government finally got its backside in gear to launch COVID-19 pre-arrival testing. Other countries are also doing … [Read more...]