It's that time of the week again when I try and wrap things together, and package them up whilst consuming a beverage that resembles coffee. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Look up - The Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square. TRIP REPORT: Back in the Groove The first of three parts of this trip report has made it into the real world. I'm going to … [Read more...]

As we come up to Easter Day, we come to the end of another week. So it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Over the M1 near Newport Pagnell. Amazingly clear for a Bank Holiday Saturday...  Snapshot Two more snapshots, before we head into the full trip report. If the $deities are with us, look out for something from Monday/Tuesday … [Read more...]

It's April Fools Day, but there's no fooling around here, as we dive into last week's headlines that ended up on the blog. It's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. If an image summed up a week - 200 Degrees Coffee, Colmore Row, Birmingham.  Snapshots I've been travelling again. We all know what that means. Two snapshots this week, and two next week … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again when I attempt to convert a copious amount of writing into a distilled list of links, with some witty commentary. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The Elevated Railway, North Wabash Avenue, Chicago.  Passenger Experience Emirates prepares its inflight service offering for Ramadan Air France and KLM to … [Read more...]

It's the end of the week again. After a marathon drive back (4 and half hours stuck on the M1 is not my idea of fun), it's still Saturday (and the Saturday before Mother's Day in the UK), so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  After being stuck on the M1 in static traffic for one and a half hours, this was a Welcome Break - Newport Pagnell … [Read more...]

We've had a bit of snow and wet days in the Midlands. But as we head to the mid-point of the weekend, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. There was snow - St Philips Square (or Pidgeon Park), Central Birmingham The Business of Aviation Airlines coordinate action over Dutch government caps at Schiphol Airport - You know it's never good … [Read more...]

We've hit March. Crap. March already? With Spring in the Northern hemisphere not far away, birds starting to sing and a lack of Voi Scooters on the streets of Birmingham, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Good news. No Voi Scooters on the road for a while. Bad news: they're on their way back when the council can finalise a … [Read more...]

We're past the period of enforced love, as days continue to get brighter. However, life continues at Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It's been one of those weeks - Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich. Although I'm of the opinion Sandwell still doesn't exist. It's just a state of mind.  Routes and Networks Virgin Atlantic to suspend its … [Read more...]

Let's try and steer this blog back onto some sort of publishing schedule, as it is Saturday evening and might have a canned Gin and Tonic in hand as I edit this. It's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Violet Skies- Corporation Street, Birmingham. Passenger Experience Cathay Pacific reopens “The Deck” at Hong Kong, with further … [Read more...]