SWISS International Air Lines will be offering First and Business Class travellers a new menu for the autumn season that was designed in collaboration with Zurich’s traditional Baur au Lac hotel as part of the airline’s ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight foodservice programme. For the next three months, Swiss International Air Lines will offer … [Read more...]

Emirates is adding another codeshare partner to its network, with Aegean Airlines of Greece. The codeshare will allow passengers to benefit from increased connectivity to eight domestic Greek points via Athens, using a single ticket. Emirates will place its code on Agean-operated flights, providing customers with a convenient and seamless booking experience as well as … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group is pushing a new fare for those who are interested - Green fares. Yes - there's a new fare class to look at when booking.  Its part of the group's move to expand its CO2-neutral flight offers to enable sustainable travel. The core members of the group -  Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines are offering a new fare that … [Read more...]

It seems that Heathrow is not the only airport that suffers from passenger caps, with Amsterdam Schiphol extending a cap for passengers. Enjoy the queues at Schiphol - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The caps will continue into September and October, with a maximum of 67,500 local departures per day. Schiphol expects this cap to be sufficient for most … [Read more...]

It's been a while, but Iberia is preparing to scale a full service for the winter timetable. The airline is pushing for a full service, with the relaunch of the last routes that were suspended in Latin America, growing out its US Network and developing of its Short and Medium Haul Networks Return to Latin America Iberia will be filling in the last gaps in its … [Read more...]

We know that space onboard a Turboprop can be limited - be it in seat width, pitch or if the aircraft can be anything but a short-haul shuttle. ATR Aircraft unveiled its X-Space concept at AIX - how does it stack up? The idea with the concept is that one seat of the pair is deleted to provide extra space for a passenger as needed. This module is … [Read more...]

Finnair has been caught out it seems by Heathrow Airport's capping scheme, with the airline limiting its operations, with some cancellations, as well as a halt on bookings to Heathrow.  Finnair Airbus A350-900 at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. In a statement, the airline said: Finnair, among other airlines, under the threat of legal action … [Read more...]

If the summer travel season has proven anything so far, people need assistance. easyJet is trying to help, with a raft of new ideas EasyJet Airbus A319 climbing out of Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline expects to take 6.2 million passengers to take to the skies across Europe. To aid that, there are going to be some things to … [Read more...]

At Economy Class and Beyond, we love clever uses of technology. AERQ showed off a two-way screen, that can give options for the cabin We all know screens are useful in the cabin for displaying information. The concept here is to use it as a two-way display, so on one side, information is shared, whilst on the other, it is transparent. Here's a short video … [Read more...]

With Heathrow Airport trying to place a cap on passenger numbers, Emirates is more than a little unhappy with the actions it has taken.  In summary, Emirates has looked at the request and said in so many words "NOPE". Here's the full release. It's good reading.  Emirates values our partnerships with airport stakeholders across our network with whom we engage … [Read more...]