Economy Class & Beyond

Delta Air Lines and American Airlines follow United Airlines. Changes fees are vanishing…

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Where one goes, the others will follow is something that applies to the US Airline industry. Well, where United Airlines went yesterday - with it dropping change fees, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines follow... in their own ways Let's take a look. Delta Air Lines Delta would say they've been looking at "overhauling" their fee structure since December 2019. Funnily … [Read more...]

United Airlines to drop US Domestic change fees!

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Some big news sneaking out on a Sunday holiday weekend - and it's United Airlines announcing a major change to its fees structure... for the better, with some change fees being binned.  United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER Climbing out of Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The carrier announced today that it is permanently getting rid of change fees on all standard … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic plans to launch services to Pakistan

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Virgin Atlantic is continuing to strengthen its network, with planned routes from the United Kingdom to Pakistan. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 arriving at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline plans to start these services in December 2020. Three routes are planned to be launched, which are: London Heathrow - Lahore London Heathrow - … [Read more...]

UK FCO updates the quarantine list – three new countries added

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If it’s Thursday it must be time to go through UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) quarantine list and see which countries are being added or removed from the travel corridors. This week three countries have been added to quarantine upon return to the United Kingdom, and one country being removed from this list The three new countries added … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to offer COVID-19 insurance cover

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Getting customers back into the air is important for airlines - with different airlines trying different strategies. Virgin Atlantic is to offer complimentary COVID-19 global insurance cover for all bookings Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The cover - "Virgin Atlantic COVID-19 Cover" will apply to all existing and new … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group tightens restrictions on face coverings

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It seems Lufthansa Group is tightening the use on its face coverings as it continues to navigate through the wonders of this pandemic.  Lufthansa Airbus A320 departing Hamburg Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond From 1 September 2020, an exemption from the obligation to wear a mask during the flight for medical reasons will only be possible if a medical certificate … [Read more...]

UK FCO updates travel corridors – Hello Portugal!

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It's that time of the week where Her Majesties Government pretends to know what it's doing and it actively managing its travel corridors between different countries. So let's dive into this week's changes. Countries where air corridors are being re-established Portugal - https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/portugal If you arrive from Portugal after 04:00 on … [Read more...]

Emirates to relaunch Warsaw route

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Emirates is planning to re-introduce its Dubai - Warsaw route, making it the 25th European destination to rejoin the Emirates network Emirates Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The route will initially fly twice a week from the 4th September, scaling up to three times a week from the 7th October. Planned operation is as … [Read more...]

Volga-Dnepr Group (AirBridgeCargo) take delivery of a Boeing 777F

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It seems I haven't written about an aircraft delivery for some time - thanks to the pandemic. However, it seems that Volga-Dnepr Group is happy to take delivery of a Boeing 777F (the freighter version of the Boeing 777), operating for AirBridgeCargo. AirBridgeCargo 777F - Image, The Boeing Company AirBridgeCargo will operate the airplane via a sale-leaseback agreement with … [Read more...]