... and if you've missed out... well - here's your chance to catch up! I've been uploading trip report segments in a manner this week for your enjoyment as I do premium travel. And yes - I do premium travel occasionally (and on my own coin I should add). One of the points of Economy Class and Beyond is to explore the Economy Class experience, and Beyond into other … [Read more...]

It seems Ryanair has created one hell of an onmishambles with it cancelling 40-50 flights a day for the next six weeks Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Birmingham Airport - About 2% of the Ryanair network will be out of action - Image, Economy Class and Beyond By changing an annual leave year, it seems that Ryanair are short-crewed on some routes, and in a bid to save face and … [Read more...]

Good morning from National Express 210 from Birmingham to London Heathrow. Which I almost didn't make due to my own incompetence. I made off with plenty of time from the flat with a friendly Uber driver... until I realised that I had left my wallet at home I choose you... not be in my work trousers -  Any judgements that I have a Pikachu wallet will be promptly … [Read more...]

I'm off and around in the next few weeks on another grand adventure. And it's a proper adventure too with some brand new cities, and places I haven't visited for years. However, it leads to an issue.... and it can be summed up in three words - Rucksack or Suitcase? Suitcase or Rucksack? That's the question. Not that if I've packed either of them correctly. That would be … [Read more...]

In  a move that should surprise... well... no-one - airberlin has filed for bankruptcy protection. airberlin Airbus A330 at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In a move where Etihad is no longer in a position to provide financial support to the airline, airberlin  filed to commence insolvency proceedings , in order to continue with its restructuring … [Read more...]

Over the past two years or so, there's been an up-tick on alcohol fuelled incidents on a plane or at an airport. According the BBC, a  total of 387 people were arrested for the period  between February 2016 and February 2017. This up from 255 arrests made in the previous year. Ryanair has come up with some suggestions to curb the rise: These include: … [Read more...]

One of the things I get shouted at in my office (amongst many things I get shouted at) is that I must take my annual leave holiday entitlement each year. For those the USA, in some places not  taking leave or holiday appears to be a serious thing - with 40% of workers not taking all their time off in 2015. And that's quite worrying - a person needs time to wind down … [Read more...]

Yes parents, it's still the summer holidays. Thankfully, easyJet are trying to make things a little easier for you with the introduction of the Little Travellers Log Book for kids Flight Log for kids! - Image, easyJet With easyJet estimating that over 750,000 are flying with them over the summer and in an effort to appease a few "are we there yets", the airline is … [Read more...]

It seems there's one heck of a lot of buying and selling today, with Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM all involved. Delta, Air France and Virgin Atlantic Crews together - Image, Virgin Atlantic So let's first look at Virgin Atlantic. Virgin group will selling 31% of the total ownership of Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLM, with the Virgin Group … [Read more...]

Time to turn out attention to the back of the plane - and in particular - Delta's Airbus A350. There's been a lot of fanfare over the Delta One Suite (manufactured by Thompson Aerospace), but not a lot has been mentioned about seating in Economy Class. Step forward Recaro who are supplying their CL3710 seat for Delta. The CL3710 Seat - Image, Economy Class and Beyond … [Read more...]