For those who love anime, the Demon Slayer franchise and who can get into Japan. there's a new ANA especially livery aircraft - the third in the family. ANA Group began its collaboration with the anime in December 2021, and the first aircraft with "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" livery entered service on domestic routes on January 31, 2022, and the second aircraft on … [Read more...]

easyJet will be offering access to its Gateway Lounge for all FLEXIfare customers, providing you are travelling from London Gatwick between 1st September and 30th November 2022. The offer, which is being trialled from 1st September until 30 November, is also available to any FLEXIfare customers who have already booked to travel between these dates. easyJet’s … [Read more...]

With Emirates preparing to conduct a major refit of its Airbus A380 fleet to have four-class seating installed  (along with other cabin upgrades), the airline is working on its deployment post-refit. Emirates Airbus A380 landing at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The airline will add its retrofitted A380s featuring its latest Premium … [Read more...]

Star Alliance is increasing access at Rio De Janeiro Airport Lounge... for a fee. Star Alliance has expanded its paid lounge access service to its lounge at the Rio De Janeiro Airport. Looking at the access rules, Star Alliance Gold members,  and passengers in eligible cabin classes on Star Alliance member airlines will not need to pay to use it. This … [Read more...]

The new North Runway at Dublin Airport was formally brought into service today, and saw its first departure  - a Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 heading off to Eindhoven.     North Runway at Dublin Airport is officially open... Ryanair flight FR1964, bound for @EINairport, took off shortly after 12 noon off 28R in a westerly direction. A proud moment … [Read more...]

It seems things are getting more than back to normal for Gatwick Airport as it prepares to drop its capacity limits. During the first half of the year, Gatwick has revised its traffic forecasts for 2022 to 32.8m passengers as a result of increased demand. The increased demand created significant operational challenges across the entire aviation sector, which Gatwick … [Read more...]

Qantas is doing something that some airlines need to do occasionally - saying sorry to its customers. Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from arriving from Perth - Image, Economy Class and Beyond   The airline is reaching out to its customers to formally apologise for recent operational challenges and thank them for their patience as it recovers.  It is rolling out a range … [Read more...]

As teased in its last update, Emirates is kicking off what it calls "its largest known fleet retrofit project". The programme will upgrade entire interior cabins of 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft as part of an investment for Emirates’ customers “fly better” in the coming years. Whilst the main programme officially commences in November, the … [Read more...]

For those planning to travel through Heathrow Airport, capacity remains an issue, as the capacity cap that is currently in place will be extended to the 29th of October. Heathrow from the sky - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The capacity limit at Heathrow is currently set at 100k daily departing passengers. This comes after Heathrow has been in … [Read more...]