We all know travel has been more than a little light this year, however, Finnair want to take you to Santa in Lapland. Virtually of course. Your virtual A350 awaits - Image, Economy Class and Beyond From 25 December, Finnair will offer eight ‘flights’ using virtual reality to transport lucky families and children to visit Santa in his hometown of Rovaniemi. The … [Read more...]

Earlier this week I teased and shot an awful video about what I got in the Great British Airways sell-off. Here's a better video ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBqicI4FIo8 As you know, British Airways decided to sell off existing surplus stock via WhataBuy (and the ongoing chaos that's ensured), my package technically arrived last Saturday. In fact, DPD saw fit to … [Read more...]

It seems that the inevitable is going to happen - with Heathrow Airport  exploring a charge for vehicle access to terminal departure forecourts Stand by to pay to drop off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  If they go ahead with the planned charge, expect it to appear from Q4 2021. Rather than hide behind any excuses, it seems the airport has come straight … [Read more...]

Ah. The sweet smell of monetising cabin space. I haven’t smelt it since the pandemic started. But easyJet is to take advantage of the town, with changes to its cabin baggage policy The airline is moving down the line of “the seat customer books will determine what they can bring onboard”. It becomes live from flights from the 10th February 2021. The new policy means that … [Read more...]

As airlines continue to struggle, they’re coming up with ways to sell... well... anything to keep money rolling in. Finnair is no exception, this time selling Blueberry Juice.  To be on sale soon -Image, Finnair. The airline making its signature blueberry juice drink to available to buy in supermarkets across Finland. It will be sold at a selection of over 300 … [Read more...]

Some passenger experience highlights from Iberia, who are on-track to restart their onboard meal service, as well as reopen its premium Dali lounge at Madrid. Long haul catering aboard Iberia, with DO&CO helping out - Image, Iberia It seems that Iberia is catching up, with the airline turning to DO&CO for the provisioning of meal services onboard their services. … [Read more...]

Whilst there maybe a reduced network, Singapore Airlines is rolling out its new food offerings on short-haul and regional flights in Economy Class. New food offerings coming to Singapore Airlines - Image, Singapore Airlines The new food offerings will be offered from the 1st December for flights under 3 and a half hours on Singapore Aiirlines and SilkAir flights. … [Read more...]

KLM is upping the passenger comfort stakes with it ordering the Recaro SL3710 seat, launching the product on the Boeing and Embraer platforms.   Recaro BL3710 (top) and SL3710 seats - Image, Recaro. In total, KLM ordered more than 5,500 seats of the SL3710, as well as 2000 seats of the BL3710. , which are slated for delivering starting in … [Read more...]

Delta Air Lines is planning to continue its middle-seat blocking policy, extending it for departures until 30th March 2021. Delta Airbus A320 arriving at Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The seat blocking on Delta works by blocking the selection of middle seats in Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin via the Fly Delta app or online. … [Read more...]

In a move that could be deemed “well, that took long enough to happen”, Lufthansa Group is to move away from free catering in economy class, and will offer buy-on-board across its airline family.  Non stop snacks? Chargeable in the future - Lufthansa A320neo with a catering truck attached, Image Economy Classs and Beyond.  The new catering option will be … [Read more...]