2023 has been... an odd year for me, in many respects. But it's time to look at my flights over the year and do some numbers. Because we do love numbers in this industry. Welcome to Part 3 of Review 2023... my year in numbers. Part 1 - Thinner seats and so on Part 2 - My year in Passenger Experience  Part 3 - Kevin in Numbers My Flights for 2024 - 11 … [Read more...]

Onto Passenger Experience... as well as some of the stuff I've endured over the year. Welcome to Part Two of Review 2023.  Part 1: Thinner seats, more passengers and more aircraft Part 2: Some Passenger Experience Thoughts about the year Part 3: My Year in Numbers I'm leading off with this - these are based on personal experiences this year as opposed to the … [Read more...]

Time to dive into the headlines of the year, as well as trends. Welcome to part one of Review 2023.  Part 1: Thinner seats, more passengers and more aircraft Part 2: Some Passenger Experience Thoughts about the year Part 3: My Year in Numbers New aircraft orders continue to flow It's been a busy year, with ATR Aircraft, Airbus, Boeing and Embraer all seeing … [Read more...]

Well, here we are. The back end of 2022 - the year that things returned to normal. Or did they? Here are my thoughts on a year of passenger experience at Economy Class and Beyond.  Flights and Such Onto the stats for 2022, as everyone loves stats. Month From To Flight Distance Class of … [Read more...]

As we head to the end of 2022, it's time for me to look back at the year and review some of the things that happened, as well as postulate what might happen in 2023. Food and Beverage - Swipe your card to continue As restrictions have loosened, the passenger experience has been slowly recovering to pre-pandemic levels. This can be seen even in long-haul economy class, … [Read more...]

Welcome to the last part of Review 2021 at Economy Class and Beyond – This time focused on my travels. Or lack of them thereafter. A year mostly on pause For me the story of the year seems to be waiting, waiting and further waiting, for nations to open and other things to settle down. Whilst the "settling down" part took a major hit in November and December, things … [Read more...]

Well, we're coming to the end of 2021. How has travel been for you? A slimmer industry With the bloodbath of 2020 behind us, airlines have emerged slimmer than they were before. This has caused route maps to be redrawn, jobs to be lost - and at a time when more passengers are travelling - some are hiring and some a realising they've cut back too hard when staff go off … [Read more...]

It's been a hard year for airlines and their staff in 2020 - one of the biggest way this has been seen is the slashing of fleets through the year. Let's look at some of the notable events of the year. Early Warnings: Air Italy and Flybe halt operations With COVID-19 starting to rear its ugly head, two airlines fell quickly, with FlyBe going to the wall (allegedly … [Read more...]

It's been another interesting year of travel for me, with some familiar destinations and a few new ones. Firstly, my map of travel for the year. Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper – copyright © Karl L. Swartz. And my segments broken down   Total distance: 37,753 miles Sectors: 22 Class sectors: Business Class 11 … [Read more...]