Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways to relaunch services to Canberra, Australia

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Qatar Airways is set to re-launch daily flights to Canberra, the capital city of Australia. > The daily flights to Canberra will operate via Melbourne to the airline’s hub, Hamad International Airport, in Doha. This service will commence in December 2025 and will be operated by a Boeing 777 aircraft. This will feature the airline’s Q-suite Business Class cabin and … [Read more...]

JetBlue looks to further Transatlantic growth – enter Madrid and Edinburgh

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JetBlue is boosting its transatlantic network from Boston Logan Airport, with the announcement of two new routes. The airline is adding services from Boston to Madrid and Edinburgh for the summer season. Let us dive in and see what's on offer.  Madrid Commencing 22nd May 2025, JetBlue will introduce daily nonstop seasonal service between Boston Logan International … [Read more...]

Emirates to restore its third daily flight to Melbourne – with a retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER

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With the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER refit project going apace, the airline will introduce a third service between Dubai and Melbourne. The third daily non-stop service between Dubai and Melbourne will commence on 30 March 2025. The third service will be operated with a newly retrofitted four-class Emirates Boeing 777-300ER, equipped with the Premium Economy product and … [Read more...]

TAP Air Portugal lines up three new routes… one has more than a twist…

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It seems TAP Air Portugal is lining up some new routes for next year. Let's see where they are offering to send their passengers... with at least one surprise in the routes... Lisbon - Los AngelesThe new Lisbon to LA route will start on the 16th of May 2025, operating three times a week initially, then scaling to four times a week Planned operations are as follows: DEPART … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific turns to Europe – Munich and Brussels to join the network

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Growth is back on the agenda for Cathay Pacific, with the airline planning to serve Munich for the first time, whilst adding Brussels back to its network in Summer 2025. Cathay Pacific’s debut passenger service to Munich is set to launch on 16 June 2025 with four return flights per week, marking the airline’s second route to Germany alongside its daily service to … [Read more...]

SAS to launch a service to Seoul

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)  is continuing to expand with help from its SkyTeam friends - this time partnering to launch a service to Seoul, South Korea.  SAS Airbus A350-900 - Image, SAS. A new direct route is planned to commence in  Copenhagen and Seoul, with it due to start on the 12th of September, 2025. The route launch will mark Scandinavia and Korea's first … [Read more...]

Emirates first A350 destination gets a start date

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Yesterday, Emirates took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft. We now have confirmation of the first route the new aircraft will serve, as well as a date. Emirates Airbus A350-900 - Image, Emirates. And yes, it's Edinburgh that will be the launch destination, with services commencing on the 3rd of January 2025. The service to Edinburgh was relaunched on the … [Read more...]

Etihad announces ten new routes… with a lot of Airbus A321LR action

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After playing secret squirrel for a week, Etihad Airways has announced its planned expansion, with 10 new destinations joining the network. Etihad Airbus A350-1000 landing at Chicago O'Hare. Image, Economy Class and Beyond.   They are: Algiers: The capital of Algeria. Atlanta: The state capital of Georgia, Atlanta in the USA Chiang Mai: Northern … [Read more...]

Norse Atlantic Airways to launch Stockholm to Bangkok

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For those wanting to escape the cold confines of Stockholm, there's good news from Norse Atlantic Airways who are planning to start a service to Bangkok. The new route will start on 29 October 2025. It will operate between Stockholm Arlanda and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi twice weekly on Wednesdays and Sundays. As usual, passengers will fly on a Norse Boeing 787-9 … [Read more...]

easyJet plots a lot of route launches from the UK for Summer 2025

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easyJet has announced the launch of 26 new routes for summer 2025 including 21 from ten UK airports -  including its first-ever flights and package holidays to the island of Sal in Cape Verde. With Cape Verde joining the easyJet network, it will become the first ever Sub-Saharan destination the airline has flown to, when it takes off from London Gatwick airport next … [Read more...]