It seems Lufthansa is looking beyond its traditional destinations in Europe to new destinations for the winter 2017/2018 season - with the announcement of three new routes from Frankfurt to short-medium haul destinations, and the conversion of three more routes into year-round operation. Romanian destinations are in the spotlight, with the airline starting up services to … [Read more...]

Politics in the Middle East are flaring up, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates cutting their diplomatic links with the state of Qatar. Doha from the air - and from later today - a bit more difficult to get to - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The state of play is pretty complex. Here's a list of airlines flying to Doha which are affected, … [Read more...]

It seems Norwegian Air Shuttle is going after Alialtia, with plans to commence long haul transatlantic services from Rome. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 arriving onto stand at London Gatwick, Image - Norwegian Air Shuttle //CC3.0. The new destinations are from Rome Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino to: Newark Liberty International Airport - Four times a week. … [Read more...]

It seems what works for one location will work for another, with Emirates to take its service to Beijing  and convert it into a double-daily A380 operation Emirates A380 preparing to depart Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The route is currently served with an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 777-300ER. This will move to double-A380 operations from the 1st … [Read more...]

It seems Emirates is continuing to fiddle with the Birmingham timetable, with plans to change its Birmingham UK operation to double A380 services daily. Emirates Airbus A380 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Flight pair EK39/40 (currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER) will be swapped with a 615 seater two class A380. The timetable for EK39/40 … [Read more...]

KLM is working at its network, with the announcement it is to fly from Amsterdam to Mumbai. KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner "Sunflower" at Amsterdam Schiphol - Image, KLM - to serve Mumbai The new service will operate three times weekly, based on the following timetable: KL0877 DEPART AMS 13:00 ARRIVE BOM 01:55+1 Mondays ,Thursdays and Sundays KL0878 DEPART BOM 04:00 ARRIVE AMS … [Read more...]

It seems there's a bit of softness in the Birmingham to Dubai link, with Emirates planning drop one of the three rotations from 1st September 2017 Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  At peak, the airline operated three times a day between Birmingham and Dubai using two Boeing 777-300ERs and a two-class Airbus … [Read more...]

It seems Air Canada is planning some very long haul routes, with the planned introduction of a Vancouver to Melbourne Tullamarine. Air Canada Boeing 787-9 in the new colours - Image, Air Canada. The new service is seasonal, and has limited operations between 1st December 2017 and 4th February 2018. Operations are detailed below: AC037 DEPART YVR 22:45 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

It seems Emirates has got A380s to spare, and is taking its Dubai to Madrid double-daily with Airbus A380s. Emirates A380 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond EK143/144 will switch over from Boeing 777-300ER to A380 operations on the 1st September 2017. In the process, it will covert both its Madrid and Barcelona operations to double … [Read more...]