Economy Class & Beyond

Who else knows the way to San Jose (Costa Rica)? KLM do!

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It seems another airline finding its way to San Jose - this time in Costa Rica, with KLM to add the city to its network KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Image, KLM KLM will offer a direct service twice a week between Amsterdam Schipol and San Jose (Costa Rica) for the winter season from the 31st October 2017. The planned timetable is as follows: DEPART AMS 15:25 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

Norwegian’s next big destination: Singapore

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With all the routes that have been added from London Gatwick to the USA, Norwegian Air Shuttle has a new target on its list of destinations to serve. Step forward: Singapore. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 arriving onto stand at London Gatwick, Image - Norwegian Air Shuttle //CC3.0. Services kick off on 28th September 2017,  with Norwegian to operate a 4 times a … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic take over Manchester – New York JFK route

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In an interesting turn, Virgin Atlantic will be taking over the full operation of the Manchester to New York route from Delta, with the airline operating the full timetable from October onwards. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 taxing at London Heathrow Airport - taken from the Heathrow Control Tower , Image - Economy Class and Beyond Virgin Atlantic will operate the … [Read more...]

WOW adds Reykjavik to Chicago – and more capacity over the pond

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WOW Air's network growth continues apace, with the planned launch of a Reykjavik to Chicago O’Hare service from July 2017 onwards WOW Air A321 - Image, WOW Air via Pintrest The service will be starting from the 13th June 2017, operating four times a week between Reykjavik  to Chicago O’Hare. The timetable looks a bit like this WW153 DEPART KEF 15:00 ARRIVE ORD 16:40 … [Read more...]

LEVEL: Routes and Frequencies… and an elephant in the room

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I'm sure you're all aware that Level has been launched by International Airline Group to the promise of €99 launch fares. LEVEL A330-200 in flight - Image, Level/IAG It seems Level has done well with its launch route with a reported 52,000 tickets sold in a few days. Flight numbers have been confirmed - all coded to operate with Iberia flight codes. We'll get to that … [Read more...]

Ryanair pushes eastwards – adds Ukraine to its destinations

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Ryanair continues its ever-growing expansion, with a push eastwards to Ukraine. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The low-cost carrier will launch services to Kiev from the following cities in its upcoming winter timetable: Eindhoven (3 times weekly) London Stansted (5 weekly) Manchester (3 weekly) … [Read more...]

flyBe to operate daily London City to Amsterdam Service

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flyBe is trying to build out its operation at London City Airport with the announce they are to build up its London City to Amsterdam service FlyBe Bombardier Dash8 Q400 at London City Airport, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The airline's service London City Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol service currently runs during the weekend only. From the 27th March - this … [Read more...]

Norwegian Air Shuttle to extend its double-daily Gatwick to New York service

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Norwegian Air Shuttle is planning to take its London Gatwick to New York JFK service to a year-round service. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 arriving onto stand at London Gatwick, Image - Norwegian Air Shuttle //CC3.0. Currently, Norwegian operates a daily service between London Gatwick and New York JFK. This will increase to twice daily from the 9th August. This … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways adds Vienna to its Airbus A350 network

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It seems Vienna is next on Qatar Airways list to get an Airbus A350 operating to the Austrian capital. Qatar Airways Airbus A350 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The Doha to Vienna route is getting a double boost - initially with services increasing to 12 times a week in mid-August (19th August 2017). The Airbus A350-900 will be … [Read more...]