Economy Class & Beyond

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...]

The case of the vanishing Delta Boeing 747 routes

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As Delta continues to thin out its Boeing 747 operations, it appears that more routes are being converted away from the type. Delta Boeing 747-400 in flight - Image, Delta Air Lines Currently, Delta operates a singular route with the type - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Seoul Incheon. This operates as DL158/159. This route is scheduled to continue into … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways leases four LATAM A350s

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It seems that Qatar Airways is getting some extra capacity - in the form of four LATAM Airbus A350 aircraft.  LATAM Airbus A350 (Painted in TAM colours) at Madrid Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The four aircraft are being leased from LATAM group for periods between six and twelve months. These are in addition to the 14 Airbus A350-900 aircraft that are … [Read more...]

The Battle for Frankfurt-am-Main Airport: Ryanair turns up the heat

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It seems I've come back to this headline a lot sooner than expected - with Ryanair planning to operate to twenty new destinations from Frankfurt-am-Main in from autumn 2017. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taxing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Ryanair is to base seven new aircraft at Frankfurt as its new base, with the introduction of twenty new … [Read more...]

United Airlines adds summer route to Munich

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As we head towards the summer season (check your calendars - we're at the end of February already), airlines are rushing to get their summer timetables settled. United Airlines is adding a summer service between San Francisco and Munich. United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The summer only service will operate … [Read more...]