Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad to boost Sydney services

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There appears to be some swapsies going on at the moment between Virgin Australia and Etihad, as Etihad are due to operate the entire Abu Dhabi to Sydney route. Etihad Airbus A380 in flight - Image, Etihad/Airbus The changes to the route will require Etithad to operate both services from 6th February with an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 777-300ER. The revised operation … [Read more...]

KLM suspends its Cairo service

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Airline routes can sometimes be a simple numbers game - and as KLM show - it can result in a route being pulled. This time, the route between Amsterdam and Cairo is facing the chop. KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Image, KLM. KLM places the blame of the route cut on the devaluation of the Egyptian pound and the decision of the Central Bank of Egypt to impose … [Read more...]

Alitalia adds Rome to Havana route

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Whilst the USA are celebrating direct bookable flights to Cuba, Europe continues to add more routes - with the introduction of a Rome to Havana route to be operated by Alitalia. Alitalia Boeing 777-200ER - Image, Alitalia The new service will connect Rome Fiumicino to Havana twice a week from 29th November 2016. The route will operate as follows: Rome-FCO to Havana … [Read more...]

Delta to resume service from Atlanta to Seoul

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It seems there seems to be a thawing in the relationship between Delta and Korean Air, with the announcement of Delta re-opening the route between Atlanta and Seoul Incheon. Delta Air Lines and Korea Air Tails - Image, Delta Delta will be operated the route from 3rd June 2017 on a daily basis.  The timings look a little like this: DL089 DEPART ATL 13:05 ARRIVE ICN … [Read more...]

Norwegian adds Barcelona to the USA

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In their relentless path to add more lines to a map, Norwegian Air Shuttle are opening up new routes between the Spain and the USA. Norwegian Boeing 787 - Image, Norwegian Air Shuttle. Released under CC3.0. The new Transatlantic operation will be starting in June 2017, will connect Barcelona to Los Angeles, Newark International, Oakland.  Ft Lauderdale will join … [Read more...]

Cathay Pacific prepares to upgrade North American Routes

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Cathay Pacific - in a sign of market confidence - is preparing to upgrade its two of its North American routes. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER at Hong Kong International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond First up is the Boston operation. The service currently four days a week - this  will be uprated to a daily service, operating against the following timetable: CX812 … [Read more...]

British Airways cancels half of its London City to JFK services

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British Airways have wielded their axe again on services - this time focusing on the London City Airport to New York JFK service. British Airways with the plan to remove of BA3/4 from the network. British Airways Airbus A318 operating BA1 at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond British Airways currently operate two flights from London City Airport … [Read more...]

More Turkish Airlines cuts – Long Haul Services face frequency reductions

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It seems that Turkish Airlines have more cuts to services lined up - this time affecting their long haul operations. Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The long haul programme takes a haircut this time, with services to Boston, Houston, Islamabad, Miami, Osaka-Kansai, Sao Paulo/Buenos Aires taking frequency … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to send an Airbus A350 to Madrid

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Qatar Airways is to change its operations to Madrid, with plans to introduce services operated with an  Airbus A350 to the Spanish capital. Qatar Airways A350 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Currently, operations to Madrid use two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Flight pair QR149/150 will be swapped to Airbus A350-900 operation from 17th March … [Read more...]

Turkish Airlines take an axe to its frequencies

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It's been coming since the recent trouble in Turkey, but Turkish Airlines is feeling the pinch. Network cuts are coming thick and fast according to AirlineRoute. Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-900ER landing at Dublin - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Both Short/Medium Haul  and Long Haul Programmes are affected, with drastic capacity cuts across the board. I'm … [Read more...]