Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 295 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare

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Time for another snapshot - this time looking at British Airways 295 between London Heathrow Airport and Chicago O'Hare. For those of you who are new to the blog: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! Snapshots – These are bite-sized reviews that show you the … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 1385 Manchester to London Heathrow

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Time for another snapshot as we journey into the wonders of travel - this time looking at British Airways 1385 on a UK Domestic service between Manchester and London. Boarding Boarding was from Gate 143 at Manchester Airport. Priority boarding was enforced. The Plane It's a British Airways Airbus A320, in a Eurobusiness two-class setup (Middle seat free with a cocktail … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 776 (Club Europe) London to Stockholm Arlanda

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Time for the first of many snapshots over the next few weeks - this time focusing on British Airways 776 between London Heathrow and Stockholm Arlanda in Club Europe.For those of you who are new to the blog:Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things!Snapshots – These are bite-sized reviews that … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Aer Lingus 263 Birmingham to Dublin

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Time for another in a series of Snapshots. For those of who've forgotten... Trip Reports - These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things... as well as the big things! Snapshots - These are bite-sized reviews that show you the basic product in some nice gentle headlines So this time looking, we'll take a look at the Aer Lingus … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 294 in World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy)

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It’s time for another snapshot - this time featuring British Airways 294 in World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy). The Plane It's a Boeing 777-200ER. This one is refurbished compared to some of the Boeing 777s in the British Airways fleet. The Seat This time, I would be sat in World Traveller Plus (Premium Economy cabin) as opposed to World Traveller (Economy … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines 47 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare

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Time for another snapshot - this time focusing on American Airlines 47 between London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare. For those who haven't encountered how I do trip reports on this blog: Trip Reports - These are full deep-dive reports taking you deep into the passenger experience looking at the big things as well as the small things Snapshots - These are bite-sized … [Read more...]

Snapshot: AY3126 Heathrow to Helsinki

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Time for another quick snapshot with Finnair as I explore the short-haul European service. Check-in Check in is handled from Zone E at Heathrow Terminal 3.  Boarding passes for both the outbound and inbound segments were printed off here (a little time-saver for later). Side note: Why can't other airlines have a pretty boarding passes as Finnair? Security Security was … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Finnair A350 Business Class Short Haul

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Time for another snapshot - this time featuring something I've been teasing about since Sunday - Finnair A350 Business Class operating on a short-haul route. Boarding Boarding was from the Gate 32 for the run to Heathrow The plane It's an Airbus A350-900. Why do you think I was up at 4am in the morning Tallinn time? Not for love you know. The Cabin It's cool, … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Finnair EuroBusiness Short-Haul

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Time for a quick snapshot - this time shining the light on Finnair EuroBusiness from Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The Plane It was an Finnair Mainline Airbus A320 operating the route that day. Cabin Cabin is a traditional 3-3 seating through the plane. First 8 rows were reserved for Business Class which had the middle seat free - in other words … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: American Airlines 735 Manchester to Philadelphia

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Time for a new series of snapshots - this week we're going to look at my trip to BAcon in Washington DC. For those of who've forgotten... Trip Reports - These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things... as well as the big things! Snapshots - These are bite-sized reviews that show you the basic product in some nice gentle … [Read more...]