Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (17th June)

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We're in the midst of a scorching summer (along with the thunderstorms and such), but things here continue as they ever do. This means it's Saturday evening, I'm in a Starbucks writing this and it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. A busy Saturday evening on Broad Street, Birmingham.  AIX Post-Show Coverage We've kicked off our Aircraft Interiors … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: IBIS Budget, St Pauli, Hamburg

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It’s time for another Snapshot, this time focusing on the hotel experience at the Ibis Budget, St Pauli in Hamburg, Germany. In case you’ve forgotten how we do travel write-ups on Economy Class and Beyond, I have two major travel writing styles: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience, the small … [Read more...]

Airbus launches the Airspace Cabin for the Airbus A220 Family

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The Airspace passenger experience programme, which Airbus started with the A333neo programme, and has since spread through the airframers line-up - is to further expand, with the Airbus A220 to gain the cabin experience. The move comes from market demand that Airbus has noticed. The key new feature of this cabin enhancement is the Airspace XL Bin – provided by … [Read more...]

Air Canada to launch Vancouver to Singapore

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Air Canada is preparing to stretch its wings, with a new route between  Vancouver International Airport and Singapore Changi International Airport. The new route will operate four times weekly beginning 3rd April 2024. The planned operation is as follows: Flight From To Days … [Read more...]

Finnair to add Wroclaw and capacity across its network for Summer 2024

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We might be in the middle of Summer 2023, but it seems Finnair is jumping ahead, with it setting up plans for Summer 2024. The airline is adding  Wroclaw in Poland as a new destination from 2nd April 2024,  as well as boosting frequencies out of its  Helsinki hub to destinations in Northern, Central Europe and Japan. In Scandinavia, Finnair is adding frequencies to … [Read more...]

British Airways to add Fuerteventura to its Gatwick network

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For those who like winter sun, BA Euroflyer, the Gatwick-based subsidiary of British Airways, has added to its Fuerteventura route map for the winter season onwards. British Airways Airbus A320 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The route will launch in November 202. Fuerteventura will join Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria as the fourth Canary Island served by the … [Read more...]

ATR Aircraft unveils new premium cabin options – Introducing ATR Highline

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ATR Aircraft have some advantages compared to small jet-powered aircraft - simply put, they consume a lot less fuel than their counterparts. Now they want to push home that advantage, to offer premium cabin configurations. They call this ATR Highline. . The concept takes the ATR Aircraft family and offers five different cabin concepts that can be applied, depending on … [Read more...]