Economy Class & Beyond

Air Mauritius to switch from Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport

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Air Mauritius is in the throws of planning to switch operating from Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport. With the move, Air Mauritius will switch to a daily operation, flying between Gatwick and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, from the 29th of October 2023 in time for the winter season to commence. This compares with the current operation at Heathrow … [Read more...]

PLAY to add Amsterdam to its network

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PLAY is being a little aggressive in its expansion, with the airline planning to re-launch its route to Amsterdam.  The airline's first flight from Keflavik Airport in Iceland to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is scheduled for 5th June, with them planning to operate five flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Ticketing is open for … [Read more...]

Emirates to deploy Airbus A380 to Bali, Indonesia

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Emirates is spreading its A380 fleet destinations by adding Bali in Indonesia. The airline will deploy a  2-class Emirates A380 service, which will replace one of the two daily services to Bali currently operated by a 2-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Planned operation for the A380 will be: EK368 DEPART DXB 03:25 ARRIVE DPS 16:35+1 EK369 DEPART DPS 19:40 ARRIVE DXB … [Read more...]

Brussels Airlines adds extra capacity for the Summer Season

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Brussels Airlines is boosting its European Network by adding two Airbus A320s and working with CityJet to provide extra capacity during summer 2023. Brussels Airlines has signed a wet-lease agreement with CityJet for the summer season. From March 26th until October 28th 2023, two CRJ-900 aircraft will strengthen the Belgian flag carrier's fleet. The CRJ-900s will … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines selects Boeing 737-8 for fleet renewal

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Japan Airlines is sticking with Boeing for narrow-body aircraft, with the airline choosing the Boeing 737 MAX. The airline has selected the Boeing 737-8 variant of the MAX, with the airline agreeing to order 21 aircraft. The 737-8 will position JAL to strengthen its domestic and regional network as passenger traffic continues to return to pre-pandemic levels. JAL … [Read more...]

Lufthansa prepares its Airbus A380 deployments from Munich

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Lufthansa is preparing to re-introduce its Airbus A380 double-decker aircraft to its fleet. The A380s will be based out of Munich Airport, as a method of increasing premium traffic. Meanwhile, the two destinations that will gain Airbus A380 service will be New York-JFK and Boston Logan. Daily flights from Munich to Boston will be operated by LH424 from the … [Read more...]

Finnair signs for a further 750 tons Neste MY Sustainable Air fuel

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Finnair has been busy, as it purchases 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in an effort to be more reduce emissions and become more sustainable. Finnair Airbus A320 at Helsinki Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. As airlines seek to race towards net-zero targets, Finniar is seeking to reduce the emissions it emits from flying. Thus, they aim to … [Read more...]

The early morning open road

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It’s about 5 am when I hit publish on this - meaning that I have abandoned the city of bus strikes - and instead on a coach out of Birmingham to my destination southwards. Again, I’m sometimes asked why I do the National Express Coach first thing in the morning, rather than other things. It boils down to cost, believe it or not. Heathrow hotel … [Read more...]

SAUDIA plans an expansion of 25 new destinations

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SAUDI seems to be in full strength after its recent order with Boeing - and is going after new customers with the airline planning to serve 25 new destinations. Saudia Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner departing London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The routes will be operated by SAUDIA and flyadeal. The new routes are in a convenient map below: The new … [Read more...]