Economy Class & Beyond

Air France prepares to launch its upgraded long-haul travel experience

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For those looking forward to Air France's new long-haul cabin, there is not much longer to wait as the airline will take it to the sky on the 20th of January. The first Boeing 777-300ER equipped with Air France's latest long-haul cabins will take off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK. Named "Fontainebleau", this aircraft will then serve Rio de Janeiro airport … [Read more...]

easyJet to relaunch services from Southend Airport, as well as additional services for Summer 23

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It seems easyJet is busy getting ready for Summer 2023, with a raft of new routes - including relaunching a further service out of Southend Airport. Southend will gain a seasonal connection to Amsterdam. This is in addition to Faro, Málaga and Palma de Mallorca which are operated by the airline. 11 routes were announced and are all available for booking. They feature … [Read more...]

Etihad to expand its European footprint with two new destinations

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Etihad is expanding its European destination network, with the airline adding Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen in Denmark and Düsseldorf in Germany. Both services will commence on the 1st of October in time for the winter season. Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen will operate four times a week, whilst Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf will operate three times weekly. Copenhagen will be … [Read more...]

Emirates makes its move for China services

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With China gradually reopening, Emirates is preparing to make its move in expanding its services to the country. Routes from Dubai to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing will be restored as the country reopens its borders and eases its COVID-related entry restrictions. Shanghai Just in time for the New Year holiday, Shanghai will resume on the 20th of January 2023 with … [Read more...]

LNER Launches new dining options in first class.

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Let us turn our eye to the passenger experience on the trains - with London North Eastern Railway (LNER) launching its new catering options. The menu presented celebrates specially sourced food and drink from local suppliers along the East Coast route. These options are for those travelling in the train operators' First Class seating.  The catering … [Read more...]

Emirates to restore A380 service to more routes in the United Kingdom

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For those of you who love the double-decker wonder that is the Airbus A380, there is good news - as Emirates is expanding the use of the type. Three destinations are next in the massive capacity boost, with them being: Glasgow (from 23rd March 2023) Nice (from 1st June 2023) Birmingham (1st July 2023) The scale-ups are to provide additional passenger capacity on … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (14th January)

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As the nights slowly lighten, we draw towards a close to another week. It's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Brighter evenings. Colmore Row, Birmingham (with a West Midlands Metro tram photobombing). Firstly, an announcement At Economy Class and Beyond, I am a strong believer in public service. As such, posts over the next few weeks will be … [Read more...]

Emirates to return to Tokyo Haneda from April onwards

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Emirates is to return to Tokyo Haneda as life returns to normal. Or whatever can be best described as normal. tw Emirates Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The Middle Eastern airline will resume its Haneda service on the 2nd of April. The planned operation is as follows: EK312 DEPART DXB 07:50 ARRIVE HND 22:35 EK313 DEPART HND 00:05 ARRIVE DXB … [Read more...]

British Airways confirms Club Suite refit aboard its Boeing 787-8 fleet

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British Airways is continuing its retrofit for the Club Suite product, by them installing the seat on the Boeing 787-8 fleet.  Club Suite rollout image - image, British Airways  Club Suite has so far rolled out its new A350-1000 and Boeing 787-10, as well as being retrofitted to the Boeing 777 fleet in progress. It offers a 1-2-1 seating layout (thus being a lot less … [Read more...]