Economy Class & Beyond

Delta extends its Airbus A220 order with another 12 aircraft

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Delta Air Lines seems to be in love with the Airbus A220, with the airline putting in another follow-on order for the type Delta Airbus A220 approaching Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline has firmed up an order for 12 A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline’s total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 74 … [Read more...]

Finnair continues to expand its Summer 2023 network

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With the number of announcements of routes this week, it seems airlines are trying to get people excited to travel this summer. Finnair is joining the party, with the airline announcing three new routes. Finnair Airbus A319 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Joining the network for Summer 2023, are Ljubljana (Slovenia), Bodø (Norway) and Milan Linate … [Read more...]

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...]