Economy Class & Beyond

TRIP REPORT: Feeling Finnair – This is new: Leaving Helsinki Airport

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This is new: Leaving Helsinki Airport Feeling Finnair How much for 160 Tier Points? 3 am. Digbeth Coach Station. We know the drill by now… Cathay Pacific Lounge (Business Class), London Heathrow Finnair AY1332 London Heathrow to Helsinki Airport (Business Class) This is new: Leaving Helsinki Airport Crowne Plaza Helsinki Exploring Suomenlinna … [Read more...]

Norse Atlantic Airways kicks off its Berlin routes and adds Fort Lauderdale

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Norse Atlantic Airways this week opened their Berlin hub. In the process, they added a new route to their network. The inaugural flights from Berlin to New York JFK and Los Angeles started this week, with the airline announcing plans to launch a route from Berlin to Fort Lauderdale in Flordia. This new route will commence on 7th December with tickets available to … [Read more...]

Emirates begins its fleet interior upgrade

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As teased in its last update, Emirates is kicking off what it calls "its largest known fleet retrofit project". The programme will upgrade entire interior cabins of 120 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft as part of an investment for Emirates’ customers “fly better” in the coming years. Whilst the main programme officially commences in November, the … [Read more...]

JetSMART takes flight with Recaro SL3710 seating

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With JetSMART taking delivery of their first Airbus A321neo, there has to be a seating product installed for passengers. JetSMART selected the Recaro SL3710 as its seating option. The SL3710 seat from Recaro Aircraft Seating took flight on JetSMART’s A321neo for the first time on August 15. These aircraft will feature a dense configuration, with 240 seats … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport to extend its capacity cap

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For those planning to travel through Heathrow Airport, capacity remains an issue, as the capacity cap that is currently in place will be extended to the 29th of October. Heathrow from the sky - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The capacity limit at Heathrow is currently set at 100k daily departing passengers. This comes after Heathrow has been in … [Read more...]

Emirates and Agean Airlines commence their codeshare

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Emirates is adding another codeshare partner to its network, with Aegean Airlines of Greece. The codeshare will allow passengers to benefit from increased connectivity to eight domestic Greek points via Athens, using a single ticket. Emirates will place its code on Agean-operated flights, providing customers with a convenient and seamless booking experience as well as … [Read more...]

Malaysia Airlines to acquire 20 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft

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Malaysia Airlines is to update its fleet, as it moves to acquire 20 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft for its fleet, as part of the carrier’s widebody fleet renewal programme. The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900 aircraft, with 10 to be purchased from Airbus and 10 to be leased from Dublin-based Avolon. The announcement was made at an event … [Read more...]