Economy Class & Beyond

LEVEL prepares to reconnect Barcelona to Los Angeles and San Francisco

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IAG low-cost carrier LEVEL is preparing to kick off its West Coast of the USA service, with flights set to resume to Los Angeles and San Francisco this week.  LEVEL Airbus A330-200 at Barcelona El Prat - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The route from Los Angeles will initially operate with three frequencies a week, on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and, as of the … [Read more...]

KLM and Thalys announces additional AirRail capacity

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Thalys (the high-speed European rail operator) are to expand their AirRail partnership. The aim is to increase the number of passengers with connecting KLM flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol who travel from Brussels – and back – by train. KLM has offered transfer passengers the option of boarding a Thalys high-speed train … [Read more...]

Advanced Purchase Rail Tickets in the United Kingdom: How late can you leave it before travel?

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When I was travelling back from Chicago, I was in a position where I needed to get home (as 1) BA couldn't find a stand for the aircraft I was on and 2) I had missed the coach I wanted to take home). Now, there are many ways to travel, but one of the ways of cutting costs are Advance Purchase Rail Tickets - the idea is very much like airplane tickets (you choose a train that … [Read more...]

Emirates to deploy “normal” capacity to India

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It seems that for Emirates, the Indian market is more than healthy, as the airline prepares to roll out a full pre-pandemic timetable. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxiing at Hamburg Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline will push to re-launch its full timetable from the 1st April 2022, with Emirates planning to operate 170 flights a week to nine cities … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air India Boeing 777-300ER climbing out of Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Air India Boeing 777-300ER climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport as it begins the long trip back to its home base of Delhi, India. Air India operates a fleet of 13 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in their long-haul fleet. The airline operates the smaller Boeing 777-200LR … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (27th March)

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We're fast approaching the end of the month as the UK and Europe makes the jump to Summer Time, where we all lose an hour... again. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Trust me - this is less impressive than it looks - Solihull Station. As normality resumes, the joy of the real world has been hitting me... and it's a fun time, to put it … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT – British Airways 296 Chicago O’Hare – London Heathrow (World Traveller Plus – Premium Economy)

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It's time for a snapshot, this time examining the passenger experience aboard British Airways 296  between Chicago O'Hare International and London Heathrow. 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 … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Double Room)

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Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. 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 and the small things… as well as the big things! … [Read more...]

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