Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (21st January)

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It's that time of the week when I try and compress multiple posts into a few lines. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. High Street, Birmingham, with brighter days coming. Routes and Networks It's been a busy week for route announcements, with airlines seemingly getting ready for a busy summer, Emirates to restore A380 service to more routes in … [Read more...]

Korean Air to restart four European Routes

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Korean Air is turning its eyes back towards Europe with the announcement that they are to restart four services.  Korean Air Boeing 787-9 at Madrid Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The airline will welcome back coverage to Prague and Zurich at the end of March, followed by the resumption of the Istanbul and Madrid routes at the … [Read more...]

Uzbekistan Airways to order 12 Airbus A320neo family aircraft

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The orders for the new year are trickling through, with Uzbekistan Airways placing an order for single-aisle aircraft from Airbus. The national carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo Family aircraft, divided into eight A320neo and four A321neo. The new aircraft will join the fleet of 17 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. A … [Read more...]

Ryanair plans domestic growth out of London

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The quiet and shy airline that is Ryanair was busy yesterday announcing some major expansion on UK Domestic routes, as well as expansion on other routes. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Let us break down what the press releases say, and what they mean. London (Covering Stansted, Gatwick and Luton). Six new destinations will open … [Read more...]

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...]