Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (31st October)

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As we move to the end of October, as well as the clocks going back today - it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. As we exit British Summer Time and head back to Greenwich Mean Time (or UTC), Birmingham is gearing up for the "Frankfurt Christmas Market Birmingham" opening on the 4th November. At this point, I'll be hunting for another coffee spot with … [Read more...]

Long Term Review – Toyota Aygo (2010), Seven years on…

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Time for a long-term review - my Toyota Aygo Blue (2010). With it over 11 years old and me owning for seven of those years, how had life been with it? And why did I finally get shot of it?  Farwell Aygo Blue... the subject of this post. What's a Toyota Aygo? A Toyota Aygo is a 3 or 5 door city car, designed to be nippy around towns and cities, whilst … [Read more...]

British Airways Club Suite rollout nears completion on the 777 fleet

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For those who don't like the flying dormitories of the British Airways Boeing 777, there is some very good news - with the rollout of the Club Suite product retrofit continues. The rollout is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The airline already has retrofitted a number of its Boeing 777 aircraft with the latest seat and will be working with Collins … [Read more...]

SkyTeam adds another airline. Yes, It’s ITA Airways…

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In case anyone is having doubts that ITA Airways has the blood of Aliatla still, the airline has cosied straight back up with SkyTeam.  As we all know, Alilata ceased trading on the 14th of October, with ITA Airways taking its place the day after. At that time, Alilatalia left SkyTeam, leaving an Italian shaped hole in the network. It seems a mere 14 days later, … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus outlines its Summer 2022 network plans

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Aer Lingus has outlined its Summer 2022 plans, with an emphasis on routes to Europe and North America being key to growth for the year ahead The airline will offer 71 routes in total, serving 62 destinations in total. 16 of these will be transatlantic routes. Aer Lingus is building up capacity from what is being offered for Winter and Christmas. The planned schedule … [Read more...]

Goodbye England Red List… for now.

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It seems the UK Government has decided to abandon the Red List concept completely, with the system placed on ice from next week. At the time of writing, seven countries remained on the UK Red List. They were Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Panama Peru Venezuela Arrivals after 4 am Monday 1st November 2021 will no longer need to go … [Read more...]

United Airlines to add five extra flights to London, 22 a day!

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United Airlines is preparing a major push for London, with the airline announcing five extra flights, making a total of 22 flights a day between the USA and London.   United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER with departing Chicago O'Hare- Image, Economy Class and Beyond The five extra flights to London Heathrow are 2 x flights from Newark, NJ. The sixth and seventh daily … [Read more...]

Emirates prepares to add major capacity to Australia

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With parts of Australia edging closer to re-opening, Emirates is preparing to add a lot of capacity to the land down under. Emirates A380 taking off from London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In response to the easing of travel restrictions, from the 2nd of November, Emirates is stepping up the frequency on flights EK414/415 between Dubai and Sydney to daily … [Read more...]

AUTUMN BUDGET 2021: UK to lower domestic Aviation Passenger Duty

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In a move that is poorly timed with the COP26 conference in Glasgow, the UK Government has announced that Domestic Air Passenger Duty is to be reduced. The new rate will come in April 2023 for flights between airports in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak in his budget statement said: "This will help the cost of … [Read more...]

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