Economy Class & Beyond

Ryanair prepares to scale up services at its Dublin base

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Whilst Ryanair enjoys closing bases, it also expands them too when there's a chance to make cash. And it seems it's going to expand at its home of Dublin Airport. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Ryanair plans to serve 120 destinations and over 900 weekly flights from DublinAirport for the summer season. It will also … [Read more...]

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY: Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5i Chromebook – What are the compromises moving to ChromeOS?

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Most of my IT interactions so far have been with either Microsoft Windows, Apple’s macOS or some sort of Linux distribution (most recently Manjaro, but sometimes Ubuntu).  But a few discussions I’ve had with people have made me cast my eye away at Google Chrome and their Chromebook range. It’s been some years since the first Chromebook came out - and … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to restart Tobago service

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For those looking for sun, Virgin Atlantic is set to restart its service to Tobago. The airline will relaunch its service, operating twice daily from the 29th January 2022, as a tag-on flight between Barbados and Tobago. Planned operations are as follows: VS177 DEPART LHR 09:10 ARRIVE BGI 14:20 ARRIVE TAB 17:00 VS178 DEPART TAB 18:50 DEPART BGI 21:30 ARRIVE LHR … [Read more...]

ZIM to manufacture premium economy seats for Lufthansa Group

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ZIM Aircraft Seating continues to pick up orders, with Lufthansa Group selecting ZIMprivacy (PC-02) seat. The new seats will be installed on 19 of Lufthansa’s Boing B747-8 aircraft and an additional 9 SWISS Airbus A330. Lufthansa Group is a customer of ZIM, which have deployed their PC-01 premium economy seat in its long-haul fleet.  According to ZIM, the … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic and LATAM announce a codeshare agreement

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It must be codeshare season, with Virgin Atlantic announcing a new codeshare agreement with LATAM Airlines LATAM Boeing 777-300ER in Star Wars Stormtrooper livery – Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Customers booking through Virgin Atlantic are now able to travel from Heathrow direct to São Paulo as well as connecting onwards onto 12 domestic … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 taxiing at Barcelona El Prat

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 in its classic paintwork taxiing at Barcelona El Prat Airport as it pootles around the airport. Royal Air Maroc operate a fleet of 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in its short to medium-haul operation. The airline also operates the ATR72-600, Boeing 737 MAX … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (15th/16th January)

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We're barrelling through January faster than the beast from Omicron Persi 8 can keep up. Even then, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Well, this week has been minorly eventful, with a trip to get an MRI scan. Dear $deity... the sound of it... the sound of the scanner.  Hotel Check HOTEL CHECK: Premier Inn, Worcester (M5, J6) - Well, I'm not … [Read more...]

Avanti West Coast to implement massive cuts next week

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Avanti West Coast (the rail operator which plies services from London Euston) is making massive cuts temporarily to its timetable. The train company is putting the revised timetable in between 7 January and 25 February,  due to staff shortages that they are experiencing.  In summary, the train company plans to operate the following: Hourly Service … [Read more...]