Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways introduces Roast Dinners at 35,000ft

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British Airways is updating its catering offer, with what it calls ‘Best of British Menus’, with the September edition featuring a traditional British Roast dinner to be served at 35,000ft and above. Roast Dinner in First - Image, British Airways  . Roats in Club World - Image, British Airways  Which cabins will serve it? The airline’s … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus “Green Spirit” Airbus A320 arriving at Manchester Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 in its "Green Spirit" livery, celebrating Irish Rugby touching down at Manchester Airport as it completes the short hop from Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus operate a fleet of 31 Airbus A320 aircraft in its short to medium-haul fleet. The airline also maintains an … [Read more...]

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

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It is that time of the week again, where I generate content based on stuff I have written. It is almost a vicious circle. So, it is time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Got to make sure your shoe fits "Carmen Miranda' by Joanna Vasconcelos - Selfridges, Birmingham. New Aircraft news Alaska Airlines takes options for an additional 12 Boeing 737 MAX … [Read more...]

British Airways boosts “Pay with Avios” this weekend

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If you have a battle pile of Avios, and wanting to get away with them, this weekend British Airways is offering boosts when part-paying with them. With Avios part payment, you can reduce the cost of a British Airways flight. Even better, for this weekend only your Avios could be worth up to four times more than usual, meaning that somewhere far away just got a lot … [Read more...]

Eurostar to boost international services

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Eurostar is planning a major service boost as vaccinated travellers continue to return and people, with the train company planning to increase services. Eurostar trains at London St Pancras - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The following is planned From 6 September until 1 November: Five Return services between London St Pancras and Paris Gare Du Nord Three … [Read more...]

Emirates and Azul announce codeshare tie-up

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Emirates and Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras S.A have signed a codeshare agreement, which will allow customers to seamlessly connect to and from eight cities in Brazil to Emirates’ global network via Sao Paulo. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  What's covered? Under the codeshare, customers will be able to connect to and from Sao … [Read more...]

Travel Technology: Desktop-As-A-Service with Shells.com

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Time for some travel technology you can use on the move, as I look at Shells.com and ponder the uses of a Desktop-As-A-Service product. Desktop-As-A-What? Desktop-As-A-Service has been around for years. Some of you might know them better as virtualised desktops. The idea is that all the processing is done in the datacentre, as opposed to your host device. This has some … [Read more...]

More new options by Ryanair… this time from the UK

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Hot on the heels of the Dublin network changes, Ryanair has also announced a lot of extra capacity from the United Kingdom, with 11 new routes to be launched for Winter 2021. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 preparing to depart Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The new routes for Winter 2021 include: Birmingham - Bucharest, 4 times a week … [Read more...]

Ryanair adds four new routes for winter 2021 from Dublin

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It seems with Ireland opening up, Ryanair is adding new routes and capacity out of Dublin Airport.  Ryanair Boeing 737-800 coming into land at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline will operate the following route out of Dublin: Cardiff (Wales) 4 times a week Kosice (Slovakia) 2 times a week  Plovdiv (Bulgaria) 2 times a week Sibiu … [Read more...]

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