Economy Class & Beyond

Korean Air prepares for travel surge and reactiviates its Airbus A380s

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Korean Air is actively restoring its international passenger network, which has been suspended in parts due to the pandemic.   Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER arriving into Chicago O'Hare - Image, Economy Class and Beyond With the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport lifting all international flight restrictions and mandatory quarantine requirements, Korean … [Read more...]

Diving into Air New Zealands new long-haul seats by Safran Seats

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After the big news of the SkyNest yesterday, we're going to focus on the new Business Class seats that Air New Zealand will be flying. Safran Seats will be the supplier of the new seat for the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to give what Air New Zealand will call "the best sleep in the sky". The seats are due to enter service with the updated cabin in 2024. This … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express to offer Fast Track through its Business First Ticket

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We all know of the queues at Heathrow Airport. Well, Heathrow Express (the train operator who operates the direct rail service between Paddington and London Heathrow), is offering an upgrade on its business ticket, to allow you to use the FastTrack lanes. Heathrow Express train arriving at Heathrow Terminal 2 and 3 station - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The … [Read more...]

Heathrow landing fees capped by UK Civil Aviation Authority

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There's some respite from the landing changes that Heathrow imposes on flights, with the UK Civil Aviation Authority choosing to propose a cap the fees that the airport can charge. It's still to expensive to pass through here - Heathrow Airport, Image Economy Class and Beyond.  These charges will run for the next five years. According to the CAA, Heathrow is … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus Regional to add services to Cardiff and Southampton

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Emerald Airlines which is operating the Aer Lingus Regional franchise is preparing to launch two new services to Cardiff and Southampton from Belfast City Airport.  These two services will start on the 7th of July. Belfast City to Cardiff will operate five times a week, based on the timetable below: EI3620 DEPART BHD 10:10 ARRIVE CWL … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 957 Hambug to London Heathrow (Club Europe)

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Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on the passenger experience between Hamburg and London Heathrow on British Airways 957. 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 … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (25th June)

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We're almost to the halfway point of the year. Must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond There's plenty more of this photoset of London coming up.  Snapshots We've got some passenger experience snapshots - although one of them has gone walkies around the site. I'll find it a little later... British Airways London 956 Heathrow to Hamburg (Club … [Read more...]