Economy Class & Beyond

Emirates adds Lyon and Nice back to its network

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Emirates planning to restart both its Lyon and Nice services as France begins to open up to non-essential travellers. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER "Year of Zayed 2018" - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  Emirates will resume flights from Dubai to Nice from 2 July and Lyon from 9 July, initially offering 4 flights a week to each city. The move is in line with France easing … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines to return to Manchester Airport

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Is travel slowly returning? It seems so, with Singapore Airlines planning to restart its Manchester Airport to Singapore Changi service. Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 at Changi Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Services between Singapore and Manchester will restart on the 16th of July 2021, with the return segment from Manchester starting on the … [Read more...]

Reminder: UK Green, Amber and Red List changes are now *LIVE*

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The UK Governments travel lists - Green, Amber and Red - changes are formally live as of 04:00 today. As a reminder, Portugal moves to the Amber List of countries, whilst the seven other countries have been added to the red list including: Afghanistan Bahrain Costa Rica Egypt Sri Lanka Sudan  Trinidad & Tobago The full lists … [Read more...]

Who else is annoyed at UK Government and its Green list? Surprise: Ryanair

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As we know, the UK Government is taking a lot of heat for removing Portugal from its Green List. Well, here is the release I have been waiting to work on - Ryanair and only what can be seen as contempt for the powers that be. Let us dive into this juicy release. A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 preparing to turn for the runway at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class … [Read more...]

Delta expands its French network

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With France slowly opening to visitors, Delta Air Lines is expanding its presence in the area, with additional flights to Paris and Nice. Delta Airlines Airbus A330 taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline is planning to add services from Minneapolis/St. Paul and Boston to Paris and add New York-JFK to Nice. According to the airline, French government … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (6th June)

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It's the end of a rather turbulent week in the world of travel. Let's look back in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Feared by the bad, Loved by the Good, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood (Robin Hood Statue, Nottingham). UK Green List Changes and fallout UK Green List Changes: Portugal demoted to Amber, Seven Countries move to Red - With Portugal moving to … [Read more...]

easyJet adds extra capacity to get people back from Portugal

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With the UK Governments move yesterday, people are scrambling to return from Portugal to the UK, before the country is moved off the green list and onto the amber list.easyJet is responding, with the airline adding an extra 1000 seats.  easyJet Airbus A319 arriving at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The airline is adding more seats on flights from … [Read more...]

Emirates to launch Miami service in July

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Emirates is growing its USA network with the planned launch of a new route between Dubai and Miami. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxiing at Hamburg Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new route will operate four times a week between Florida’s second-largest city, Miami, and Dubai, from 22 July 2021. The move will expand Emirates footprint in the USA - serving … [Read more...]

Who is annoyed at the Green List Change? Well, easyJet for a start

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It's never good when you get a press release five minutes after a Government minister opens their mouth with words falling out of it. Top of the pile goes to easyJet - who are not happy about the green list changes. The full quote from easyJet below. Johan Lundgren, easyJet CEO commented: “This shock decision to add Portugal to the Amber list is a huge blow to … [Read more...]