Economy Class & Beyond

easyJet celebrates 20 years of being orange at Gatwick

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As well as being the Lunar New Year, easyJet is breaking out the party poppers as it celebrate 20 years of operating out of London Gatwick. easyJet started at Gatwick on the 1st February 2002, with just a handful of routes – the first being Barcelona on 1st February 2002 which was later joined by new routes to Edinburgh, Zurich, Malaga and Palma throughout the same … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways signs for Boeing 737 MAX 10 and Boeing 777-8F

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In a surprise to absolutely no one, Qatar Airways has gone to Boeing for new aircraft, with the airline launching the new 777-8 Freighter. Qatar Airways will be the 777-8 Freighter launch customer with a firm order for 34 aircraft and options for 16 more, a total purchase that would be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices and the largest freighter … [Read more...]

UK Government announces plans to change Air Passenger Rights

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It seems Grant Shapps has nothing better to do today, than launching a consultation on passenger rights (there's some sort of report that has been released by Sue Gray, but I'm sure it's about nothing important). The new proposals will allow passengers to seek appropriate recompense for unfair practices, taking the place, taking the place of EC261 regulations. These … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taking off from Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 taking off from its home base of Dublin Airport on another flight to somewhere short-haul. Ryanair's fleet is spread across its subsidiaries, with 237 Boeing 737-800s assigned to its Irish unit and 46 assigned to Ryanair Sun/Buzz. The airline also operates a … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (29th/30th January)

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We've come to the end of another week at Economy Class and Beyond. And not a nice one by any means... Well. That says it all really for this week. I'm holding up well, so far and keeping going - if tired as hell and sleeping this off as much as possible. UK Entry Requirements change UK to change requirements for entry: No LFT needed for vaccinated travellers - … [Read more...]

Delta goes greener with its new onboard amenities

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Delta is trying to improve its eco-credentials as it builds out new amenities for passengers. Let's see what eco-steps the airline is taking. Starting this month, the airline will refresh its onboard product offerings with artisan-made amenity kits, recycled bedding, reusable and biodegradable service ware and premium canned wine. Together, the products will reduce onboard … [Read more...]

TRAIN CHECK: The joy of CrossCountry Trains and their sometimes hourly service (and oh. Football supporters too)

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Once again, I had the "joy" of CrossCountry Trains again a few weekends ago and unsurprisingly, on a shoot to Manchester to work with a model for some photos for the holidays and beyond. I've skipped driving long distances since my accident, but there are times where I thought "I should have driven". This was one of these times. Booking As is common for me at the … [Read more...]

KLM to offer Air-Rail Link between Schipol and Amsterdam Centraal

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Flying as we know is one part of the multi-modal mix of travel - it is normally combined with something else - be it driving, coach, train or metro. KLM is making one of those connections, with passengers being able to book a train ticket from Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal Station with NS Dutch Railways. NS and KLM together - Rendering, KLM According to the airline, the … [Read more...]

UK to change requirements for entry: No LFT needed for vaccinated travellers

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It seems the UK Government is pushing ahead with reopening the country to visitors, as it prepares to remove the requirement for testing for eligible vaccinated travellers. In the move it has taken, all testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK will be removed from 4 am on 11 February. The move was announced on the 24th of January, … [Read more...]