Economy Class & Beyond

JetBlue tease their “Mint Studio” seat

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JetBlue has been talking the transatlantic game for some time. Well, it seems they've amped up their game today, with details revealed about their refreshed business class products. Let's take a look at them. The airline will use the Thompson Aero VantageSolo seat (and being a launch customer for the seat). This seat is optimised for narrow-body business class … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (31st January)

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It's the end of January and things seem to be going as much as they can be expected. But it's also the end of the week - so it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. We had snow last week. St Philips Cathedral, Birmingham. Travel Restrictions Her Majesties Government has been busy announcing updated travel restrictions - with plans to introduce hotel … [Read more...]

UK Travel Bans: UAE added, along with other countries

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Whilst the Travel Corridors List is now moot for some time, the UK Travel Ban list is growing. Let's take a look at who is affected. Countries added to the UK Red List: United Arab Emirates Burundi Rwanda This will go into effect at 1pm UK time on 29 January. After this point, you will not be able to fly directly to the ">UK from the ">from these … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines to deploy its first Boeing 737-800

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As Singapore Airlines has sought to unify itself and SilkAir, the first Boeing 737-800 aircraft has come out of the paint shop in SIA colours, as well as the first route announced. Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-800 - Image, Singapore Airlines The Singaporean flag carrier will operate the first 737-800 to Phuket from4 March 2021 as the airline attempt to offer customers … [Read more...]

Flair Airlines to add 13 Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet

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Flair Airlines of Canada is going on an expansion phase, with the airline planning to add 13 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet. Flair Airlines is a Canadian Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier. It is planning to add 13 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its fleet. The airline currently operates a fleet of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft. They will be planning to deploy their new … [Read more...]

UK to impose mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from 30 countries and restrictions exiting the country.

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There's has been a lot of chatter about plans for the UK Government to impose hotel quarantines. Well, it seems this is now going into effect, with both the Prime Minister and Home Secretary making announcements in parliament. This will require arrivals - both UK Nationals and Visitors, to isolate at government-provided accommodation such hotels, for 10 days without … [Read more...]

So, I got my first COVID-19 vaccine shot…

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The UK has been busy starting vaccinating its population against COVID-19. I was recently offered a chance to get immunised. Here are a few thoughts, witterings and such. How did I qualify to get a vaccination? Contrary to some people's thoughts, it's not because I'm a blogger, a vlogger, social media professional or anything at all like that. Rather, I was offered … [Read more...]

ANA slices summer 2021 operations

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All Nippon Airways is trying to plan for 2021 - and it seems that both its network and fleet will take a hit over the summer. ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The long-haul network is taking a major haircut, with 16 routes removed and three with route decreases (flight numbers listed which are not flying in the summer … [Read more...]