Economy Class & Beyond

easyJet trims baggage allowances

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Ah. The sweet smell of monetising cabin space. I haven’t smelt it since the pandemic started. But easyJet is to take advantage of the town, with changes to its cabin baggage policy The airline is moving down the line of “the seat customer books will determine what they can bring onboard”. It becomes live from flights from the 10th February 2021. The new policy means that … [Read more...]

easyJet/easyJet Holidays to offer discounted COVID-19 tests with a booking

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With "Test to Release" becoming a thing from the 15th December, easyJet and easyJet holidays have announced a partnership with two providers to offer COVID-19 testing. EasyJet Airbus A319 climbing out of Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond easyJet is to work with Confirm Testing and City Doc, allowing its customers to access testing when it is required for … [Read more...]

Finnair to sell… Blueberry Juice

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As airlines continue to struggle, they’re coming up with ways to sell... well... anything to keep money rolling in. Finnair is no exception, this time selling Blueberry Juice.  To be on sale soon -Image, Finnair. The airline making its signature blueberry juice drink to available to buy in supermarkets across Finland. It will be sold at a selection of over 300 … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Aer Lingus A320 “Retrojet” arriving at Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have the Aer Lingus Airbus A320 in the retro paintwork arriving at its home base of Dublin Airport, with a Rugby Jet in the background. Aer Lingus is an "Airbus only" operator, flying the Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 in its short-haul fleet. In its long haul fleet, it operates the Airbus … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (29th November)

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It's the 29th November. We're nearing the end of a very long year... that feels like it's still the middle of March. So it's probably the 258th of March. Or something like that. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. St Philip Catherdal in the lockdown fog Am I still swamped to hell? You bet I am. Am I shooting photos on Saturday evening and realising I … [Read more...]

Iberia to restore meal services and reopen lounge

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Some passenger experience highlights from Iberia, who are on-track to restart their onboard meal service, as well as reopen its premium Dali lounge at Madrid. Long haul catering aboard Iberia, with DO&CO helping out - Image, Iberia It seems that Iberia is catching up, with the airline turning to DO&CO for the provisioning of meal services onboard their services. … [Read more...]

Breaking down the UK “Test to release” Quarantine strategy

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Earlier this week, Her Majesties Government updated its new "Test to Release" strategy, to reduce quarantine down from 14 days to 5 days Could this be what Currently, when entering the UK - two options exist: You are travelling from a country that is on the travel corridor list and do not need to self-isolate on arrival into the UK You are travelling from a … [Read more...]

UK Travel Corridors Update: Lots of additions, two removals

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It's that time of the week where HM Government decides what tier you will be in depending where you live in the UK. I mean fumble around and Hungry Hippos with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to work out who to add or remove from the UK Travel Corridor list. So, what’s changed this week? Countries being removed from the UK Travel Corridors … [Read more...]

Laptop Bench Test: Lenovo L590 – A Compromise Too Far?

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It's time for another bench test, this time featuring the Lenovo L590. How does the big boy from Lenovo measure up...  or should you hard pass-pass on this laptop without opening the box?     Like the Surface Laptop and Dell Lattitude 5400 review, this is going to be much more of a “hands-on” review rather than full of benchmarks and … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines updates their regional catering options

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Whilst there maybe a reduced network, Singapore Airlines is rolling out its new food offerings on short-haul and regional flights in Economy Class. New food offerings coming to Singapore Airlines - Image, Singapore Airlines The new food offerings will be offered from the 1st December for flights under 3 and a half hours on Singapore Aiirlines and SilkAir flights. … [Read more...]