Economy Class & Beyond

Ryanair to cut capacity down to 40%, shutters bases for winter

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Its seems all is not well at Ryanair, with the airline planning to cut its capacity down to 40% for the November/December - down from the planned 60% operation Ryanair Boeing 737-800 coming into land at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond As travel restrictions increase due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe and governments increasing their … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to offer à la carte Vegan meals in Business Class

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With more people making the move to Vegan or plant-based food, airlines are in a prime position to offer a product tailored to that need. Qatar Airways is therefore adding a Vegan option to its Business Class, served a la carte (as opposed to pre-ordering them).  Vegan Meals - now served from the menu - Image, Qatar Airways. The airline will offer its first range of … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: A Change of Scenery – Off to Frankfurt with Lufthansa

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A Change of Scenery - Off to Frankfurt with Lufthansa In this adventure Well, 2020 is turning out to be a fine year for travel… Travel preparations Off to Birmingham Airport LH959 Birmingham to Frankfurt-am-Main International Entering Germany Frankfurt Airport XXL Tour Into Frankfurt Hotel: Mercure Hotel City Messe, Frankfurt Exploring … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines update their November/December flying programme

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As the winter timetable take shape, Singapore Airlines and Silk Air update their flying programmes, with planned increases. Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in Star Alliance Livery departing Changi - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The airline has chosen to boost its frequency of selected services during November and December, as well as add the following … [Read more...]

British Airways to end earning Avios with Tesco

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It seems change continues to be in the air, with British Airways and The Avios Group ending their partnership with Tesco.   Tesco currently offers two ways of converting Clubcard points to Avios: Auto conversion of Clubcard points to Avios (which you can set up in your Clubcard account).  Manual conversion of 250 Clubcard points to 600 Avios a time It … [Read more...]

Alex Cruz to step down from British Airways, changes at the top of IAG

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It’s seems that International Airline Group is having a shuffle at the top of the airline, and British Airways CEO Alex Cruz will be stepping down from the role, making way for Sean Doyle of Aer Lingus to take over as Chief Executive... and eventually, chairman.   P45 for Mr Cruz please. In summary, the changes are: Alex Cruz, British Airways chairman and … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Special – British Airways Boeing 747-400 through the blog

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It's Sunday, and its time to look back at some Airplane Art. This week, we're going to a little retrospective. As you know, British Airways retired its Boeing 747-400 fleet this week, as a response to the lack of demand of travel due to COVID-19. Let's go through my archive and look back at happier times when the Queen of the Skies dominated the air. Head on … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (11th October)

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It's that time of the week where I attempt to put the breaks on my sarasm and let the headlines speak for themselves. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond   What things exist when you go out and explore? Great Bar Hall, Birmingham Editors note: This is going out a little late this week, as I'm doing a photoshoot this morning to keep my brain going in these … [Read more...]

KLM releases its 101st house

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Whilst there may be other things in the world going on, KLM isn’t letting that get in the way of traditions, as it releases its 101st delft house that will be offered to World Business Class passengers. The new house was released on the 7th of October. It is a miniature replica of the 800-year-old building "Die Mariaen" (now known as "De Moriaan") in … [Read more...]