Economy Class & Beyond

Lufthansa Group targets long haul leisure with “Eurowings Discover”

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Lufthansa Group are adding holiday destinations for Summer 2022, with plans for  Eurowings Discover to take to the air. Eurowings Discover Airbus A330 - Image, Lufthansa Group Both Frankfurt and Munich will gain extra routes. Breaking the offering down, here are the new routes from both Munich and Frankfurt: Munich Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), twice a … [Read more...]

Iberia reveals its new Pre-Order food offerings

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For those of you thinking of food when travelling with Iberia, the airline has launched its pre-purchase programme for its Short to Medium Haul passengers in Economy Class. Iberia Salmon Poke Bowl - Image, Iberia. Iberia calls its new service “Deliverfly”, with will aim to s the customer experience and reduces waste on the aircraft. The service is … [Read more...]

ATR moves its 42-600S from design to industrialisation

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ATR Aircraft is pushing ahead with its ATR42-600S, with the aircraft passing a major milestone - the move from design work to industrialisation The ATR42-600S - Rendering, ATR Aircraft.  With the development of the ATR 42-600S reaching a key milestone -Maturity Gate 7 - it marks the end of the aircraft design phase. At this point, the overall architecture has been … [Read more...]

Geven announces their new SuperEco seat

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Geven have been working away and have unveiled their new Economy Seat. Let us look at what is being offered. The Geven SuperEco - Rendering Geven.  The SuperEco is designed for the high-density cabin, offering comfort, and living space, whilst reducing annoyances like weight, cost of ownership, in a simple and easy-to-maintain nature. It is … [Read more...]

JetBlue places JFK to London Tickets on sale

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Well, it's done and dusted - JetBlue will have put its tickets to London on sale, with the airline managing to obtain slots at London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport. Services from New York JFK to London Heathrow will kick off the JetBlue party on the 11th of August, whilst a service to London Gatwick will kick off on the 29th of … [Read more...]

Vaccine Passports have arrived, using the NHS App (for some…)

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With people itching to leave the country, there is a pressing need to demonstrate your vaccination status.  It seems the UK Government has decided that the NHS App is the way forward to deliver this. Let us go through the government publication that went out, as well as more practical matters. When did it go live? It went live on 17th May (late in the day with the 2D … [Read more...]

England moves into Stage 3, with limited international travel resuming

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For a lot of people who have headed to the airport today - it's an important day, as England moves from out of Stage 2 restrictions and into Stage 3. What can you do in Stage 3? International Leisure Travel re-opens, with Green, Amber and Red Lists.  For those who need to get away for a break, the time is now - depending on if a country will let you in.  The … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Boeing 777 “Star Alliance” Logojet approaching Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER in the Star Alliance billboard scheme coming into Chicago O'Hare International as day turns into evening. United Airlines operate a fleet of 55 Boeing 777-200ER aircraft in its fleet. They are used both domestically and on international services. … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (18th May)

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for me to naval gaze and look back. Yes, It's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I want to see the sunshine after the rain, I want to see bluebirds flying over the mountains again - Ellie Greenwich, Elkie Brooks or Berri (Take your pick on the version). Long Read of the Week The long road to TAP Miles&Go status match … [Read more...]

Wizz Air to open Rome base, with 32 routes announced

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Wizz Air is continuing is attack, with plans to launch a base at Rome Fiumicino. Wizz Air Airbus A321 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This will be the airlines 43rd base. Wizz Air is preparing some major muscle, with the airlien adding 32 destinations from the airport, basing  4 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The 32 new services to 19 countries … [Read more...]