Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad prepares for July network restart

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Etihad Airways is ramping up from its network restart, with the airline planning to return to more destinations in July.   Etihad Boeing 777-300ER arriving at Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Initially, the airline reconnected 20 destinations. It will now increase that to 40 destinations between its base at Abu Dhabi back to the world. The new … [Read more...]

Air France to resume up to 80% of its network

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With traffic beginning to pick up after the past four months, Air France is preparing to scale up its network back up to 80% of destinations. Air France Airbus A330 at Chicago O'Hare International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Capacity will be limited, however, with 20% of capacity returning in June, 35% in July and 40% in August. This - of course- is subject to the … [Read more...]

Face Coverings REQUIRED on UK Public Transport from TODAY (15th June)

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For those of you who haven't been face-covering shopping yet, now is a good time, as the UK brings in a requirement to wear a face-covering when using public transport. The requirement and legislation will go into effect today - on the 15th of June. The move is timed as non-essential shops reopen in England on Monday. The law applies to England, … [Read more...]

Ola UK to require passengers wear face coverings

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It seems the UK branch of Ola is following Uber and is implementing a requirement to wear face coverings or masks when travelling with them. Like everyone else, this is coming in on the 15th of June. Ola currently covers: London South Wales (Cardiff, Newport and Vale of Glamorgan) South West of England (Bath, Bristol, Exeter, North Somerset and South … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (14th June)

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Another week has passed and as we all attempt to find some normality in the world, it's time to take a brief look back at the week in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Keep your distance. Welcome to the world of social distancing and seeing if people can keep two meters apart. Quarantined UK Arrival Quarantine goes live - And the UK goes through with its useless … [Read more...]

Travel Technology: Apple iPhone SE (2020 Edition)

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Time for a Travel Technology piece... one admittedly I didn't want to write, this time focusing on the Apple iPhone SE (2020 edition). Price as reviewed: £469 Configuration: (Product)Red, 128Gb storage Why do you need yet another phone? (Yes. I can hear my mother say this, far away...) I've been daily-driving an Apple iPhoneXS for the past year and a half … [Read more...]

US Department of Transportation to distribute face coverings

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The US Department of Transportation is taking steps to help passengers to protect themselves when travelling, with the agency preparing to distribute nearly 100 million face coverings. Face masks are needed at most airports. Some face masks will be distributed in airports if you're lucky (O'Hare Terminal 5 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond) The face coverings will be … [Read more...]