Economy Class & Beyond

UPDATED: 13:56, 22/03  - As of 25th March 2020, Emirates will suspend its entire passenger operation. See the new post please Emirates - like most other airlines are extending their suspensions of service as countries put up barriers to entry in an effort to defeat Covid-19/Coronavirus/Human Malware. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER "Year of Zayed" preparing to depart … [Read more...]

Airlines continue to reduce their services to piecemeal operations - this time South African Airways is joining the club with plans to suspending all international flights with immediate effect. The airline will suspend services until 31 May 2020. The move is in line with South African governments travel ban in regards to Coronavirus/Covid-19/Human … [Read more...]

With demand sinking in Europe for flights - due to country lockdowns thanks to Covid-19/Coronavirus/Human Malware, Lufthansa Group has confirmed the number of aircraft being parked up. And it's big - with 700 aircraft being parked, leaving a mere 63 frames in the air. Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A380 at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond So … [Read more...]

Transport for London (TfL) is taking action to reduce Covid-19/Coronavirus/Human Malware exposure, with plans to close 40 underground stations, as well as reduce parts of the network. London Underground S Stock train at Farringdon - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In summary, TfL is planning to reduce services where possible, but keep enough going to enable London's … [Read more...]

It seems that Covid-19/Coronavirus/Human Malware is heavily impacting Qantas Group, as it prepares to slice off its international operations until at least the end of May 2020 Qantas Airbus A380 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Qantas Group had been making cuts, with plans to cut 90% of its international programme and 60% of the Australian domestic … [Read more...]

It seems the constant border closures is doing no airline any good -this time with Singapore Airlines it is making further cuts. Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 at Singapore Changi - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The latest cuts takes the airline down by 50% of total capacity (compared to this time time last year) . The airline states that Given the growing … [Read more...]

It seems that Covid-19/Human Malware has had one heck of a hit on the Lufthansa group of airlines, with three of their brands ceasing flying for now. Currently, the following airlines have suspended operations: Air Dolomiti 18th March to 19th April Austrian Airlines - 19th March to 29th March Brussels Airlines - 21st March to 20 April. Help … [Read more...]

There will be some airlines that will survive anything. Be it takeovers, sales, massive yearly losses and changing uniforms when they're in bankruptcy protection. Everyone's favourite carrier- Alitalia - like the last survivor of anything has escaped the claws of bankruptcy and is set be bailed out by the Italian Government. Alitalia Airbus A320 at Amsterdam Schiphol … [Read more...]

The fallout of the travel bans continues to bite hard, with three big groups announcing their intentions today International Airlines Group British Airways A380 taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  First up is International Airlines Group (IAG) who own Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, LEVEL and Vueling. The group is planning to cut  capacity by at least 75 … [Read more...]