Economy Class & Beyond

Finnair launches a special amenity kit to bring in the New Lunar Year

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With people on the move as we close in on the New Luna Year (and the dawn of the Year of the Rat), Finnair is joining in the Chinese New Year celebrations with a limited edition amenity kit. The Finnair Chinese New Year Amenity Kit - Image, Finnair via Twitter.  The case for the kit and the blindfold is of course - red (signifying good luck – and you never know when you … [Read more...]

Titan Airways to drop Boeing 757 fleet, switches to the Airbus A321LR

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Titan Airways is preparing to switch away from their existing Boeing 757 fleet and move to the Airbus A321LR. Some of you will be familiar of what Titan Airways does - it’s an airline that operates Charter operations, aircraft, complete crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) operations, ad-hoc operations and so on - you'll see them flying for different airlines when … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (19th January)

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It's sometime on Sunday. That means it's time to look back at some of the stuff I've put pen to paper on Economy Class and Beyond. A bowl of Bún bò Huế can make the world a better place. It's also better when its that nice bit between spicy, numby and enjoyed with friends. Your taste in bowls of Phở are of course - your own taste. Taken and eaten … [Read more...]

WestJet adds Halifax to Manchester UK route

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WestJet is continuing their expansion, this time offering a new route between Halifax, Nova Scotia in Eastern Canada (Not to be confused with Halifax in West Yorkshire) to Manchester UK WestJet 737-700 at Toronto Pearson - Image, Economy Class and Beyond (from the GhettoIFE archive). The Canadian carrier will operate four flights a week in the summer months. Planned … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus rolls out some progressive changes to AerClub

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Aer Lingus rolled out some welcome and progressive changes to AerClub (it's loyalty programme) - for those going through life-changing events. The airline's loyalty programme will now allow the pausing of benefits for events such as adoption, maternity or serious illness. The terms are pretty clear (section 5.16 in the AerClub terms and conditions) Members can apply … [Read more...]

Royal Air Maroc set to enter oneworld on the 1st April

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Whilst some airlines have been focusing on joint business venture agreements, others such as Royal Air Maroc are focusing on alliance ties. The airline will formally join the oneworld alliance on 1st April 2020. In doing so, it will be the first full member of oneworld in the African continent. Royal Air Maroc Boeing 787 - Image, oneworld/Royal Air Maroc It’s been … [Read more...]

Flybe Survives for now… but what next?

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Editors note Yes. After a few days nursing a cold and getting serious sleep – I’m back and ignoring the comments queue. Expect normal service to resume over the next few days as I sniffle my way through a keyboard… and develop my reading skills. It's been a fraught few days for UK operator FlyBe as some companies didn't realise what it was on the hook for … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (12th January)

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If I'm full of cold and flu and it being Sunday, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Please excuse the lack of writing this week. I've had a case of man-flu and thus the world will suffer with me (well, it was bad to the tail end of the week... I seem to be recovering at the moment. Shot in my other office in Birmingham that resembles a chain coffee … [Read more...]