Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT: British Airways 762 London Heathrow to Oslo (A321neo – EuroTraveller)

02/08/2019 by Kevincm

Time for another snapshot, this time focusing on the passenger experience on British Airways 762 between London Heathrow to Oslo. For those of you who are new to the blog: Trip Reports – These are full deep-dive reports taking you into the experience and the small things… as well as the big things! Snapshots – These are bite-sized reviews that show … [Read more...]

Etihad adds additional Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow service for Winter 2019/2020

01/08/2019 by Kevincm

Eithad is filling in the slots that it gained back from Jet Airways, with an announcement to launch a fourth daily service between Abu Dhabi and London Heathrow. Etihad Airbus A380 at London Heathrow Airport – Image, Economy Class and Beyond The new service commences 27th October 2019. The new service introduces a mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and a … [Read more...]

Gate A10 -the height of passenger luxury? Well, maybe not.

01/08/2019 by Kevincm

Editors Note: Apologies for the wrongly rotated images that triggered one person to hit the comment section and whine. It's actually a fault with WordPress and how it reads EXIF information. I'm just trying to write on the road... odd concept - but it can be done. EXIF information handling is a different thing on the road... There are some things I love to see when … [Read more...]

Every journey starts with a step forward (off we go again)

31/07/2019 by Kevincm

Good morning once again from the wonder that's Digbeth coach station. And obviously to be out this time of the morning, I'm on national express - with allegedly reserved seats. If you're surprised none of them are reserved, you're in a different Alan to the one I'm living in. So, a simple travel plan today. But first - I need to get to Heathrow Airport. Let … [Read more...]

British Airways Pilots strike takes a step closer

31/07/2019 by Kevincm

It seems British Airways attempt to overturn the proposed strike by BALPA members has failed - with the case thrown out of the Court of Appeal. British Airways Boeing 787-9 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. As such, the proposed strike action over pay is still in play. BALPA have to legally give 14 days notice to British Airways over dates of strike action. For … [Read more...]

Air France announces A220 order, prepares exit plans for the A380

30/07/2019 by Kevincm

Air France announced today its future fleet plans, with the entry into service of a new type of aircraft, and the exit of a very large aircraft. The airline will take a firm order for 60 Airbus A220-300, with a further 30 options and 30 acquisition rights in another win for the A220 programme. Air France A220-300 - Render, Air France via Youtube The A220-300s will … [Read more...]

East Midlands Railway selects new trains by Hitachi

30/07/2019 by Kevincm

East Midlands Railway - the incoming Midland Main Line franchisee operated by Abellio - has selected new rolling stock for its network - with the company taking on Hitachi High Speed trains for its new intercity fleet. This is part of the complete fleet replacement that Abellio committed to East Midlands Railways when signing for the franchise. In total, 165 carriages … [Read more...]

Intercontinental Hotels Group to remove miniature amenity bottles across its estate

30/07/2019 by Kevincm

Intercontinental Hotels Group will be putting its eco-step forward, with plans to remove the miniature amenities bottles from bathrooms - with group removing them from its estate by 2021. The current plastic bottle set-up in a US Crowne Plaza hotel - Image, Economy Class and Beyond This covers all hotels rooms in IHG's hotel estate- almost 843,000 guest rooms. The … [Read more...]

British Airways take delivery of their first Airbus A350-1000

29/07/2019 by Kevincm

British Airways joins the Airbus A350 operators club, with the airline taking delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 a day late, and currently being revieled to the press in London today. British Airways Airbus A350-1000 taking off - Image, Airbus G-XWBA will be the first of 18 A350-1000 to join the British Airways long haul fleet The first routes this aircraft … [Read more...]

Is split ticketing on the UK Railways worth it?

29/07/2019 by Kevincm

Rail travel in the UK can be expensive -especially walk up fares. Train companies will tell you to buy advance tickets (very much like the airline market), where yield management is at play. However, rail ticketing in the UK is dumb at worst and unintelligent at best thank to a mixture of the National Settlement plan that appeared during privatisation, and different companies … [Read more...]