Economy Class & Beyond

TRIP REPORT: Donuts in Dubin – What is this bus up to?

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What is this bus up to? - Donuts in Dublin In this fun day out Donuts in Dublin Off to BHX EI263 Birmingham to Dublin Airport Watching planes on the mound Back through the Irish Shopping Maze EI3276 Dublin to Birmingham What is this bus up to? Community is everything With me off the aircraft, it was time for a bus tour of Birmingham airport. … [Read more...]

SFO Plastic Water Bottle sale ban goes into effect

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For a lot of travellers, grabbing a bottle of water at the airport in a plastic bottle is a done thing normally - after all - even with modern aircraft, it’s best to be hydrated when in the air. That’s going to be a little different at San Francisco International Airport with a ban on sales of water bottles made of plastic is going into effect. Inside SFO … [Read more...]

Avianca Brazil to exit Star Alliance

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Star Alliance's footprint is shrinking slightly in Brazil, with Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A - more commonly known as Avianca Brazil will exit the network from the 1st September 2019. Avianca Airbus A319 - Image, Avianca The move comes after what the alliance says " follows several months of bankruptcy protection and the withdrawal of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (18th August)

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It's time to look back at the week at the Blog as we gaze into Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond whilst I try to work through a summer cold. In "images of semi-daily life around Birmingham because sorting though more images is always fun", we come to when I went Lush with a friend.... and found beckoning Lucky Cat bath bombs.  New Aircraft News Airbus deliver … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Qatar Airways 946 Doha to Singapore (QSuites Business Class)

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Editors note: For some reason, the original of this had vanished. I've used the WayBack Machine to recover it - and I've added a few more images. Time for another snapshot – this time focusing on the passenger experience on Qatar Airways 946 between Doha and Singapore. And yes – this is in business class in the much vaunted QSuites. For those of you who … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic and Delta plan Summer 2020 increases between the UK and USA

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Summer 2020 is fast on airlines minds, with Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines announcing its plans for the Summer Season, with London Gatwick, London Heathrow and Manchester Airport all getting service uplifts. Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Starting at Gatwick, Delta will introduce a daily service to Boston from … [Read more...]

Vietnam Airlines recieves its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

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Vietnam Airlines became the latest operator of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner - the longest varient of the Boeing 787 family The first aircraft has been delivered via Air Lease Corporation, who will be supplying the rest of the 787-10 fleet. The aircraft is configured with 24 Business Class seats and 343 Economy Class seats and will be used on the Vietnam Airlines … [Read more...]