Economy Class & Beyond

Luton Airport to gain its own “Express” Rail service

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Luton Airport is feeling the benefits of Abelio taking over the East Midlands Rail franchise, with East Midlands Railway planning to launch an "Express" service between London St Pancras and the airport. East Midlands Railway Class 222 train - Image, Luton Airport/East Midlands Railway The agreement between London Luton Airport and Abellio (which will operate the East … [Read more...]

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...]