Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways refreshes its Milan-Linate Lounge

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It seems British Airways is continuing with its lounge refresh programme, with the lounge at Milan-Linate being reopened. The entrance to the refreshed lounge - Image, British Airways. The airline promises a brighter environment with new seating and powered hub tables in the new office layout to provide the perfect working conditions, while those who want to make the … [Read more...]

Summer Premium Adventures – Homeward bound

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Homeward bound Summer Premium Adventures In this Summer Premium Adventure (Warning: Long!) In the Summertime when the weather is hot… Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries North Lounge BA762 London Heathrow to Oslo - A321neo (EuroTraveller) Oslo Airport, OSL Lounge AY914 Oslo to Helsinki, Business Class Helsinki Airport lounging QR302 … [Read more...]

Swiss International Air Lines and SSB open up more Air Rail Links

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The pick-up of streamlined inter-modal travel continues, with SWISS and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) expanding their Flugzug (Air-Train) partnerships. SWISS and SBB conclude strategic partnership to expand their intermodal product - Image, Swiss Currently, Flugzug operates between Zurich Airport and the SBB stations in Basel and Lugano. This will be expanded to … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond – 27th October

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Good morning from the Windy City. It might be midday back in the UK - and that's good enough an excuse to go back in time to Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The "Honest, I'm Chicagoland picture", with O'Hare field in the distance and an aircraft jetting off. But if you're in UK - ensure you've done the time warp as clocks go back one hour to Greenwich Mean … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group to roll out Hand Baggage Only Fares to the whole network

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For those of you who like hand baggage only fares... or like it when airlines try to raise their prices through the back door - Lufthansa has decided to roll out the product through its entire network. The product - "Economy Light" will now be offered on routes to Africa, Asia, Middle East and South America. Lufthansa Airbus A80 and Boeing 747-400 at Frankfurt Airport - … [Read more...]

Spirit Airlines signs a MoU for up to 100 A320neo family aircraft

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Spirit Airlines and Airbus have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier this week for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. This is the first step to that magic firm order which looks so good in results books. The airline will shy away from the A220 platform and instead stick to the A320neo family - with plans to order a mix of A319neo, A320neo, and A321neo … [Read more...]

Lufthansa expands Air-Rail connections

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Lufthansa is expanding its Air-Rail connectivity through it’s Express Rail Brand, adding through rail ticketing and protection if something goes amiss. ICE Trains at Frankfurt Haptbhanhof - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Frankfurt Airport will gain connections to Aachen, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart and Ulm. This is in addition to Dortmund, … [Read more...]

Czech Airlines signs for Airbus A220 and A321XLR aircraft

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Czech Airlines has been busy - and have placed an order for new aircraft with Airbus. The airline will add four new Airbus A220-300s to their fleet, and have upsized an order for three A320neo aircraft into three Airbus A321XLR frames. Czech Airlines Airbus A321XLR - Image, Airbus Czech Airlines Airbus A220-300 - Image, Airbus They will join Czech Airlines … [Read more...]