Economy Class & Beyond

German Union Verdi calls for a strike – Major Disruption Ahead

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If you're travelling to, from or through Germany on the 15th January, you might want to reconsider your travel plans, with the Verdi union calling it's security workers out on strike over a pay dispute. This will impact a lot of the German airports including Hanover, Bremen, Leipzig/Halle, Dresden and Hamburg, with considerable disruption to the security screening … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 at New York JFK Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 at New York JFK International Airport, as it awaits its return duty to London Heathrow Airport on a rather warm summers day. Virgin Atlantic operate a fleet of eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft (the payload optimised version of the Airbus A330). The … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (13th January)

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Well, we've reached another end of the week at Economy Class and Beyond. Time to wrap up what we covered! Investigation UK ePassport Gates. Some interesting numbers… and interesting data withheld - My suggested weekend read. I go down the rabbit warren of a Freedom of Information Act Request as I take a look at the ePassport Gate system, the growth and use of them... and the … [Read more...]

To Taxi, To Connect – British Airways introduce Electric Taxis for Premium Customer Connections

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It seems that British Airways is adding some more ground vesicles to help with transfers - with the airline adding Electric London Taxis to it's fleet British Airways introducing the Electric London taxi - with @LadySpeedbird greeting. Image, British Airways  The airline is introducing these all-electric vehicles at its home base of Heathrow Airport. They'll feature all … [Read more...]

Flybe rescued… by Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyprus Capital

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It seems the battle for FlyBe is over, with Virgin Atlantic leading a consortium with Stobart Air and Cyprus Capital to take over the ailing airline for the sum of £2.2 Million. Flybe Dash8-Q400  - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It comes after a turbulent few months for Flybe after putting itself up for sale in October 2018, with both Virgin Group and IAG sniffing … [Read more...]

Also a CLOSED rooftop bar: Joon to be merged back into Air France

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In a move that should surprise approximately zero readers (and that's a rough number), more news has come out that Joon is to be spun down and merged back into Air France Soon to be a closed rooftop bar - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  News broke in a tweet earlier today, and has been confirmed by Air France and Joon. 🔴 C’est officiel, c’est … [Read more...]

Air France introduces a premium Healthy meal option.. with a premium price

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Air France is increasing its premium meal options with an option called "Healthy" as part of the expansion of their premium catering options. Healthy by Air France.  According to the airline, "Healthy" offers a light and naturally balanced menu, inviting customers to enjoy fresh, gourmet products. The Healthy Premium option via Air France A la Carte Menu will be … [Read more...]

Delta orders more Airbus A220 aircraft and switches model on some orders

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Delta Air Lines appear to be happy enough with the Airbus A220 family - to the point where they have ordered additional aircraft to their fleet. Delta Airbus A220 - Image, Airbus. The order will bring Delta's total commitments to the A220 to 90 aircraft in total (up from the original 75 when it was known as the Bombardier C Series). In the first instance, the airline … [Read more...]

INVESTIGATION: UK ePassport Gates. Some interesting numbers… and interesting data withheld

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The ePassport infrastructure is an important method of clearing passengers into the United Kingdom, with it being the primary method of clearing a European Union/European Economic Area and UK Citizens quickly. But I'm sure we've witnessed more than one rejection from the ePassport gates (and have suffered the process more than once). That led me to compose a Freedom of … [Read more...]