Economy Class & Beyond

Qatar Airways buys 5% of China Southern Airlines

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It seems that Qatar Airways is hedging its bets in Asia, with the group purchasing 5% of China Southern Airlines With Qatar Airways still at the mercy of its regional partners who cut off access to the country for political reasons, the airline has been expanding beyond the Middle East and Gulf area. Currently, the airline owns: 20% of IAG (British … [Read more...]

REMINDER: UK Rail ticket prices go up today

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For those of us who are heading back into work, dreading buying our commuter passes today, or looking to buy that reasonably priced ticket - it's a reminder that the rail ticket prices that fall under regulated regimes are going up by an average of 3.1% today. Oh yes, rail ticket prices will shoot up on Virgin Trains too - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Regulated … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2018: My year in review – and a year of improvements

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I’m taking a look back at my travels this year and asking myself questions about Passenger Experience Highs and Lows. Because I seem to have picked up some interesting experiences both in the front and the back of the plane this year. Let’s do the numbers and a map: Maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper – copyright © Karl L. Swartz … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2018 – September to December

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It's time to dive into the year in review, and pick out some highlights, lowlights and everywhere in between in the year, this time looking between September to the end of December. Like the weekly updates, I've gone through some of the choicer articles, with some one line insight. September Flybe goes through another rebrand… - although this won't be the … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2018 – May to August

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It's time to dive into the year in review, and pick out some highlights, lowlights and everywhere in between in the year. This time, we're going back in time to May, through to the end of August. Like the weekly updates, I've gone through some of the choicer articles May Not so long now for the Qantas Boeing 747 fleet... KLM to offer Douwe Egberts coffee on … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A340-300 taking off from Zurich

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It's Sunday again, so it's time for the last Airplane Art of the year. This week, we have a Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A340-300 taking off in the snow from Zurich Airport as it heads to a long haul destination. Those of you who look carefully should be able to spot the snow, as well as the vortices off the winglets as the plane takes off. Swiss operate a fleet of … [Read more...]

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (30th December)

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It's that time again, where we look back at a rather quiet week at Economy Class and Beyond - mainly thanks to the Christmas and New Year Holidays. Passenger Experience A Christmas Miracle – United Airlines to rotate Stroopwafels back into its snack basket - Stroopwafels return. Do I need to type more? Networks Swiss to expand it’s Geneva A220 network for summer 2019 - … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2018: January – April

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It's time to dive into the year in review, and pick out some highlights, lowlights and everywhere in between in the year. Like the weekly updates, I've gone through some of the choicer articles, and a line of comment too. I've split this into monthly articles, as well as a section dedicated to real world experiences. January New BA Shorthaul seating plans slip … [Read more...]