Economy Class & Beyond

Last Week on Economy Class and Beyond (2nd December)

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It's that time again - where we take a look back at the happenings of last week on this blog. WOW Air This saga is so good, they get their own section. How will it end? Keep watching people... IcelandAir Group walks away from WOW Air takeover WOW Air attracts a saviour in Indigo Partners… FlyBe The battle for FlyBe: IAG begins sniffing around… - It was … [Read more...]

WOW Air attracts a saviour in Indigo Partners…

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It seems the twists and turns that the history of WOW Air has taken another turn - with Indigo Partners lining up for a possible takeover bid. The news broke towards the end of last week, shortly after Icelandair decided to not to proceed with the takeover. So, some of you might be scratching your head on who Indigo Partners are. They're a Private equity company, and … [Read more...]

China Eastern take delivery of their first A350… and is the paintwork remotely exciting and different?

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... in a word. No. China Eastern have gone for a lovely Eurowhite with some branding on the newest of their fleet - an Airbus A350-900. China Eastern Airbus A350-900 in its exciting and different Eurowhite livery - Image, Airbus.  This is China Eastern's first A350-900 - which will be split into a four-class cabin (which is rare for an A350-900). The breakdowns … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – Lounging around Heathrow T3

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Lounging around Heathrow T3 - Long Way Home In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding Around Chicago The … [Read more...]

easyJet ponders a launch of a Points based system

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Could easyJet be moving to a points based currency? It's entirely possible. EasyJet Airbus A319 coming into land at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Currently, the airline has two frequent flyer programmes that it offers to customers. easyJet Plus - A "Paid for" membership scheme that offers extra legroom seating, Flight Club, dedicated bag … [Read more...]

IcelandAir Group walks away from WOW Air takeover

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It seems things are not so wonderful between IcelandAir Group and WOW Air - with IcelandAir Group walking away from the takeover. WOW Air Airbus A321 at Amsterdam Schiphol - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Originally, Icelandair group looked to be the savior of WOW Air by purchasing it. However, it seems neither airline was able to meet the conditions for the … [Read more...]

Long Way Home – To Chicago with American Airlines and Finnair

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Long Way Home - to Chicago with American Airlines and Finnair. In this adventure: I’ve got to stop looking at odd routings and thinking they’re good ideas Sleep? What’s that concept? Off to Heathrow T3 Lounging around Heathrow T3 AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare The Hyatt Regency O’Hare The Nutella Cafe Fooding … [Read more...]

Norwegian re-focuses its long haul network – Rio de Janeiro ahead, San Francisco and Miami too

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Norwegian has been busy today, with the launch of a new route to Rio de Janeiro, whilst changing some of its US long haul destinations - introducing San Francisco and Miami. Let's look a the Rio de Janeiro service first, which will be launching in Northern Summer 2019 (Northern Hemisphere). The route is planned to operate four times a week, with a rather complex … [Read more...]

Emirates announce double status points promotion for Skywards

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For those who are chasing status in the Skywards frequent flyer programme, Emirates has an offer that might interest you - if you can meet the requirements... and buy the right ticket... Emirates Boeing 777-300ER "Year of Zahed" arriving at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The hoops Of course, if you thought this would be simple... it is. But you need to … [Read more...]