Economy Class & Beyond

American Airlines plots five international routes for Summer 2025, as well as a lot more

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For those of you who fly American Airlines, some big expansions ar coming in for 2025 as routes are added, services extended and some big seating changes to Asia. The airline is planning to grow its Transatlantic network, with the airline returning to Edinburgh, Scotland for the first time since 2019 and adding new routes to Athens, Greece; Madrid, Spain; Milan and Rome … [Read more...]

Star Alliance status match for SAS EuroBonus members is *go*

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Earlier this week, Scandinavian Airlines exited the Star Alliance for pastures anew. However for those who wish to retain loyalty to the alliance,  SAS EuroBonus Gold and Silver status members can now request a loyalty status match/challenge with select Star Alliance member airlines. Which Star Alliance member will you land with? Air Canada Airbus A330-300 landing - Image, … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic to add Riyadh and Accra to its network

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Virgin Atlantic is expanding its network, with Riyadh to join the network and  Accra to return to the network Welcome to Riyadh For the first time, the airline will launch a daily service to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The service aims to participate in the growth expected from Saudi Vision 2030. In 2023, annual trade between the UK and … [Read more...]

Scandinavian Airlines officially joins SkyTeam, exits Star Alliance

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Scandinavian Airlines  (SAS) has formally joined the SkyTeam alliance, exiting its partnership with Star Alliance. The move comes after the airline exited bankrupt proceedings, with investment from Air France-KLM Group SAS customers will also benefit from seamless connectivity to over 1,060 destinations in SkyTeam’s extensive global network, notably opening new … [Read more...]

Remember: Pay in “Local Currency” when using plastic (and avoid Dynamic Currency Conversion)

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I've got to admit, there's one thing that does annoy me when shopping aboard is Dynamic Currency Conversion. Dynamic Currency Conversion is when you go to an ATM or a shopping console and you're presented with a choice either to pay in a local currency or with an amount in your home currency before you hit buy. Here are two examples below from my current trip to … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (31st August/1st September)

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Time some say, is an illusion. It's even more of an illusion when going over multiple time zones. But it is also time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Patriotism comes in many forms - Supertrees for example - The Super Tree Grove at the Gardens By The Bay, Singapore. Out of office - ON Out of Office for a few days… - In case you're wondering why things … [Read more...]

Out of Office for a few days…

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If you've been eyeing my social media feeds, you'll know that I'm doing something a little rare - travelling for me, as opposed to someone else's agenda. Here is a little tease. Guess the seats and the aircraft... Updates on Economy Class and Beyond are going to be sporadic over the next few days while I enjoy myself and do things for me - rather than focus on the … [Read more...]

Looking at some of the passenger experience improvements aboard KLM’s new Airbus A321neo

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With KLM taking delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, there are some big improvements to the passenger experience, thanks to Recaro and Viasat. Recaro brings its seats RECARO Aircraft Seating was selected by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 2022 to equip the cabins of their new A321neo aircraft with R1 (SL3710) and R2 (BL3710) seats. The seat deliveries began in 2023, with … [Read more...]