Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737 MAX 8 at KLIA

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It's Sunday again, and it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, parked up at Kuala Lumpur International Airport is a Batik Air Malaysia  Boeing 737 MAX 8. Batik Air Malaysia (part of the Lion Air Group) currently have this singular example (9M-LRD) in the fleet. Lion Air itself has taken deliver three of the new generation of Boeing 737 MAX 8 … [Read more...]

It’s been Premium Week at Economy Class and Beyond…

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... and if you've missed out... well - here's your chance to catch up! I've been uploading trip report segments in a manner this week for your enjoyment as I do premium travel. And yes - I do premium travel occasionally (and on my own coin I should add). One of the points of Economy Class and Beyond is to explore the Economy Class experience, and Beyond into other … [Read more...]

Uber’s licence to operate in London pulled

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Transport for London has been investigating Uber for some time, and when asked by the ride sharing platform to renew its licence - TfL declined. The operating licence will not be renewed after 30th September 2017. In Transport for London's decision, Uber London Limited has been deemed as  "not fit and proper" to hold a private hire operator licence. It judged that … [Read more...]

Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – Qatar Airways – BUSINESS CLASS – QR944 Doha to Singapore

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QR944 Hamad International Airport, Doha to Singapore Changi in Business Class with Qatar Airways - part of Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Contents Seriously - Take a holiday! Morning Manoeuvres in the dark, Terminal 5 and Galleries South BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Exploring Stockholm on the cheap (Travel … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus and Eurowings helpfully offer Ryanair passengers alternative flights… in their own unique way…

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Ryanair continues to be in a bit of a pickle, with 50 flights a day scrubbed from its schedule and crew taking leave rather than £12,000. So it hasn't taken long for Aer Lingus and Eurowings to take revenge in a Ryanair-eque way. First up is Aer Lingus who dropped this lovely one yesterday: We don’t want to see anyone grounded this October, so we've extended our … [Read more...]

The case of the vanishing Avro RJ (Brussels Airlines Edition)

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Last month, we waved off Swiss International Airlines Avro RJ. This time, we're going to take a look at Brussels Airlines and their ever decreasing Avro RJ services Brussels Airlines Avro RJ 85 at Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Brussels Airlines have appeared to have published final operation for the type as it removes them from … [Read more...]

Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur – BUSINESS CLASS- Qatar Airways QR168 Stockholm to Doha

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QR168 Stockholm Arlanda to Hamad International Airport, Doha in Business Class with Qatar Airways. (Part of Summer adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) Contents Seriously - Take a holiday! Morning Manoeuvres in the dark, Terminal 5 and Galleries South BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Exploring Stockholm on the cheap (Travel … [Read more...]