Economy Class & Beyond

Airlines: A Reminder – Airplane! is NOT instruction manual

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With everything that's gone on with the US3 over the past few weeks (with American now on the back foot), it was timely that Film4 in the UK played everyone's favourite aviation comedy - Airplane! Just before it went out on air, I tweeted this: Please note airlines. #Airplane is not an instruction manual on how to handle #paxex. #iamserious #dontcallmeshirley — … [Read more...]

Virgin America take delivery of the first Airbus A321neo

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The first Airbus A321neo was delivered to Virgin America on Thursday. Virgin America Airbus A321neo - Image, Airbus This is the newest certified member of the Airbus A320neo family, and the largest of the type.  Virgin America is leasing 10 A321neo aircraft from GECAS and are powered with CFM International LEAP-1A engines. There will be 185 seats aboard the … [Read more...]

Who else knows the way to San Jose (Costa Rica)? KLM do!

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It seems another airline finding its way to San Jose - this time in Costa Rica, with KLM to add the city to its network KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Image, KLM KLM will offer a direct service twice a week between Amsterdam Schipol and San Jose (Costa Rica) for the winter season from the 31st October 2017. The planned timetable is as follows: DEPART AMS 15:25 ARRIVE … [Read more...]

Norwegian’s next big destination: Singapore

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With all the routes that have been added from London Gatwick to the USA, Norwegian Air Shuttle has a new target on its list of destinations to serve. Step forward: Singapore. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 arriving onto stand at London Gatwick, Image - Norwegian Air Shuttle //CC3.0. Services kick off on 28th September 2017,  with Norwegian to operate a 4 times a … [Read more...]

Can you buy the Japan Rail Pass WHILST in Japan? On trial basis… YES!

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The Japan Rail Pass if used right can be a real money saver when travelling on routes operates by JR Group companies. However, to get one - normally you needed to buy an exchange order outside Japan to get one, and then exchange it for a rail pass JR Rail Pass, Exchange Order and a letter from JTB - Image, Economy Class and Beyond However, it seems the JR Group have … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qantas Airbus A380 at London Heathrow

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It's Easter Sunday, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week we have a Qantas Airbus A380 resting at London Heathrow as the evening turns into night, with the aircraft being prepared for its return trip back to Australia via Dubai. Qantas operate a fleet twelve Airbus A380 aircraft, used on its long haul network connecting Australia to the … [Read more...]

Medium Haul Rail Travel done right – The Chiltern Mainline Silver Train

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Trains can be much of a muchness in the UK, with train operators moving away from the ideas of comfort to the point where they  densifying them to a point where an airline executive would thin "Maybe that's a touch tight". Recent express and long haul stock have done not a lot to change this impression. Chiltern Railways some time ago tried to change their game with some … [Read more...]

Virgin Atlantic take over Manchester – New York JFK route

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In an interesting turn, Virgin Atlantic will be taking over the full operation of the Manchester to New York route from Delta, with the airline operating the full timetable from October onwards. Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 taxing at London Heathrow Airport - taken from the Heathrow Control Tower , Image - Economy Class and Beyond Virgin Atlantic will operate the … [Read more...]

Its the Easter Weekend – so welcome to rail engineering works

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As we head into the long Easter weekend, the UK rail network responds in its usual way -  by closing parts of network to shut down in bits and bobs to allow engineering work. London Paddington Train Station - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Major works include Heathrow Express 14th and 15th April - Every 30 minutes 16th April - Every 15 minutes … [Read more...]