Economy Class & Beyond

Dear UK: Go and Vote

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This is a special message for those in the United Kingdom who are registered to vote in today's General Election. And it's a simple message. GO AND VOTE! Today's the day to head to the polling station and vote! We all have a duty to make sure our voice is heard today - and with the political elite deciding that we need to judge who leads Brexit, the economy, social … [Read more...]

Pleasure and Business – Pulling homeward

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Pleasure and Business - Pulling homeward In this adventure... Pleasure and Business Mixing things together (again) Off to Heathrow Cathay Pacific Lounge and the American Airlines Lounges AA47 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, Main Cabin Extra aboard a 787 US Immigration Adventures Intercontinental Chicago North Michigan Avenue Deep Dish Pizza … [Read more...]

Ryanair increases check-in window time… for those who reserve seats

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Ryanair is changing its check in window again for those who have brought reserved seats already. And it's going to be a long check-in window. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 preparing to depart Birmingham Airport - Image Economy Class and Beyond The majority of us when travelling legacy carriers are used to reserving seats way in advanced to select the perfect seat (or in most … [Read more...]

Apple WWDC Announcements (new toys and new operating systems)

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I know a lot of my readers worship Apple products and use them daily. With the latest superpresentation from Apple at their World Wide Developers Conference - let's look at what the fruit based company can empty our wallets with. First up, let's talk hardware. Apple iMac The iMac's are getting a speed bump Intel Kaby Lake CPU's being installed, and 4k/21" iMac and … [Read more...]

Flights to and from Qatar cut in diplomatic row

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Politics in the Middle East are flaring up, with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates cutting their diplomatic links with the state of Qatar. Doha from the air - and from later today - a bit more difficult to get to - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The state of play is pretty complex. Here's a list of airlines flying to Doha which are affected, … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Dragon Air Airbus A330-300 departing Hong Kong

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, lining up for departure from Hong Kong International is a Dragon Air Airbus A330-300 as it heads off for a destination. Dragon Air (now re-branded as Cathay Dragon) operates a fleet of 23 Airbus A330-300 aircraft in three different configurations (a three class configuration, a high business … [Read more...]

SNCF rebrands its TGV network

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It seems that SNCF (the French National Rail operator) has been busy with branding gurus, and has begun to re-brand its classic TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) network. It's to be re-branded to.... wait for it. inOui inOui branded high speed train... it's still a TGV. Image, SNCF. Sooo.. What can we say to this? Well, it seems SNCF Voyages (the section that … [Read more...]

Norwegian turns its eye to Italy – prepares Transatlantic routes

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It seems Norwegian Air Shuttle is going after Alialtia, with plans to commence long haul transatlantic services from Rome. Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 arriving onto stand at London Gatwick, Image - Norwegian Air Shuttle //CC3.0. The new destinations are from Rome Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino to: Newark Liberty International Airport - Four times a week. … [Read more...]