Economy Class & Beyond

Ryanair plans to slice flights due to Air Passenger Duty rises

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In a completely expected announcement, with Air Passenger Duty (APD) on the rise, Ryanair is preparing to axe some flights to and from the United Kingdom. The airline condemned the move of the Air Passenger Duty rises - which will add an additional £1 to a domestic flight and £2 to a flight operating inside Ryanairs range. Thus Ryanair is considering cuts in flights … [Read more...]

Finnair unveils its first refurbished Embaer E190

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The first Finnair Embraer E190 has had its cabin refitted, with updated seating and internals. Let us see what the airline has been up to. Finnair E190 refurbishment - Image, Finnair.  This fleet is used on shorter routes the airline offers- covering Northern and Central Europe, as well as routes which cannot meet the demand for an Airbus A319 or a larger … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways to deploy Thales FlytEDGE IFE on their A321neo

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Some news from APEX Expo, where  Qatar Airways and Thales have signed an agreement to equip Qatar Airways’ new A321neo fleet with the world’s first cloud-native inflight entertainment platform - FlytEDGE. It marks the first customer of the FlytEDGE product, which was a recent winner at the Crytal Cabin Awards. FlytEDGE utilises cloud computing technologies with an … [Read more...]

UK Air Passenger Duty rises ahead

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The UK Government and His Majesty's Treasury have announced their latest budget for 2024/2025. Unsurprisingly, aviation is hit with a rise, with Air Passenger Duty (APD) levies to be increased and plans for further rises in 2026. Budget 2024 - Original at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2024. Modified for the purpose of this post. How much … [Read more...]

The full Lufthansa Allegris (with First Class) prepares to take flight

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Lufthansa has rolled out their Allegris product slowly - but notably, in a three-class configuration. That changes, when the first aircraft fitted with the full four-class product takes flight on the 9th of November. This will mark the first time the full Allegris product has been offered, and the first time Lufthansa Allegris First Class will fly on on long-haul … [Read more...]

SWISS set out its Summer 2025 plans

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With the dark winter days now hitting us, SWISS has shone a ray of light, with its Summer 2025 operational plans - and new destinations to boot. From Zurich SWISS will add four new destinations from Zurich for summer 2025. These include: Niš (Serbia) Heringsdorf (Germany) Montpellier (France) Dubrovnik (Croatia). In the high summer months of July and … [Read more...]