Economy Class & Beyond

Pleasure and Business – IBIS Budget St Pauli, Hamburg

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Pleasure and Business - IBIS Budget St Pauli, Hamburg 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 … [Read more...]

The end of the Travelex Supercard

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One of the bits of plastic I carry aboard is... well... was... The Travelex Supercard. However, for those who use Supercard, there's very bad news - with the product to be withdrawn after 24tht July 2017. The idea behind Supercard was simple - a card that could be used abroad, that charges your credit card, and avoid the annoying transaction fees that you can get on some … [Read more...]

Emirates to move Beijing to double-daily A380s

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It seems what works for one location will work for another, with Emirates to take its service to Beijing  and convert it into a double-daily A380 operation Emirates A380 preparing to depart Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The route is currently served with an Airbus A380 and a Boeing 777-300ER. This will move to double-A380 operations from the 1st … [Read more...]

Emirates to operate double A380s daily to Birmingham

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It seems Emirates is continuing to fiddle with the Birmingham timetable, with plans to change its Birmingham UK operation to double A380 services daily. Emirates Airbus A380 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Flight pair EK39/40 (currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER) will be swapped with a 615 seater two class A380. The timetable for EK39/40 … [Read more...]

Manchester is open

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I'm sure you're all aware of the incident in Manchester last night that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured 59 people. However, the Mancunian spirit lives on as the city is open for business... as it always has done. However, there is some disruption in the city. Transport for Greater Manchester reports that Bus, Road, Metro Rail are all affected. Network … [Read more...]

Allegiant Air picks Acro Series 3 Seats for linefit

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The world of aircraft seating continues to evolve with Acro Aircraft Seating to supply its Acro Series 3 seats as a line-fit option Allegiant Air will be the first operator to have their Airbus A320 line-fitted with these seats. Acro Series 3 Seats - Image, Acro. So the Acro Series 3 seat is a slimline economy seat, with Alleigent choosing the 'Series 3 Superlight … [Read more...]

Paying to recline your seat? How about asking the person behind you first? (Hello BBC WM/BBC Hereford and Worcester)

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New readers from BBC WM 95.6FM and  BBC Hereford and Worcester  - Welcome to Economy Class and Beyond. This is a follow-on article from what I talked about on the Malcolm Boyden show this morning (11amish BST, 22nd May 2017). I was asked for my viewpoint on Should You Pay to Recline Your seat... and here are my thoughts. Firstly the report itself … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Air France Airbus A318

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Lining up for departure at Hamburg Airport is an Air France Airbus A318 as it prepares to return over the border to France. Air France operate a fleet of 18 Airbus A318s - and are the largest operator of the type. The smallest of member of the Airbus A320 family operates in a two class configuration on … [Read more...]