Economy Class & Beyond

Etihad Airways and TAP Air Portugal activate a new codeshare

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Codeshares are still a thing with Etihad as it activates a new codeshare with TAP Air Portugal. This partnership will provide Etihad’s customers with easy one-stop access to a variety of destinations across the TAP network. These include cities such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil, as well as San Francisco and Miami in the USA. It also covers destinations … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Indirect Travel Fun – Finnair AY10 Chicago O’Hare to Helsinki Airport – Economy Class

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Finnair AY10 Chicago O'Hare Terminal 5 to Helsinki Vantaa Airport (Economy Class) Indirect Travel Fun How much is it this time??? Early Morning National Express, Mid Moring Terminal 3 Elegantly Lounging around Terminal 3 (Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Lounges) American Airlines AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago (Main Cabin Extra) Into the USA, Crowne … [Read more...]

Accessiblity in the Air: British Airways partners with SigncodeUK to aid the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community when travelling

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British Airways is working towards improving accessibility in the air, with the airline partnering with SigncodeUK to improve its accessibility offering for Deaf and hard-of-hearing customers, with new signed video content containing a variety of helpful travel information being made available to customers both pre-travel and whilst on board. The first video, which is … [Read more...]

Lufthansa Group to offer more “Green Fares”

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Lufthansa Group is growing its offering of "Green Fares", with the group offering beyond Europe - with 12 new routes on long haul markets. These are now on sale as part of the fare offering at Lufthansa Group airlines. They include: Zurich - Los Angeles (ZRH - LAX) Frankfurt - Miami (FRA - MIA) Sao Paulo - Zurich (GRU - ZRH) Frankfurt - Bengaluru (FRA - … [Read more...]

Airplane Art- Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 departing Dublin Airport

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 departing Dublin Airport as it heads back to its home of Bejing Capital Airport in China. Hainan Airlines operates a fleet of eight Airbus A330-200 in its widebody haul fleet. The airline also operates the Airbus A330-300, Boeing 787-8 and Boeing … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (2nd December)

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It's Saturday again, and we're pushing down the final month of the year. It's also time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond  Fine. I will submit Christmas street scenes for the next few weeks. As well as this hot mess on New Street in Birmingham on Saturday.  Indirect Travel Fun A little delayed this week due to matters beyond my control. Expect … [Read more...]

SWISS kicks off its “LXmas” campaign

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We're in December now, so it's time for airlines who like puns to kick in their Christmas travel plans. SWISS is launching its LXMas campaign It isn't only Rudolph that has a shiny nose - Image, SWISS. The airline is offering prizes for both its travellers and those land-bound via the airline's media channels (try Instagram and in the SWISS … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Indirect Travel Fun – Chicago Classics, Peaquod’s Pizza

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Chicago Classics - Peaquod's Pizza Indirect Travel Fun How much is it this time??? Early Morning National Express, Mid Moring Terminal 3 Elegantly Lounging around Terminal 3 (Cathay Pacific and American Airlines Lounges) American Airlines AA99 London Heathrow to Chicago (Main Cabin Extra) Into the USA, Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hyatt Regency O’Hare Airplane … [Read more...]