Double beds hit the rails with London-Scotland Caledonian Sleeper
Overnight rail travel in the UK has long been a case of utilitarian convenience. Travelling between London and Scotland for morning meetings... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Gimme all your bandwidth, Qatar Airways
Is it possible for one passenger to use all the in-flight internet bandwidth on a flight? I tried my hardest on a recent Qatar Airways fligh... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s transatlantic redeye: the perils of relying on efficiency
Shuttling backwards and forwards across the Atlantic this last month on three separate airlines, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect about the... Continue Reading
OpenSkies’ Orly, JFK lounge, airport services big hits and big miss
In the battle for business travellers between Paris and New York, British Airways’ OpenSkies subsidiary is punching above its three-757 weig... Continue Reading
Does Swiss stand out for the right reasons?
One of my working theories since Lufthansa and Swiss (and to an extent Austrian and Brussels Airlines) have been integrated into a wider air... Continue Reading
Decision time for Delta with new premium economy on the cards
Delta’s new premium economy is currently planned to take wing when its Airbus A350 aircraft arrives next year. The airline has the opportuni... Continue Reading
Swiss chooses 1-2 Eurobusiness for Bombardier CSeries
ZÜRICH — The Bombardier CSeries might be excellent in economy class — perhaps the best aircraft I’ve flown on — but how does the jet stack u... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s JFK Senator Lounge demonstrates perils of outsourcing
Lufthansa operates three flights daily from New York JFK to its hubs at Frankfurt and Munich, with a high percentage of premium passengers o... Continue Reading
Will United’s new Polaris business class shine brightly?
Revealing its new international business class product — Polaris — in New York today, United Airlines is banking big on the future of a comb... Continue Reading
When limited connectivity equates to limited value
Gogo was first on the scene with a mobile messaging data package, offering limited services to customers at a lower price than a typical Int... Continue Reading
Air NZ poised to swap custom premium economy Spaceseat?
If reports out of New Zealand are correct, the Kiwi national carrier is to exchange its custom angled Spaceseat premium economy product for ... Continue Reading
OpenSkies’ 767 arrival poses premium economy #PaxEx questions
PARIS — As British Airways’ Paris-New York subsidiary OpenSkies takes a fourth aircraft, its all-757 fleet will gain a 767 sibling as well, ... Continue Reading
Virgin Australia’s refit 777-300ER: the ideal longhaul aircraft?
Virgin Australia’s much-delayed refit Boeing 777-300ER is now flying, and the three-and-a-half class aircraft — with business, premium econo... Continue Reading
Delta’s Comfort+ upgrades could turn into frequent flyer problem
Some of Delta Air Lines’ most valuable passengers are being hit with a predictable problem as the carrier transitions to selling its Comfort... Continue Reading
Emirates talks up premium economy for unique “comfort canyons”
In announcing Emirates’ 2015-16 financial results, president and chief executive officer Tim Clark gave the most positive signal yet for pas... Continue Reading
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