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TAP’s Lisbon lounge: fine for the premium economy price

TAP Air Portugal’s business class lounge in Lisbon doesn’t have the best reputation in the industry, so your author’s expectations were fair... Continue Reading

Plant-based burger on a bun with all the dressings. A bowl of fries sits beside it. This can be found on BA's new menus

Airlines go bananas for plant-based meals

As airlines increase their focus on sustainability, the carbon emissions footprint from the food they serve passengers inflight — and in pre... Continue Reading

Delta A330-900neo suite is pictured here. The seat is blue with a much darker blue headrest and the outer thermoplastics and details are light grey, There are headphones hanging in the suite and bedding on the seat.

Delta One suite aboard the A330neo remains solid PaxEx choice

After years of frustrating Zoom, Teams, RingCentral, Webex and other virtual meetings, I was thrilled to finally have a chance to travel for... Continue Reading

Night time view of the city through the window of the SAS A350

A solid seat but soft product falls short in SAS A350 business

While I started my pandemic-era US domestic flying as soon as the COVID-19 shots were in my arm, I continued to shy away from international ... Continue Reading

easyJet: flying the European low-cost carrier during COVID

Low-cost carriers like easyJet offer cheap and efficient transport, but generally are not known for going above and beyond in terms of servi... Continue Reading

United Airlines' 767-300ER Polaris business class seat with a man's knees showing plenty of space. The IFE screen is seen prominently in this photo

United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can

When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... Continue Reading

A seat triple aboard a BA narrowbody; this is the Club Europe section with the middle seat blocked by a table for placing one's drink or PED

A tale of two halves: British Airways’ Eurobiz in COVID times

British Airways’ Club Europe business class can be great value on European flights. Priority checkin and lounge access make the airport expe... Continue Reading

Air France lounges in Paris and Montréal ask consistency questions

Continuity of design between home hub and outstation lounges seems to pose a surprising amount of challenges for airlines. Maintaining a bra... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines 767 in-flight, with a view of the engine from the window

Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat

With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading

Virgin Australia lounge with light wood flooring, red lanterns hanging from a high ceiling, buffet style tables and lots of various seating to a backdrop of large bright windows.

Room to grow for Virgin Australia’s new lounge concept

As Virgin Australia continues its pivot towards being a hybrid airline, fitting somewhere between full-service competitor Qantas and its low... Continue Reading

A man and a woman seated at a long white lounge table, working on computers.

American Express vs American Airlines: corporate travel in a new world

Corporate travel is an unusual beast, and it’s one that was already starting to change form as the way people work was evolving even before ... Continue Reading

Collins' MiQ seats with greyish seat covers and black headrests

Filling the premium economy gaps: opportunities and risks for airlines

Premium economy seems set to be the next big thing for airlines emerging from the COVID-19 crisis. Whether it’s business class passengers tr... Continue Reading

A brown wooden table in a lounge. A computer screen, a keyboard, a light and a landline phone sit on the table.

Reshaping O&D: the remote trend and business/work travel

As we look towards 2021, one thing is clear in the future fog swirling around the COVID-19 pandemic: the way that many people will work has ... Continue Reading

Press Release: American Express opens flagship Centurion Lounge at JFK

Today, American Express announced its 13th Centurion Lounge will open at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)’s Terminal 4 in the coming days. With... Continue Reading

The key to lounge design: creating the perfect spot for everyone

Before the COVID-19 crisis, lounge users were, by and large, a group of people with diverse needs. She’s a busy businesswoman, he’s travelin... Continue Reading