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MUCH was made of Finnair’s introduction of a seating option offering superior space to its economy class cabin back in 2014, however the airline’s Economy Comfort seats as they are known remain a far cry from a fully fledged premium economy product. Come 2021 however, the airline will begin adding a proper, all-new
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BABY ON BOARD An Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta was forced to divert to Mumbai last month when a woman on board went into labour, reportedly giving birth to the baby 40 minutes before the plane landed.
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HIT THE MOTHER LODE Police arrested a 22-year-old man at Baltimore Washington International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff discovered a gun in his carry-on luggage that the man said he wasn’t aware of, claiming his mother had packed his bag for him.
SMELL TO HIGH HEAVEN A recent Sriwijaya Air flight bound for Jakarta from Bengkulu was temporarily grounded when staff were forced to remove two tonnes of durian fruit from the cargo hold after passengers complained of an overwhelming smell that had wafted up into the cabin.
BOOZE CREW A Japan Airlines first officer was arrested at London Heathrow Airport after failing a breath test 50 minutes prior to departure, leading to a 69-minute delay of a Tokyo-bound flight. The pilot was later found to be nine times over the legal limit.
SLUMBERING STOWAWAY After falling asleep in the forward cargo hold of a Boeing 737 at Kansas City, an intoxicated American Airlines baggage handler ended up accidentally flying all the way to Chicago when the plane took off and he was only discovered once it landed.
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premium economy cabin to its entire long-haul fleet. According to the airline, the class will feature “highly customised designs for Finnair” and will offer greater space and comfort “along with an enhanced service offering”, though few other details have so far been announced. Full rollout across its long-haul aircraft is expected to be completed by 2022.
finnair.com
Aerial artistry
AVIATION may not immediately strike people as a source of inspiration for artistic exploration, but that’s not the case for New York-, Hong Kong- and Colorado-based artist Christopher K Ho, who recently held an exhibition at Hong Kong art gallery de Sarthe inspired by Cathay Pacific’s daily flights to and from Vancouver. Titled “CX 888”, the exhibition featured Cathay’s signature teal and maroon
colours with deckchairs set out to resemble a business class cabin – the seats were even adjusted to the recline of 1980s business class seats. All this while playing the soundtrack to the movie The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. While the exhibition,
sadly, has since ended, if you’re interested in both art and aviation, Ho may just be an artist to keep an eye on.
desarthe.com
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