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Right this moment: Beond Airways celebrates its first anniversary with a pretty provide
Beond Airways – the world’s first premium leisure airline, celebrated this week its first anniversary. Launched in 2023, Beond is a Maldives based mostly service based by former Lufthansa managers, an investor from Dubai and a Maldivian hospitality group. The airline presently flies with all-Enterprise-Class narrow-body Airbus plane – with seats organized in a 2-2 format – between the Maldives and Zürich, Munich, Milan, Rhiyad, and Dubai. Beond Airways goals to develop its fleet to greater than 30 Airbus A320s inside 5 years to fly to 60 locations across the globe. I flew with Beond – which markets itself as “Be0nd” – final yr and you’ll learn my evaluate right here (with execs & cons).
“That is solely the start of beOnd, and we’re happy with our monitor file to this point,” stated Tero Taskila, CEO of beOnd. “Our purpose this yr has been to exceed each expectation of our clients from the second they e book with us till they arrive within the Maldives, and we now have achieved that. We’re centered on progress available in the market and making certain the belief of our clients and companions as we achieve this.” Beond has served greater than 8,000 clients since its launch final yr and the service has maintained its imaginative and prescient of inexpensive luxurious, providing enticing fares at round €3,000 roundtrip, together with taxes and costs.
Since I flew with them, some good adjustments appear to have occurred with Beond Airways:
- The Maldivian service options now two Airbus plane (as a substitute of 1), that includes premium lay-flat seating and opulent onboard facilities. The plane — two specifically designed Airbus A319 seating 44 passengers and A321 seating 68 passengers in gorgeous hand-painted darkish charcoal and copper livery — incorporates many components of Italian design. For instance, the plush white leather-based seats characteristic leather-based from Poltrona Frau, a famend furnishings and automotive designer based in 1912. The seats have been designed by Optimares, a number one plane seat designer and producer, additionally based mostly in Italy.
- Beond is unreliable on the subject of its flight schedule (which is a large drawback). The service cancelled many flights throughout its launch section on account of low occupancy. It occurred to me as properly: two weeks previous to my departure to the Maldives final yr, I used to be knowledgeable that my return flight to Munich was cancelled (since Munich was downgraded from a everlasting to a seasonal vacation spot). However the service now appears to be coping with this drawback by having launched the “Free Flight Assure”, industry-first initiative:
- Within the occasion of a flight disruption, Beond will rebook passengers in Enterprise Class with a special service, and affords refunds or exchanges for different eventualities.
- If rebooking in Enterprise Class isn’t obtainable with associate airways, Beond will rebook passengers in Economic system Class and supply a 100% refund on the cancelled sector.
- In the event you desire to reschedule your flight as a substitute as a substitute of a rebooking, Beond will trade the worth of the cancelled flight for a journey voucher with a further 20% worth, legitimate for one yr from issuance.
- Ansett Aviation Coaching is now offering coaching for Beond’s flight crew members, underscoring the service’s dedication to making sure the highest security requirements. With Ansett Aviation Coaching’s state-of-the-art pilot coaching services and experience, Beond’s crew will obtain intensive coaching at Ansett’s community of coaching facilities, together with the Dubai South facility.
- The airline has a started a profitable constitution enterprise, transporting celebrities and sports activities groups, such because the Norwegian soccer staff and the Al Ahli Soccer Membership. Whereas constitution operations will not be Beond’s focus, the provide has apparently resonated within the market.
- Beond not solely flies to the Maldives, however now additionally serves the Zurich (Switzerland) to Dubai route, as a part of Fifth Freedom authority granted between the respective aviation authorities.
- Beond has changed the standard paper boarding cross by unique boarding tags designed to resemble trendy baggage tags. Created from high-quality, sturdy supplies and customised with every passenger’s particulars, these boarding tags will not be solely sensible but additionally double as a bespoke memento from every journey they usually mirror the airline’s dedication to offering a luxurious expertise at each touchpoint.
To have fun its first anniversary – which coincided with Black Friday – Beond has launched a really enticing provide, referred to as “BeOnd’s Golden Friday”, providing 25% off all flights and the possibility to win a Golden Ticket—a complimentary return flight for future journey for each fiftieth issued reserving:
- How To E-book: flybeond.com with promo code GOLDENFRIDAY24
- Reserving Interval: Till 30 November 2024
- Journey Interval: Till 28 March 2026
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