Beond Airlines launched operations in 2023, and it brands itself as the world’s first premium leisure airline. The company is headquartered in Dubai, but primarily operates flights to and from the Maldives. I reviewed the airline last year, and the onboard experience was super pleasant (it was a surreal experience, given how empty the flight…
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All business class/premium airlines have seemingly ended up in the dust bin. Remember MaxJet (or whatever it was called)? The issue has been the lack of routes. The typical heavy flyer wants/needs an airline that goes many places and has lounges/lounge arrangements.
Now is there a unique niche of leisure travelers that rarely travel but when they do they want luxury and since they rarely travel they don't care about the airline. Or a lounge? Possibly, but it just doesn't seem to scale to anything business worthy.
I feel like British Airways at Heathrow is essentially an all-business airline—its long-haul fleet is so premium-heavy that the space taken up by business class alone could easily fit an entire A319. The rest of the cabin is either for the 'business-plus' experience (First Class) or just there to generate additional revenue.
Density is the key, businessman not only like network, but also density of flights.
What are Premium Travellers looking at to go to the Maledives?! That's a tourist destination! They better focus on seat availability. Not to mention that market is already taken.
What are you talking about?
There's also hotels there that charge more than $5,000 USD per night. Who do you think is paying that, backpackers?
A senseless post.
It’s a premium leisure airline flying to a premium leisure destination. It’s aircraft capacity is niche…and “taken” by what airline?
Has nothing to do with businessmen. It’s a leisure airline to a leisure destination.
What happens with IROPS stands a plane for a night? Are the next couple cities on these planes rotation just going to be canceled or are they going to have rolling delays throughout their whole schedule haha
It’s quite something to see Beond announcing expansion to 18 destinations when they’re struggling big times to deliver on their current operations. Both our outbound and return flights were cancelled months ago, causing massive disruption - and the handling of it has been anything but professional.
Their social media channels are FULL of frustrated customers reporting delays, last-minute cancellations, and poor to zero and vague communication. Before expanding, perhaps Beond should focus on meeting basic service standards and building real trust with the passengers they already have.