It’s amazing to think this trip was around nine weeks ago, but it feels like a lifetime ago. I thought it would be nice to publish something about flying, rather than about airlines not flying! Booking I had booked this ticket using British Airways Companion voucher and a Gold Guest…
British Airways is launching a summer route between London Heathrow and Newquay, creating the only direct route to Heathrow. This will make a great addition for a weekend break or to get some tier points in the summer without leaving the country. Or if you live in that part of…
In the second of our series of travelling in economy with BA without status, guest writer Zine will be taking a look at his recent flight to JFK. You can read his review of American Airlines economy here. Booking I flew from Heathrow to New York with British Airways and…
BA recently unveiled their refreshed B777-200 First cabin. The cabin has been reduced from 14 seats to 8 seats to make more room for the new Club Suites. In this article, reader Marc reviews his experience for TLFL. For context, Marc is a Gold Guest List BA Executive Club member….
As I reported late last year we already new that Willie Walsh was considering retiring fairly soon from BA’s parent company IAG. Luckily for all those people that are not a big fan of Mr Walsh, that day has come even sooner that expected. Whilst I am not a fan…
BA pilots strike The BA pilots strike has finally drawn to a close after many months of negotiations. Yesterday BALPA, the pilots union, released this statement: “A ballot of British Airways pilots closed today following the dispute over pay and terms and conditions. Members of the British Airline Pilots…
We all know BA love to extract as much money as they can out of us for upgrades and Avios bookings! But are there any tricks and “hacks”? 🙂 Surcharges from Europe going West The USA used to be a good place for Avios upgrades and using a Gold Upgrade…
Although we have recently reviewed BA’s B777 First product, we have not done an early morning daytime flight review in First before. I was curious to see what the offering would be with the 0850 departure time and also interested to see the Haneda JAL First lounge. This was the…
Right before we get started, let me caveat this heavily. These are my views. I will try and make a balanced case in both ways (and likely fail!) This will only focus on British Airways Premium American Express Card (BAPP). I am British Airways Gold Guest List/Concorde Room Cardholder, but I…
No, you are not mistaken, this is a review of an economy flight, but the subtitle of this article could be “ Why a BA Gold Card is worth its weight in gold”. The last time I flew Economy long haul was in 2011. After nearly 13 hours in a…
