NEWS: Alaska Airlines formally confirmed to join oneworld this year
As I mentioned last week, Alaska has recently said they plan to join oneworld ideally this year, but one thing was missing. They hadn’t officially been invited! Today it has…
NEWS: Want to cancel or change a BA trip? BA extends Book With Confidence again
If you have been thinking about booking a trip with British Airways or have one booked for September 2020 and would like to move it, there is some good news.…
BREAKING: BA announces new Caribbean route and restarts more flights to the region
While short haul travel has picked up in the last few weeks, long haul travel is still drastically curtailed. This is partly because some people don’t fancy sitting in a…
NEWS: BA voucher update, Portland suspended, great video of final Qantas B747 flight over Sydney – will BA do the same? & Virgin take to the skies again
BA e-voucher update If you request a voucher instead of a refund with BA, you currently have to use it over the phone. Obviously this is not a very efficient…
Costa Rica to reopen borders, Loganair and Blue Islands to partner, and Qantas cancels international flights until March 2021
Costa Rica reopens borders on 1st August Costa Rica, one of the more popular tourist destinations within Central America, recently announced a firm border opening date of 1 August, originally…
NEWS: BA to retire B747s immediately, Emirates resume A380 flights, Qatar remove A380s from schedule, wins in court against Gulf blockade
BA to retire B747s immediately At the time of going to press, BA had just emailed staff to say that their 30 B747s would be retired immediately with no more…
NEWS: Alaskan to join Oneworld early, Jet Blue & AA form partnership & all 3 alliances join forces for passengers
Alaskan to join Oneworld early Alaska Airlines are currently an Avios partner meaning you can earn and redeem Avios on their flights. However, they are not part of oneworld which…
NEWS: Robots join the battle against COVID at Heathrow & Testing to skip UK quarantine trial
Following on from Doha’s robots and Robocop style helmets, Heathrow has unveiled further measures that reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 at the airport. The airport has kicked…
NEWS: BA closes Heathrow arrivals lounge, & BA’s August short haul schedule looking pretty healthy & e-voucher trial
BA closes the arrivals lounge at Heathrow Less than two weeks after they reopened the Heathrow T5 arrivals lounge, BA have shut it again. I must admit I did think…
BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic officially announce £1.2 billion rescue deal
Virgin Atlantic has today formally announced that they have reached agreement to secure its future with a private-only solvent recapitalisation of the airline, following the severe impact of the Covid-19…
