In the latest stage of British Airways’ investment in airport automation, the airline has announced that from 2020 it will trial AI-powered autonomous robots at its home at Heathrow Terminal 5 to help some of the 90,000 customers who travel through the terminal each day navigate through the airport, freeing…
Another new BA route to European’s Michelin star capital If you wanted to go on a foodie break in Europe, San Sebastien in Northern Spain is often known as a Michelin star hotspot due to the high number of Michelin star restaurants. It has been on my list for a…
British Airways has signed a joint business agreement with China Southern Airlines, for travel from 2 January 2020. Seats are now available for sale on ba.com. The agreement should benefit customers of both airlines by opening more destinations between the UK and China, with a greater choice of flights and…
BA flights changes – what to do about downgrades & changes It’s that time of year again…. no, not Christmas. The one where BA makes major timetable changes as it assigns its fleet to the timetable for next year, and potentially mucks up all your planes. This is one of…
New BA A350 Club Suites routes British Airways has been finalising its summer aircraft schedule leading to some new routes seeing the A350 next summer. As ever, it is always still subject to change, so you have to accept the risk of an aircraft change if you chose to book…
British Airways this week have announced six new summer destinations. I am particularly happy to see Montenegro which is a stunning country, and on my list of places to visit this summer. I will be looking at whether I can do an open jaw to Dubrovnik with it as the…
More details on B777 routes with Club Suites Yesterday I wrote about the new B777-300ER layout with Club Suites and the routes it was currently on. BA have now filed the list of the new B777-200ER and 300ER routes and flight numbers as follows: Planned new 4-class 777-200ER to operate…
Why it pays to book separately from your travel companions… sometimes Generally, we advise that you should try and book together on one ticket if you are travelling together. This means if you have status you can book seats for the whole party and if something goes wrong you are…
American Airlines introduces app passport scanning I quite like some of the features of the AA app, particularly the luggage tracking, which gives peace of mind that your luggage has been loaded. They have now added another handy feature to the app. Checking in for an international flight just got…
Oneworld considers alliance wide upgrades According to Australian magazine Executive Traveller, oneworld are considering introducing a system that would allow members to use their miles to upgrade on any of the member airlines. At present with British Airway Avios, you can only upgrade on British Airways, Iberia or American, providing…
