Qantas new A380 First and business class first look Yesterday I wrote about the newly refurbished A380 that will be flying on the London route initially. Qantas have now released photos of the new First class seats. These are the same seats as before that have been refurbished. I really…
Air France unveils its first A350 Air France and KLM used to be rather behind the drag curve with their business class but they are now starting to catch up with the competition. Given their very cheap sales fares, good connections to regional airports, and the fact that you will…
Virgin Atlantic is expanding its operation out of Manchester Airport, with brand new flights from its Northern base, the opening of a new Clubhouse and a refurbished Virgin Holidays v-room at the airport. Virgin will also be expanding its schedule from Manchester The new schedule includes additional flights to Barbados,…
Mr & Mrs Smith joins IHG Rewards From early next year, IHG® Rewards Club members will be able to earn and redeem points at over 500 handpicked Mr & Mrs Smith hotels when booking with IHG direct (including IHG.com and IHG mobile app). This exclusive partnership will more than double the number of…
Virgin’s grand plans for new routes Like most airlines based at Heathrow, Virgin has been calling for less dominance by IAG (BA’s parent company) at Heathrow. Virgin Atlantic is set to challenge IAG’s dominance at London Heathrow, as it unveiled its plans to significantly increase its long haul route network…
UK to Shanghai from £1221 The fares to Shanghai are currently very cheap as Air China also have a fare for around £150 more if you would rather fly Star Alliance. If you have never thought about visiting Shanghai, have a read about our visit to Shanghai in this article….
It’s a Barbie world… Virgin Atlantic have announced that it has teamed up with Barbie to show girls a variety of careers in STEM science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and aviation and remind them they can be anything. Virgin and Barbie created three one-of-a-kind dolls to celebrate the partnership; pilot,…
Virgin Atlantic’s brand new São Paulo flights go on sale Virgin Atlantic and GOL have announced a new codeshare agreement which will allow customers to seamlessly connect from Virgin Atlantic’s brand new London Heathrow – Sao Paulo service onto flights across Brazil. GOL is the largest domestic carrier in Brazil…
Runway bar opens at Heathrow T2 Hilton Garden Inn Last month I reviewed my stay at the Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow Terminal 2. You can read my review here. Since then I have stayed twice more. Despite a few issues with my room this time, it still remains my…
BA’s new safety video? If you are a regular traveller and saw this headline you probably were relieved to hear there is a new BA video. Although the recent ones have been funny on first viewing, when it gets the point I can recite the entire thing from start to…
