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…
Does Seeking Elite Status with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Make Sense, Now that Air France / KLM is Aboard?
Mr. Brightside, our anonymous points and miles expert, is an elite status junkie. Now that Virgin Atlantic has achieved a rescue deal and has joined forces with Air France and…
What’s it like flying now? A350 Club Suite to the US and back review
Today’s review is by reader Howard who did a rather unusual same day return trip to Washington DC on 13/14 July 2020. An unusual courier trip with a 7+ hour…
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 confirms B747s retirement & we look back at BA and TLFL’s “Queen of the Skies” memories
Yesterday I broke the sad news that BA staff had been told that the airline’s B747 would be retired immediately with no more commercial flights due to take place. Today…
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…
