What’s travel like now? British Airways inaugral flight to Newquay in Club Europe
British Airways started their new service to Newquay from Heathrow on 24 July. Luckily for me, a couple of my friends were on the flight to capture it all for…
NEWS: Hong Kong & Austria entry changes for UK, BA pilots reach agreement & BA/Amex deal agreed
Hong Kong & Austria entry changes Hong Kong has extended the mandatory 14-day quarantine for all eligible arrivals by three months until the end of 2020. Currently, only passengers from…
NEWS: BA issuing electronic vouchers with extra benefit and Get your TLFL face masks
BA starts issuing electronic vouchers finally and you can use them for other people! I can now confirm that British Airways have started turning the previous voucher refunds into electronic…
UPDATED list of UK travel corridor (“airbridge”) countries from 28 July 2020- lots more places to visit!
Full list of travel corridor countries from 28 July – UK government updates list of “airbridges” Ahead of schedule, the UK government revealed which countries would be added to the…
NEWS: English “Airbridges” due for review, what will be added?, and what long haul routes will BA fly in September?
English “Airbridges” due for review, what will be added? The first review of the list of countries that we are due to travel to is due on Monday 27 July.…
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…
