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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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UPDATED list of UK travel corridor (“airbridge”) countries from 28 July 2020- lots more places to visit!

NEWS: English “Airbridges” due for review, what will be added?, and what long haul routes will BA fly in September?

NEWS: Alaska Airlines formally confirmed to join oneworld this year

NEWS: Want to cancel or change a BA trip? BA extends Book With Confidence again

BREAKING: BA announces new Caribbean route and restarts more flights to the region

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

Does Seeking Elite Status with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Make Sense, Now that Air France / KLM is Aboard?

What’s it like flying now? A350 Club Suite to the US and back review

Costa Rica to reopen borders, Loganair and Blue Islands to partner, and Qantas cancels international flights until March 2021

NEWS: BA confirms B747s retirement & we look back at BA and TLFL’s “Queen of the Skies” memories

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