IAG today did a call with investors that revealed some of their plans for the future and look at their results for the half-year to June 2020. It has not been a good week for BA with it announcing plans to mothball its headquarters at Waterside near Heathrow for at…
Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at planning holidays to various countries. Some will be those that you may be planning for 2021 as they are countries that are not expected to reopen until then. Others like Dubai are open and not currently on the government’s travel…
BA launches double Avios promotion on flights and holidays If you were thinking of booking some flights, now could be the time. With BA’s current Book with Confidence policy which means you can cancel for a voucher refund if you don’t want to or can’t travel, it’s low risk. You…
Heathrow calls for testing to end quarantine as true extent of the crisis is revealed Yesterday Heathrow gave an update on their current financial situation and passenger number while calling for an effective testing regime rather than quarantine. Many countries around the world have opted for testing and so far…
British Airways no short-haul flights at Gatwick until November It was rumoured yesterday, but today it has been confirmed that no short-haul flights will operate from Gatwick until at least 9 November 2020. I am sure this could well be due to the recent government change in travel advice to…
At the moment a normal holiday travelling long haul seems about as likely as a space flight, so for a bit of light entertainment, I thought we would take a look at the newly unveiled Virgin Galatic cabin. They are also launching some fun apps to see what the experience…
The UK government’s travel policy has had more flip flops than a summer weekend on Bondi Beach! Today we have two more u-turns in policy if they both turn out to be true. UK Quarantine could be reduced to 8-10 days with testing The decision to bring back a 14-day…
Last week, there was good news for industrial relations at British Airways when they agreed a deal with BALPA, the pilots union. This week, thing have taken a sour tone with Unite the union that represent BA’s Engineers, Cabin Crew, Ground and Call Centre Staff. BA’s legacy cabin crew have been those…
Qatar business class for 2021 from £1244 If you are considering travel for next year, Qatar have some good value fares. Qatar is my top choice for flying East at the moment due to their high safety standards such as visors and masks for boarding and PPE for cabin crew….
Government changes advice for Spain again – but it could alter yet again this week! I have not been shy of my criticism of the government in terms of their handling of introducing quarantine, unaligned FCO advice and travel corridors, and the very last minute decision to impose quarantine on…
