BA furloughs up to 36,000 staff Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, which represents thousands of workers employed by British Airways, has today (Thursday 2 April) reached agreement with BA about how workers will be protected during the coronavirus crisis. The staff include ground workers, cabin crew and head…
British Airways to leave Gatwick temporarily As I predicted, with Gatwick North terminal closing, BA are moving their operation to Heathrow on a temporary basis. In a statement they said “Due to the considerable restrictions and challenging market environment, like many other airlines, we will temporarily suspend our flying schedule…
Yesterday there was good news that BA had extended their credit facility for another year and had over $9.3 billion in liquidity. I believe it is still worth collecting Avios, although I would not buy them. There are a number of good offers on the BA eStore for collecting Avios…
UK Government helps stranded travellers The government announced on Monday that they will be helping UK nationals to travel home. Where commercial flights exist, airlines should try to book travellers on an alternative route home or another airline. This should be at no or minimal additional cost. Dominic Raab advised…
Fancy writing a review or telling your story? Plus TLFL’s plans At the moment we have been trying to help readers with recovering refunds from airlines and sharing all the latest news. I anticipate that in a week or two we will experience a slow down in news and changes….
Where are BA storing their aircraft? One of the many problems facing BA at the moment is where to store all the aircraft that are currently not flying. For short-haul aircraft, some amazing photos that show the size of the issue have emerged from Bournemouth airport. Last week there were…
Turning Left for Less virtual reader event We had been hoping to hold a real reader event this spring, but since that now looks months away from happening, I thought it would be fun to hold a virtual event. The event will be by video link using Zoom on Friday…
One of the most frequent questions I get is about having a British Airways Holiday and whether you should pay the balance or cancel now. BA Holidays are treated slightly differently to a flight booking: If you have a hotel or car hire booking that was originally classed as non-refundable,…
Earlier this week I wrote about BA giving a reduction of the tier points needed for those that are due for renewal in March, April and May. Reader Lindsay commented to say that unofficially, the 30% reductions appear to apply to all parts of the scheme that need TPs to…
How to get a cash refund from BA without calling (new) EDIT: BA have obviously spotted this post as they have now removed the link and you get directed to the voucher. Sigh! Thanks to reader Tim D for sharing this with us. BA has not been making it easy…
