New Azores routes for BA British Airways announced today new flights to the islands of São Miguel and Terceira in the Azores from Heathrow from next summer. Flights will operate once a week, with São Miguel launching on July 2 until September 3 and Terceira on 10 July until August…
Today I went up to Heathrow to hear about BA’s new sustainability initiatives and see their new liveried aircraft – an A320 neo which is the most efficient aircraft in the fleet. The aircraft has been painted in its new BA Better World sustainability colours as part of a partnership with aircraft…
Today’s trip report is by regular reader Eugene. If you would like to see your trip report published, please email [email protected] My wife and I were meant to be flying to Los Angeles. However, due to the USA not being open for general travel from the UK we had to…
Over the next few days, we will be running a series of articles on reader’s trip reports. Today’s article is by regular contributor reader Howard. If you would like to share your trip report, please email [email protected] Since my last trip to Washington DC in January this year, where I…
Jet Blue Mint business class from £1199 London to New York return While it feels like forever until the US may reopen, the offer from Jet Blue is worth considering as it’s available in 2022, and I would hope to god the US is open by then! Jet Blue recently…
I was supposed to go to Switzerland last summer but thanks to a sudden change in its status on the travel corridor list, that had to be abandoned. So I thought I would try my luck a second time this summer. Switzerland is probably not where you may think of…
BA’s catering in 2021 has been best described as “traditional British” although some may be more inclined to refer to it as school dinners. It’s obvious BA is trying to save money which is understandable in the current situation. To be fair the meals are generally very tasty with sausage…
Legal action over red list quarantine There has been a lot of speculation about whether the government will abandon its red list hotel quarantine, but as yet there are no signs that the government will do this. The sheer scale of the red list and the fact that the whole…
Johnson hints at simpler travel rules & no amber watchlist At the weekend Rishi Sunak had written to the Prime Minister calling for an easing of travel restrictions citing the effect on the economy and how we were falling behind other countries. The government had been threatening to add an…
BA opens JFK lounge British Airways’ flagship US lounge at JFK’s Terminal 7 will reopen its doors on Sunday 1 August, following a 16-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This follows the UK Government’s announcement that double vaccinated travellers from the US will be exempt from quarantine on arrival into…
