BA and Easyjet cancel flights and BA only selling crazy price tickets It’s not just British Airways suffering, plenty of other airlines are having to cancel flights to cope with the lack of staff. It’s it just that the airlines let staff go through Covid, they also are suffering from…
The Netherlands remove test restrictions for arrivals The Netherlands will allow UK visitors to arrive without providing a negative COVID test from tomorrow, 23 March 2022. This applies regardless of your vaccination status. The new rules are on the FCDO page here. Hungary removes most Covid restrictions Budapest Hungary…
Amazon sell Day 2 PCR tests At the moment the testing market is a complete mess thanks to the UK government’s last minute testing changes. Most companies are completely overwhelmed and trying to get a response out of most of their customer service takes days if at all. Amazon have…
Covid Passports not ready by 17 May In unsurprising news, the government has announced that they will not make their target for the NHS app to be used as a Covid passport. It was supposed to be ready for travel by 17 May when leisure travel should become legal again….
Terminal 4 at Heathrow will remain closed as passenger numbers take a dive Passenger numbers at Heathrow fell by 88 per cent in November, as travel restrictions and a second lockdown took a significant toll. Through the month, only 747,000 travellers passed through the airport. Based on calculations and subsequent…
easyJet announces cuts to hand baggage for 2021 In the wake of other budget airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair announcing changes to their hand and cabin-baggage policies, easyJet have just announced they will be following suit as of next year. It’s a shame as easyJet have always been a cut…
easyJet may close three of its UK bases easyJet yesterday started formal consultation on proposals with employee representatives including BALPA and UNITE on all of its UK based pilots and crew. The proposals include the potential closing of three of its bases in the UK – London Stansted, London Southend,…
Greece announces reopening for tourism In the last week or so, it suddenly seems like we may be able to travel again this year. Whether you actually want to is another matter once the FCO warning against all but essential travel is lifted. Personally, if I was young and healthy…
easyJet to trial in-flight entertainment easyJet has announced that they have partnered with Rakuten to provide free in-flight entertainment onboard. There will be a full range of entertainment available including TV box sets, film, audio books, games, flight information and destination guides. ‘Air Time’ will enable easyJet passengers to use…
I recently reviewed easyJet in comparison to flying with BA in this article. So now that I have done the return journey, do I stick by my original conclusions? Check in and Boarding We were flying back from Palma, Majorca on the same ‘Upfront’ fare as before. This includes priority…
