Italy bans hand luggage As if travelling isn’t already full of enough new rules and regulations, Italy has now decided to bring in its own rules. Why EASA, the European Aviation safety body can’t just have a common set of rules I don’t know! Italy has now banned passengers from…
Emirates resumes 9 passenger routes from 21 May Emirates has announced its plan to operate scheduled flight services from 21 May to nine destinations: London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travelling between the UK and…
Emirates admits lengthy refunds Emirates has now admitted it is in a big hole with regards to processing refunds. By their own estimates, they are unlikely to clear the backlog for at least three months. I can understand this to some extent – airlines are not used to processing the…
Firstly, congratulations to Wilma who won our “recreate your travel experience at home” competition! Sadly as Wilma lives in the Channel Islands, she couldn’t get the caviar delivered but we gave her an extra bottle of fizz instead! In case you missed it, here is her winning entry: Oktoberfest…
Virgin’s flight school If you are wondering how to keep the kids entertained, or even yourself, Virgin have launched a series of ‘Flight school’ videos on Instagram. Today features Henry, who designs the interiors of the aircraft. The videos go live around 1 pm each day. The final session is…
A new breed of airline and travel industry adverts are emerging. Whilst they may not have much money to burn, I would guess these use old footage and are pretty cheap to produce. If the companies have paid for advertising and they need to run something still, why not make…
British Airways pulls dividend and reduces schedule by 90% EasyJet caused controversy recently when they decided to go ahead with a £174 million dividend for shareholders. This is despite the fact that they may have to ask for a government bailout. I am actually a BA shareholder, but I was…
Alex Cruz takes a pay cut Last week I talked about the BA pilots taking a pay cut of around 50% in this article and the lack of any sign of Alex Cruz doing anything in solidarity. Well, he must have read my article (haha, I think not) as he…
Emirates stops ALL flights worldwide In a surprise move, Emirates has just now announced the total shutdown of all passenger flights on Emirates from 25 March. The airline has aimed to maintain passenger flights for as long as feasible to help travellers return home amidst an increasing number of travel…
Atlantis Bahamas Atlantis Bahamas are offering a fifth night for free when you book by 9 March 2020. The offer is valid for travel until 20 December 2020. Prices start from $189 per night Rates from $189 per night based on double occupancy for The Beach Terrace room. (resort fees…
