If you are thinking of travelling somewhere and need insurance for COVID-19 medical treatment, Emirates may be the answer. The airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel,…
BA to retire B747s immediately At the time of going to press, BA had just emailed staff to say that their 30 B747s would be retired immediately with no more passenger flights. This is subject to consultation with unions due to the impact on type rates pilots and cabin crew…
Emirates reinstates chauffeurs and lounges Emirates’ premium customers can once again enjoy the airline’s Chauffeur Drive service (CDS) and airport lounge at its Dubai hub with the restart of these services following a full health and safety review. Emirates have opened one lounge in Terminal 3 Concourse B, Dubai International…
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…
