What is the best First Class Champagne? TLFL does the taste test (and gets tipsy)
With long haul off the agenda for most of us for a while (apart from the Caribbean or the Maldives if you don’t mind quarantine), I decided to hold a…
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NEWS: BA to retire B747s immediately, Emirates resume A380 flights, Qatar remove A380s from schedule, wins in court against Gulf blockade
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…
NEWS: More oneworld airlines to move into T5, Virgin Atlantic rescue looking promising & Emirates reinstates chauffeurs & lounges
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…
NEWS: Win 20,000 Avios, Emirates resumes 9 passenger destinations and EU & US confirm refund laws
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,…
NEWS: Emirates admits lengthy refunds, Virgin IS still pursuing government bailout, Amex to update? & BA voucher progress
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…
NEWS & OFFERS: Oktoberfest cancelled, Etihad big bonus for rebooking and Emirates suspends bookings until July and enhances safety
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…
NEWS: Virgin’s flight school, Emirates rapid COVID testing & new refund policy, Cathay cuts fuel surcharge & AA resumes some London services
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,…
NEWS: #wewillflyagain – the beautiful new videos (sob!), Time to book Intercontinental & IHG hotels? & Singapore Changi changes
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…
NEWS: BA pulls dividend, EU extends slot concession, Emirates to start flights & Qantas chops chauffeur services,
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…
NEWS: Alex Cruz takes a pay cut, Emirates update, What are online travel agents, booking sites, BA cars and Air BnBs policy for cancelling/refunds?
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…
