UK Finnair sale The new Finnair promotion may seem a bit underwhelming compared to the recent Qatar sale ex EU prices. However, for the ease of travelling from the UK with only one stop, they are worth considering. Especially when you add up the extras of positioning flights and hotels….
British Airways new First – wines and snacks I have talked a lot about the improvements for the last couple of weeks coming to BA First – some imminent and some longer term. As well as these, it is rumoured that BA is working on an ultra-premium First product that…
More details on BA new First service As cabin crew briefings for the new First service start, more details are emerging about the new food and drink. We will be bringing you two reviews in April. Deputy Editor Paul will be flying a short First segment next week and then…
So here I am at FL400 (40,000ft) somewhere over Moscow. Mabuhay and welcome to this, the review of Philippine Airlines Business Class. Let me talk you through the good and the not so good of their new Airbus A350. Fourteen hours is a LONG time to be on a plane…
Hotels.com discount Hotels.com are offering a 10% discount on bookings with code AFFGENUKQ41218. The catch is that if you use the code the night will not count towards your hotels.com rewards nights. (Book 10 nights get one free). However, if like me you are a very occasional user of Hotels.com the…
Etihad 15th anniversary sale Etihad have launched a sale to celebrate their anniversary of 15 years since they launched the airline. To be honest the fares are not great compared to some of the previous sales but for UK business class they are reasonable. You may want to gamble on…
Etihad to close First and Business lounge in London and others worldwide Etihad Airways have been struggling financially for a long time now and along the same lines as BA a while ago seem to slowly be killing its premium products by a thousand cuts. Chauffeur services outside Abu Dhabi…
Emirates/Etihad merger Rumours about a merger between Emirates and troubled Middle East carrier Etihad have been around for a while but they seemed to be coming true when Bloomberg last week announced that they had started talks about a possible merger based on an anonymous source. Etihad has been in financial difficulties…
Want to hear about the latest in business & first class? I was very honoured recently to be invited to be interviewed by John Walton, Deputy Editor of industry passenger experience publication and podcast Runway Girl. I am a big fan of John and his breadth of knowledge of the…
Finnair removes A350 for London Finnair has been using their wonderful A350 on the London route for quite a while now which was very handy for starting Asian trips on Qatar or Finnair or perhaps as part of a TP run that takes in Helsinki. Unfortunately, all good things come to…
