EU slots requirements to be reduced Airlines and environmentalists have been calling for the alleviation of the requirement to use their slots at the UK’s major airports for 80% of the time or lose them. Airlines have admitted that they have been flying aircraft almost empty to keep their slots…
Etihad Asia from £1117 Yesterday I wrote about the UK Etihad sale which is a little underwhelming. There are some better offers if you are willing to start in Sweden but they do involve 2 stops to the destination, one in Europe and then one in Abu Dhabi. You can…
More Swiss 2-4-1 UK deals in Asia On Friday, I posted about an “under the radar” Swiss companion sale. Feedback from readers is that many found some bargains, although some people struggled to find the deals for the dates they wanted. At the time of writing Swiss have still not…
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…
BA flights changes – what to do about downgrades & changes It’s that time of year again…. no, not Christmas. The one where BA makes major timetable changes as it assigns its fleet to the timetable for next year, and potentially mucks up all your planes. This is one of…
New BA A350 Club Suites routes British Airways has been finalising its summer aircraft schedule leading to some new routes seeing the A350 next summer. As ever, it is always still subject to change, so you have to accept the risk of an aircraft change if you chose to book…
Sydney from £2284 Cathay Pacific I have already written about the great Cathay deals to Australia from Berlin and Brussels in this article. If you wanted a slightly more convenient airport a similar deal is available from Dublin. From Dublin, the fares on Cathay Pacific start from £2562 and are…
Don’t forget if you are looking for a flight deal, we have the Master list of deals in this article for flights and this one for hotels. London to Boston on Delta or Virgin business class return from £915 A new rather limited deal has just popped up which is…
Whilst these involve starting in Zurich, Etihad does have great business class seats. Even factoring in a flight to Zurich, it is an amazing bargain! On this route Zurich to Abu Dhabi, Etihad have the excellent business class suites on their B787s. You can read my review of the Business…
Regular readers will know that Scandinavia is one of the most consistent places for getting a cheap ex EU flight. That means starting your trip from another country. You will have to buy a separate ticket to get you to Sweden or Oslo but it can save you literally thousands…
