Gatwick to implement charging for vehicles on North Terminal forecourt from 8 March 2021 Last October I wrote about Gatwick’s plans to implement a charge for drop offs. I thought it was a bad idea then and it’s an even worse idea now. It just creates another layer of hassle…
BA Future Travel Vouchers extended to April 23 Following on from the announcement that there will be no end date for travel for BA’s “Book with confidence”, there have been further changes. Most of it is more good news for those that are considering snapping up a bargain (the BA…
Delta’s quarantine exempt flight On Tuesday, Delta operated their first ever ‘COVID-tested flight’, meaning passengers with essential travel needs could travel from Atlanta to Amsterdam without needing to quarantine upon arrival. The airline has guaranteed that all passengers and crew are negative for the virus by ensuring all undergo pre-flight…
British Airways route cuts and changes BA has announced a range of route cuts for summer 2021 which are pretty wide-ranging and surprising. Most of these routes are covered by Qatar, but I’m surprised at Abu Dhabi and Muscat so far in advance. Hopefully, they may return in winter 2021,…
As COVID-19 shows no signs of disappearing, many airports and cities across the globe have introduced pre-testing for the virus as a means of opening up travel safely. The introduction of rapid testing, with some results coming back within 12 minutes, has inspired many airports have set up their own,…
BA lounges to reopen The good news with BA keeps coming at the moment. They have confirmed that the Heathrow T5 South Lounge complex will reopen from 2 December when lockdown ends. This includes the Concord Terrace for GGL and First customers. It will be interesting to see what the…
British Airways winter schedule British Airways has released their December schedule. They had stopped flying from Gatwick for lockdown but the good news for Gatwick fans is that they are starting again in December for long haul only as before. The real ramp up in traffic starts on the 14…
One of the biggest challanges about travel has been the cost and reliable, timely results of COVID-19 tests. With most countries now requiring a COVID test before arrival, Gatwick have launched a very handy and cheap testing service. Stay tuned for similar news near Heathrow soon. Gatwick Airport and ExpressTest…
US FAA clears the B737 Max to return to skies The US FAA today signed an order that paves the way for the Boeing 737 MAX to return to commercial service. This followed a comprehensive and methodical safety review process (PDF) that took 20 months to complete. During that time, FAA employees worked …
Barbados is one of the few countries that has almost everything you need for the perfect pandemic break, a travel corridor, non-community cases of COVID, and hot weather all year. There are a few hoops you have to go through to get there which you can find in this article….
