Last week it was revealed that BALPA had withdrawn from negotiations with BA over their prosed low-cost subsidiary due to launch at Gatwick from next Spring. In a surprise move, BA has today announced that there are suspended almost all short-haul services from Gatwick indefinitely apart from a few domestic…
Kaligo’s double Avios offer Kaligo.com offers the same large selection and similar rates for hotels you get elsewhere on the web. In addition, you earn miles or points for a range of airline programs including British Airways, Avios, Qatar, Singapore Airlines, Flying Blue, and Virgin Atlantic. It’s completely free to create…
Not long ago, I wrote about BA’s plans to launch a low costs subsidiary at Gatwick for short-haul flights. Currently, only a small number of long haul leisure flights, such as the Caribbean, fly from Gatwick. Gatwick Airport has always been extremely competitive for short-haul flying. According to BA, even…
Alitalia cancels all tickets from 15 October Alitalia is now under Extraordinary Administration and will no longer sell tickets for flights from 15 October. After this point, the airline will cease to exist and the new state airline ITA will take over. Alitalia has been in financial difficulties for as…
Along with many other unwanted aspects of Brexit, we have also lost most of the Duty Free and Tax Free shopping at the airport apart from cigarettes and alcohol. Personally, I think this was completely unnecessary money-grabbing from the government which is likely to have serious consequences for overseas tourists…
New Virgin Atlantic Codeshare Virgin Atlantic has announced a new unilateral codeshare agreement with Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) offering connections between the US and Beirut via London Heathrow. It’s probably not going to be much of interest to most UK readers since this is aimed at US connections through…
Yesterday The Telegraph published a story that IAG, BA’s parent company, is considering whether to withdraw from Gatwick on a semi-permanent basis. If this were the case it could lead to large job losses with its Gatwick staff and crew as well as having a major impact on Gatwick airport…
No alcohol in lounges until May? Since the last lockdown, there is no alcohol airside due to the government rules which changed with the January lockdown. Previously alcohol was still being served in lounges and any open airside outlets. It had been hoped that there may be a way for…
BA will not return to Gatwick until 31 October 21 for short haul The unveiling of the Global Task Force’s roadmap for travel has been a major blow to most travel companies. With multiple expensive tests even for green countries, it is likely to dramatically reduce the number of passengers…
Gatwick BA short haul cancelled until July Yesterday British Airways also announced that they would suspend Gatwick shorthaul until after least 30 June 2021. This means that all Gatwick flights will be transferred to Heathrow. This probably makes sense since even if the government announce that we are finally legally…
