New Zealand to remove pre-departure testing New Zealand while open, still has fairly restrictive rules for travellers. They are now easing those slightly. Travellers whose first international flight to New Zealand departs after 11:59pm (NZT) 20 June 2022 do not need pre-departure tests. This applies to people entering New Zealand from anywhere…
Check-in Malta is a good airport to fly out of generally. It’s pretty small and everything is in one terminal. I arrived 1 hour 45 minutes before departure and the check in was literally deserted – not a single passenger to be seen. I was very unimpressed with the check-in…
Several changes and a 90 minute delay later… This was a flight that I had booked some time ago when BA were offering a higher than normal discount if you part paid with Avios. I got £100 off the cash price for 5000 Avios which took it down to £173…
Today’s review is from reader Debbie. Thanks to all those that have shared their experiences with TLFL. It allows me the odd day off when I am travelling and to also increase the amount of travel experiences we can feature. There have been some unpleasant comments on previous reader reviews….
Gold upgrades just got more useful For those that earn a high number of tier points each year, a very useful reward is earned at 2500 and 3500 tier points. These consist of an upgrade voucher for two people and two upgrade vouchers for one person respectively. The vouchers can…
I recently wrote about how BA will be leasing Iberia Express aircraft and crew this summer for a number of its Gatwick services. If you already booked with BA, they should notify you if you are flying a different airline. If you are booking on ba.com it’s pretty obvious where…
With Heathrow struggling to cope especially at terminal 5, how is it flying with British Airways from Gatwick’s South Terminal now it has reopened? British Airways has restarted flights including short-haul from Gatwick. I will shortly be reviewing the main BA Heathrow lounges but in the meantime, my friend Steven…
BA and Easyjet cancel flights and BA only selling crazy price tickets It’s not just British Airways suffering, plenty of other airlines are having to cancel flights to cope with the lack of staff. It’s it just that the airlines let staff go through Covid, they also are suffering from…
The direct train service between London and Gatwick Airport will resume next month. The normal Gatwick Express had been suspended for two years during the pandemic but returned briefly in December on weekdays before being suspended again. The regular Gatwick Express non-stop service was suspended two years ago due to…
BA CityFlyer new routes and cheap flight deal to Amsterdam BA Cityflyer has announced three new routes for Summer 2022, each with a once-weekly rotation, as below. This is great news for those that live near Southampton and for those in Scotland that will be able to fly direct to…
