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…
Check-in I had a horrendous journey to the airport but still got there around 2.5 hours before. The First Wing has been closing by 2pm at that time so I wanted to get there in plenty of time so I could use the check-in there for my rather large suitcase…
£5 drop off fee for Heathrow After already massively increasing the costs of getting an Uber or taxi from the airport, Heathrow has now handed passengers a double whammy while pretending it’s in the name of the environment! When in fact it’s really just a license to print money. I…
I have done quite a few trips away since travel was made legal again and have now tried 3 different rapid antigen tests (lateral flow) tests that you take with you. These are definitely the easiest tests to use but there have been some very occasional issues in countries with…
Virgin Atlantic’s Heathrow Clubhouse reopens – what’s on offer? This week Virgin Atlantic Upper Class and Flying Club Gold members, as well as Delta’s eligible customers, could once again enjoy access to the airline’s Clubhouse lounge, Revivals lounge and Upper Class Wing when Heathrow’s T3 reopened. Since the Clubhouse has…
BA introduces new luggage drop off points Pre-covid Airportr was a great service for picking up luggage or delivering it to your home or hotel and checking it in with the airline for you. They work with a number of airlines including BA and AA. I have used it a…
In Motion stores to replace Dixons travel When Dixons Travel got into trouble, WH Smith bought 18 of the technology and accessories stores across a number of significant UK airports, including London Heathrow, London Stansted, Manchester, London Luton, Birmingham and East Midlands. They have now announced that these stores will…
The Hilton Heathrow T4 has a fond place in my memories as I used to live nearby and be a member of the gym many years ago. It was in my days before I really started on luxury travel. I remember meeting a friend for a gin and tonic and…
The border to the UK has been a shambles during much of 2021. The last two times I have been through at T5 it has been fine but now queues are beginning to reach ridiculous lengths again. There is absolutely no reason for this. The technology exist to check every…
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are returning to Terminal 3, which has been closed for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic on 15th July. Virgin Atlantic now has quite a few destinations such as Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, and Israel that are all classified as “Green” on the…
