Virgin Atlantic increase US flights from 8 November Virgin Atlantic has confirmed services to Orlando and Las Vegas will resume operations on the 8 November, the same day that the US borders reopen. Connections between New York and the north of England are also receiving a boost, with flights between…
A few weeks ago I did a round-up of which hotels are Heathrow were open given that many of them were being used as quarantine hotels for red list arrivals. You can find which hotels have already reopened since the pandemic here. Now that the red list had been reduced…
BA Heathrow lounges update There’s good news and bad news on BA lounges at Heathrow’s T5. Let’s start with the good news: The “Millionaire’s Door” to the Concorde Room by South security is now open which makes popping out to Boots much easier! The Concorde Room will now be open…
US vaccine & entry requirements While there is still no word on the opening date and BA has cancelled a number of flights to Las Vegas, Orlando, and Tampa prior to the 15 November, I am still hopeful the US will open at some point in mid to late November….
This is my review of the American Express New Centurion Lounge at London Heathrow T3. Yesterday I was lucky enough to have a tour and sample the facilities for American Express’ first Centurion lounge in Europe. Heathrow’s Terminal 3 has always been a great terminal for lounges and the new…
British Airways is back on at Gatwick – BALPA accept new proposal When I reported on the goings-on between BALPA and BA management with the latest ballot, I said it would be a quick ballot, but I wasn’t expecting it to be that quick! This morning it is being reported…
Virgin Atlantic adds new US routes Virgin Atlantic announced today that they will restart some of their US routes with the US expected to open to the world from 1 November with all UK vaccines being accepted. The popular Heathrow to San Francisco route will be the first to resume…
British Airways Concorde Room Lounge Heathrow Terminal 5 review After being shut since the beginning of the pandemic, BA’s Concorde Room finally reopened at the start of September. The lounge is for BA’s Gold Guest List members (you no longer need a Concorde Card) and those travelling in First class. …
BA short-haul former Gatwick routes bookable from Heathrow for Summer 22 A few days ago BA announced that they would abandon Gatwick most short-haul flights after talks broke down with the BA pilots union BALPA. At the time it was not known which routes would move to Heathrow and which…
FCDO changes for Maldives & more Although the Maldives came off the red list at the last review the FCDO had maintained its red list status meaning that for most people, they still would not travel as they could not get travel insurance. The good news is that as of…
