Sadly it looks like flying abroad could be a while off, but hopefully, once lockdown is eased and it’s safe we can at least have a staycation close to home. Sometimes you don’t want to spend hours travelling, but just want a change of scene. I know I am totally…
Brazil & other South American countries banned There seems to be a never-ending stream of new variants of COVID emerging at the moment as if the current situation is not bad enough. The latest one, the Brazilian strain is causing concern and has just resulted in a number of countries…
Turning left for less will be taking a break over Christmas for a few days from today. We will, as usual, be publishing our selection of the best Christmas aviation-themed videos over the next few days. TLFL will be back on 27 December with a fantastic competition to win status….
Tourist tax ‘could be the final nail in the coffin’, handing another competitive advantage to EU tourism Heathrow Airport is calling for targeted, sector-specific UK Government support to protect jobs and help drive the UK’s economic recovery in the face of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. These support measures include full…
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,…
Terminal 4 at Heathrow will remain closed as passenger numbers take a dive Passenger numbers at Heathrow fell by 88 per cent in November, as travel restrictions and a second lockdown took a significant toll. Through the month, only 747,000 travellers passed through the airport. Based on calculations and subsequent…
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,…
Flybe on its way to flying again US hedge fund Cyrus Capital bought the Flybe brand last month and now the The Telegraph reports the firm has now applied to the CAA for a UK operating licence. Cyrus were part of the original consortium that bought Flybe nearly a year ago….
The results of pre-departure testing trials carried out by four of Heathrow’s transatlantic carriers – American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic – will be brought together by a study commissioned by the airport to demonstrate the effectiveness of pre-departure testing for passengers on international routes. The final…
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…
