This flight was the final leg of Roving Reporter and my jaunt around Asia using my BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher. I am writing this trip’s reviews in reverse given that a chat with Alex Cruz recently revealed that BA will be developing the B787 First seat with a few tweaks…
New BA routes Yesterday British Airways announced the launch of two new routes from Heathrow to Ljubljana in Slovenia and Montpellier in France. Ljubljana has been on my list for a while so I am really pleased to see another European city on BA’s route map. There should be good availability…
Every November IAG, the parent company of BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst others, gives a presentation for their shareholders. This is usually an excellent source of information about what BA has planned for the future as well as how it is performing now. This year was a little light…
BA invests in customer service BA has often come under fire for its handling of customers in disruption such as the widescale IT failure last year. In such situations, staff were often powerless to do much even though they knew what needed to be done and what the common sense…
Qatar threatens to leave Oneworld Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has said in an interview again that Qatar may withdraw from Oneworld. This is bound to strike fear in the hearts of many of us BA Avios and tier point collectors. Qatar is one of the most useful airlines…
How to get to the airport for £1 If you have been reading this blog for a long time you will have seen me write about the amazingly cheap Europcar deal. On my current trip to Dubai, I finally got round to trying it out for myself. The deal allows…
Earlier this week I brought you a sneak peek of the new BA lounge at New York’s JFK airport thanks to reader Alex. BA have now officially announced the details of the opening. The new First lounge is 60 per cent larger than its predecessor. A new wine room forms…
Upper Class wing check-in On all my previous Virgin Upper Class flights I had connected through Heathrow on ex Dublin tickets so I had never actually used the Upper Class Wing. On this one I had used miles to upgrade a premium economy ticket so I was determined to give it…
Etihad to close First and Business lounge in London and others worldwide Etihad Airways have been struggling financially for a long time now and along the same lines as BA a while ago seem to slowly be killing its premium products by a thousand cuts. Chauffeur services outside Abu Dhabi…
British Airways new routes – rumoured and confirmed Rumoured – Osaka Many years ago British Airways used to fly to Osaka in Japan. If reputable news site nikkei.com are to be believed BA are due to start flying there again in Spring 2019, probably when the schedules change at the…
