Malaysia relaxes travel requirements Malaysia is relaxing many travel restrictions from 1 May. The country is scrapping mandatory pre and on arrival testing for fully vaccinated travellers, those who have had Covid between six to 60 days before their departure to Malaysia and children under 12 from 1 May. Wearing masks…
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…
Terminal 4 to reopen Part of the issue with Terminal 5 at the moment is the fact that the terminal has more airlines using it than pre-covid while trying to ramp traffic up to much higher levels. Qatar is one of those airlines and would have previously departed from Terminal…
UK flights banned from Russian airspace – what does it mean? Last night Russia retaliated after the UK banned Aeroflot and Russian owned aircraft from landing or overflying the UK. Obviously, flights to Moscow and other Russian cities will be cancelled but what about flights that would overfly Russia? Data…
With the price of BA long haul redemptions rising in terms of taxes and charges by up to £100, is it time to start looking at other airlines to use your Avios on? Here’s some of the options, how much they will cost and how to get best value. Note:…
With flight prices out of the UK extremely high to the US and restrictions to many European countries reducing, it could be worth considering an ex EU flight to potentially save thousands of pounds. Dublin is usually the easiest choice due to arriving as a domestic passenger when you return…
In the age of frequent cancellations and aircraft swaps, you may think you are fairly relaxed about aircraft type. However, there are several airlines using leased aircraft from another airline this summer, so how do they compare with the product you were expecting? Qatar Airways Qatar Airways…
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British Airways names Gatwick subsidiary BA are setting up a new low-cost subsidiary from Gatwick in order to compete with the likes of Easyjet and Wizz. To you or I travelling on BA from Gatwick on short-haul, we will not see any real difference. The airline will still look and…
Budget cuts domestic APD and introduces ultra-long APD There was no real surprise in the budget this time round for aviation. Two changes were confirmed that will take effect from 1 April 2023. It had been expected that the chancellor would reduce tax on domestic flights (which seems to fly…
