Part of Concorde in the CCR Lounge When the Concorde Room at Heathrow opens again, aviation geeks will be in for a treat as British Airways has removed the nose cone that was on display at Waterside, BA headquarters. It was then transported to Heathrow’s T5 to the exclusive lounge…
With the news that international travel could return as soon as 17 May, prices have already dropped from the UK in a bid to entice people to book. I would expect a BA sale in the next few weeks as well since they normally have one around Easter anyway. The…
The Lufthansa/Swiss group are now advertising their latest companion sale. These fares are great value but you need to consider a couple of things. Firstly, the group insists on no fabric masks onboard, only surgical masks or those conforming to certain standards such as N95. This is putting me off…
easyJet announces cuts to hand baggage for 2021 In the wake of other budget airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair announcing changes to their hand and cabin-baggage policies, easyJet have just announced they will be following suit as of next year. It’s a shame as easyJet have always been a cut…
Dublin Airport opens up COVID-19 testing facilities Dublin Airport is the latest to announce the opening of it’s very own COVID-19 testing facilities. All incoming or outgoing passengers or the general public will have access, and can choose from either a drive-through or walk-in test. Healthcare firms Randox and RocDoc…
More super cheap UK business class fares including Las Vegas Virgin started a trend with their £999 and now both oneworld/BA and Star Alliance are matching the fares on competing routes. The disadvantage is that you have to fly via somewhere unless you travel on United. There is a big…
Flight Safety Foundation Says ‘It’s Safe to Fly’ After six months of data collection and research, the Flight Safety Foundation have announced that it is officially ‘safe to fly’. Earlier this month, the foundation made a statement declaring that airports and aircraft are, contrary to popular opinion, very safe in…
Reader Den wrote this review. If you would to submit a reader article please email [email protected] I took the opportunity of a week off at the start of September to have a last visit to Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL). BA is my ‘go to’ airline – but as the…
As you are reading this today I will be hopefully on my way to Barbados (after BA has cancelled the flight and moved me from a Club Suite at Heathrow to a B777 at Gatwick and Virgin has cancelled my flight home after already rescheduling it in the last week!)….
UK on South Africa high-risk list The way South Africa has reopened has been something of a shambles. With the border due to open on 1 October, it was not announced until 30 September which countries would be allowed in. Sadly the UK is not one of them. The list…
