New Virgin Atlantic Codeshare Virgin Atlantic has announced a new unilateral codeshare agreement with Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) offering connections between the US and Beirut via London Heathrow. It’s probably not going to be much of interest to most UK readers since this is aimed at US connections through…
Transits through Dubai & Doha etc could be exempt One of the more ridiculous rules for travel is for countries that are seen as a hub for airlines such as Istanbul, Doha, and the UAE. This has severely limited the flights that UK residents can take when traveling eastbound. All…
Canada confirms international opening date Canada announced its plans yesterday to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from other countries starting 7 September. Obviously given the high infection rates here, that doesn’t mean we will be welcome. First will come the US Border which will reopen on 9 August after being partially…
As England marks “Freedom Day” with the lifting of most of the Government’s Covid restrictions, bars and restaurants across the country are not alone in offering customers increased freedom. From today, the world’s highest bars on-board Virgin Atlantic’s aircraft will also reopen for the first time in 15 months. They…
Virgin Atlantic’s Heathrow Clubhouse reopens – what’s on offer? This week Virgin Atlantic Upper Class and Flying Club Gold members, as well as Delta’s eligible customers, could once again enjoy access to the airline’s Clubhouse lounge, Revivals lounge and Upper Class Wing when Heathrow’s T3 reopened. Since the Clubhouse has…
US due to announce reopening plans next week One of the biggest frustrations of the travel situation has been the ban by Trump of most non-US citizens from the UK and Europe plus a few other countries which still remain in place. At the start of the pandemic, this made…
The border to the UK has been a shambles during much of 2021. The last two times I have been through at T5 it has been fine but now queues are beginning to reach ridiculous lengths again. There is absolutely no reason for this. The technology exist to check every…
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are returning to Terminal 3, which has been closed for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic on 15th July. Virgin Atlantic now has quite a few destinations such as Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, and Israel that are all classified as “Green” on the…
If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, or want to earn miles to use on Virgin Atlantic, you should also join Virgin Red as well as the actual Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Virgin Red is the new points collecting app which allows you to earn Virgin points…
There are now hundreds of companies offering Covid tests and trying to find the cheapest and best options can be quite bewildering. In this article, we will look at some of the cheapest tests with reliable companies and how to find testing near you or by post. Using a…
