I flew London City (LCY) to Amsterdam on Friday. The trip was pretty uneventful, although we landed on the most distant runway from the airport terminal (a 15 minute drive, from landing to terminal), and the fun started. We approached the terminal, the pilot stopped the engine, ‘Ping’ went the seatbelt sign and rush went…
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Yearly Archives for 2012.
At the MegaDO? Matched the cards? You could be writing here!
As part of the Star Mega DO 4 members have to match their ‘Mileopoly’ cards to win prizes. Each person has a card and has to find the matching card from amongst the 200+ people present. A number of the Boarding Area bloggers have offered guest spots for winners, and mine is still up for…
Lufthansa One Day Business/First Sale from London
A short time to book but a long time to travel! Conditions for this offer Purchase by: 14.11.2012 Departure period: 20.12.2012-05.04.2013 Return period: 23.12.2012-04.07.2013 Minimum stay : 3 days. Maximum stay : 3 months. Fares below: Abu Dhabi from £1,199* Bengaluru – Bangalore from £1,449* Beijing from£1,599* Bogotá from £1,769* Mumbai/Bombay from £1,449* Buenos Aires …
BA Avios sale HAS started
I cannot find any publicity on the BA.com site yet, but a dummy booking reveals a discount being applied from today – about 25% on the example I found – LCY-JFK-MIA for February 2013. It took 12,500 points off a 65,000 point booking originally: No discount off the taxes or fuel surcharge of course!
Are SAS about to go bankrupt? (Not the same as stopping flying BTW)
This article from Sweden’s English Language paper suggests that SAS may go bankrupt. According to reports in several Swedish media sources, Scandinavian Airline SAS is reported to be close to bankruptcy with staff set to be told to take a pay cut or face losing their jobs. The article does not suggest that they might…
Short report BA LAX-LHR…New First
I recently flew back from LAX to LHR with BA in F using points and these are just a few, short, observations. Thomas Bradley International Terminal LAX This is a terminal that totally hate having had one or two of my worst US Immigration experiences here and so I tend to avoid anything that would…
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport
A few weeks ago I stayed two nights at one of my favourite airport hotels – the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport. I am not wholly sure why I like it so much, but I think it’s because the buses do run promptly, the Regency Club is pretty good, the staff are friendly and the…
BA ex-London Seat Sale for Christmas…and £777 to Seoul in Club World
BA has launched its customary Christmas and New Year Premium Cabin Seat Sale, a few days after the one for Europe finished. AA is matching these fares. The US deals are not as good as the £1006 deals for last year I am afraid. Book by 13 November Travel 14 Dec – 4 Jan Club…
London Transport fares rise from January…and being healthy is more expensive too
The Mayor of London today announced that London Transport tickets will increase above the rate of inflation from January 2013. Fare will go up 4.2% on 2nd January. In addition, he is doubling the cost of bike hire scheme – it doesn’t pay to be healthy in this nations capital. Current fares can be found…
London City Airport Announces a £15m expansion in 2013
London City – my favourite airport in London now – announced that it is going to invest £15m in the airport during 2013. As some of you know I made an early morning tour of the airport earlier in the year as their guest. The plan is to refurbish the Western Pier (which is…
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