It appears that AF55 from Washington Dulles and AF65 from Los Angeles, both to Paris, have diverted. There are reports that AF65 received a bomb threat and so diverted to Salt Lake City. It landed at 19:11 local time and is scheduled for departure at 00:11 with a new arrival at 17:09. A friend of…
Saturday morning saw the North Terminal of Gatwick airport evacuated after a man was found with a gun and a knife at the airline check-in desks. Passengers were taken out of the terminal and flights that arrived at the North Terminal had their passengers bussed to the South Terminal for immigration. In other words a…
BA is now offering the chance to pick your premium cabin meal 30 days before your flight. On the BA web site if you look up your booking in “Manage My Booking” and scroll right to the very bottom you see the Service requests menu above. If the Order your in-flight meal link is available…
Is Charley’s Taxi the best kept secret in Honolulu? A decent fixed price to and from the airport works for me every time.
The update from the end of yesterday appears to be that a French National has been detailed by the Police and will appear in Court on Monday. He appears to have approached the check-in desk and then run away, discarding an air rifle in a bin. When stopped reports say that he had a knife…
Around 10am this morning, the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport. (The North Terminal is the home of British Airways at London’s second airport). Reports are that around 10am the terminal was evacuated and that Police were seen arresting a man who had a gun. Passengers were queued outside on this rainy London morning. Flights appear…
Airlines and the Eurostar are returning to normal after France re-opened its borders this morning following the horrific synchronised multi-site attacks in Paris last night. The dreadful toll of death stands at 126 this morning, with many more injured. I fear it will grow. Air France Are offering changes until 22 November of tickets for…
Global Entry – a real time saver at US Immigration – has been closed to applications from UK citizens for the past couple of years. In less than a month that changes and, after being checked by the UK Home Office, and paying a fee to them and the US Government, you can join the scheme. Subject to an interview in the US (or Qatar).
There appear to be a number of cancellations and delays at Heathrow this morning due to fog and a requirement for airlines to reduce their schedules. If you’re flying check before you travel to the airport. A lot of short-haul appear to be cancelled from a cursory review.
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