BA announced today that it is increasing the cost of short US based flights using Avios from 2 Feb 2016. The current Economy award goes from 4,500 to 7,500 Avios -plus about $6 in taxes. The same trip in Business Class increases to 15,000 Avios and in First Class to 30,000. These short haul awards…
If you are travelling through Heathrow Terminal 3, Gatwick North or South, Birmingham or Edinburgh you may be interested in this offer from Groupon in the UK. It includes access to Fast Track security everywhere except at Heathrow and you can save even more by visiting at off-peak times. A small extra charge gets a…
My experience with a big fraud on my Supercard was less than super. Read the latest (and last) installment.
Lots of news from British Airways this week. A new(-ish) route, a change to Tier Points earnings, and a partner starts some new routes, good for Avios redemptions. Oh, and some good news when using the American Airlines web site too.
British Airways Executive Club suffered a serious devaluation earlier in 2015. I have rehearsed the highlights of the scheme in this presentation, delivered at FTU in Oslo in October 2015.
United is trying some new routes for 2016 – Tel Aviv and Auckland, served from San Francisco.
BA’s much maligned Club Europe is good value if they offer you a pre-paid upgrade. No so much if you have to pay full-fare. My trip from London Heathrow to Hamburg demonstrates this.
The NTSB has published a second update in its investigation of the engine fire which caused the dramatic evacuation of a British Airways 777 on the tarmac at Las Vegas. You can see video of it here: Their update is: • Investigators disassembled and documented the GE90 engine at the GE facility in Evandale, Ohio.…
Leaving the Hyatt I took the shuttle back to Charles de Gaulle. The first stop leaves you at Terminal 2 above the TGV station. You have to go down three floors, but there are lifts and escalators. There are machines to purchase tickets if you need to. I had collected my Eurostar ticket from St.…
Having not used my Supercard for a month, I was surprised to find £1800 of transactions at Stores in the Bronyx and Yonkers over the past two day. I’ve been firmly in London the whole time. So what happens when you notify Supercard of the problem…it’s not pretty.
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