‘I have a Gold Card but I’m not flying BA today. Do you know who I am?’ And so started one of the oddest exchanges I have seen in an airport lounge for a good while. Sitting quietly in the BA Terraces lounge at Geneva, I was the only passenger for about an hour before…
54,000 points is mine but check-out some of the harder asks: One stay of at least four nights 10 nights over the period Plus this time you have to so all of the offers in order to get the extra bonus points, worth half of the entire points possible. The offer runs 1 January to…
I had the misfortune to connect between a domestic and international flight at Gatwick at the weekend and it was a grim experience. Arriving from Geneva I diligently searched for the ‘Domestic Connection’ signs. There were nowhere to be seen. Before I tell the rest of the story perhaps I should explain how it works…
Virgin has a sale going on at the moment with some reasonable – but far from great – fares for the Spring of 2015. Book by 27 January 2015. Here are a couple of options for Upper Class Fares: You can see the full list, including departures from Manchester and Scotland on their web site.
BA has launched an update to their mobile application today. It features a new digital version of your membership card: The blocked out box has your membership number and name. You can also secure details about all of your accounts, your Tier Points, Avios balance, and lifetime Tier Points also. The Book with Avios option…
It appears (the BBC says) that the ATC computer handling take-offs and landings is fixed. Of course the problem is that planes are in the wrong place, as are passengers. The BBC is undertaking live coverage at their web site. Looks likely that I should get away tomorrow.
London’s airspace is currently closed due to a failure of electrical supply to the Air Traffic Control centre in Hampshire. The BBC is saying that this will continue until at least 7pm tonight but other sources are suggesting this could be a problem for 24 hours. Check with your airline before you travel. Personally I…
Hyatt has released its planned property redemption increases for 2015. You can book at the old rates until 21 January 2015. You can see the full list (reproduced below) at this web page. Interestingly, there are a good number of properties that go down as well as a number of very desirable properties that increase…
BA operates a reasonably sized lounge at Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport, which is shared with American and US Airways. Located to the left of the main gate area, and a short lift ride to the 2nd floor, above the duty free shops. The usual Terraces layout is used with a self service bar, soft…
Book from 7th December 2014, 2:00pm until 13th December 2014, 11:59pm (CET) Travel dates show below. Economy travel only and cannot be changed once booked and cannot be upgraded. Abu Dhabi Stuttgart 05.01. – 29.03. 13.12. 30000 12500 Abu Dhabi Vienna 05.01. – 29.03. 13.12. 30000 12500 Abu Dhabi Berlin-Tegel 05.01. – 29.03. 13.12. 30000…
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