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Heathrow Express offer – £15 one way, with 7 day advance purchase

October 12, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

A saving of about £5 can be made if you buy your Heathrow Express ticket 7 days in advance during October.

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Posted in Heathrow Express

BA: London to New York, JFK First Class

October 11, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

One of the busiest routes for British Airways, London to JFK in First Class is a pretty good, if short, experience. Review of the seat, food and service from a recent late evening trip.

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Posted in British Airways, Trip Report, Trip Reports

NY Times reporting that US will start to screen for Ebola at JFK, IAD, ATL and EWR

October 8, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

The US has just announced screening for passengers from selected West African countries arriving at key US airport. New York JFK and Newark, Washington Dulles and Atlanta are all introducing screening.

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Posted in Ebola 2014

Poor show in the BA Concorde Lounge at Heathrow

October 8, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty 2 Comments

Unable to get a table for food, unable to locate the cabana lady and no food coming, leaves Miles From Blighty unimpressed with the Concorde Room at Heathrow.

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Posted in British Airways, British Airways, Concorde Room, Heathrow

Want a 20% off a new Tumi briefcase? Just take an old bag to Heathrow.

October 8, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

You can secure 20% off a new Tumi briefcase until the end of October if you take an old bag to select stores at Heathrow.

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Posted in Heathrow

Has American changed access to its Flagship Check-in?

October 7, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty 2 Comments

It appears that American may have changed access to it’s rather nice Flagship check-in. The service gives a nice check-in experience to a small range of customers at it’s key hubs – JFK, Chicago, LAX and Miami. The AA web site says that access is restricted to: A ConciergeKeySM member A Five Star ServiceSM customer…

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Posted in American Airlines, New York

British Airways Galleries Lounge, Edinburgh Airport

October 5, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

A review of the British Airways Galleries Lounge at Edinburgh Area. Providing a lot of different seating areas, a range of cold food options and soup. A good place to wait for your flight.

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Posted in British Airways, Edinburgh

AA.com lets me book a flight that doesn’t exist

October 4, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

I made a booking with BA on the excellent fare being offered by BA/AA/IB and others, from Copenhagen to the US. It allows you to book London City if you plan carefully. BUT…. The booking was fine when I booked on AA, and indeed was ticketed about 30 minutes later. I received the email confirmation…

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Posted in American Airlines, British Airways

No. 1 Traveller Lounge, Edinburgh

October 4, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

Considering paying for a lounge visit at Edinburgh airport? The No. 1 Traveller lounge is well worth the money. A good selection of free food and drinks will make your wait go by quickly.

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Posted in Edinburgh, No.1 Traveller Lounges

The hideous Radisson at JFK

October 2, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

Some years ago I stayed fairly regularly at the Radisson JFK and found the service excellent, the property well maintained and the staff helpful. No more. I suppose that when I saw the state of the luggage rack on the bus I should have run a mile, but I was tired: The bus takes 10-15…

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Posted in Hotel Review, hotel reviews, Radisson

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