I recently had to travel on one of the former bmi routes which BA purchased when they took over bmi. Using a Airbus A319 the plane was nearly full. There were a couple of seats in Club Europe but none in EuroTraveller, BA’s economy short haul product. The meal service is time-of-day dependent with flights…
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BA announces 787 routes and flights
BA took delivery of its first 787 and announced that it will be using the new planes on it’s Toronto and Newark routes from 1 September and 1 October respectively. The 787 will operate the BA92/93 rotation 7 days per week to Toronto, with BA adding the Monday and Friday BA97 flights from 15 September and…
AA offering double miles in First/Business from UK/Ireland (select fare types only)
AA are offering double miles to their AAdvantage members for AA or BA flights in premium cabins. 31 May to 15 July 2013. Pre-Registration required – UK2XM. The web site suggests it is designed for AAdvantage members living in the UK. Details here. Full Terms and Conditions *Includes First Class or Business Class fares booked…
Losing BA Tier Points after AA flight changes
Earlier in the year I secured a decent Business Class Fare from Athens to San Francisco. It routes via the BA London City-> Shannon-> New York (JFK) and you clear US immigration in Shannon. Last week, I checked my flights and found that AA had withdrawn its late MIA-SFO flight. (I had hoped to travel…
BA to launch new ‘next weekend’ offers from tomorrow – #HelloWeekend
BA’s web site is offering a teaser of a new promotion for trips this weekend, booked at short notice it seems.
British Airways withdrawing Row 1 in Club Europe?
Reports abound that BA are removing Row 1 from Advance Seat Assignment, even for Gold members. A quick check of my upcoming flights appear to confirm this on flights from Heathrow. A flight to Berlin: A flight to Athens However, my flight from London City to Amsterdam seems still to offer Row 1
BA First – LHR to Miami
Leaving the Concorde Room to get the train to the B gates, I got to the gate with plenty of time to spare – quick tip always get the lifts at T5 when going to/from the trains – it is faster than the double escalators. I got all excited when I got to the gate…
BA116 JFK to LHR moving to Terminal 8 (AA’s) from 4 – 25 March
If you are travelling from JFK to London on BA116 (only), from 4 to 25 March, you will be leaving from American’s Terminal 8. This appears due to building works at the BA terminal. BA advise – If you are elible to use a lounge, we will give you a voucher which can be exchanged…
BA moving paid Upper Deck seats 64A & 64B
There are numerous reports on Flyertalk that BA is reallocating passengers pre-reserved seats on the Upper Deck of their 747’s. The seats causing the problem are the back row, left side aisle and window – 64A and 64B. Checking my flight for August it appears that BA is blocking these for some reason – no…
UK Government Agency provides list of charges for many airlines flying from the UK
The Civil Aviation Authority, who are responsible for regulating air travel in the UK publishes a helpful guide to the prices changed by various airlines for different services. Did you know Aer Lingus charges £1 for a text message? BA only charges 25p. Flybe charges £30 for sports equipment, and this will only be carried…
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