So as we all approach 2013, I can confirm (despite United’s best efforts) that I’ve achieved status as I had hoped: United – 1K – 102,754 miles and 57 segments British Airways – Gold Hyatt – Diamond – 30 stays and 43 nights Priority Club – Platinum – with 8…
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BA enhances online award booking tool
BA has quietly changed their online booking tool for awards to make it easier to find partner and connection awards. (This excludes reservations when using a Gold Upgrade Certficate). The new page shows BA only options first, then BA and partner connections and then wholly partner connections all on the same page. In the previous…
BA to make 400 cabin crew redundant
BBC are reporting BA are to make 400 cabin crew redundant on a voluntary basis, from March 2013. The announcement comes after a newspaper report said the airline had too many senior cabin crew members.
BA ‘Advent Calendar’ Premium cabin sale…many matching (JFK-£1293)
Book by 5 December. Travel by 11 January 2013. London to JFK, for £1293, with availability on the LCY service and some AA Codeshare flights. BA Exec Club Earnings – 420 Tier Points earned if you use LCY service, 280 otherwise. Toronto £1474 Johannesburg £2119 Seoul £1991 Same fares found on Air Canada, Air…
When the final 2 metres takes as long as the flight!
I flew London City (LCY) to Amsterdam on Friday. The trip was pretty uneventful, although we landed on the most distant runway from the airport terminal (a 15 minute drive, from landing to terminal), and the fun started. We approached the terminal, the pilot stopped the engine, ‘Ping’ went the seatbelt sign and rush went…
Some other observations from my recent LCY to JFK flight
I published the menu yesterday from my recent LCY to JFK service on BA1, and note a few other changes to the service. Ground Handling We taxied to the end of the runway, where I had stood a few weeks before during my backstage tour of the airport. However, it was daylight this time: I…
BA Menu – LCY to JFK (October 2012)
I flew a couple of premium BA flights this month and wanted to share the menus for those interested. In the small BA lounge at LCY there has been an improvement in the food offering to include pre-packed rolls and sandwiches, cakes and a range of biscuits: London City – Shannon – New York, JFK…
Death throes of British Midland Diamond Club
Email from British Midland today announcing the closure – pretty much – of Diamond Club: During the past few months, we have been in contact with you regarding a number of changes that have been made to the Diamond Club, following the sale of bmi to IAG, the owner of British Airways. Following a detailed…
BA changed my plane! And an unexpected upgrade.
Last week I was due to fly back from New York on the first evening flight to London, with BA. The day before BA in the US called my UK mobile phone and told me that the plane had changed from a 777 to a 747 resulting in me losing my nice, upper deck exit…
BA explains ‘Evicted by Emin’ – her deal guarantees special treatment!
As some of you may know my seat was moved between check-in and boarding to allow Tracey Emin to have two seats on a busy flight from London to New York. My initial report is here. After a few email exchanges with BA, when they stuck to the position that ‘we can move your seat…
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