The Daily Telegraph ran this news story today, based on comments by the Union for the Immigration officers. Key points seems to be: 3-4 hour waits for non-EU passengers possible Service operates fixed rotaring regardless of passenger flows More checks and staff cuts making it worse Just after games likely to be worst as special…
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bmi announces first details of BA sale and Diamond Club
bmi just posted on Facebook: We’d like to advise you that the EU Competition Authority has today approved the sale of bmi to IAG. We are very aware that Diamond Club members want to know what will happen to their accounts when bmi is acquired by British Airways. The deal between bmi and British Airways…
Some challenges to and from Heathrow
Service to Terminal 4 disruputed 17/18 March Transport for London are operating only three trains per hour to Terminal 4 on 17 & 18 March on the Piccadilly Line. Trains, they report, to Terminals 1/2/3 and Terminal 5 are unaffected. Heathrow Express drivers strike again…..despite issues being settled. The BBC reports today that Heathrow…
UK Office of Fair Trading comments on BA acquisition of bmi
The UK Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement about the proposed acquisition of bmi by the BA/IB IAG Group. The OFT today announced that it has decided not to make a request to the European Commission for a UK review of the proposed acquisition by International Airline Group (IAG) of bmi from Lufthansa.…
The new United is just Continental if you scratch the surface
There have been lots of posts around the internet about United’s problems last weekend when they merged their reservations systems with Continental to create the ‘New’ United. My personal experience was pretty painless, the accounts merged OK and all my miles were in my account OK, as were my reservations (1 from the old United)…
25% discount on BA Club Europe to Eastern Europe – Exec Club members – book this weekend only!
BA are offering their Exec Club members a discount of 25% off Club Europe flights from Fly Club Europe (business class) from London Gatwick to Tirana or Pristina. From London Heathrow the offer is valid on flights to Warsaw, Prague, Sofia, Budapest, Bucharest, Kiev and St Petersburg. Voucher “UK-EASTCE12” Booking period: 10 February – 13 February 2012 Travel…
Hyatt Summerfield Suites becomes a Hyatt House – LAX/El Segundo
I have been a periodic stayer at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites near LAX. They do not operate a shuttle bus to LAX, but a short journey on the Green Connections bus, and a three stop journey Green Line, get you to the hotel. It is only a 5 minute walk to the hotel from the…
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UK Daily Telegraph – Jan 14-15 – Chance to win 18,000 Avois Points
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/avios-travel-rewards/8992871/win-one-of-1000-return-flights-to-europe.html 555 lucky readers will win 18,000 Avios, enough for two return British Airways economy flights from the UK to a zone one European destination. Choose from cities such as Paris, Milan, Prague and Brussels, and all you need to pay is £27 per return flight. Buy The Daily Telegraph on January 14 and The…
Evicted by Emin – BA001 – 29 Dec 2011
I checked in online with BA 24 hours before departure and printed a boarding pass for 3J. When I arrived at the airport, the staff told me that I had my seat changed to 3B – ‘in order to accommodate a family’. We had a look at the seat chart and found that 1J/1K were…
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