There are a few offers dotted around the UK Amex Membership Rewards web site: East Coast trains – 20% additional value – £25 voucher earns £30 of travel. House of Fraser – Extra £10 on a £100 redemption and extra £20 in a £200 redemption Dyson DC34 bagless vacuum cleaner – free set of tools…
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Premier Inn, Heathrow Terminal 5 – Revisited
Some months ago I wrote a review about this hotel, stating how much I had enjoyed it. My most recent visit was no let down. The property was much busier than on my previous stay and my room overlooked an internal courtyard this time. Check-in was busy with lots of people checking with the agents…
35,000 BA Tier Points gives you Gold for Life. Login to check.
Ba have just launched their Lifetime Gold programme. Login and checkout your lifetime Tier points. 35,000 gives you Gold for as long as you are a member. Me? Just under 18,000. Boo!
David Frost dies – Concorde Interview Link
The sad news that one of my favourite journalists, David Frost, has died has just been released to the media in the UK. There are a whole range of superb interviews on YouTube, Mohammed Ali, Richard Nixon and Elton John to name but three. But for me, this, is one of his best. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ_FmNV2_zM
Bird strike? No, Cow Strike!
Britain’s Daily Mail is reporting that a Lion Air Flight that landed at Gorontalo, on Sulawesi Island struck one of three cows walking on the runway. The plane left the runway and had to be evacuated. The report indicates that the plane suffered only minor damage. No one appears to have been hurt, although the…
HuffPost reports Nairobi re-opens
The Huffington Post reports that Nairobi has re-opened for domestic and cargo planes. Favourite part of the report is: Nairobi’s most respected paper, The Daily Nation, reported last month that Nairobi County doesn’t have a single working fire engine. One engine, the paper said, was auctioned off in 2009 because the county hadn’t paid a…
BBC World Service reporting explosion at Nairobi airport
The BBC World Service is just reporting an explosion at Nairobi airport – little information seems to be available at this point. BBC now reporting that the fire started at the Immigration Office and involves the arrivals and departures building with passengers being held on planes. BBC Report here. BBC now reporting that arrivals area has…
Going to Stansted Airport? Express is off due to train problems
BBC are reporting here that there are overhead line problems and the Stansted Express is suspended. Alternative train routes are to Witham and then a bus to the airport – this has to be taking a good while longer than normal. The Stansted Airport Web Site is here
Egypt Air flight to JFK diverts to Prestwick
UK news reports that following a ‘problem’ MS985 diverted to Prestwick Airport today. It landed at 1425 local time. The flight patch is at FlightAware. BBC news report here. No clues as to what this might be yet. UPDATE It appears as if a note threatening to set the plane alight was found in an…
Air Traffic problems to expand on Wednesday and the French trains are out on Thursday
The French unions’ counterparts in some other European countries are set to join in the strikes on Wednesday or hold other industrial action. They are those in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Slovakia. BBC article here Disruption to train journeys: SNCF – a strike has been scheduled to take place on…
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