(Probably the longest headline I have produced). Heathrow Airport has relaunched its frequent shopper programme as the unoriginal Heathrow Rewards. It’s free to join and they even give you 100 points for signing up. Of the benefits offered, they mention: Now I cannot find their press release announcing 45 minutes of free Wi-Fi, but this…
UA Shanghai to LA – temporary 777 – United First
I wrote before about the UA F service from Shanghai to San Francisco so I won’t bore you with too much. Background Originally the flight should have been a 787 (which would have been my first flight on that aircarft). However, when the whole battery saga started UA subbed a typical 777. A waitlisted an…
A (very) small number of Hyatt offers still about
Hyatt used to run a lot of generous promotion codes for properties. There are still a few:
Sometimes going back to a hotel is not as good…Hilton Riverside
I have written a couple of times about my stays at the Hilton Riverside in London – April 2013 and in 2012. Both were excellent stays in great feature rooms. Effectively a double upgrade. My most recent stay elicited only a single upgrade to what was actually a pretty small room. As the other reviews…
Alitalia – Miami to Rome – Business Class
I travelled back from the US to the UK via Miami and Alitalia recently. It is not an experience I would be keen to repeat – nothing fatal you understand, just a series of mishaps, an uncomfortable seat and a delayed bag! Pre-departure At the time of booking via the Air France website, I was…
Hilton Amsterdam Airport
Slated for demolition in a few months, the Hilton at Amsterdam is walking distance from the airport. The route takes you past the Sheraton hotel, past the entrances to the various parking garages and out an exit door. A short exterior walk brings you to Reception. Exit from the train station: Look for the signs…
Hyatt sale in Asia/Pacific for 7 days – 40% off
Participating properties – Greater China Park Hyatt Beijing Grand Hyatt Beijing Hyatt Regency Jinjing city Spa and Resort Park Hyatt Shanghai Andaz Shanghai Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hyatt on the Bund Park Hyatt Ningbo Grand Hyatt Guangzhou Grand Hyatt Shenzhen Hyatt Regency Dongguan Hyatt Regency Hangzhou Hyatt Regency Jinan Hyatt Regency Guiyang Hyatt Regency Chongqing Hyatt…
Some good deals from UK …. for a few more days
BA are currently doing the summer Business and First Class seat sale from London. Hidden amongst the prices are some gems, in my view. By ‘gems’ I mean reasonably priced flights that earn a decent number of BA Tier Points and Avios for their price. These include: £1504 to JFK and Newark in Club World…
Update on PK709 – 2 arrested at Stansted
BBC reports Two people have been arrested after RAF Typhoon jets were launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within UK airspace. A Pakistan International Airlines plane had been diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport. Two men are being held on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft, Essex Police said. Police said…
More UK Aviation news – fighter jets scrambled after incident on PIA plane
BBC now reporting that UK fighter planes have intercepted the PK709 flight from Lahore to Manchester and diverted it to Stansted Airport, just outside London. BBC news report here. Flightaware shows that it got pretty close to Manchester:
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