Virgin Atlantic has announced a fare sale for the next few days. One of the interesting things to note is that the fares from Scotland and Manchester are pretty much the same as those from Heathrow, meaning that Virgin is throwing in the domestic connection for free. Details are here Highlights are: Terms and Conditions…
Entrée advance selection with American
I have some trips with American coming up in the next month and so decided to take advantage of their 30-day advance entree selection system. Typically American serve meals using a system called FEBO (Front Even, Back Odd), which indicates that the Flight Attendants take orders based on whether the flight number is Even or…
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
Flyertalk votes ‘YES’ for Board on Bloggers
Last week I covered the proposal in Flyertalk by the elected TalkBoard, to create a new area of their board to discuss bloggers. Well the motion has passed and already the snarkiness has started. One member has already indicated that they cannot wait to start discussing a couple of bloggers who had trips sponsored by…
Vueling board votes to accept IAG offer
The board of Spanish based Vueling airlines voted yesterday to accept an offer from IAG, the owners of BA and Iberia. The Vueling brand is not well known in the UK, but they do have daily flights A Coruna, Bilbao, Barcelona, Florence, Galicia, Majorca and Vigo. Their route map is quite extensive, and they operate…
KLM/Air France – bonus points to select destinations from UK
Special offer for all UK resident Flying Blue members – earn up to 5,000 bonus Miles when you book and fly to selected long-haul destinations¹ from 15 April to 31 May 2013. Eligible routes, departing from the UK: Air France: Johannesburg, Osaka, Rio de Janeiro KLM: Buenos Aires, Cairo, Tokyo Bonus Miles awarded: 3,000 bonus…
Qantas Club members access at Heathrow T3 changes
It appears that BA are in a right sulk about the Qantas tie up with Emirates: Qantas Club Members will be welcomed at the Emirates Business Lounge in Dubai when their next onwards flight that day is with Qantas or Emirates. When travelling from London, Qantas Club Members will have access to the American Airlines…
Special Offers from Finnair – from UK to Asia
Booking Page Terms and Conditions The prices displayed are the lowest available for departures from the UK. The price may be higher depending on which departure airport you choose. Economy Class offers Beijing, Chongqing, Delhi, Nagoya, Singapore and Xi’an, Sales period: until 18 April 2013. Travel period: Beijing, 2 April–19 June 2013; Chongqing and Delhi,…
Margaret Thatcher and Travel
It is an appropriate moment, with the death of Margaret Thatcher to review the impact that she, and her Governments had on Travel. Thatcher and air travel. Margaret Thatcher was responsible for the conversion of the British Airports Authority to BAA plc, as a vehicle for privitisation of the UK’s airports. Whilst the years since…
Florida repeals requirement for UK drivers to have International Drivers License
Very quietly, on 1 January 2013, the State of Florida enacted a requirement that all foreign drivers required an International Drivers License in addition to their home country’s license. This appears to have been a measure to accommodate non-English licenses but has caused problems for drivers who arrived in Florida, unaware of the reuqirement and unable to…
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