Details are here Book by 17 March 2013 £1529 to Beijing and £1529 to Chongqing and Xi’an Economy fares vary £449 – £639 and include Singapore and Bangkok plus various locations in China/Asia. Conditions: The prices displayed are the lowest available for departures from the UK. The price may be higher depending on which departure…
United – Negative Class of Service bonus
I recently flew SFO to Shanghai with United, travelling on a discounted Business Class – ‘P’ fare. When the flights (three segments, Miami to Chicago, Chicago to San Francisco, and then on to Shanghai), the last segment has posted with a negative Class of Service bonus. Never seen this before!
Heathrow Take Off – my last bmi flight
This weekend’s Marriott cheap nights
Each week, on a Monday, Marriott sends around a list of European hotels that are offering deals this coming weekend. This week it featured a long list: MEB is the rate code and you can browse to this page and then to each hotel from there.
An update on ‘A lesson learned’ post
Last weekend I posted about a change to an award ticket in order to try and obtain a seat in LH First Class from Shanghai to Frankfurt in early March. After sorting it all out, but making a booking via Seoul and Munich to London, I had a look over the weekend at…
Virgin publishes details of its domestic flights service
Virgin has finally published details of its domestic services, due to operate soon from Heathrow to Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Key highlights: Check-in will be Zone A Flights will leave from Gate 8 Onboard service is a little disappointing: Flights departing before 9am: Delicious bacon rolls. Hot tea, coffee and juice. Flights departing after 9am:…
BA116 JFK to LHR moving to Terminal 8 (AA’s) from 4 – 25 March
If you are travelling from JFK to London on BA116 (only), from 4 to 25 March, you will be leaving from American’s Terminal 8. This appears due to building works at the BA terminal. BA advise – If you are elible to use a lounge, we will give you a voucher which can be exchanged…
A lesson learned – United award ticket changes
On my mammoth 40,000 mile trip which starts next week, I am coming home from Shaghai to London on a United Award ticket. I’ve held this since November, but the routing was not the best. I was flying Shanghai to Seoul, then Asiana to Frankfurt and Lufthansa to London. As many readers know Lufthansa only…
40,000 miles in 10 days – any tips?
Starting next Wednesday I am doing a mammoth trip, London to Miami, then Shanghai, back to Miami and then Shanghai, Seoul and London. I have been to each of the airports before but any suggestions about how to enjoy myself on the trip would be appreciated. I’ll post trip…
US Budget problems … long lines predicted as sequester bites
I remember several years ago (read the 1990’s) when there some other US Government problem and I waited three and a half hours at the Thomas Bradley terminal in LA for US Immigration. I have hated that immigration experience ever since. Well there is a news report in the Washington Examiner this morning and that…
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