As part of welcoming airberlin to OneWorld, BA are offering double Avios miles for airberlin flights taken from 20 March to 15 May 2012. More Information With airberlin joining, oneworld® now offers you flights to more than 70 destinations in 45 countries, we thought this was cause for celebration. So for every flight you take…
Four Things I learned about United this week
1. B fares are often only a few dollars more than M fares. Both can get a 1K a confirmed first class seat at time of booking, but the B fare earns 50% Elite Status miles (EQMs) 2. United can take ages to issue a ticket I booked two tickets on Friday morning, London…
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)…
My ‘little’ trouble with Continental, a delayed bag, and the bailiffs!
Background In October 2011 I travelled with UA/CO from San Francisco, via Houston to Panama City. The plane from Houston to Panama was a 737 so I decided to check my bag in at SFO. The ticket, I might add, was a revenue First Class ticket (but only cost around $700 round-trip). Departure from Houston…
bmi still doing status match for BA Golds
There was a thread in Flyertalk recently indicating that bmi were still granting status matches for BA Gold Executive Club with certain conditions: They want to see a copy (front and back) of your BA card You need to have some bmi flights booked You cannot have been matched before Other (non-BA) airlines elite status…
Geneva Airport – Crowne Plaza
I spent a night at the Geneva Airport Crowne Plaza on Saturday and whilst it was my first visit to Geneva I think it will be my last to this hotel. Arrival at Airport and Check-in The hotel runs a shuttle bus from Door 4 at the airport every 20 minutes. All the local airport…
Hilton – Heathrow Terminal 5 – Review
I stayed at the Hilton this past weekend (25-26 Feb 2012) and was pleased with my stay. The TripAdvisor reviews had warned me that the only real way to get there was the Heathrow Hoppa bus or to drive. As I cannot drive I chose the Hoppa bus from Heathrow Terminal 5. (Separate Buses also…
New Priority Club VISA card nearly costs me dear!
My Priority Club profile contains my stored UK Priority Club VISA card number, and expiry date. This short cut nearly cost me dearly this morning. Background – For several weeks I have been planning a trip to Geneva. I have a night at the Hilton Heathrow Terminal 5 tonight, and then looked for a hotel…
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