Bits: BA removes newspapers from inbound short haul, Etihad 10% discount code

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• Gavin says:

  12 Aug12 August 11:01

  OT – have tesco ever had a clubcard points bonus for travel insurance?

  • Rob says:

    12 Aug12 August 11:21

    No, don’t think so

• Steven says:

  12 Aug12 August 11:17

  The BA product is poor, were it not for the Amex 241 voucher and RFS it would not ever be worth flying with them.

  For me short haul Europe is now easy jet with easy jet plus and priority pass for lounge access

  Long haul there are many better options to BA in economy and business (e.g. AA’s product to NYC in business is vastly superior to BA) – have decided the value of sticking with one airline just to get status is not really worth it these days

• Andrew says:

  12 Aug12 August 12:20

  Newspapers…

  Are they being removed as a “cost saving” at arrivals or in reality have they simply become a nuisance that are being returned for pulping because so few people are picking them up anymore?

  It’s been a while since I’ve had to trek down to the Gates beyond Weatherspoons in Edinburgh, but at one time there was a large display of free newspapers in the lounge area there – oddly enough just a few seconds walk from the WH Smith shop.

  • CV3V says:

    12 Aug12 August 13:40

    They were still there a couple of weeks ago, i regularly take the long walk of shame off down that long corridor. However on this occasion it was a wasted walk as my Ryanair flight left from Gate 1A, at the opposite end of the terminal which meant walking back through the mobbed shopping centre/terminal (for a flight which whose delay went from 10 mins to over 2 hrs, which meant that when they called for the original boarding the plane was still on the tarmac at the original airport).

• Rich. says:

  12 Aug12 August 12:20

  Not surprises as there is a continued shift to digital.

  Talking about enhancements, I have to wonder for how much longer we will get our Domestic hot breakfast for….

  • John says:

    12 Aug12 August 21:45

    It seems that less than half of pax want the hot breakfast on most of my recent morning flights out of LCY….

• Emily says:

  12 Aug12 August 12:46

  Slightly off topic (or not since it’s a grrrrr BA comment). Just had an email to say a return flight of a trip in November has been cancelled, and we’ve been rebooked onto the following day. I believe I’m entitled to cancel the entire booking, but can’t as hotel non-refundable (and was looking forward to it!).. but am I entitled to any compensation for having to pay for a hotel for the additional night? I know no EU as it’s more than 14 days before, but wondered if there was anything I can do?

  • Frenske says:

    12 Aug12 August 14:15

    Better to try your travel insurance!

  • harry says:

    12 Aug12 August 18:03

    You can’t really expect BA to compensate you for your other arrangements. I know the idea of consequential loss exists but clearly not in this case. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e5c5dd4d-e8df-42d0-ada8-3dfe3a14b508

• LEE says:

  12 Aug12 August 14:08

  Just went to the Esso garage with tesco express shop local to me spent the £50 after saving offer to my card , But is coming up as a tesco garage not esso so im guessing i wont be getting £5 from amex rebate ?

  • John says:

    12 Aug12 August 21:43

    Complain to Amex via secure message and they may give it to you anyway. Otherwise find another one without a tesco express

• Alex W says:

  12 Aug12 August 14:27

  Presumably you can still pick up a newspaper from the Lounge instead?

  • harry says:

    12 Aug12 August 17:59

    not if you don’t get into the lounge

• Andrew Stock says:

  12 Aug12 August 14:38

  16:45 LHR to Krakow and 20:55 Krakow to LHR was a tiny packet of crisps only for a 2 hrs 20 mins flight.

  • harry says:

    12 Aug12 August 15:44

    that’s pretty bad

    you should have had the sandwich + dessert bun (there’s a veggie option) + ample booze

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