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• Shoestring says:

  9 May9 May 08:22

  A woman passenger was removed from an Air New Zealand plane after she refused to listen to watch the safety video or look at the instruction card.A witness to the incident at Wellington Airport said: “The flight attendant was super kind but the woman put her fingers in her ears.”
  Air New Zealand said a woman was removed for delaying the departure, and police were waiting for her.

  • Alex W says:

    9 May9 May 08:39

    What a prat! Bet she feels stupid now.

    • Dev says:

      9 May9 May 10:33

      They enforced it because the passenger and her travel companion were seated in an exit row. Both of them refused to pay attention to the safety briefing or read the safety information card. Now I wonder what BA and Virgin Atlantic would do? It is fairly common that no one pays attention on their flights.

• bsuije says:

  9 May9 May 08:32

  Just slightly OT:

  Anyone heading to Mallorca and flying back from A gates – there is a lounge there, which seems to be new and is not up on the airport website (or PP website/app, I think) yet. Don’t make the mistake of going to the one in C gates, unless you want a long walk / sprint! The one at B gates is closed for refurbishment apparently. HTH

• TripRep says:

  9 May9 May 08:33

  Thanks for the mention Rob, will keep eyes peeled for future useful promos/comps.

• Nathan says:

  9 May9 May 09:46

  OT:
  I’ve got heathrow rewards vouchers expiring soon and wont be flying before expiry date. Can I give them to a family member to use or do they name check? Additionally do you need to present your card when using vouchers? Any response appreciated.

  • Rob says:

    9 May9 May 09:59

    They don’t care in my experience. My wife (different surname on docs) has used mine.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      9 May9 May 10:20

      I think it depends on the person but they just name check against the HR card not your boarding pass etc

      So anyone can use them as long as they have the plastic card, the app or even probably a screenshot of the web based card.

      • Nathan says:

        9 May9 May 11:54

        Thanks!

        • CDB says:

          9 May9 May 14:06

          I have also used mine and wife’s card against one purchase which was accepted but required a manager to sort the till. Good use of converted Emirates point with a bonus

    • Kevin says:

      11 May11 May 01:32

      I used mine on Terminal 4 last Friday and the cashier did insist to check my Heathrow reward card/digital card vs the vouchers no. vs the boarding pass name. Maybe I was the lucky one 🙂

• SimonW says:

  9 May9 May 09:58

  O/T – Flying back from Kos with BA – booked my family of 4 – but I will now be heading to Madrid for a football game. Is there any issue with me not checking in, but my wife and kids still travelling. Should I even inform BA, or just let them check in as a party of 3??

  • Shoestring says:

    9 May9 May 10:00

    no issue whatsoever, don’t inform BA so that you can keep your options open

    • SimonW says:

      9 May9 May 10:11

      Great ! Thanks for confirming.

  • AndyW says:

    9 May9 May 10:28

    Liverpool or Spurs?

    • SimonW says:

      9 May9 May 11:40

      Spurs. Just back from Amsterdam. Nabbed Athens to Madrid flights on iberia with avios.

      • Optimus Prime says:

        9 May9 May 12:06

        Nice. Enjoy the game, the beer and the tapas!

• The Lord says:

  9 May9 May 12:11

  OT- Anyone else having issues making a £1 one way Europcar booking in last few days?

  • Shoestring says:

    9 May9 May 12:16

    yes – not been working for 10 days now

    • The Lord says:

      9 May9 May 12:25

      Will try calling, don’t hold out much hope with Europcar over the phone though

      • Shoestring says:

        9 May9 May 12:43

        There’s always Hertz £1

        • The Lord says:

          9 May9 May 12:50

          Not from Bham to LHR unfortunately. Europcar not much use on the phone. Got a few weeks until needed so fingers crossed they get their IT sorted soon

  • Anthony says:

    9 May9 May 14:02

    I tried booking Southend airport to Stansted recently and was hit with the IT problems, I phoned and they said they were aware of it though. But I’d keep your options open, when we landed at Southend I spoke to the Europcar staff and they told me they’d got no cars available for the offer despite lots listed on the website

    • Lady London says:

      10 May10 May 12:22

      Sounds like the nonavailability might be a seasonal decision.

• Mr Entitled says:

  9 May9 May 12:19

  Any chance of the HfP Summer Party being in Madrid on Friday 31st May? Should be a few of us there with interesting miles and points stories to relay.

• Henry Hesketh says:

  9 May9 May 12:26

  Have about 24000 agile and wish to use them on a UK holiday what can we do? Henry

  • Peter K says:

    9 May9 May 13:26

    Agile?

  • Anna says:

    9 May9 May 13:29

    Do you mean avios? If so you could fly to/from one of the regions, or put them towards a hotel booking or car hire.

    • Peter K says:

      9 May9 May 13:32

      I’ve used them for hotel bookings before and been happy with doing so.

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