News: more Border Force strikes planned, cost of passports increasing next week

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• Richie says:

  3 Apr3 April 10:52

  If you travel a lot get extra pages, there isn’t much neat stamping going on.

  • Gordon says:

    3 Apr3 April 11:06

    My passport pages look like they have been stamped by a blind folded border force officer! Tbf, I doubt you would have time to neatly stamp everyone’s passport considering the thousands of passengers that are passing through every hour. It would not be my first job choice!

    • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

      3 Apr3 April 11:31

      My Schengen entry / exits are usually positioned together and can get 2 trips per page though I have a couple of pages with 3 return trips on the same page

      The US on the otherhand just randomly stamp in the middle of the page

• RG says:

  3 Apr3 April 11:18

  Try looking at it a different way, £9.32 a year is a bargain, given how much we all use it.

  • NorthernLass says:

    3 Apr3 April 11:25

    Fair point, better get some more trips booked to squeeze every last drop of value then 😂

  • RK says:

    3 Apr3 April 19:24

    Agree… however that is the amortised cost and not the Cashflow cost, it would be great if they took £9.32 as a yearly payment.

    • Gordon says:

      3 Apr3 April 20:03

      If you’re reading these comments, you will absolutely need a passport, as you are subscribed to hfp, and will be traveling at the very least once or twice a year, and this would be every year, so if your paying a one off cost (amortised) for a passport over 10 years, or a (cash flow cost) once per year, the cost is the cost and it is still needed! But I get this formula is relevant in many financial outlays.

• kevin says:

  3 Apr3 April 12:10

  DUB-DXB with Lufthansa via FRA/MUN is £1,116 return in business. Pretty decent. A lot of availability too in the summer. £1,400+ return to travel October-December around Xmas etc. but Jan/Feb 2025 again has plenty of seats at £1100.

  Only downside is it seems to be an A330 with older business class seats. But at that price, I definitely don’t mind stepping over someones legs for a pee!

  • Gordon says:

    3 Apr3 April 12:16

    Yes, good price for a little inconvenience indeed!

    • lumma says:

      3 Apr3 April 13:00

      Unless you live in Dublin it’s a major inconvenience. Flight to Dublin and to Germany on short haul planes, with no connect protection if the first flight has any issues for a 6 hour flight in “real” business, rather than just flying direct in economy for under £400. There’s not even the advantage of not having to go to London for people who live outside with all the regional departures to Dubai/Abu Dhabi

      • Gordon says:

        3 Apr3 April 13:36

        Regarding the separate flight- a lot of these business fares on hfp are starting outside London, that’s the point, I have a couple of these this year, that I’m taking and saving a lot of taxes and avios. Well worth the inconvenience!

        Admittedly you do have risks, but if you are sensible about your itinerary and timings, those should be set to minimal.

        Regarding business vs Economy, hfp is not really about sitting at the back of the bus!

      • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

        3 Apr3 April 13:43

        As you well know there are strategies around the lack of protection such as flying to DUB the day before and staying over

        • NorthernLass says:

          3 Apr3 April 17:02

          Indeed, you can even build in a mini break and still save money!

        • Gordon says:

          3 Apr3 April 17:15

          Especially if you’re flying IB from Madrid!

  • Throwawayname says:

    4 Apr4 April 15:34

    Unless you are extremely pressed for time, the most sensible way of travelling between the UK and the UAE is in Y with Turkish Airlines- two four hour flights with perfectly decent space, complimentary catering and more than acceptable service. Paying £700 or whatever more to have a shot at sleeping for 3.5 hours just doesn’t seem worth it. Aegean have also started flying to DXB so they are also a worthwhile alternative if the flight times suit you.

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