Earlier this month, Bristow Helicopters and Era Group merged to create a dominant player in global helicopter services.  This seemed like a good excuse to re-run the story of British Airways .....

Earlier this month, Bristow Helicopters and Era Group merged to create a dominant player in global helicopter .....

4 Jul 20204 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 13 comments

British Airways has announced it is re-opening its lounges from Saturday 4th July. This has been enabled by the easing of lockdown, which allows restaurants, pubs and cafes to re-open from providing .....

British Airways has announced it is re-opening its lounges from Saturday 4th July. This has been enabled by .....

3 Jul 20203 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

If you are keen to book a holiday at the moment but are worried about what would happen if you voluntarily changed your mind about going, BA Holidays has got your back. BA Holidays has just updated .....

If you are keen to book a holiday at the moment but are worried about what would happen if you voluntarily .....

2 Jul 20202 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 91 comments

This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways A380 aircraft. British Airways has 12 Airbus A380 aircraft. The superjumbo is the largest aircraft in BA’s fleet and the largest .....

This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways A380 aircraft. British Airways has 12 Airbus .....

1 Jul 20201 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 68 comments

This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways A350-1000. Today, we are launching a new series of Head for Points British Airways seat guides.  These use exclusive seat plans .....

This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways A350-1000. Today, we are launching a new .....

28 Jun 202028 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

BA CityFlyer has been virtually grounded due to the closure of London City Airport.  Now that the airport has re-opened, questions regarding the future of CityFlyer services have emerged. Whilst .....

BA CityFlyer has been virtually grounded due to the closure of London City Airport.  Now that the airport .....

27 Jun 202027 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 60 comments

British Airways has just turned on the taps for Avios redemptions to Sydney this coming (northern hemisphere) Winter. Sydney is one of the most popular redemptions on the British Airways network. .....

British Airways has just turned on the taps for Avios redemptions to Sydney this coming (northern hemisphere) .....

24 Jun 202024 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 88 comments

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. From 1st July it intends to operate flights to Oslo and Copenhagen from both London .....

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

Until 29th July, Hyatt is offering (yet another) 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points via this link. This is obviously worth a look if you need to top up your account.  It may also be .....

Until 29th July, Hyatt is offering (yet another) 30% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points via this link. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones

Hong Kong-based hotel group Shangri-La is the latest hotel group to announce a chain-wide set of guidelines and commitments towards traveller well-being.  This will apply across the Shangri-La, .....

Hong Kong-based hotel group Shangri-La is the latest hotel group to announce a chain-wide set of guidelines .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it IAG’s first casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement on its .....

LEVEL Europe, one of the sister airlines of British Airways, has just filed for insolvency. This makes it .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 28 comments

It was at the British Airways Christmas media party last year that Alex Cruz announced that the new Boeing 787-10 aircraft would debut on the Atlanta route.  The first British Airways 787-10 was due .....

It was at the British Airways Christmas media party last year that Alex Cruz announced that the new Boeing .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

Turkish Airlines is offering a 40% flight discount code for NHS and other healthcare workers. The promotion is limited to the first 100,000 applicants. If successful, you get a promo code for domestic .....

Turkish Airlines is offering a 40% flight discount code for NHS and other healthcare workers. The promotion is .....

17 Jun 202017 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 9 comments

British Airways has once again extended its ‘Book with Confidence’ guarantee. The new bookings policy was set to expire at the end of July but has now been extended until 31st August. The .....

British Airways has once again extended its ‘Book with Confidence’ guarantee. The new bookings .....

10 Jun 202010 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 59 comments