Welcome to our first weekly newsletter. One new service we are offering with our relaunch is a weekly newsletter, aimed primarily at people who want to keep in touch but, frankly, not on a daily .....

Welcome to our first weekly newsletter. One new service we are offering with our relaunch is a weekly .....

22 Aug 202022 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

This is a noise-free thread for any technical issues or urgent problems with the new site design. If you find any broken links, corrupt images or rendering issues, please comment here with the device .....

This is a noise-free thread for any technical issues or urgent problems with the new site design. If you find .....

18 Aug 202018 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 91 comments

This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways Boeing 787-9 aircraft. It is part of a new series of Head for Points British Airways seat guides.  We have been working through .....

This is our guide to picking the best seat on the British Airways Boeing 787-9 aircraft. It is part of a new .....

16 Aug 202016 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments

London City Airport has decided to de-risk its infrastructure investment and put its terminal expansion on hold. The Evening Standard is reporting that construction will not continue even though the .....

London City Airport has decided to de-risk its infrastructure investment and put its terminal expansion on .....

14 Aug 202014 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 45 comments

In the last few days we’ve had a lot of questions regarding your rights if you find you have been downgraded on a flight. The reason was the withdrawal of the Boeing 747 from the British Airways .....

In the last few days we’ve had a lot of questions regarding your rights if you find you have been .....

13 Aug 202013 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 80 comments

If you are looking for a place by the coast to spend your Accor Live Limitless points, the Queen’s Hotel in Bournemouth has rebranded under Accor’s Mercure brand. The hotel home page is .....

If you are looking for a place by the coast to spend your Accor Live Limitless points, the Queen’s Hotel .....

13 Aug 202013 August 2020 by Rhys Jones

Over the last year, there have been rumbles of discontent in our comments section about the travel insurance policy provided with The Platinum Card by American Express. On paper this is a strong .....

Over the last year, there have been rumbles of discontent in our comments section about the travel insurance .....

13 Aug 202013 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 77 comments

Last year, British Airways revealed its plans for the rollout of its new Club Suite business class seat at its Capital Markets Day.  How has this plan survived coronavirus? What was the original Club .....

Last year, British Airways revealed its plans for the rollout of its new Club Suite business class seat at its .....

10 Aug 202010 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 40 comments

Two months ago, British Airways revealed its temporary coronavirus in-flight catering. Unlike other airlines, BA reconstructed its food offering from scratch. The old recipes and menus went out the .....

Two months ago, British Airways revealed its temporary coronavirus in-flight catering. Unlike other airlines, .....

9 Aug 20209 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 86 comments

Eastern Airways, formerly a Flybe franchise, has announced flights to Heathrow from its base at Teesside International (formerly Durham Tees Valley Airport). This is a new route for Eastern, and there .....

Eastern Airways, formerly a Flybe franchise, has announced flights to Heathrow from its base at Teesside .....

9 Aug 20209 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Last month, British Airways made the not-entirely-unexpected announcement that it would retire its Boeing 747 fleet with immediate effect. This is a big shift in British Airways fleet planning, as the .....

Last month, British Airways made the not-entirely-unexpected announcement that it would retire its Boeing 747 .....

6 Aug 20206 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 63 comments

Club Eurostar is making some changes to how it operates in response to the hit to the business caused by coronavirus. The good news, from a loyalty perspective, is that Club Eurostar will be extending .....

Club Eurostar is making some changes to how it operates in response to the hit to the business caused by .....

5 Aug 20205 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

The Aspire Lounge at London Luton airport re-opened yesterday after what was a slightly longer than anticipated refurbishment program. This is the second recent refurbishment, after the one in 2016. .....

The Aspire Lounge at London Luton airport re-opened yesterday after what was a slightly longer than .....

5 Aug 20205 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short haul network now that there is a little more clarity about which countries do not need a .....

Where is British Airways currently flying to in the UK and Europe? British Airways has been tweaking its short .....

4 Aug 20204 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 61 comments