British Airways has just added a new Avios option on flights between Heathrow and New York JFK.  It is reducing the minimum cash component of an economy (and only economy) redemption to £100. The .....

British Airways has just added a new Avios option on flights between Heathrow and New York JFK.  It is .....

30 Apr 202030 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 105 comments

Last week we told you how BrewDog’s Speedbird 100 ale, made exclusively for lounge and in-flight use by British Airways, is now available for purchase online. A second British Airways beer .....

Last week we told you how BrewDog’s Speedbird 100 ale, made exclusively for lounge and in-flight use by .....

30 Apr 202030 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian must not receive Government support and be allowed to fail. .....

However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that .....

29 Apr 202029 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

British Airways has just announced a restructuring and redundancy program that could put 12,000 staff out of work. If you thought that everything was going to return to normal once travel restrictions .....

British Airways has just announced a restructuring and redundancy program that could put 12,000 staff out of .....

28 Apr 202028 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 157 comments

British Airways has just improved its coronavirus rebooking and refund policy. This includes extending the window for cancelling existing bookings. Up until now, only travellers booked on services .....

British Airways has just improved its coronavirus rebooking and refund policy. This includes extending the .....

28 Apr 202028 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 157 comments

We almost missed this. We have reached a milestone at Head for Points: 10,000 articles. As we can’t get the team together and celebrate with a bottle of champagne, we have decided to run a .....

We almost missed this. We have reached a milestone at Head for Points: 10,000 articles. As we can’t get .....

28 Apr 202028 April 2020 by Anika Burnett • 92 comments

Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Atlantic .....

Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways .....

27 Apr 202027 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 61 comments

As part of the British Airways 100th birthday celebrations, BrewDog created a special beer for the airline. Called ‘Speedbird 100’, it is described as: Built from the ground up for British .....

As part of the British Airways 100th birthday celebrations, BrewDog created a special beer for the airline. .....

24 Apr 202024 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

News in brief: Looking for a Microsoft Teams background? If you use video conferencing software Microsoft Teams as part of your job, you may know that it recently introduced a new feature – .....

News in brief: Looking for a Microsoft Teams background? If you use video conferencing software Microsoft .....

20 Apr 202020 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Today I want to take a look at how you can make substantial tax savings – and potentially Avios savings – when flying to Hong Kong and beyond on Cathay Pacific. You can’t use a .....

Today I want to take a look at how you can make substantial tax savings – and potentially Avios savings .....

19 Apr 202019 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This article explains how and why you may want to redeem Avios points on Alaska Airlines. Most readers of Head for Points will know that you can redeem Avios points sitting in a British Airways .....

This article explains how and why you may want to redeem Avios points on Alaska Airlines. Most readers of Head .....

19 Apr 202019 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

If you think that there are no British Airways long-haul flights currently running, think again.  On paper at least, the airline is planning a schedule for May. Even if you have no intention of .....

If you think that there are no British Airways long-haul flights currently running, think again.  On paper at .....

18 Apr 202018 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

News in brief: British Airways A350 aircraft damaged in Dubai Simple Flying is reporting that a British Airways A350 was damaged whilst taxiing at Dubai airport. You can see the collision below. The .....

News in brief: British Airways A350 aircraft damaged in Dubai Simple Flying is reporting that a British .....

15 Apr 202015 April 2020 by Rob Burgess

This article looks at how you use ‘Part Pay With Avios’. ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched.  It allows you to redeem your .....

This article looks at how you use ‘Part Pay With Avios’. ‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, .....

15 Apr 202015 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments