Last week, Bloomberg reported (paywall) that British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group (IAG) was in contact with Airbus and Boeing about further widebody aircraft purchases. These .....

Last week, Bloomberg reported (paywall) that British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group .....

17 Oct 202317 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 114 comments

If you have been through Newcastle Airport in recent weeks, you may have noticed some activity in the old British Airways lounge space which is now abandoned. We had heard that Aspire was planning to .....

If you have been through Newcastle Airport in recent weeks, you may have noticed some activity in the old .....

16 Oct 202316 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

First introduced in 2017, the British Airways boarding process involves ranking passengers based on status and cabin class. Those with higher status or those travelling in premium classes board first; .....

First introduced in 2017, the British Airways boarding process involves ranking passengers based on status and .....

15 Oct 202315 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 128 comments

Earlier this year, British Airways launched ‘Avios only’ flights, copying a successful Qantas initiative. Selected flights in the schedule are withdrawn from cash sale with every single .....

Earlier this year, British Airways launched ‘Avios only’ flights, copying a successful Qantas .....

9 Oct 20239 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments

You have just nine days left to book a flight on British Airways if you want to earn Avios based on your ticket class and flight distance rather than what you spend. We knew this was coming – .....

You have just nine days left to book a flight on British Airways if you want to earn Avios based on your .....

9 Oct 20239 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Back in July, British Airways teased that it was ‘refreshing’ the Galleries lounge at Terminal 5B. Phase One of this process was the installation of a Whispering Angel bar (below) forming .....

Back in July, British Airways teased that it was ‘refreshing’ the Galleries lounge at Terminal 5B. .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 107 comments

Yes, you read that right. British Airways will restart direct flights between Billund and Dusseldorf from 4th November. There will be four flights per week between Monday and Friday. The reason for .....

Yes, you read that right. British Airways will restart direct flights between Billund and Dusseldorf from 4th .....

3 Oct 20233 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

Just over a month ago, British Airways replaced the free snacks it provides on short haul economy flights. Instead of a bag of pretzels or crisps, you now get a choice between banana bread or a .....

Just over a month ago, British Airways replaced the free snacks it provides on short haul economy flights. .....

2 Oct 20232 October 2023 by Rhys Jones • 195 comments

British Airways has added an extra flight to Chicago next summer, taking the total number of daily flights to three. The new flight slots in nicely between the existing 11:05 and 15:35 departures: .....

British Airways has added an extra flight to Chicago next summer, taking the total number of daily flights to .....

30 Sep 202330 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Accor points. You .....

Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / .....

30 Sep 202330 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Since joining HfP four years ago, I’ve managed to try a number of different premium economy products on a variety of airlines – most recently United Airlines to San Francisco. First .....

Since joining HfP four years ago, I’ve managed to try a number of different premium economy products on .....

27 Sep 202327 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 96 comments

News in brief: How to redeem on partner airlines via Qatar Airways Privilege Club Last week we wrote about how British Airways has increased the cost of short-haul Avios redemptions on Cathay Pacific .....

News in brief: How to redeem on partner airlines via Qatar Airways Privilege Club Last week we wrote about how .....

26 Sep 202326 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

The end of the next week sees a major change to American Express cards – the end of pro-rata fee refunds. We will look at this again in more detail tomorrow. Today I want to look at another .....

The end of the next week sees a major change to American Express cards – the end of pro-rata fee .....

24 Sep 202324 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

In terms of HfP content, the partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios which launched last year is the gift that keeps on giving. Because you can now transfer your Avios from BA Executive Club to .....

In terms of HfP content, the partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios which launched last year is the gift .....

24 Sep 202324 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments