Ever since British Airways was forced to start cancelling flights due to the pandemic, there have been issues about how rebookings were handled. EC261 legislation (PDF), and the new equivalent in UK .....

Ever since British Airways was forced to start cancelling flights due to the pandemic, there have been issues .....

19 Jul 202119 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

British Airways is launching a new bag drop service on Monday, in association with Airportr. Long-term readers will know that Airportr offers a home baggage collection and delivery service – .....

British Airways is launching a new bag drop service on Monday, in association with Airportr. Long-term readers .....

17 Jul 202117 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

There is good news for readers who have been missing their British Airways regional lounges. Three sites are due to reopen on Monday. There is also news on what is happening at Newcastle and .....

There is good news for readers who have been missing their British Airways regional lounges. Three sites are .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

When British Airways launched its revised short-haul Economy catering in January, it came with a catch. The good news was that all passengers got a free bottle of water and a mini snack. A range of .....

When British Airways launched its revised short-haul Economy catering in January, it came with a catch. The .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of the generous Avios offer from Nutmeg, the digital wealth manager. You can earn up to 200,000 Avios by transferring an existing Stocks & Shares ISA .....

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of the generous Avios offer from Nutmeg, the digital wealth .....

14 Jul 202114 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm Arlanda airport. From October it will fly from Stockholm Arlanda to: Finnair is planning to .....

Finnair has decided to capitalise on the retrenchment of SAS by launching long haul routes from Stockholm .....

11 Jul 202111 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Both Virgin Atlantic and British Airways came out with announcements yesterday as travel begins to look a little easier for Summer and Autumn 2021. Let’s start with Virgin Atlantic. Whilst the .....

Both Virgin Atlantic and British Airways came out with announcements yesterday as travel begins to look a .....

9 Jul 20219 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

British Airways has agreed to settle the lawsuit that was heading towards the courts on the back of the 2018 data breach. If you signed up for the class action lawsuit, a modest financial sum (the .....

British Airways has agreed to settle the lawsuit that was heading towards the courts on the back of the 2018 .....

6 Jul 20216 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

If you are planning a stay at a Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo etc this Summer, there is an interesting new offer available. You can earn at least 1,000 Avios on .....

If you are planning a stay at a Holiday Inn, HI Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo etc this .....

5 Jul 20215 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

British Airways and Nectar have launched two major competitions to persuade you to convert your Nectar points into Avios this July. This competition seems to be rolling out slowly. I can see details .....

British Airways and Nectar have launched two major competitions to persuade you to convert your Nectar points .....

2 Jul 20212 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Sunday is your last day to take part in the current offer that British Airways is running when you buy Avios. You'll get a bonus of up to 50%, depending on the number of Avios you purchase. This means .....

Sunday is your last day to take part in the current offer that British Airways is running when you buy Avios. .....

2 Jul 20212 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

British Airways Holidays has extended its short sale for countries added to the travel Green List last week – see here. The offer applies to travel to Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Grand Cayman, .....

British Airways Holidays has extended its short sale for countries added to the travel Green List last week .....

30 Jun 202130 June 2021 by Rob Burgess

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group.  It is a fairly low key partnership, but the company has worked with Avios (both via the Avios Travel Rewards .....

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group.  It is a fairly low key .....

29 Jun 202129 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

A few weeks ago we ran an article on how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers with Midpoint.  The company is a well-established Avios partner and feedback from HfP .....

A few weeks ago we ran an article on how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers .....

28 Jun 202128 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments