The ‘new’ Flybe looks like it will be heading to London Heathrow Airport, as the rescued airline picks up 86 weekly slots from British Airways. These will be used for: 25 flights per week .....

The ‘new’ Flybe looks like it will be heading to London Heathrow Airport, as the rescued airline .....

28 Apr 202128 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

British Airways has announced four new European routes this morning. All are bookable now with Avios, so if you want to take advantage of the guaranteed Avios availability you may want to jump in. The .....

British Airways has announced four new European routes this morning. All are bookable now with Avios, so if .....

27 Apr 202127 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

British Airways has confirmed that it will not be re-opening the Elemis spas in its airport lounges. The spas have been closed for the last year but there was no sign that the airline would be .....

British Airways has confirmed that it will not be re-opening the Elemis spas in its airport lounges. The spas .....

27 Apr 202127 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Last month, Barclays Premier Banking launched a major partnership with Avios to create Barclays Avios Rewards. You can learn all about Barclays Avios Rewards in this article, which also covers the .....

Last month, Barclays Premier Banking launched a major partnership with Avios to create Barclays Avios Rewards. .....

26 Apr 202126 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Last month we did an article on how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers with Midpoint. For this week (in fact, just five days, until Friday), Midpoint is offering 50% .....

Last month we did an article on how you can earn Avios points when you make foreign currency transfers with .....

26 Apr 202126 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

How dangerous is the risk to an aircraft from a mobile phone trapped in a seat mechanism? The Air Acccident Investigation Branch has published an interesting report into a small fire which occured on .....

How dangerous is the risk to an aircraft from a mobile phone trapped in a seat mechanism? The Air Acccident .....

25 Apr 202125 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

In 2019, American Express launched a new British Airways credit card for SME’s – the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Card (“BA Amex Business” for short).  .....

In 2019, American Express launched a new British Airways credit card for SME’s – the British Airways .....

25 Apr 202125 April 2021 by Rob Burgess

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for four years now, although not everyone is aware of it.  It is worth knowing about because of .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for four years now, .....

24 Apr 202124 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

British Airways may have retired its Boeing 747 fleet but, as we reported last year, a few aircraft will live on. One of these is the ‘Landor’ Boeing 747, so-called because it features the .....

British Airways may have retired its Boeing 747 fleet but, as we reported last year, a few aircraft will live .....

21 Apr 202121 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

British Airways has launched a new sale, covering travel for later in 2021 and early 2022. If you are prepared to book ahead, it offers good savings on both flights and holiday packages. Club Europe .....

British Airways has launched a new sale, covering travel for later in 2021 and early 2022. If you are prepared .....

21 Apr 202121 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

I’m delighted to launch an exclusive Head for Points sign-up bonus on the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa Credit Card. This is the biggest exclusive credit card deal we have ever offered. .....

I’m delighted to launch an exclusive Head for Points sign-up bonus on the Capital on Tap Business .....

20 Apr 202120 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

News in brief: Get bonus Avios on your free BA Amex Last month, American Express launched an Avios bonus offer on the British Airways Premium Plus card. It has now rolled out a similar offer to .....

News in brief: Get bonus Avios on your free BA Amex Last month, American Express launched an Avios bonus offer .....

20 Apr 202120 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

British Airways is a ‘2 out of 10’ airline, said a senior airline executive in a Sunday Times interview yesterday. The amusing thing is that the company behind the man behind the comment .....

British Airways is a ‘2 out of 10’ airline, said a senior airline executive in a Sunday Times .....

19 Apr 202119 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

By coincidence, two offers launched this week which let you earn either 2,000 Avios or 2,000 Virgin Points by ordering a case of wine. The two offers are from different companies (Laithwaites and .....

By coincidence, two offers launched this week which let you earn either 2,000 Avios or 2,000 Virgin Points by .....

18 Apr 202118 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments