This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de Gaulle.  This lounge opened last year and is impressive. This is the third part of my review of an Air .....

This is my review of the Air France lounge at Terminal 2E (L gates) at Paris Charles de .....

5 Feb 20195 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

This is my review of Air France’s short-haul business class on an A320. With Air France soon bookable using your Virgin Flying Club miles, once the various authorities give their approval to the .....

This is my review of Air France’s short-haul business class on an A320. With Air France soon bookable .....

4 Feb 20194 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

A few days ago I wrote about the aggressive business class fares from London to Seoul offered by Air France and KLM.  You can get as low as £1329 return for much of the year. Having had a dig, it .....

A few days ago I wrote about the aggressive business class fares from London to Seoul offered by Air France .....

17 Jan 201917 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

Air France and KLM have launched some aggressive business class fares from London to Seoul.  You can get as low as £1346 return for much of the year. I recommend starting at klm.com because the .....

Air France and KLM have launched some aggressive business class fares from London to Seoul.  You can get as .....

13 Jan 201913 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

Flying Blue has launched a three day redemption sale across KLM and Air France. You need to book by Friday for travel between 1st January and 31st March. It is fairly restricted with the stand-out .....

Flying Blue has launched a three day redemption sale across KLM and Air France. You need to book by Friday for .....

15 Nov 201815 November 2018 by Rob Burgess

One of the quirks of British Airways Executive Club is that you can earn Avios and BA tier points when flying on Emirates.  Very few people know this.  All you need to do is book on a Qantas .....

One of the quirks of British Airways Executive Club is that you can earn Avios and BA tier points when flying .....

6 Nov 20186 November 2018 by Anika Burnett • 108 comments

As part of my trip to KLM this week, I got to take a look around a Boeing 787-9 which was in the hangar.  There are four reasons why I thought you’d find this interesting: we often write about .....

As part of my trip to KLM this week, I got to take a look around a Boeing 787-9 which was in the hangar.  .....

19 Oct 201819 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

On Monday I got a tour of KLM Engine Services at Amsterdam Schiphol. Most of you will know that the most expensive part of a new aircraft is the engines.  What you might not know is the huge cost .....

On Monday I got a tour of KLM Engine Services at Amsterdam Schiphol. Most of you will know that the most .....

17 Oct 201817 October 2018 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Air France (via Paris) and KLM (via Amsterdam) have jointly launched a good UK sale.  Deals are available across Economy, Premium Economy (Air France) and Business Class – I am just focusing on .....

Air France (via Paris) and KLM (via Amsterdam) have jointly launched a good UK sale.  Deals are available .....

9 Sep 20189 September 2018 by Rob Burgess

I was writing this up for ‘bits’ tomorrow when it turned out that the fare seems to expire tonight.  It might roll over but ITA Matrix says that it ends today, so I dropped this in as an .....

I was writing this up for ‘bits’ tomorrow when it turned out that the fare seems to expire .....

2 Jul 20182 July 2018 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling business person who uses their phone heavily outside the UK. It is, if nothing else, genius in .....

Travelling Connect is a nifty mileage earning opportunity for – primarily – the travelling .....

23 Jun 201823 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

2 Jun 20182 June 2018 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to destroy much – but not all – of the generous arbitrage that used to be .....

One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro since the Brexit vote has been to .....

31 May 201831 May 2018 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

MegaDo is a US group which organises what can best be described as ‘frequent flyer tours’.  It has just announced its first ever SkyTeam MegaDo which will take place in Europe this .....

MegaDo is a US group which organises what can best be described as ‘frequent flyer tours’.  It .....

30 Apr 201830 April 2018 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments