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News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast A couple of weeks ago Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss British Airways’ premium offerings and lounges and .....
News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast A couple of weeks ago Rhys recorded an edition of the .....
2 Apr 20202 April 2020
I thought it was worth getting a little introspective for a moment and giving you an update on what we’re up to here at Head for Points in these rather confusing times. When coronavirus broke .....
I thought it was worth getting a little introspective for a moment and giving you an update on what .....
2 Apr 20202 April 2020 • 86 comments
On Monday easyJet grounded its entire fleet for two months amid a collapse in demand for air travel. What you may not have seen is the letter published by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou to the non-executive .....
On Monday easyJet grounded its entire fleet for two months amid a collapse in demand for air travel. What you .....
1 Apr 20201 April 2020 • 67 comments
Here is a full list of the articles we published in March 2020. Click through to read them in full: If you cancel Amex Platinum or Gold to save the fee, the Amex Rewards Credit Card will keep your .....
Here is a full list of the articles we published in March 2020. Click through to read them in full: If you .....
31 Mar 202031 March 2020
If you thought the Flybe story was over, think again. The Telegraph reported on Sunday that EY, the administrator of Flybe, had opened talks with the Government over the nationalisation of the .....
If you thought the Flybe story was over, think again. The Telegraph reported on Sunday that EY, the .....
30 Mar 202030 March 2020 • 49 comments
easyJet, keen to get some cash in the door, is running a deal for flights over the Winter 2020 season. It’s a simple deal: EVERY flight, between 25th October 2020 and 28th February 2021, is .....
easyJet, keen to get some cash in the door, is running a deal for flights over the Winter 2020 season. .....
29 Mar 202029 March 2020 • 91 comments
Annual council tax bills have been coming through the post over the last couple of weeks, so we thought it would be a good time to remind readers how they can still earn miles or points on their .....
Annual council tax bills have been coming through the post over the last couple of weeks, so we thought it .....
27 Mar 202027 March 2020 • 49 comments
London City Airport announced last night that it was to close immediately. There will be no flights until at least the end of April. British Airways had planned a two week hiatus from .....
London City Airport announced last night that it was to close immediately. There will be no flights .....
26 Mar 202026 March 2020 • 54 comments
Noir Taxi, one of the smaller black cab apps in London, has launched its specialist Covid-19 service. Whether this is a smart way of generating business or a bit OTT remains to be seen. This is how .....
Noir Taxi, one of the smaller black cab apps in London, has launched its specialist Covid-19 service. .....
25 Mar 202025 March 2020
Starting today, we have decided to run a daily chat thread on Head for Points. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the defacto repository for random comments and questions. It .....
Starting today, we have decided to run a daily chat thread on Head for Points. Historically, the daily .....
22 Mar 202022 March 2020 • 379 comments
Does EC261 compensation apply at the moment, with coronavirus wrecking flight schedules? The European Commission published a document yesterday with the catchy title of ‘Interpretative .....
Does EC261 compensation apply at the moment, with coronavirus wrecking flight schedules? The European .....
19 Mar 202019 March 2020 • 147 comments
The Foreign Office has just issued a statement advising against all non-essential foreign travel for at least the next 30 days. The full statement is below. On the upside, it is possible that such .....
The Foreign Office has just issued a statement advising against all non-essential foreign travel for at least .....
17 Mar 202017 March 2020 • 163 comments
Following our updates this morning regarding Virgin Atlantic cutting 75% of flights and IAG’s suspension of 75% of services across the group, Norwegian has just announced that it will be cancelling .....
Following our updates this morning regarding Virgin Atlantic cutting 75% of flights and IAG’s suspension of .....
16 Mar 202016 March 2020 • 16 comments
As we ran a number of articles last week on countries blocking entry for UK citizens, I thought I would do another update. This may become academic given that British Airways will be grounding most of .....
As we ran a number of articles last week on countries blocking entry for UK citizens, I thought I would do .....
16 Mar 202016 March 2020 • 22 comments
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