This is our review of the Piazza della Scala in Milan Linate, operated by ITA Airways. Milan Linate Airport is a mini secondary hub for ITA Airways, and one of only two airports outside Rome where the .....

This is our review of the Piazza della Scala in Milan Linate, operated by ITA Airways. Milan Linate Airport is .....

20 Apr 202420 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 19 comments

This is our review of ITA Airways business class on its short haul A220. Italian airline ITA Airways (pronounced as in ITA-ly) has been growing from strength to strength since its debut in 2021. .....

This is our review of ITA Airways business class on its short haul A220. Italian airline ITA Airways .....

19 Apr 202419 April 2024 by Rhys Jones • 65 comments

News in brief: Danish Air Transport to fly certain BA routes this summer Danish Air Transport, a small regional carrier which operates domestic routes across Denmark, Norway and Germany, will be .....

News in brief: Danish Air Transport to fly certain BA routes this summer Danish Air Transport, a small .....

9 Apr 20249 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

As we covered last October, Scandinavian airline SAS is to leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam after Air France KLM bought a stake in the carrier. Air France KLM has formed a consortium with .....

As we covered last October, Scandinavian airline SAS is to leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam after Air .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK residents. You can use your British Airways Executive Club status to get a direct match into the .....

Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK .....

4 Mar 20244 March 2024 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

How can you earn Delta Air Lines SkyMiles from UK credit cards? Delta SkyMiles, the Delta Air Lines frequent flyer programme, does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to .....

How can you earn Delta Air Lines SkyMiles from UK credit cards? Delta SkyMiles, the Delta Air Lines frequent .....

1 Mar 20241 March 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of KLM’s non-Schengen Crown Lounge at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. It may shock you to know that until this year, I had never been to Schiphol Airport. On previous .....

This is our review of KLM’s non-Schengen Crown Lounge at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. It may .....

29 Feb 202429 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

Virgin Atlantic’s only flight to the Far East is now its daily service to Shanghai, which restarted last year. The airline has now announced a small codeshare agreement with its SkyTeam partner .....

Virgin Atlantic’s only flight to the Far East is now its daily service to Shanghai, which restarted last .....

1 Feb 20241 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 24 comments

This article is part of an introductory series which we’ve been running this week whilst we wait for the January newsflow to pick-up. One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that .....

This article is part of an introductory series which we’ve been running this week whilst we wait for the .....

7 Jan 20247 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

ITA Airways, the new Italian flag carrier, is launching direct flights between London City Airport and Rome whilst also expanding its Milan service. London City – Rome will be a brand new route .....

ITA Airways, the new Italian flag carrier, is launching direct flights between London City Airport and Rome .....

15 Dec 202315 December 2023 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

News in brief: Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) adds extra Heathrow services Kenya Airways has announced that it is increasing the frequency on its route from London Heathrow to Nairobi. There are currently 10 .....

News in brief: Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) adds extra Heathrow services Kenya Airways has announced that it is .....

6 Oct 20236 October 2023 by Rob Burgess

How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our new ‘Virgin Redemption University’ series to run alongside our existing ‘Avios .....

How do you book flights on SkyTeam alliance members using Virgin Points? This article is Part 4 of our new .....

6 Aug 20236 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Four months after Virgin Atlantic joined the SkyTeam airline alliance, it is now possible to book ITA Airways flights using Virgin Points via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. (Take a look at this article .....

Four months after Virgin Atlantic joined the SkyTeam airline alliance, it is now possible to book ITA Airways .....

24 Jul 202324 July 2023 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments

Back in March, Virgin Atlantic officially became a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as Delta, Air France and KLM. One of the main concerns we had when Virgin Atlantic announced .....

Back in March, Virgin Atlantic officially became a member of the SkyTeam alliance, joining partners such as .....

27 Jun 202327 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments