Good news! Virgin Atlantic has confirmed today that there will be no price increases on Delta Air Lines redemptions from the US to Europe. This means that the great value 50,000 points redemptions in .....

11 Jan 202111 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

Yesterday we told you how Virgin Atlantic’s website is now showing substantial increases to the points required for Delta Air Lines flight redemptions, with the exception of flights to and from .....

3 Jan 20213 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Virgin Atlantic has, with no notice, massively devalued Virgin Flying Club redemptions on US airline (and 49% Virgin shareholder) Delta. Before we go into this, I want to be clear about one thing. .....

2 Jan 20212 January 2021 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

This time last year, IAG, parent of BA and Iberia, announced its intention to acquire Air Europa. Air Europa is the third-largest airline in Spain, after Iberia and Vueling, operating around 15% of .....

19 Dec 202019 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

In the first major airline merger since covid appeared, Korean Air has announced a deal to buy its South Korean rival Asiana Airlines. Subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to take .....

17 Nov 202017 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic’s 51% shareholder, has been leading the way in attempting to wean the world off frequent flyer schemes. A number of years ago it stopped publishing redemption .....

2 Nov 20202 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I recently spent a few hours in Terminal 2 at Heathrow as the guest of Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines. The aim was to show a small group of media representatives how the airlines are looking .....

22 Oct 202022 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Last week we reported that Virgin Atlantic was to give its status and premium passengers use of the Plaza Premium lounge in Heathrow Terminal 2. This arrangement starts today, which is the first day .....

20 Aug 202020 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is my review of Delta One business class from Atlanta to Frankfurt, with a baby, during Covid-19. To be honest I thought that our first flight with the baby would be different – and that my .....

12 Aug 202012 August 2020 by Anika Burnett • 12 comments

This is part two of my review of flying Delta One business class from Atlanta to Frankfurt with a baby during Covid-19. If you haven’t read Part 1 of my Delta One business class review, I .....

12 Aug 202012 August 2020 by Anika Burnett • 45 comments

Last year, IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced its intention to acquire Air Europa for €1bn. This was to include Air Europa resigning from the SkyTeam alliance and adopting Avios. .....

30 Jul 202030 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 14 comments

News in brief: Delta restarts US flights with a Detroit service Delta Air Lines is restarting flights from London Heathrow this weekend. The first destination is not its hub of Atlanta but Detroit.  .....

20 May 202020 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Over the past few days I’ve been updating a few introductory articles to miles and points, in recognition of the fact that we get a lot of new readers in January as people start to look at .....

12 Jan 202012 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

If you enjoyed our recent reviews of Vietnam Airlines, this offer may be of interest. The Vietnam Airlines frequent flyer program, Lotus Miles, has a new promotion to earn instant status.  You .....

13 Nov 201913 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments