For two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points reward .....

For two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways .....

11 May 202211 May 2022 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

In a surprise move, the US federal mask mandate on public transport – including planes and trains – has been scrapped following a ruling by US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in .....

In a surprise move, the US federal mask mandate on public transport – including planes and trains .....

19 Apr 202219 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 67 comments

For two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points reward .....

For two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways .....

11 Apr 202211 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back the elite status match that it first ran last October. This allows you, for free, to get elite status across the .....

ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back the elite status match that .....

19 Mar 202219 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios with BA’s The Club magazine The Club, the British Airways online magazine for Executive Club members, is giving away 10 x 10,000 Avios in a competition to .....

News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios with BA’s The Club magazine The Club, the British Airways online .....

17 Dec 202117 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect .....

As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer .....

5 Dec 20215 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

United Airlines has announced the resumption of its Edinburgh flights for 2022, in a move which will make it the largest airline flying between Scotland and the US. First up in New York Newark, which .....

United Airlines has announced the resumption of its Edinburgh flights for 2022, in a move which will make it .....

3 Dec 20213 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline .....

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways .....

9 Nov 20219 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

8 Nov 20218 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

United Airlines has announced a major ramping up of its Heathrow services as the restart of travel to the US gets nearer. By Spring 2022, United will be offering 22 flights per day from Heathrow and .....

United Airlines has announced a major ramping up of its Heathrow services as the restart of travel to the US .....

29 Oct 202129 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....

17 Oct 202117 October 2021 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

12 Oct 202112 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments

We don’t cover United MileagePlus much since the airline closed its UK credit card a few years ago. Whilst there are arguably better value and more relevant Star Alliance frequent flyer schemes .....

We don’t cover United MileagePlus much since the airline closed its UK credit card a few years ago. .....

9 Sep 20219 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

United Airlines no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a UK card, issued by MBNA. The card was withdrawn in mid 2018 as it was no longer seen as economic when the Government capped the .....

United Airlines no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a UK card, issued by MBNA. The card was .....

1 Sep 20211 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment