British Airways is relaunching flights to Bangkok for the winter 2024 flying season, but these had been scheduled to end in late March when the summer 2025 flying season starts. Given that Easter is .....

British Airways is relaunching flights to Bangkok for the winter 2024 flying season, but these had been .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights will operate on Friday 18th April which is Good Friday, returning eight days later. There .....

British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Better late than never, Turkish Airlines has pulled back the curtain on its new Crystal business class seat. Originally due to be unveiled at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in May, the seat was .....

Better late than never, Turkish Airlines has pulled back the curtain on its new Crystal business class seat. .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Etihad is currently offering some aggressive business class sale fares from Dublin. Prices include: Here’s a Maldives example: Travel must be completed by the end of November. It isn’t .....

Etihad is currently offering some aggressive business class sale fares from Dublin. Prices include: .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

News in brief: Luton Airport opens a new drop off area Most airports have introduced a drop-off charge (Heathrow is now charging £5) but Luton Airport was unique in charging you £5 to drop someone .....

News in brief: Luton Airport opens a new drop off area Most airports have introduced a drop-off charge .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

I unexpectedly caught up with the CEO of Qatar Duty Free at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, and he was telling me what a great success the ‘pay with Avios’ feature has .....

I unexpectedly caught up with the CEO of Qatar Duty Free at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also has options for a further nine should it want to expand the fleet. Virgin Atlantic CEO .....

As we predicted, Virgin Atlantic has placed a top-up order of seven A330neos as aircraft replacements. It also .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 81 comments

There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen business class seat which we covered yesterday. I joined a pool interview with the new Qatar .....

There is, as usual, a lot going on at Qatar Airways, not least the launch of the impressive Qsuite Next Gen .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man British airline in possession of a good fortune, must be in want .....

British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments