Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome boost for the alliance following the resignation of LATAM.  Royal Air Maroc is already .....

Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance.  This is a welcome .....

14 Feb 202014 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on Saturday 15th February. As this is the first day of half-term, this is likely to impact quite a .....

British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM.  After a couple of years of anticipation, as well as a few unexpected delays, today is the day when you can .....

This is your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM.  After a couple of .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. You can now get booking at virginatlantic.com. Part 1 of this article, which looks at redeeming .....

This is Part 2 of your complete guide to redeeming Virgin Flying Club points on Air France and KLM. You can .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 130 comments

Today is the official day for the start of Virgin Atlantic mileage redemptions (and indeed mileage earning) on Air France and KLM. Reward seats were actually bookable on the Virgin Atlantic website .....

Today is the official day for the start of Virgin Atlantic mileage redemptions (and indeed mileage earning) on .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Marriott has just opened the brand new Renaissance New York Chelsea hotel. This is a new-build property and, at 39 floors, is one of the tallest buildings in Chelsea with excellent views.  The hotel .....

Marriott has just opened the brand new Renaissance New York Chelsea hotel. This is a new-build property and, .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

In a not-very-surprising move, albeit one that has not been publicly announced yet, British Airways has cancelled the daily BA31/32 flights to and from Hong Kong. The last departure was last night.  .....

In a not-very-surprising move, albeit one that has not been publicly announced yet, British Airways has .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess

In a surprise move, British Airways has announced a limited Summer service to Newquay. Regular readers will remember that Flybe currently runs a Newquay to Heathrow service, subsidised by the .....

In a surprise move, British Airways has announced a limited Summer service to Newquay. Regular readers will .....

13 Feb 202013 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 216 comments

Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights to Cape Town. Virgin Atlantic has slowly been growing its route network again after several years of cuts, buoyed by the arrival of new aircraft.  Last year it .....

Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights to Cape Town. Virgin Atlantic has slowly been growing its route network .....

12 Feb 202012 February 2020 by Rhys Jones • 38 comments