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

14 Jul 202214 July 2022 by Rhys Jones • 41 comments

Speedbird Cafe is the name that British Airways gives to its pre-order food and drink service for passengers travelling in short haul Economy / Euro Traveller. My one and only attempt to order .....

Speedbird Cafe is the name that British Airways gives to its pre-order food and drink service for passengers .....

14 Jul 202214 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is to permanently close at the end of October. The owner, Peel Group, has – it is believed – decided to turn the site into a warehouse complex. The airport is .....

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is to permanently close at the end of October. The owner, Peel Group, has – .....

13 Jul 202213 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 84 comments

You only have a few days left to take advantage of a very generous United Airlines offer with American Express – £250 cashback when you spend £500 with United Airlines. The rules say that .....

You only have a few days left to take advantage of a very generous United Airlines offer with American Express .....

13 Jul 202213 July 2022 by Rob Burgess

Air Canada and Emirates have announced their intention to create a new partnership. Launching in late 2022, the codeshare deal will allow passengers to book flights with Emirates to destinations .....

Air Canada and Emirates have announced their intention to create a new partnership. Launching in late 2022, .....

13 Jul 202213 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Virgin Atlantic has just launched its new Upper Class seat, as part of the launch event for its new A330neo aircraft.   Let’s take a look. I was at the official unveiling event in .....

Virgin Atlantic has just launched its new Upper Class seat, as part of the launch event for its new A330neo .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

The Summer air travel situation took a surprising turn on Tuesday when Heathrow effectively stopped airlines from selling any further seats for flights this Summer. In an open letter, Heathrow CEO .....

The Summer air travel situation took a surprising turn on Tuesday when Heathrow effectively stopped airlines .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 290 comments

Thanks to the aeroroutes.com website, we have the updated list of British Airways short haul service cuts for August 2022. This follows on from our article about BA’s flight cancellations in .....

Thanks to the aeroroutes.com website, we have the updated list of British Airways short haul service cuts for .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with PayPal which is worth a look. This is an offer which triggers when you pay for anything, on any website (in theory £ payments only), via PayPal. .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with PayPal which is worth a look. This is an offer which .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group. It is a fairly low key partnership, but the company has worked with Avios (both via the Avios Travel Rewards Programme .....

You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group. It is a fairly low key .....

12 Jul 202212 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

British Airways has recently launched a Prepaid Mastercard – and we’ve negotiated a special sign-up bonus for Head for Points readers. You will receive a total of 3,000 Avios (1,500 .....

British Airways has recently launched a Prepaid Mastercard – and we’ve negotiated a special sign-up .....

11 Jul 202211 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 176 comments

This is your comprehensive guide to the new British Airways First Suite first class seat. We have written this as a ‘reference’ article for the site, but we thought it was worth running in .....

This is your comprehensive guide to the new British Airways First Suite first class seat. We have written this .....

11 Jul 202211 July 2022 by Rhys Jones • 26 comments

Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles and into hotel schemes. Over the years this changed, creating a pyramid of sorts: There .....

Once upon a time, it was not unusual for airlines to offer transfer options out of their frequent flyer miles .....

11 Jul 202211 July 2022 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Airlines and airports have been dominating the headlines for the past few weeks thanks to tens of thousands of flight cancellations. British Airways alone has cancelled around 16,000 flights over the .....

Airlines and airports have been dominating the headlines for the past few weeks thanks to tens of thousands of .....

10 Jul 202210 July 2022 by Rhys Jones • 201 comments