The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge airlines – which falls straight through to the price of your ticket, as one of the .....

The on-going battle between Heathrow Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over what it can charge .....

17 Dec 202117 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 75 comments

British Airways has been tweaking its A380 North America schedule for 2022. This has led to my Easter flight to San Francisco being swapped to a Boeing 777, but on the upside it is showing as Club .....

British Airways has been tweaking its A380 North America schedule for 2022. This has led to my Easter flight .....

16 Dec 202116 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 44 comments

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring promotion, Points Unlimited, which is now open for registration – click here. To give Hilton credit, it is very straightforward with minimal .....

Hilton Honors has just launched its new Spring promotion, Points Unlimited, which is now open for .....

16 Dec 202116 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, slipped out a one-line statement to the Stock Exchange yesterday to say that the acquisition of Spain’s Air Europa is dead, at least for now. The full .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, slipped out a one-line statement to the Stock Exchange yesterday .....

16 Dec 202116 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched an impressive Business and First Class sale covering the whole of 2022. Unlike some fare deals we write about, these are for departures from the UK so you .....

SWISS and Lufthansa have launched an impressive Business and First Class sale covering the whole of 2022. .....

15 Dec 202115 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

The Crowne Plaza Edinburgh Royal Terrace hotel is leaving the brand, in a move which will leave the city without a Crowne Plaza hotel. It has only been part of the chain for eight years. Edinburgh .....

The Crowne Plaza Edinburgh Royal Terrace hotel is leaving the brand, in a move which will leave the city .....

15 Dec 202115 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

If you are flying through Birmingham Airport this Christmas, your lounge options have just increased. As well as the main Aspire Lounge which Rhys recently reviewed here, the No1 Lounge is scheduled .....

If you are flying through Birmingham Airport this Christmas, your lounge options have just increased. As well .....

15 Dec 202115 December 2021 by Rob Burgess

Over the weekend we ran a review of the easyJet Plus membership scheme, which you can read here. Reader Dave pointed out in the comments that there is currently a 15% discount available for new .....

Over the weekend we ran a review of the easyJet Plus membership scheme, which you can read here. Reader Dave .....

15 Dec 202115 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

British Airways has just announced the routes that it will be flying from London Gatwick for Summer 2022. Tickets to 35 destinations have just been released at ba.com. If you want Avios seats for peak .....

British Airways has just announced the routes that it will be flying from London Gatwick for Summer 2022. .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

The Government has announced that the ‘Red List’ will be scrapped from 4am on Wednesday morning. This means that anyone returning to England (and only England for now) from 11 Southern .....

The Government has announced that the ‘Red List’ will be scrapped from 4am on Wednesday morning. .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

If you are looking for a low cost ‘Day 2’ PCR test to take on your arrival back into the UK, Amazon has entered the market with a £34.99 package. Importantly, Amazon is not outsourcing .....

If you are looking for a low cost ‘Day 2’ PCR test to take on your arrival back into the UK, .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

British Airways has announced that it is launching flights to Portland, Oregon in 2022. This is the second time BA has announced the route. It first announced it would fly to Portland in December .....

British Airways has announced that it is launching flights to Portland, Oregon in 2022. This is the second .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rhys Jones • 32 comments

Citibank runs an Avios-earning deal for expats in the UK who move their banking to Citi. Citibank has a standard Avios-earning offer for UK residents who sign up with Citigold Wealth Management, which .....

Citibank runs an Avios-earning deal for expats in the UK who move their banking to Citi. Citibank has a .....

14 Dec 202114 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Virgin Atlantic has announced a £400 million investment from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines, in a move which should hopefully allow the UK airline to survive the Omicron storm. £204 million is .....

Virgin Atlantic has announced a £400 million investment from Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines, in a move .....

13 Dec 202113 December 2021 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments