British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational switching from another alliance to BA they will do it for top staff, but apart from that .....

British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational .....

31 Mar 202231 March 2022 by Rob Burgess • 87 comments

Etihad has had a rough time of it in the past few years. A major restructuring took place before covid and the airline decided to shift focus from trying to compete with Emirates in scale to becoming .....

Etihad has had a rough time of it in the past few years. A major restructuring took place before covid and the .....

19 Nov 202119 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

I don’t know when this happened, given that no-one has been booking Iberia redemption flights for much of the past two years, but there has been a big improvement. Historically, taxes and .....

I don’t know when this happened, given that no-one has been booking Iberia redemption flights for much .....

16 Jun 202216 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

In an interesting move, and one which is beneficial to most of our readers, British Airways has restricted the ability of some frequent flyer programmes to book redemption seats. Put very simply, it .....

In an interesting move, and one which is beneficial to most of our readers, British Airways has restricted the .....

6 Nov 20236 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

There is some exciting news today for anyone who has a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. BA and American Express have unveiled two important changes to how the companion .....

There is some exciting news today for anyone who has a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion .....

13 Jun 202213 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 147 comments

This is Part 2 of our coverage today on the changes to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. (Which, for the reasons we explained in Part 1 – click here – should .....

This is Part 2 of our coverage today on the changes to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion .....

13 Jun 202213 June 2022 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

In a surprising move, given the close relationship between British Airways and American Airlines, BA and US carrier JetBlue have applied for permission to launch codeshare flights. We are likely to .....

In a surprising move, given the close relationship between British Airways and American Airlines, BA and US .....

25 May 202425 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

We’ve talked a lot about airline status matches recently. Many airlines have become a lot more aggressive in their attempts to poach the best customers of their rivals. If you have elite status .....

We’ve talked a lot about airline status matches recently. Many airlines have become a lot more .....

29 Aug 202429 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

The US Department of Transport has now given its final approval to the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also .....

The US Department of Transport has now given its final approval to the Aer Lingus application to join the .....

23 Dec 202023 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

The oneworld airline alliance has been on a run recently. It announced that oneworld connect partner Fiji Airways will become a full member next year and Oman Air is hurtling towards full integration, .....

The oneworld airline alliance has been on a run recently. It announced that oneworld connect partner Fiji .....

19 Jun 202419 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 44 comments

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit card news, hints and tips. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up to this free .....

Welcome to the Head for Points weekly newsletter, full of the latest Avios, travel loyalty and travel credit .....

23 Nov 202423 November 2024 by Rhys Jones

News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British Airways peak and off peak calendar for Avios redemptions in 2023. Our friend Andrew has taken .....

News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British .....

6 Apr 20226 April 2022 by Rhys Jones • 23 comments

News in brief: British Airways resorting to Titan charter aircraft at London Gatwick British Airways has quietly leased charter aircraft from Titan Airways to operate flights from London Gatwick. This .....

News in brief: British Airways resorting to Titan charter aircraft at London Gatwick British Airways has .....

28 Apr 202228 April 2022 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well as the latest reviews and features from the Head for Points team. If you are not a .....

Welcome to The Travel Brief, your weekly trade round-up of UK business travel and travel loyalty news as well .....

7 Apr 20257 April 2025 by Rob Burgess