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This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. In May I was .....
This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at George Best Belfast City Airport. It is part of our series of .....
22 Aug 202422 August 2024 • 44 comments
News in brief: Earns Avios at Gail’s bakeries Gail’s has become the latest retailer to join the ‘in-store’ list of Avios partners. Effective immediately, you will earn 5 Avios .....
News in brief: Earns Avios at Gail’s bakeries Gail’s has become the latest retailer to join the .....
8 Aug 20248 August 2024 • 81 comments
British Airways has released some photographs of its new short haul seating on an actual aircraft. To date we’d been restricted to seeing a mock-up in a staged environment. The first aircraft .....
British Airways has released some photographs of its new short haul seating on an actual aircraft. To date .....
17 May 202417 May 2024 • 175 comments
British Airways appears to have extended elite status for some people who were due to lose it part-way through the 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 membership year. This includes my wife and I which .....
British Airways appears to have extended elite status for some people who were due to lose it part-way through .....
5 Apr 20255 April 2025 • 151 comments
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected British Airways Executive Club members. The Virgin Atlantic match does not have the £99 .....
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 70 comments
The biggest difference between the new Club Iberia Plus and the new British Airways Club is the way that you can earn tier points from partners. BA’s failure here is total. Club Iberia Plus has .....
The biggest difference between the new Club Iberia Plus and the new British Airways Club is the way that you .....
3 Apr 20253 April 2025 • 77 comments
British Airways and American Express appear to have launched a decent cashback offer this morning. You will get 10% back on all transactions at ba.com, and this should (not guaranteed) include taxes .....
British Airways and American Express appear to have launched a decent cashback offer this morning. You will .....
31 Jul 202431 July 2024 • 127 comments
Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you will know that it has had no airport lounge facilities recently due to redevelopment. The .....
Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you .....
5 Jul 20245 July 2024 • 11 comments
Our articles on the new British Airways long-haul brunch and late evening meal changes this week caused a lot of discussion. Oliver Ranson of Airline Revenue Economics produced an interesting analysis .....
Our articles on the new British Airways long-haul brunch and late evening meal changes this week caused a lot .....
24 Oct 202424 October 2024 • 408 comments
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the Electronic Travel Authorisation programme. The ETA scheme forces most people visiting the United .....
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the .....
17 Jan 202517 January 2025 • 176 comments
With the changes to British Airways Club, many people have been looking to other oneworld frequent flyer programmes as alternatives. (And, yes, we’ve now given up on BA backtracking to a large .....
With the changes to British Airways Club, many people have been looking to other oneworld frequent flyer .....
1 May 20251 May 2025 • 73 comments
Iberia has announced changes to Iberia Plus this afternoon. As expected, it will be easier to earn status by crediting British Airways flights to Club Iberia Plus than British Airways Club. You will .....
Iberia has announced changes to Iberia Plus this afternoon. As expected, it will be easier to earn status by .....
12 Feb 202512 February 2025 • 443 comments
Why should you get the free British Airways American Express credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you apply for the free British Airways American Express credit .....
Why should you get the free British Airways American Express credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 .....
1 Feb 20251 February 2025
Two weeks ago we wrote about the experience Rhys had when a hacker got into his brother’s Avios account, which was part of a family account including Rhys, and drained over 500,000 Avios from family .....
Two weeks ago we wrote about the experience Rhys had when a hacker got into his brother’s Avios account, .....
21 Feb 202521 February 2025 • 185 comments
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