If you told people that, for a handful of months before the pandemic, Manchester Airport operated a private terminal where you could escape the crowds and be chauffeur driven to your aircraft, I doubt .....

If you told people that, for a handful of months before the pandemic, Manchester Airport operated a private .....

10 May 202410 May 2024 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. Short haul operations restarted in 2022 following the launch of BA subsidiary BA Euroflyer. .....

British Airways continues to rebuild its Gatwick schedules and is now close to where it was pre-pandemic. .....

21 Mar 202521 March 2025 by Rhys Jones • 53 comments

Storm Eunice is causing disruption at Heathrow and other airports in the South East as pilots struggle to land aircraft in high winds. The Met Office has issued a red weather warning due to high winds .....

Storm Eunice is causing disruption at Heathrow and other airports in the South East as pilots struggle to land .....

18 Feb 202218 February 2022 by Rhys Jones • 59 comments

Volotea is an interesting airline which rarely comes onto our radar in the UK. This is despite the fact that it is one of the fastest growing independent airlines in Europe. It has bases in 19 medium .....

Volotea is an interesting airline which rarely comes onto our radar in the UK. This is despite the fact that .....

26 Jul 202326 July 2023 by Rob Burgess

I’m sure that many HfP readers have never flown on a propeller aircraft. However, British Airways is bringing back this unique – and pretty slow – experience for the summer. A few .....

I’m sure that many HfP readers have never flown on a propeller aircraft. However, British Airways is .....

14 Feb 202514 February 2025 by Rob Burgess • 135 comments

Rob writes: I’ve met some fascinating people in 11 years of running this site, and Tom is absolutely one of them. Twenty years younger than me and independently wealthy after founding an IT .....

Rob writes: I’ve met some fascinating people in 11 years of running this site, and Tom is absolutely one .....

7 May 20237 May 2023 by HfP team • 44 comments

With British Airways unlikely to return to Thailand for a few years, due to a shortage of long haul aircraft and the unattractive economics of a route with modest premium traffic, you need to look .....

With British Airways unlikely to return to Thailand for a few years, due to a shortage of long haul aircraft .....

16 Aug 202316 August 2023 by Rob Burgess

British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man British airline in possession of a good fortune, must be in want .....

British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally .....

24 Jul 202424 July 2024 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments

The Retreat Suite is a brand new concept from Virgin Atlantic on its new A330neo aircraft. It comprises two enlarged Upper Class suites in the centre of row 1. Virgin Atlantic says it is its .....

The Retreat Suite is a brand new concept from Virgin Atlantic on its new A330neo aircraft. It comprises two .....

3 Feb 20243 February 2024 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

The USA has published full details today of what vaccinations and tests you will require to enter the United States from 8th November 2021. Details have been scant since the United States announced it .....

The USA has published full details today of what vaccinations and tests you will require to enter the United .....

25 Oct 202125 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 151 comments

This is our review of the Hilton Frankfurt City Centre hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save up to 20%*’ promotion, last week I took a whirlwind trip to visit two Hilton hotels .....

This is our review of the Hilton Frankfurt City Centre hotel. For Hilton’s ‘Stay Longer and save .....

3 Sep 20233 September 2023 by Sinead Archer • 27 comments

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing group. Ever since I saw Swinton Park on BBC’s Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby .....

This is our review of the Swinton Park Hotel in Yorkshire, part of the ‘Beyond Green’ marketing .....

30 Nov 202430 November 2024 by Conny Urban • 20 comments

Rob writes: Last month, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you can fly 15 of the SkyTeam alliance carriers by the end of 2024, you will receive 1 million .....

Rob writes: Last month, SAS announced the million points challenge – here’s our article. If you .....

25 Nov 202425 November 2024 by HfP team • 78 comments

I was in Norway last week, seeing how Norse Atlantic’s Premium cabin performed as a short-haul seat on the Gatwick to Oslo route. (‘Very well’ is the answer as my Norse Atlantic .....

I was in Norway last week, seeing how Norse Atlantic’s Premium cabin performed as a short-haul seat on .....

24 Aug 202224 August 2022 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments