It was announced in 2022 that Oman Air was seeking membership of the oneworld airline alliance. This was a welcome move, given that British Airways was no longer flying to Muscat and that I’d .....

It was announced in 2022 that Oman Air was seeking membership of the oneworld airline alliance. This was a .....

2 Apr 20242 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

When people discuss airlines in the Middle East they often gloss over Oman Air. In recent years the ME3 – which refers to Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad – have been joined by Riyadh .....

When people discuss airlines in the Middle East they often gloss over Oman Air. In recent years the ME3 .....

18 Nov 202418 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 34 comments

News in brief: Qantas resumes non-stop London flights A few weeks ago, we reported that Qantas had decided to temporarily reroute its Perth to London flights via Singapore due to unfavourable weather .....

News in brief: Qantas resumes non-stop London flights A few weeks ago, we reported that Qantas had decided to .....

29 Aug 202429 August 2024 by Rhys Jones

Back in early August we published a long article about booking Aer Lingus flights using Avios. What we showed was that – assuming you didn’t want to use a British Airways American Express .....

Back in early August we published a long article about booking Aer Lingus flights using Avios. What we showed .....

22 Sep 202322 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments

How can you earn Air France KLM Flying Blue miles from UK credit cards? Flying Blue does not have its own UK credit card. All is not lost though! I want to run through the options if you still want to .....

How can you earn Air France KLM Flying Blue miles from UK credit cards? Flying Blue does not have its own UK .....

1 Mar 20251 March 2025 by Rob Burgess

Riyadh Air hasn’t operated a single commercial flight, yet it’s one of the hottest airlines right now. Airline start-ups come and go; we’ve written about a fair few of them on HfP. .....

Riyadh Air hasn’t operated a single commercial flight, yet it’s one of the hottest airlines right .....

7 Nov 20247 November 2024 by Rhys Jones • 94 comments

There is an excellent deal running from many European cities to Dubai at the moment, via the SkyTeam alliance. From the UK, you can depart from any UK airport with Air France or KLM flights, and .....

There is an excellent deal running from many European cities to Dubai at the moment, via the SkyTeam alliance. .....

20 Jan 202420 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

After a couple of years of on again-off again travel, 2022 has seen a return to vague normality. Huge swathes of the globe were still off limits, of course, including many parts of Asia, but it was .....

After a couple of years of on again-off again travel, 2022 has seen a return to vague normality. Huge swathes .....

26 Dec 202226 December 2022 by Rhys Jones • 49 comments

Air Canada has just announced a major new expansion of its flights to Europe, including additional services to both London and Manchester for next summer. It hopes to fly 100% of the capacity it flew .....

Air Canada has just announced a major new expansion of its flights to Europe, including additional services to .....

7 Sep 20237 September 2023 by Rhys Jones • 12 comments

Radisson Rewards has launched a new ‘multi stay’ bonus points promotion. It seems that Radisson is slowly dipping its toe back into the offers market, with the two promotions they ran last .....

Radisson Rewards has launched a new ‘multi stay’ bonus points promotion. It seems that Radisson is .....

1 Mar 20251 March 2025 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

Airlines tend to make a song and dance about new routes. This is especially the case when a route represents the first flight from anywhere in Europe to a certain city. And yet …. Aer Lingus .....

Airlines tend to make a song and dance about new routes. This is especially the case when a route represents .....

23 Oct 202423 October 2024 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

It looks like JetBlue will launch flights from the US to London Heathrow after all, despite being awarded slots at Stansted and Gatwick. The US airline, which has been planning its first foray into .....

It looks like JetBlue will launch flights from the US to London Heathrow after all, despite being awarded .....

17 Mar 202117 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

American Express Membership Rewards has a new transfer partner – Qatar Airways Privilege Club. On the face of it, you might think that this isn’t hugely exciting. After all, ever since .....

American Express Membership Rewards has a new transfer partner – Qatar Airways Privilege Club. On the .....

27 Apr 202427 April 2024 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

Yesterday, we published three articles profiling three changes that British Airways is rolling out to its customer experience and route network, including: There were, however, even more announcements .....

Yesterday, we published three articles profiling three changes that British Airways is rolling out to its .....

6 Mar 20246 March 2024 by Rhys Jones • 135 comments