Aer Lingus has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Features include new ‘seating pods’, wireless charging points, contactless food and drink ordering and .....

Aer Lingus has unveiled its refurbished lounge in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Features include new .....

5 Sep 20215 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has retired the ex-BMI Airbus A321 fleet which flew many mid-haul routes. These were short-haul aircraft which still had flat beds in business class and .....

As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has retired the ex-BMI Airbus A321 fleet which flew many .....

1 Nov 20201 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

The ‘new’ Flybe looks like it will be heading to London Heathrow Airport, as the rescued airline picks up 86 weekly slots from British Airways. These will be used for: 25 flights per week .....

The ‘new’ Flybe looks like it will be heading to London Heathrow Airport, as the rescued airline .....

28 Apr 202128 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

One thing I picked up on my trip to ITB in Berlin this week was a discount code for BMI Regional. Discount code captain will get you 10% off your next flight. It is valid for bookings by, and travel .....

One thing I picked up on my trip to ITB in Berlin this week was a discount code for BMI Regional. Discount .....

9 Mar 20189 March 2018 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

It’s back. After the big British Airways sell-off of First Class crockery and other items before Christmas, a sale of Club World products has turned up on eBay by a company called .....

It’s back. After the big British Airways sell-off of First Class crockery and other items before .....

24 Mar 202124 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Many HfP readers have an MBNA credit card, primarily the (not available to the general public) Horizon card: For the benefit of new readers, MBNA used to dominate the ‘air miles’ credit .....

Many HfP readers have an MBNA credit card, primarily the (not available to the general public) Horizon card: .....

12 Nov 202012 November 2020 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

Eastern Airways, formerly a Flybe franchise, has announced flights to Heathrow from its base at Teesside International (formerly Durham Tees Valley Airport). This is a new route for Eastern, and there .....

Eastern Airways, formerly a Flybe franchise, has announced flights to Heathrow from its base at Teesside .....

9 Aug 20209 August 2020 by Rhys Jones • 25 comments

Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREENOW.  For some reason, the mytaxi black cab app – owned by BMW and Daimler – decided that being called .....

Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREENOW.  For some reason, the .....

9 Oct 20199 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

13 months after its collapse a new management team is declaring that Flybe will restart flights this summer. Or will it ….? The road to this point has been a rocky one. It involves the .....

13 months after its collapse a new management team is declaring that Flybe will restart flights this summer. .....

17 Apr 202117 April 2021 by Rhys Jones • 46 comments

Leading Hotels of the World is currently offering free membership of Leaders Club for one year, saving you the usual $175 annual fee. This is the first time that I have ever seen an ‘open to .....

Leading Hotels of the World is currently offering free membership of Leaders Club for one year, saving you the .....

12 Apr 202112 April 2021 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Leading Hotels of the World has decided to ditch the $175 annual membership fee for its Leaders Club loyalty programme. Back in April, I covered a rare special offer from Leading Hotels of the World. .....

Leading Hotels of the World has decided to ditch the $175 annual membership fee for its Leaders Club loyalty .....

9 Jul 20219 July 2021 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Judging by a raft of cancellation emails sent out to our readers this afternoon, British Airways has, permanently, suspended flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to London Heathrow.  I cannot see any .....

Judging by a raft of cancellation emails sent out to our readers this afternoon, British Airways has, .....

27 May 202027 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that you don’t miss out on any short-notice deals or offers, we also offer this weekly summary .....

Welcome to our weekly newsletter! Whilst we encourage email readers to sign up to our daily emails so that .....

5 Sep 20205 September 2020 by Rhys Jones

British Airways is the big winner from the collapse of Flybe as it has been given the 12 daily Summer slot pairs at Heathrow used by the airline. Given that Air New Zealand received £20m for its .....

British Airways is the big winner from the collapse of Flybe as it has been given the 12 daily Summer slot .....

11 Mar 202011 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments