The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British Airways amongst its members, has finally opened its first ‘official’ oneworld-branded airport lounge, at Seoul Incheon. This is the .....

The oneworld airline alliance, which includes British Airways amongst its members, has finally opened its .....

23 Jan 202423 January 2024 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

A few weeks ago, we reported that Virgin Atlantic had agreed to launch flights from London to Seoul, as part of a deal with the UK Government to allow the merger between Asiana and Korean Air. One of .....

A few weeks ago, we reported that Virgin Atlantic had agreed to launch flights from London to Seoul, as part .....

25 Mar 202325 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

News in brief: Good Lufthansa business class deal to Seoul If you’re looking to head to Korea in the first half of 2024, Lufthansa has some good deals out of Budapest. Whilst this is clearly a .....

News in brief: Good Lufthansa business class deal to Seoul If you’re looking to head to Korea in the .....

1 Nov 20231 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

Virgin Atlantic has given binding agreements to the UK Competition & Markets Authority to launch flights to Seoul, as part of a deal to allow UK Government approval of the Korean Air and Asiana .....

Virgin Atlantic has given binding agreements to the UK Competition & Markets Authority to launch flights .....

1 Mar 20231 March 2023 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Whilst no announcement has been made, Virgin Atlantic appears to be dropping its daily flight to Shanghai. The flight has been removed from the schedule from 26th October, which is the last day of the .....

Whilst no announcement has been made, Virgin Atlantic appears to be dropping its daily flight to Shanghai. The .....

17 Jul 202417 July 2024 by Rob Burgess • 149 comments

If you thought we’d never see the return of pre-Covid sub-£1,000 long haul business class flight deals, think again. SWISS and Lufthansa have launched an astonishing 2-4-1 sale from the UK and .....

If you thought we’d never see the return of pre-Covid sub-£1,000 long haul business class flight deals, .....

20 Aug 202420 August 2024 by Rob Burgess • 180 comments

I went to a dinner last week sponsored by Expedia which was designed to promote their new ‘Travel Trends’ report for 2024. You can read the full report on the Expedia website here. The one .....

I went to a dinner last week sponsored by Expedia which was designed to promote their new ‘Travel .....

11 Nov 202311 November 2023 by Rob Burgess

This is our review of the brand new oneworld non-Schengen lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. On Wednesday, oneworld finally unveiled its second official oneworld-branded lounge, following the .....

This is our review of the brand new oneworld non-Schengen lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. On Wednesday, .....

21 Feb 202421 February 2024 by Rhys Jones • 86 comments

Etihad is currently offering some aggressive business class sale fares from Dublin. Prices include: Here’s a Maldives example: Travel must be completed by the end of November. It isn’t .....

Etihad is currently offering some aggressive business class sale fares from Dublin. Prices include: .....

25 Jul 202425 July 2024 by Rob Burgess

This is the final article this week based on my interview with Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss at the 40th birthday event for the airline in Las Vegas. Late last week, The Times (paywall) quoted Sir .....

This is the final article this week based on my interview with Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss at the 40th .....

19 Jun 202419 June 2024 by Rhys Jones • 87 comments

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency from early 2024. It joins British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus in .....

Back in August, in an unexpected move, Finnair announced it will be adopting Avios as its loyalty currency .....

30 Oct 202330 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss his trip to Abu Dhabi on the inaugural A380. You can listen to it here .....

News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast Yesterday Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying .....

29 Jul 202329 July 2023 by Rhys Jones

If you’ve never flown on a Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet, you may feel like you have missed out on a historic aviation experience. After all, the Queen of the Skies defined an era and .....

If you’ve never flown on a Boeing 747, the original jumbo jet, you may feel like you have missed out on .....

2 Apr 20232 April 2023 by Rhys Jones • 39 comments

Finnair has launched a new sale, with the long haul offers covering four eastbound long-haul routes. I will ignore the European sale which believes that £546 return in short-haul Business Class to .....

Finnair has launched a new sale, with the long haul offers covering four eastbound long-haul routes. I will .....

27 Jan 202327 January 2023 by Rob Burgess