British Airways to restart flights to Dhaka after 12 years

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Local media reports suggest that British Airways is looking to relaunch a service to Dhaka, in Bangladesh, soon.

British Airways has flown to Dhaka before, and last operated a scheduled service to the city in 2009.

With transatlantic traffic stalled, BA is hoping to make better use of its aircraft to other destinations. In September, it announced it would be returning to Lahore and increasing the frequency of its Islamabad flights.

By launching Dhaka it is betting that the ‘visiting friends and relatives’ market picks up faster than its core US business, which remains closed to passengers who have been in the UK and Europe recently.

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Sideshow Bob says:

2 Dec2 December 05:09

I didn’t see a Curve card Amazon offer but I only have the free card. Does that make a difference?
- John says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 05:54
  
  I got it on the free card
  - C says:
    
    2 Dec2 December 06:05
    
    +1
    - allycat says:
      
      2 Dec2 December 07:36
      
      +1 popped up as soon as I logged in but then disappeared without trace once it was dismissed.
      
      Anyone know if this will work with a gift card purchase / top up ?
      - Rob says:
        
        2 Dec2 December 08:38
        
        Curve has no idea what you buy.
- Harry T says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 06:14
  
  Just logged into Curve and seen the offer. I have the free card. Can’t find it again now I’ve dismissed the offer!
  - Alex Sm says:
    
    2 Dec2 December 08:59
    
    You don’t need it because it’s just there and you don’t need a code or anything, just spend 100 and get 10 back
    - Paul Pogba says:
      
      2 Dec2 December 10:21
      
      Is it cumulative or single purchase? I can’t find the T&Cs.
      - Genghis says:
        
        2 Dec2 December 11:33
        
        Cumulative. “It can be one big purchase or a few smaller ones”
Dubious says:

2 Dec2 December 06:05

I notice that the Melia points T&Cs says:
[From the date of purchase, the Gift Card recipient will have six months to activate their code. Once activated, they have one year to use the points.]

Do we know if the points are actually ring fenced and will expire if not used within that 1 year horizon?
- Eugene says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 06:58
  
  I did this last year. Spend 5 euro on site to buy 1000 extra and my balance stayed live
James says:

2 Dec2 December 06:24

Trying to redeem my Melia points but getting an error page every time I hit the “Redeem” button. Anyone else had this problem?
- RichW says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 07:47
  
  I had to get Melia to directly do it on phone previously as had the same issue
  - James says:
    
    2 Dec2 December 09:59
    
    Their website is so poor
s879 says:

2 Dec2 December 07:07

I saw the email for Curve offer and clicked on the link and bought the £100 giftcard. It’s only showing as 1% ie gbp1 in my app. Was I supposed to add it like we do for Amex?
- Rob says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 10:25
  
  It’s a mystery – probably Curve Cash.
  - TGLoyalty says:
    
    2 Dec2 December 11:00
    
    Yes they said to your curve cash
- s879 says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 12:29
  
  Can you see the offers anywhere on the app? I got an email but I can’t see it on my app.
- The Savage Squirrel says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 13:00
  
  It will credit on 17th Dec (hopefully)
Chris H says:

2 Dec2 December 07:09

Any idea how much the 1st class lounge costs? Or is it only 1st class passengers?
- Jonathan says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 07:54
  
  Its about an extra £20, or free if you buy the fully flex ticket I think. They recently changed the rules to say no children under 8.
Jonathan says:

2 Dec2 December 07:31

On Stena you also get free lounge access if you have a Stena gold card – and its pretty easy to get.
Mark Peterborough says:

2 Dec2 December 07:31

Pity about Now TV, that was exactly my plan after avios was leaving.
- Jonny says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 07:47
  
  Yes is a shame about NOW TV as you could also combine with special offers – so it essentially works as cash.
  It is still possible to order a load of vouchers though and add as credit to keep you going for a while.
- Gary says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 11:14
  
  I came on to say the same thing. I just loaded my account with enough credit to keep me going for the next 6 months and I’m on an offer to so it’s cost me very little in CC vouchers. You can convert up until end of Jan.
  - Mark Peterborough says:
    
    2 Dec2 December 17:26
    
    Cheers , I think I will convert some of mine before the deadline for future use.
John says:

2 Dec2 December 07:47

Stena Plus lounges on their Irish sea ferries have been around for over a decade!

What they are actually announcing is three new ferries on those routes, not the lounges.

They are nice though, and the main advantage is if you have a car you get priority disembarkation when you arrive
- Rhys says:
  
  2 Dec2 December 09:27
  
  You can tell we don’t write about ferries often!
  - BuildTheWall says:
    
    2 Dec2 December 10:43
    
    Rhys, why not do a review of the ferry including the lounge and cabins? Can combine with some hotel reviews on either side.
    - Rob says:
      
      2 Dec2 December 11:00
      
      Could do actually. Check out the Pullman is Liverpool and then try something in Belfast.
      - SM says:
        
        2 Dec2 December 23:51
        
        The Merchant hotel in Belfast? I will miss their cocktail bar this Christmas 🙁