The HfP chat thread – Thursday 8th July

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• Rob says:

  8 Jul8 July 09:38

  If you signed up for the BA data breach claim, you won’t be pleased to know that all hell broke out on Flyertalk last night after the settlement figure was published.

  Suffice it to say that anyone who believed the numbers being quoted by the lawyers (as opposed to our prediction) was taken for a ride. No guarantee that what was published and now deleted was correct but there was enough accompanying detail to make it sound genuine.

  • Doug M says:

    8 Jul8 July 09:58

    I don’t find the amount mentioned surprising, but the expectation it wouldn’t be like this is surprising.
    It’s interesting BA can completely screw up looking after the data as they did, see the fine imposed reduced to a trivial sum for them, and then force what little they pay out to be concealed behind NDA. I’d like to see much tougher rules regarding NDA, using them for commercial reasons is almost always unacceptable.

    • Lady London says:

      8 Jul8 July 10:46

      I have absolutely no idea why BA would even bother to try to enforce a “mass NDA”. It’s a contradiction in itself. Just looks bad, and impossible to ensure it will be effective.

      Like…”first payee’s wife blurts out the amount, and that triggers BA to pay nobody because the NDA has been breached? Really?

  • yorkieflyer says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:03

    TBH the figure sounded reasonable and my name is on the list

    • Guernsey Globetrotter says:

      8 Jul8 July 10:17

      Approximately how many Greggs sausage rolls would it buy?! Is it even enough for a decent travel kettle?!

      • Richie says:

        8 Jul8 July 11:09

        Thirty of those cheap kettles as mentioned in the May half term review.

    • Lady London says:

      8 Jul8 July 10:48

      Well I don’t prostitute my personal data for… say… £ 3 0 0. There is *no* amount that would be sufficient for me given the longterm consequences of my data being out there.

      • marcw says:

        8 Jul8 July 11:06

        Don’t store your data with them then, then you don’t have to prostitute your data for anything.

    • Number9 says:

      8 Jul8 July 11:05

      Mine to, and I’ve always taken the view if it’s say enough for a takeaway for Sunday night great, if it’s a little bit more will be spending money when I take grandson to WWE at O2 if it’s high 3 figures it will go in holiday spending money pot.

• Sina says:

  8 Jul8 July 09:48

  I know this has been asked billion times, but can anyone recommend a fast & cheap Lateral flow & day 2 & 8 test for Eurotunnel?

  Also, do you know if I enter Belgium by land for transit, do I need to do PCR?

  • Nick Burch says:

    8 Jul8 July 11:48

    Qured are £33 with the BA etc discount for lateral flow, supervised by video call, PDF normally within an hour. Randox are pretty cheap and normally decent for 2+8

• John says:

  8 Jul8 July 09:56

  Pretty catastrophic publicity for the new W in Edinburgh.

  https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/08/a-great-city-has-been-defaced-why-has-a-poo-emoji-arrived-on-edinburghs-skyline

  • Anna says:

    8 Jul8 July 09:58

    Lol! I noticed this when we were there in April but thought more along the lines of Mr Whippy ice cream (also disgusting) 🤣

  • Harry T says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:06

    It’s really not that bad.

  • T says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:12

    It can be improved! Just signed this petition … https://www.change.org/p/embra-cooncil-pit-googly-eyes-oan-the-jobby

  • Lady London says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:57

    Love it. One gets the feeling that getting the article out gave a great feeling to the author

  • Memesweeper says:

    8 Jul8 July 12:46

    The great city’s skyline is already defaced by a very hig statute of Melville, who proactively helped the slave trade. The W is a hell of a lot less nasty to look at than that.

• T says:

  8 Jul8 July 10:07

  Last question about London hotels (at least for a while). I find feedback from HfP readers more valuable than ratings on Tripadvisor etc.

  Thoughts on Hilton Paddington?

  • Ja says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:26

    Depends what your reason for being there is. I have stayed single nights and it is perfectly reasonable but nothing exciting. It’s clean comfortable but probably wouldn’t want to stay if I was to spend a week in London

  • The Lord says:

    8 Jul8 July 11:00

    Decent location, easy walk to Hyde Park and Regents Park. Easy stroll into Soho and Oxford Street. Not on the nicest street though, pretty average.

• N says:

  8 Jul8 July 10:16

  Anyone else got a fancypants personalised video from the Amex business team, but where your business name is completely wrong?

  • Sam says:

    8 Jul8 July 10:19

    Lol. Mzbusiness for me which is wrong. Same as yours?

    • Sam G says:

      8 Jul8 July 10:39

      I got a random business name as well!

    • N says:

      8 Jul8 July 10:49

      Pharma Ventures for me, which is as far away from my line of business as is possible !!!

      • Crafty says:

        8 Jul8 July 17:53

        GDPR breach?

• yorkieflyer says:

  8 Jul8 July 10:37

  The transport secretary’s travel update in the House of Commons is due at 11:30 BST. Amber quarantine rules the expected subject

• Mco says:

  8 Jul8 July 10:57

  I need to get from LGW area to Kings Cross tomorrow. What’s the cheapest taxi company? Uber?

  • John says:

    8 Jul8 July 11:01

    What’s wrong with a 45 minute train for around £10

    • Mco says:

      8 Jul8 July 11:11

      Two suitcases and strolley. Can’t manage on my own. Is it a direct train to kings cross area?

      • Optimus Prime says:

        8 Jul8 July 11:16

        Yes. It’s the train to Bedford via London Bridge.

        • Mco says:

          8 Jul8 July 11:22

          Yeah can’t be changing trains. Prefer to just taxi it. What’s the cheapest option?

        • Lady London says:

          8 Jul8 July 11:26

          no there are through trains to St Pancras (adjacent to Kings Cross) too.

          What’s your ultimate destination? some changes to trains going further North are on same platform at St Pancras

        • Optimus Prime says:

          8 Jul8 July 12:12

          It’s a direct service, “via London Bridge” is just how it’s announced. So that you know it doesn’t go through London Victoria like other services.

      • Gavin says:

        8 Jul8 July 11:32

        @Mco, it’s a direct train, no changes. It’ll be much quicker than a taxi, too! 45 mins for train, about 1 hr 30 mins for taxi. Pre-booked minicabs seem to be about £65 from Gatwick to King’s Cross.

      • John says:

        8 Jul8 July 19:28

        I’ve seen many people carry more than that. Just go after 9.30, can pay by contactless

        • Mco says:

          8 Jul8 July 22:42

          Thanks all

• TheInsiderFly says:

  8 Jul8 July 10:58

  If you enter Portugal (Porto) with only one jab, do you have to see out your 14 day quarantine or could you quarantine at a villa for 5 days and then fly home?

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