If you are looking to redeem Avios for flights to Central or South America, you may end up booking BA’s sister airline Iberia.  With British Airways announcing the closure of the Lima route .....

If you are looking to redeem Avios for flights to Central or South America, you may end up booking BA’s .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from .....

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

British Airways has launched another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. We aren’t going to make too much of a fuss because, at 30%, it is a very weak bonus compared to the 50% offers that .....

British Airways has launched another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. We aren’t going to make .....

20 Dec 202020 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is our review of a British Airways day trip to Gibraltar. There are very few places at the moment that have no entry restrictions on arrival (such as quarantine or a requirement to show a PCR .....

This is our review of a British Airways day trip to Gibraltar. There are very few places at the moment that .....

19 Dec 202019 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 109 comments

British Airways appears to be quietly re-instating flights to Heathrow Terminal 3. The changes appear on ba.com from the end of March, which is when the IATA summer schedule begins. Here is a Krakow .....

British Airways appears to be quietly re-instating flights to Heathrow Terminal 3. The changes appear on .....

19 Dec 202019 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment

This time last year, IAG, parent of BA and Iberia, announced its intention to acquire Air Europa. Air Europa is the third-largest airline in Spain, after Iberia and Vueling, operating around 15% of .....

This time last year, IAG, parent of BA and Iberia, announced its intention to acquire Air Europa. Air Europa .....

19 Dec 202019 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 43 comments

British Airways has just launched its latest sale. Until midnight on 2nd February, BA is offering Club World tickets from £1,199. There are some excellent deals to be had, with consistently low .....

British Airways has just launched its latest sale. Until midnight on 2nd February, BA is offering Club World .....

18 Dec 202018 December 2020 by Sinead Archer • 42 comments

British Airways has just made some sweeping cancellations for 2021, in many cases cancelling routes entirely. The following routes have been permanently suspended, according to internal .....

British Airways has just made some sweeping cancellations for 2021, in many cases cancelling routes entirely. .....

17 Dec 202017 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 413 comments

Which British Airways airport lounges are open over Christmas? We have got hold of a copy of BA’s internal lounge access guidelines for the Christmas period. The good news for anyone flying .....

Which British Airways airport lounges are open over Christmas? We have got hold of a copy of BA’s .....

16 Dec 202016 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments

News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights to Buenos Aires for next Summer. In a throwback to how the route used to operated, the .....

News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights .....

15 Dec 202015 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Yesterday we took a look at Avios pricing when you fly with British Airways partner airlines, primarily other members of the oneworld airline alliance. This means flights on Alaska Airlines, American .....

Yesterday we took a look at Avios pricing when you fly with British Airways partner airlines, primarily other .....

14 Dec 202014 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

18 months ago, British Airways brought in a new pricing chart for Avios bookings on partner airlines. As we have barely mentioned it since, I thought we’d take another look. This is a two-part .....

18 months ago, British Airways brought in a new pricing chart for Avios bookings on partner airlines. As we .....

13 Dec 202013 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

British Airways has sent out a targetted offer to some Gold card holders that will let you earn a Gold Upgrade Voucher far more easily than usual. Gold status is not the end of the road when it comes .....

British Airways has sent out a targetted offer to some Gold card holders that will let you earn a Gold Upgrade .....

11 Dec 202011 December 2020 by Rhys Jones • 8 comments

Here’s one you didn’t see coming. British Airways, via its BA CityFlyer subsidiary, is launching 11 routes from Southampton next Summer. Southampton was, as the picture below shows, a .....

Here’s one you didn’t see coming. British Airways, via its BA CityFlyer subsidiary, is launching .....

9 Dec 20209 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments