Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the airline on how workers will be protected during the coronavirus crisis. We don’t have .....

Unite and GMB, the two main unions which represent British Airways staff, have reached an agreement with the .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

There have been a few British Airways coronavirus developments in recent days which are worth mentioning.  We didn’t rush out an article at the time as very few of you are currently flying, but .....

There have been a few British Airways coronavirus developments in recent days which are worth mentioning.  We .....

1 Apr 20201 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

If you are running low on reading material whilst sat at home, British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. As you can see at this link, you .....

If you are running low on reading material whilst sat at home, British Airways and The Economist have brought .....

1 Apr 20201 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Now that all British Airways 2-4-1 vouchers have been extended by 6 months (see our article here), you may be wondering what to do with it. Although it may seem a little early, now may be the time to .....

Now that all British Airways 2-4-1 vouchers have been extended by 6 months (see our article here), you may be .....

30 Mar 202030 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 142 comments

If you think that there are no British Airways long-haul flights currently available to book, think again.  There is a surprising amount still scheduled to operate during April. Even if you have no .....

If you think that there are no British Airways long-haul flights currently available to book, think again.  .....

29 Mar 202029 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

You will remember that British Airways has been allowing people to cancel forthcoming flights in return for a British Airways travel voucher for a number of weeks. It has also been .....

You will remember that British Airways has been allowing people to cancel forthcoming flights in return for a .....

27 Mar 202027 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments

British Airways has just announced the measures it is taking to ensure you may still be able to enjoy your status benefits once travel restrictions lift. To be honest, it’s not good enough.  .....

British Airways has just announced the measures it is taking to ensure you may still be able to enjoy your .....

26 Mar 202026 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 155 comments

Now that the majority of flights are grounded, different airlines are choosing different strategies on how they try and retain future customer bookings. We are not, for once, talking about the .....

Now that the majority of flights are grounded, different airlines are choosing different strategies on how .....

26 Mar 202026 March 2020 by Rhys Jones • 75 comments

Following a number of days of talks with British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and representatives from UK airports, the Government has refused to provide a package of financial support for the UK .....

Following a number of days of talks with British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and representatives from UK .....

24 Mar 202024 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 207 comments

Finally …. With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers have been extended by six months. .....

Finally …. With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 146 comments

The Independent reports today that the Government is about to suspend the rules which guarantee you a swift refund when you cancel a package holiday. The article is here. One intriguing feature of my .....

The Independent reports today that the Government is about to suspend the rules which guarantee you a swift .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments

There is increasing speculation that the UK Government may move to take partial control of British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic this week as part of a bail-out of the aviation sector. It may .....

There is increasing speculation that the UK Government may move to take partial control of British Airways, .....

23 Mar 202023 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 155 comments

British Airways issued a notice to the travel trade on Sunday evening to warn that the call centre in Delhi has been closed down by the Indian Government.   This is part of a coronavirus clampdown. .....

British Airways issued a notice to the travel trade on Sunday evening to warn that the call centre in Delhi .....

22 Mar 202022 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

There is still a big question mark over how British Airways will operate for the next couple of months.  IAG, BA’s parent company, has said that it intends to ground 75% of flights from April .....

There is still a big question mark over how British Airways will operate for the next couple of months.  IAG, .....

20 Mar 202020 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 185 comments