British Airways has announced that it is suspending all flights from London City Airport from Monday 23rd March. The suspension is initially set to run until Saturday 4th April although you would .....

British Airways has announced that it is suspending all flights from London City Airport from Monday 23rd .....

20 Mar 202020 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Our main article today is about BA’s unwillingness to let you claim an online cash refund for an Avios flight. We have now found a way of triggering a cash refund – as opposed to a voucher .....

Our main article today is about BA’s unwillingness to let you claim an online cash refund for an Avios .....

19 Mar 202019 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 1143 comments

Why is British Airways deliberately blocking online cash refunds for Avios BA flight bookings? One topic has dominated my inbox and the HFP comments over the last couple of days – the withdrawal .....

Why is British Airways deliberately blocking online cash refunds for Avios BA flight bookings? One topic has .....

19 Mar 202019 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 259 comments

Inverness Airport is not much to look at, although I’ve seen far worse.  The entire airport seems about the size of the Business Class Lounge at the Qatar Airways base in Doha. It has, however, .....

Inverness Airport is not much to look at, although I’ve seen far worse.  The entire airport seems about .....

18 Mar 202018 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Is there a risk of losing your Avios points and Virgin Flying Club points if the airlines go bankrupt?  And is it even a realistic possibility? To be honest, this isn’t an article I wanted to .....

Is there a risk of losing your Avios points and Virgin Flying Club points if the airlines go bankrupt?  And .....

17 Mar 202017 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 345 comments

I just wanted to drop this in quickly for anyone who is flying on Tuesday. According to a post on Flyertalk on Monday evening from someone who is known to be a British Airways employee, the Terminal 5 .....

I just wanted to drop this in quickly for anyone who is flying on Tuesday. According to a post on Flyertalk on .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst other airlines, put out a Stock Market announcement this morning. The group is to cut capacity – in terms of miles flown .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst other airlines, put out a Stock .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 123 comments

One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club status and vouchers due to coronavirus – read here. We have, unsurprisingly, had a .....

One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 133 comments

The United States Government has just announced that the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will be added to the United States travel ban. Non-US passport holders / non-US residents will not be .....

The United States Government has just announced that the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will be added .....

14 Mar 202014 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 390 comments

Finally ….. British Airways has seen the light and is now allowing you to cancel ALL flights up to 31st May, in return for a travel voucher. However …. I am not convinced you should .....

Finally ….. British Airways has seen the light and is now allowing you to cancel ALL flights up to 31st .....

13 Mar 202013 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 873 comments

British Airways has decided to end the practice of automatically sending out plastic cards to Gold, Silver and Bronze members of British Airways Executive Club. It has also stopped issuing paper .....

British Airways has decided to end the practice of automatically sending out plastic cards to Gold, Silver and .....

13 Mar 202013 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 185 comments

If you have any friends or relatives stuck in Italy, pass this on. A revised BA travel advisory, issued at 1pm today, states that British Airways will now pay the costs of passengers who wish to leave .....

If you have any friends or relatives stuck in Italy, pass this on. A revised BA travel advisory, issued at 1pm .....

12 Mar 202012 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Luckily for us, as Rhys is in Australia on his £185 Qantas deal this week, we were able to get some outline coverage of the US / EU travel ban into our 6am email.  It’s now time to take a .....

Luckily for us, as Rhys is in Australia on his £185 Qantas deal this week, we were able to get some outline .....

12 Mar 202012 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 129 comments

Donald Trump made a late announcement yesterday stating that all travel between continental Europe and the USA will be suspended from midnight on Friday. Travel from the UK will not be affected. .....

Donald Trump made a late announcement yesterday stating that all travel between continental Europe and the USA .....

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