The Competition & Markets Authority has today published its provisional findings into its 18 month review of the ‘UK to US’ part of the transatlantic joint venture operated by British .....

The Competition & Markets Authority has today published its provisional findings into its 18 month review .....

7 May 20207 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian must not receive Government support and be allowed to fail. .....

However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that .....

29 Apr 202029 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

What flights can you book with Avios if you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham or anywhere outside London? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for .....

What flights can you book with Avios if you live in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham or anywhere .....

16 Apr 202016 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 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

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your miles INTO a hotel .....

Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes.  What is .....

6 Mar 20206 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

On 2nd January, Finnair announced that it was adding a 6th daily weekday service from London Heathrow to Helsinki. It also announced plans to turn a second daily service into a long-haul flight, .....

On 2nd January, Finnair announced that it was adding a 6th daily weekday service from London Heathrow to .....

28 Jan 202028 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

One Mile at a Time is reporting that Finnair has started to block its business class availability for partner airline award redemptions beyond 60 days in advance. This means you will no longer be able .....

One Mile at a Time is reporting that Finnair has started to block its business class availability for partner .....

24 Jan 202024 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 213 comments

Finnair has launched its Winter sale – and all flights earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points. There are special Business Class fares to Asia from the UK via Helsinki, valid .....

Finnair has launched its Winter sale – and all flights earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club .....

11 Jan 202011 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

This is our review of the new Finnair Platinum Wing at Helsinki Airport, accessible only by British Airways Executive Club Gold members and oneworld equivalents.  We also pop into the new Business .....

This is our review of the new Finnair Platinum Wing at Helsinki Airport, accessible only by British Airways .....

14 Dec 201914 December 2019 by HfP team • 44 comments

Finnair – a British Airways partner – is currently selling Business Class flights from Oslo to Singapore for as low as NOK 13,360 (£1,100) return. As well as Finnair’s excellent .....

Finnair – a British Airways partner – is currently selling Business Class flights from Oslo to .....

12 Dec 201912 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

News in brief: Good Avios-earning Finnair deals to Asia Finnair has launched a Black Friday sale to Asia. What makes this sale attractive is that: you can start from London, Manchester and Edinburgh .....

News in brief: Good Avios-earning Finnair deals to Asia Finnair has launched a Black Friday sale to Asia. What .....

27 Nov 201927 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 173 comments

Finnair has always run special flights to Lapland over Christmas, but from the UK the market was dominated by Thomas Cook who offered direct services. With Thomas Cook now out of the picture, Finnair .....

Finnair has always run special flights to Lapland over Christmas, but from the UK the market was dominated by .....

2 Nov 20192 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Finnair announced yesterday that it is launching a new route to Busan in South Korea next year. This will be the first direct flight to Busan from anywhere in Europe.  As Finnair is a British Airways .....

Finnair announced yesterday that it is launching a new route to Busan in South Korea next year. This will be .....

11 Jul 201911 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 164 comments

Good news for anyone who lives in Scotland or Ireland, because Finnair is increasing flights this winter from both Edinburgh and Dublin to its hub in Helsinki. Edinburgh will have up to six weekly .....

Good news for anyone who lives in Scotland or Ireland, because Finnair is increasing flights this winter from .....

30 Jun 201930 June 2019 by Rhys Jones • Leave a comment