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Priority Pass and Lounge Club drop No1 Lounges

No1 Lounges, the UK’s leading independent airport lounge group, began its phased reopening yesterday. The flagship site in London Gatwick’s North Terminal was welcoming guests for the .....

No1 Lounges, the UK’s leading independent airport lounge group, began its phased reopening yesterday. .....

by Rob Burgess125 comments

Which airlines have all the Heathrow landing slots?

Which airlines have the most take off and landing slots at London Heathrow Airport? We have had a lot of dicussion on HfP in recent weeks about whether regulatory agencies should lift the 80/20 slot .....

Which airlines have the most take off and landing slots at London Heathrow Airport? We have had a lot of .....

by Rhys Jones24 comments

Slovenia and Guadeloupe added to quarantine list, Singapore and Thailand off

The Government announced this afternoon that anyone returning to England from Slovenia and Guadeloupe will need to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine requirement will kick in from 4am on Saturday .....

The Government announced this afternoon that anyone returning to England from Slovenia and Guadeloupe will .....

by Rob Burgess33 comments

The HfP chat thread – Friday 18th September

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by Rob Burgess158 comments

The HfP chat thread – Thursday 17th September

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by Rob Burgess202 comments

Stay in the new YOTEL London for £30 per night

YOTEL, the small capsule hotel brand, has recently opened a hotel in Clerkenwell, London. With the new YOTEL promotion you can stay in central London for £30 per night. The link to the booking page .....

YOTEL, the small capsule hotel brand, has recently opened a hotel in Clerkenwell, London. With the new YOTEL .....

by Rhys Jones53 comments

Government bans sale of Duty Free electronics and clothing from January

The Government has published its new rules for duty free and tax free sales from 1st January 2021. It is likely to cause significant problems for many retailers, and we may see the end of Dixons .....

The Government has published its new rules for duty free and tax free sales from 1st January 2021. It is .....

by Rob Burgess260 comments

The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 16th September

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by Rob Burgess141 comments

Redesign update: changes to comments and search

When we launched the redesign a few weeks ago we said we would be making some changes based on your feedback. The first update has now been rolled out, and includes changes to the way comments and the .....

When we launched the redesign a few weeks ago we said we would be making some changes based on your feedback. .....

by Rhys Jones83 comments

EU intends to allow a Winter airport slot waiver, with conditions

The European Commission confirmed yesterday that it intends to allow an airport slot waiver for the Winter 20/21 season, which begins at the end of October. As we have covered in earlier articles, .....

The European Commission confirmed yesterday that it intends to allow an airport slot waiver for the Winter .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 15th September

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by Rob Burgess164 comments

London City Airport to cut 35% of staff as flight numbers remain low

London City Airport has opened consultation with its staff over making 239 redundancies. This represents 35% of its employees. The airport is only operating flights to 17 destinations at present. .....

London City Airport has opened consultation with its staff over making 239 redundancies. This represents 35% .....

by Rob Burgess17 comments

The HfP chat thread – Monday 14th September

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the de facto repository for random .....

We have decided to run this daily chat thread on Head for Points during the coronavirus outbreak. .....

by Rob Burgess189 comments