News in brief: Aer Lingus COO makes interesting statements re Avios redemptions in Aer Club Business Traveller ran an interview last month with Mike Rutter, Chief Operating Officer of Aer Lingus.  I .....

News in brief: Aer Lingus COO makes interesting statements re Avios redemptions in Aer Club Business Traveller .....

21 Dec 201521 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 37 comments

Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public presentation for its bondholders on the performance of BA, Iberia, Vueling and now Aer Lingus. The .....

Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public .....

7 Nov 20157 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Vueling is the Spanish version of easyJet.  Few people know that it is owned by IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus. Whilst British Airways has essentially abandoned .....

Vueling is the Spanish version of easyJet.  Few people know that it is owned by IAG, the parent company of .....

27 Oct 201527 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them.  Click here to see the other articles. When British .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

20 Sep 201520 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them.  Click here to see the other articles. When British .....

The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....

18 Aug 201518 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

News in brief: 150 Clubcard points (360 Avios) with Now 91 CD Amazingly, the ‘Now That’s What I Call Music’ compilation CD collection is still going strong!  The 91st installment is .....

News in brief: 150 Clubcard points (360 Avios) with Now 91 CD Amazingly, the ‘Now That’s What I .....

2 Jul 20152 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The British Airways credit card contract was up for renewal recently.  I don’t know when the current deal was ending – the only bit of news I managed to find out in advance was that IAG .....

The British Airways credit card contract was up for renewal recently.  I don’t know when the current .....

27 Mar 201527 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I have been threatening to put together a full list of flights from UK regional airports which can be booked with Avios points for some weeks.  The job has proved messier than I imagined. I have .....

I have been threatening to put together a full list of flights from UK regional airports which can be booked .....

10 Mar 201510 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 60 comments

I occasionally get asked for a full list of Avios airlines, or whether there is somewhere online that has a full list of Avios redemption partners. The bottom line is that there isn’t one, .....

I occasionally get asked for a full list of Avios airlines, or whether there is somewhere online that has a .....

2 Jan 20152 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

British Airways’s parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, announced yesterday that it had made a takeover approach to Aer Lingus.  The board of Aer Lingus rejected the .....

British Airways’s parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, announced yesterday that .....

19 Dec 201419 December 2014 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

A few more fare deals have popped into my inbox.  None are worth pushing on their own but there was a critical mass of them to justify a summary! Etihad – pay for business, fly in First For .....

A few more fare deals have popped into my inbox.  None are worth pushing on their own but there was a .....

17 Jul 201417 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

From July 2nd, Iberia is letting you use Avios to pay for part of the cost of a cash ticket.  “All your Avios count and they also discount” is the catchy slogan they are using. British .....

From July 2nd, Iberia is letting you use Avios to pay for part of the cost of a cash ticket.  “All your .....

13 Jul 201413 July 2014 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Vueling is the little known sister of British Airways and Iberia.  International Airlines Group, the parent of BA and Iberia, took full control of the Spanish low cost carrier last year. The airline .....

Vueling is the little known sister of British Airways and Iberia.  International Airlines Group, the parent .....

21 Jun 201421 June 2014 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

When British Airways sold its regional operations to Flybe a few years ago, it became an airline with NO flights which do begin or end in London.  Reward Flight Saver redemptions were designed so .....

When British Airways sold its regional operations to Flybe a few years ago, it became an airline with NO .....

31 Jan 201431 January 2014 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments