KLM will be introducing checked-in baggage fees starting 14th May 2013. I mentioned in my post that there’s a possibility that even the lowest level Flying Blue members might be able to avoid the charge. Well, one of my friends emailed me to have a rant about the change, but inadvertently provided the conclusive proof…
So I’m now typing this from a massage chair at Singapore Chiangi. I’ve just enjoyed a pretty decent HKG-SIN Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class flight. I’m absolutely stuffed given that they kept on serving food throughout the flight. I still haven’t had a decent snooze so I’ll be switching the laptop off after this post.
I probably call American Airlines once per month to make a booking of some kind. Their UK number requires dialling a non-geographical 0844 number which charges a few pennies per minute. In addition, the UK agents also charge a ?5 offline ticketing fee, though you can sometimes ask for this to be waived if the…
From Sunday evening to Wednesday afternoon European time I’ll be blogging my escapades live (internet connectivity permitting). You can follow it on this blog, on Twitter or on Facebook. As a bonus I’ll try to pick up some souvenirs along the way (somewhere between 3-5 items — nothing expensive!) and send them out to randomly-selected readers….
Thanks to Raffles for alerting me to this. The Waldorf Astoria London Syon Park, where rooms are often in excess of ?150 at their advanced purchase rate, will be rebranded as “Hilton London Syon Park” at some point during March 2013. There is a message on the front page of the hotel’s website to notify customers…
Aerolineas Argentinas are still offering a status match to elite members from competing non-Skyteam airlines, namely these these ones: I took advantage of this match on 4th January 2013 and and they got back to me after 2 working days (8th January) saying my American Airlines Platinum was successfully matched across to Aerolineas Plus Oro…
The introduction of the Reward Flight Saver in November 2011 made redeeming for flights short haul economy class on British Airways a financially viable option. At 4500/7500/10000 Avios (depending on flight distance) plus £17.50 fee for a one-way redemption this is a fantastic way to avoid those last-minute expensive tickets. I use this type of…
I’ve had an enormous surge of visitors over the past week, (if you’re new then a big hello to you!) so those who are new may not know about my plea for help on my route home. Well I’m happy to say it’s finally been booked and now subject to American Airlines’ standard practice of…
British Airways, like most airlines, allows a 24 hour ‘cooling-off’ period when buying tickets which allows for full refunds with no penalty. This is typically to allow the customer to check, and where necessary amend, important details on a ticket and be satisfied that a correct booking has been made. You can cancel ‘non-refundable’ tickets…
Flying Blue recently ran a status match promotion for anyone wanting to get a fast-track gold status. News spread pretty damn quickly! Then they decided to restrict it to Scandinavian residents, which is what was they intended all along, and also bring the closing date forward, then ending the promotion outright. Well according to this…