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Review

My review of Iberia Business Class Lounge at Madrid – Terminal 4S

We tested Iberia’s Velazquez Business Class lounge in Terminal 4S of Madrid Barajas Airport. Food, drinks, entertainment etc. We’ve got it all covered.

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News

British Airways lowers fuel surcharges on key US -> UK routes.

British Airways made an unannounced, but welcome move last week by reducing the ‘fuel surcharge’ on certain routes from USA to London. Check which ones they are to save yourself around £100 per person.

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News

Virtual Reality headsets for First Class customers. British Airways trialling a different form of IFE

Certain British Airways passengers departing Heathrow will be getting a slight twist on their in-flight entertainment experience.

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Guides

Is BoardingArea getting too cluttered for you? Tips to help you filter what you need

BoardingArea has obviously grown and evolved over its 10+ years of existence. This post should help you filter out the content to whatever you need.

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Deals

Get up to 18000 Avios subscribing to The Economist

Up to 18000 Avios bonus offer if you sign up for The Economist. The bonus amount will vary depending on the format you choose, but make sure you pick the right country of purchase otherwise you may end up overpaying!

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Deals

7500 bonus Hilton Honors points for 2 stays – valid until January 2020.

Hilton have a quick and easy promotion running until January 2020 which can earn a modest amount of points for 2 stays. Effective immediately and runs until January 2020.

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Deals

British Airways Luxury flash sale! £1009 per person from UK to NYC, Las Vegas. Inaugural A350 long haul to Dubai too!

British Airways have a fantastic summer sale which means you will also be able to fly in the A350 at the tidy price of £1009 per person. Alternatively you can choose a handful of other destinations at the same or slightly higher price.

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Deals

Analysis: Impact of new transatlantic JV between Delta – Air France KLM – Virgin Atlantic

We give our lowdown on what the SkyTeam transatlantic joint venture will mean going forwards. We try to compare sizes of each major joint venture and give our commentary on frequent flyer programmes.

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Musings

British Airways’ new A350 (G-XWBA) just went tech. Club Suite Familiarisation flights cancelled for the next few days!

Less than a week into service, British Airways first A350-1000 G-XWBA has had to have some of its flights cancelled due to suspected damage during a go-around procedure at Heathrow on 10th August 2019.

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Good deals

Great fare: QSuites Sweden – Singapore £1365 / €1500. LOADS of availability!

Great fares for Qatar QSuite out of Sweden, bookable all year round. This is one of the most efficient ways to hit British Airways Silver (Oneworld Sapphire) as you will get 560 Tier Points.

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Deals

American Airlines new 2020 seasonal routes to Europe – More Avios redemption opportunities!

American Airlines announced 5 new destinations for their 2020 routes. These are due to go on sale at the start of next week and October.

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Deals

Virgin Atlantic’s new A350 interior in video!

Virgin Atlantic released a video of their new A350 interior, featuring sneak peeks of their new Upper Class, Premium Economy and Economy Classes. They also show The Loft, their new social space with on-board bar.

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Musings

Review: We flew the new British Airways Club Suite on the inaugural A350 flight!

We flew on the inaugural A350 flight which included the brand-new Club Suites. Pictures included and we reviewed each part of our flight.

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Deals

Ryanair almost wrongfully deny boarding of Taiwanese passenger over non-existent visa issue.

Ryanair wrongfully tried to deny passengers boarding over a visa issue which doesn’t exist. How should you argue with them and what rights do you have if it results in being denied boarding? This article explains further.