BALPA have called off the strikes on 27th September 2019. While British Airways had already cancelled some flights, there is some possibility that these could be reinstated, although this is not yet clear.
British Airways have launched one of their longest ever “Double Avios” promotions of recent times. You have until December to register and June 2019 to fly.
Great World Traveller Plus fares to the USA which means a cheap way of getting tier points for travel to places you probably want to visit rather than doing a pure tier point run.
This post tries to answer the most frequent questions I have received over the last 2 weeks about what do to in the British Airways pilot strike next week.
The new £1 ‘taxes’ option from British Airways Reward Flight Saver has been extended for trial across the rest of Europe. In some non-trivial cases these could provide interesting pricing points for redemption.
British Airways have just announced their latest sale. You can fly shorthaul Business Class for as little as £144, and long haul for £999. There are some fantastic Tier Point Run fares included.
British Airways is in the process of rolling out wi-fi across the majority of its fleet. According to the BA’s wifi on-board page it claims to be aiming for about 90% coverage by the end of 2019 across its entire fleet. One or two days before your flight you should enter your flight number into Flightradar24…
All 15000 British Airways cabin crew will get new iPhone XRs and preloaded apps to help customers. Will we see on-board customer service improvements? Also we write about a secret score which is used to judge your value to the airline.
Some excellent fares for Tier Point runs have surfaced, making these fares some of the best intra-Europe tier point runs I have seen in a very long time.
Many readers are reporting that British Airways have emailed them to say their flight is cancelled of dates around the strike date. Before you panic, you should urgently do this quick check to get a status update on your flight.
British Airways Strike dates have been announced for 9th, 10th, 27th September. All passengers should take precautionary measures with their journeys.
£1 + Avios of course. But significantly decent value if you are able to snag the redemption there and back.
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.
Certain British Airways passengers departing Heathrow will be getting a slight twist on their in-flight entertainment experience.
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!