Economy Class & Beyond

Using Cash and Avois on revenue tickets when flying BA

by

If you're Avios rich, but a bit short of cash, is there is a feature in the British Airways booking engine that allows you to book Cash and Avios tickets on revenue flights.   Let's go through some rules: You've got to have the Avios in your account (duh). You can use part-pay on British Airways and American Airlines flights only. You can't use them on code-shares … [Read more...]

50% bonus on Heathrow Rewards to Avios transfers!

by

If you have a Heathrow Rewards account (and if you even pass through Heathrow once a year - it's worth it), now could be a good idea to check if you have at least Heathrow Rewards 250 points. They're worth 375 Avios now. From 1st of February through to 1st March 2017, you can convert your hard-earned Heathrow Reward points to an either Avios Travel Rewards or British … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow

by

Let's Tallinn that again! Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Off to the Heathrow Area

by

Lets Tallinn that again! Off to the Heathrow area with the joy of train travel In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in … [Read more...]

KLM plans early introduction of 787s on its Atlanta route

by

KLM has snuck out an interesting timetable change, with the airline to introduce a Boeing 787-9 between Amsterdam and Atlanta a few months early. KLM Boeing 787-9- Image (c) The Boeing Company The service is currently operated with a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, but between 31st March through to 2nd June 2017, a KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will sneak in to operate the … [Read more...]

Mr Kevincm returns to Washington – The Marriott Marquis

by

Mr Kevincm returns to Washington - The Marriott Marquis In this... well.. mess: How far can you go for a £1 (+Tax)? Off to Manchester Airport, Manchester Airport and the BA Terraces Lounge AA735 Manchester Airport to Philadelphia A long Philadelphia layover featuring the US Customs and the TSA at their best. AA4545 Philadelphia to Washington Reagan … [Read more...]

Lets Tallinn that again! Back to Tallinn with Finnair

by

Lets Tallinn that again! Back to Tallinn with Finnair In this 200 Tier Point Adventure: 155 Tier points to go (because my mathematical skills are as bad as my grammatical skills) To the Heathrow area The Holiday Inn Ariel, London Heathrow To Heathrow, Revisiting the Cathay Pacific Lounge AY3126 London Heathrow to Helsinki in Business Class Can you … [Read more...]

Vueling pulls its Barcelona – Frankfurt Route

by

An interesting bit of news I eyeballed today was the quite closing of Vueling pulling its Barcelona to Frankfurt route. Vueling Airbus A320 at Bareclona El Prat - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Vueling currently operates a daily service between Frankfurt and Barcelona El Prat.It seem that daily service is for the chop after the 6th March 2017 according to … [Read more...]