For those who are chasing status in the Skywards frequent flyer programme, Emirates has an offer that might interest you - if you can meet the requirements... and buy the right ticket... Emirates Boeing 777-300ER "Year of Zahed" arriving at Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The hoops Of course, if you thought this would be simple... it is. But you need to … [Read more...]
Air France, KLM, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines form a single joint venture
The fashion of Joint Ventures between airlines continues, with Air France, KLM, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines forming a single joint venture from the existing joint ventures. The four airlines are aiming to improve their link between Europe and China, by optimising connections and transfer times. For Air France-KLM Flying Blue customers, Flying Blue miles … [Read more...]
Got airberlin status? TIME TO GET A STATUS MATCH!
With airBerlin going to the wall, airlines are out there to capture the business. oneworld has confirmed four of its members will be offering a status match. They are: British Airways Finnair Iberia Royal Jordanian Let's go through the offers: British Airways You'll get Bronze - oneworld Ruby. If you complete four flights before 31st December, you also get … [Read more...]
The Kubler Ross Change Curve… and American Airlines AAdvantage
So by now, if you're an American Airlines AAdvantage member, you've read and digested the news. And if not, hit One Mile at a Time, Mommy Points, Pizza In Motion, The Gate, etc And it brings me back to the Kubler Ross Change Curve. This was hanging in my office a year and a bit ago. Oddly, I was using to describe another devaluation at that time. Or what some … [Read more...]
Delta vs The Middle East Three: Handbags at dawn
The continuing war of words (or handbag fight) is in full swing with Delta (and by proxy, Airlines for America), vs Qatar and Emirates (and lets throw Etihad into the mix as well - better known as the Middle East Three). If you're not aware of the fight, check out the words that came out of Delta's CEO - Richard Anderson on Monday Delta, United and American vs Etihad, Qatar … [Read more...]
The New Avios and Tier Point earning structure for flyers: How bad is it?
Well, it's been a day or so since British Airways dropped the bombshell of its new earning and burning charts the changes. There's been a lot of discussion - but I'm going to highlight my thoughts for those of you who actually fly and earn minimal Avios via other ways. The link of the day you'll need to read is … [Read more...]
Jennifer Aniston is afraid of flying.. But British Airways helps…
Fear of flying is a real thing, with some people actually scared of getting on a plane. Even for those of stage and screen. For example, Jennifer Aniston is pretty scared of flying... (from Jimmy Kimbel Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZV-irARVTw Jennifer flew British Airways and watched "Flying with Confidence" to boost her flying confidence. Watch the video … [Read more...]