For those of you outside the UK (and not in Australia or New Zealand) TODAY is the final chance to convert your BMI Diamond Club Miles to Avios. If you fail to do so today, your bmi Diamond Club miles will be zeroed off. Additionally this is the last day to apply for your Diamond Club to BA Executive Club Tier match. You've got till 23:59GMT/ZULU TODAY to do it. Also … [Read more...]
Little reminder: Time to get those Diamond Club Miles converted…
If you haven't have done already, and you're outside the United Kingdom, it is coming to the last gasps of BMI Diamond Club, and you should be getting your Diamond Club Miles converted to Avois by 31st December. It is easy enough to do, takes 5 minutes tops. I've published a little guide how to transfer your Diamond Club miles to Avois. Just ensure that all your details … [Read more...]
The Great UK Christmas rush begins
Well it's that most glorious time of the year as the nation begins to move for the Christmas break. Over 20 million rail journeys are expected to be made (with me accounting for two of them at least), at least 200,000 people are due to cross the channel by ferry or Eurostar, and Heathrow Airport is expecting 123,000 passengers to fly through the next few days. There are … [Read more...]
Sale season kicks off
Well, it seems that some airlines are now fighting for sale fares as we enter the Christmas Season in the UK. The big ones to look out for so far are: British Airways - Long Haul in World Traveller/World Traveller Plus Flight sale. All the usual destinations. Book by 22/01/13 with a nominal travel period of 25/12/12 to 31/03/13 (although good luck finding anything cheap … [Read more...]
Hong Kong E-Channel… Darn useful
PREFACE/CORRECTION: Some of this article (including a couple of images and a list of airlines) is based on the post from Australian Business Traveller at http://www.ausbt.com.au/fast-track-for-frequent-flyers-at-hong-kong-airport. Other bits of the post came from the Hong Kong Government Web Site and Wikipidea. Whilst some of this post came from my actual experience with … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – LuxAir Dash-8 Q400
It's Sunday again so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a LuxAir Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 taking off from a rather overcast Barcelona Airport The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! … [Read more...]
Air Asia confirms an order for another 100 A320’s
Air Asia is opening the chequebook again and has placed an order for an additional 100 Airbus A320 series aircraft to aid its expansion. The order is split in two with 36 A320 CEO (Current Engine Option) and 64 A320 NEO (New Engine Option). The order has been in discussion since Farnbourgh 2012, and has taken time to come to fruition. This will swell the AirAsia … [Read more...]
Qatar Airways to fly their 787 on Doha – Perth Route
Now that Qatar airways are getting their 787 aircraft, they now are setting up routes for them. We all know they've been doing shuttle runs from Doha to Dubai, and have today launched Doha to London Heathrow today with one rotation due to operate as a Boeing 787. The next rotation has been announced, which will stretch the legs of the 787 from Doha to Perth - and help it … [Read more...]
New LHR T2 continues apace… but where are some airlines ending up?
London Heathrow T2. For some of you, you'll have flashbacks to the Europa Terminal as it used to be called. Well, that's all changed as the new Heathrow T2 is nearing completion. Roof of the new LHR T2 - Image BAA. Well to no-one's surprise, T2 will be the home of Star Alliance with plans for all Star Alliance airlines who operate in and out of Heathrow to move into … [Read more...]
More 777’s on the way China Airlines, Turkish and a delivery for AA
In the rush of yesterdays sale of 49% of Virgin Atlantic from Singapore Airlines to Delta, there was some other interesting news of a Boeing 777 nature. And it seems the popularity of the 777-300ER continues with two airlines signing for more aircraft. First up is China Airlines, who are to order 6 777-300ER's. China Airlines 777-300ER's are due to replace the airlines … [Read more...]
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