British Airways appears to be doing "better" after a £50 million pre-tax loss. Excuse me, but if they've lost £50 million down the sofa, please send me their sofas. That's still a lot of cash to loose. However, this down from the £122m lost the same time last year. BA has managed to reduce operating costs, whilst working on the pension blackhole that … [Read more...]
Lufthansa: Pay by PayPal or it’s an extra £4…
One of the things that REALLY do annoy me is credit card fees when you book flights. What was a fee for processing a card is rapidly turning into a profit centre. Today's example of this is Lufthansa's £50 single UK-Germany fare. Here's how it's built up: Ok - apart from the fuel surcharge rip off and the fact I want to go to Frankfurt - not somewhere in … [Read more...]
Promos: BA Go Dr Evil, InterContinental twists the knife on HHonors…
British Airways - 1 Meeeillion Miles! British Airways are running a Dr Evil contest, with the chance to win 1,000,000 (1 Million) miles, and also an upgrade to BA Gold Details at www.ba.com/bamillionaire Notes: UK Residents only Must register as a UK Executive Club Member (Euro/World Members excluded this time) Deadline: 9th February 2010 IC Group … [Read more...]
So I try to ticket a flight on United.bomb….
So muggins decided to try to ticket a flight on United for a little trip to Atlanta. Nothing overly magically difficult (Frankfurt - Atlanta - London)... until it comes to ticketing the thing. United.com was showing this ticket for $415. Unitedairlines.co.uk (which is the same site with a UK interface) was charging £387 for the same fare. So of course, I … [Read more...]
Preview: Atlanta or Bust! Coming April 2010!
And the lo - the Great Circle produced... a map! Map by the Great Circle Mapper - http://www.gcmap.com More later - and no United. You haven't escaped my rant yet. … [Read more...]
Three More Words.
BLOODY UNITED.BOMB (and that's the polite way of putting it) More when I wake up tomorrow and at a console. One more hit on Expedia and Orbitz....Update: It's worked. Orbitz came through. Rant about United.bomb *much* later, and an expansion of what's to come... … [Read more...]
I’ve almost lost it again.
Three words. Atlanta or Bust! More tomorrow when I get this tied down... … [Read more...]
BA and Unite – Back into court (Anything you can do I can do better…)
Like an old couple, British Airways and Unite are heading back to the courts to get another part of the dispute settled. This time Unite is taking BA to court Unite are claiming that it was not consulted properly over the changes that were imposed on its workers - including crew reductions on Long Haul, and the pay freeze. BA argues it needs to cut losses and claims it … [Read more...]
Flying United Discounted Business (Z Fares?) Good News – 200% Earning From *TODAY*
So if you're one of these odd people who choose to book Z fares on United, and trying to maximise mileage in Diamond Club, from todayish (01/02/10), United fares now earn 200% of the base mileage in BMI Diamond Club scheme. Whilst not the greatest option over the pond, it's not a bad option by any stretch of the matter (as I found out by accident)- and for 200% Diamond Club … [Read more...]
And so it comes to pass – Nude-o-Scopes (Millimetre Wave Scanner) are now Live
Well it didn't take long to get the Nude-o-Scopes out into the open in the United Kingdom. The Millimetre Wave Scanners which will solve all terrorist issues (actually they won't) are now in operation at London Heathrow and Manchester Airport T2. If one is selected by security staff, one must go through the scanner - or else one will not be allowed aboard. It's … [Read more...]
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