BAA has decided to re-focus its WorldPoints loyalty programme, by focusing on Heathrow only. This means after 31st December 2012, you will not be able to pick up WorldPoints at the following airports: Aberdeen Glasgow Stansted Southampton You will still be able to collect and use Worldpoints and Worldpoint vouchers up until 31st December 2012 at all BAA … [Read more...]
Pssst! Wanna buy an airport? BAA puts Stansted Airport on the market
Well this has been coming for quite some time with BAA battling tooth and nail to hang onto Stansted Airport. BAA has fought appeal and after appeal (and lost them all) from a decision in 2009 that BAA needed to sell the two of its London airports to promote competition, and has finally put STN on the sales block. BAA was originally told to sell off Stansted, Gatwick and … [Read more...]
BAA looses appeal in Stansted Airport sale
Stansted Airport. For most - it's the low cost airline hub where Ryanair, EasyJet and the charter carriers reign supreme. For BAA it is their other holdout airport where they reigned supreme. In 2009, the Competition Commission ruled that BAA had too dominant position over aviation in the UK, and was told to sell Gatwick, Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh … [Read more...]
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Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]