Economy Class & Beyond

British Airways jacks up redemption cancellation fees

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It seems British airways is putting up the price of cancelling redemptions, with the cancellation fees going up from £25 to £35 per ticket. http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/executive-club/spending-avios/booking-and-service-fees What's more this change applies to not only Ruby and Silver members - but also to Gold members.  Gold Guest List and Premier members seem to be … [Read more...]

BA Executive Club introduces a new toy – My FlightPath

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Some of us love flight logging tools - be it the ever venerable FlightMemory , OpenFlights, or FlightDiary (to name but a few) British Airways thinks is a good idea, and have introduced My FlightPath. You can access it via your Executive Club Main screen (see below) ....or if you're lazy, head to https://www.britishairways.com/travel/my-flight-path/execclub/_gf/en_gb, and … [Read more...]

Comair (South Africa) goes for 737-MAX

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Comair of South Africa will become the first African operator of the Boeing 737MAX series, with an order of eight aircraft to join their fleet. The eight aircraft will join the Comair fleet to be used by kulula.com (Comair's low cost fleet) and by Comair's British Airways Franchised service (making these the first Boeing 737-MAX aircraft to go into BA colours). Comair 737 … [Read more...]

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory… yes it’s British Airways…

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Good morning from Heathrow Airport... where British Airways, along with the help of Toronto Airport and Heathrow have snatched away defeat from the jaws of victory. After a very good segment across the pond on BA98, we landed, and begun our taxi on the ground. Alas - I could see where we were going - to the hard stands. That's not too bad providing ground services were … [Read more...]

BA Club World and First Sale

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It seems it's that time of year for the big seats to go on sale in British Airways land, covering the Club World and First products. Club World seats aboard British Airways A380 - Image GhettoIFE. Routes are on sale, with a selection below (Priced from London Heathrow as a departure point, as starting prices. Actual prices will vary on travel dates) NORTH … [Read more...]

The Last Push! 700 Tier Points: Job Done

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The Last Push! The Final 700 Tier Points to BA Gold! 700 Tier Points: Job Done Contents! Why do I do this to myself? (The introduction) Off to Birmingham Airport, Air France AF1656 to Paris CDG Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport A Rushed Check in, AA Lounge AA45 Paris CDG to New York JFK A Delayed Transit, AA85 New York JFK to San Francisco … [Read more...]

British Airways target Singapore as its next A380 destination

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It seems that British Airways will be adding another destination served with an Airbus A380 - the next one being Singapore. British Airways A380 at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE.com The airline will operate the double-decked whalejet three times a week on BA11/BA12 between London and Singapore based on the following timetable below: London Heathrow to Singapore … [Read more...]

The Last Push! Paris: City of Dreams, Romance… and Pickpockets?

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The Last Push! The Final 700 Tier Points to BA Gold! Paris: City of Dreams, Romance... and Pickpockets? Contents! Why do I do this to myself? (The introduction) Off to Birmingham Airport, Air France AF1656 to Paris CDG Ibis Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport A Rushed Check in, AA Lounge AA45 Paris CDG to New York JFK A Delayed Transit, AA85 New York JFK to … [Read more...]