I was on a lounge safari at Heathrow Terminal 3 last week to check out the newly-reopened Cathay Pacific lounges and update our reviews of the other oneworld lounges at Heathrow. Cathay Pacific is the .....

I was on a lounge safari at Heathrow Terminal 3 last week to check out the newly-reopened Cathay Pacific .....

27 Jan 202227 January 2022 by Rhys Jones • 66 comments

There is a joke in the US, which contains more than a grain of truth, that the three legacy US airlines are effectively credit card reward programmes with a few cash flights tacked on. There have even .....

There is a joke in the US, which contains more than a grain of truth, that the three legacy US airlines are .....

15 Nov 202115 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline .....

Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways .....

9 Nov 20219 November 2021 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

8 Nov 20218 November 2021 by Rhys Jones • 20 comments

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For almost two years now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

12 Oct 202112 October 2021 by Rhys Jones • 64 comments

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats for under £40 As part of its current sale, British Airways is offering some special fares on short-haul routes this weekend. Until Monday 13th, 500,000 .....

News in brief: 500,000 British Airways seats for under £40 As part of its current sale, British Airways is .....

11 Sep 202111 September 2021 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

American Airlines no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a Visa card, issued by MBNA, which was known for its generous sign-up bonuses – once as high as 35,000 miles. The card was .....

American Airlines no longer has its own UK credit card. It used to have a Visa card, issued by MBNA, which was .....

1 Sep 20211 September 2021 by Rob Burgess

American Airlines flights – apart from New York JFK – and Japan Airlines flights are due to move back to Heathrow Terminal 3 today. The British Airways lounge has reopened in Terminal 3 .....

American Airlines flights – apart from New York JFK – and Japan Airlines flights are due to move .....

3 Aug 20213 August 2021 by Rob Burgess

For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Points .....

For just over a year now, SeatSpy has been a convenient way of finding reward seat availability on British .....

22 Mar 202122 March 2021 by Rhys Jones • 31 comments

American Airlines has followed in the footsteps of United and Delta and mortgaged the assets and future cashflows of its frequent flyer programme, AAdvantage. It has raised $7.5 billion. Despite this .....

American Airlines has followed in the footsteps of United and Delta and mortgaged the assets and future .....

10 Mar 202110 March 2021 by Rob Burgess

The timetable for the reopening of Terminal 3 keeps slipping back, unsurprisingly. When we attended the Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 farewell event before Christmas, the airline was hoping to be back .....

The timetable for the reopening of Terminal 3 keeps slipping back, unsurprisingly. When we attended the Virgin .....

8 Mar 20218 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights to Buenos Aires for next Summer. In a throwback to how the route used to operated, the .....

News in brief: British Airways drops direct flights to Buenos Aires British Airways has dropped direct flights .....

15 Dec 202015 December 2020 by Rob Burgess

The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also part of .....

The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways .....

18 Nov 202018 November 2020 by Rhys Jones • 48 comments

2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....

2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....

19 Sep 202019 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments