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LATAM Airlines is the latest airline to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. This decision was clearly well planned, as the airline has... Read More
Travel companies are desperate for money at the moment. With very few people travelling – or even booking future travel – airlines are not receiving much... Read More
In the past, we’ve all been used to amenity kits in one form or another. Delta Air Lines is taking a modern-day spin on it as it adapts to “the new... Read More
So how are you getting on with travel providers proving cancellations? The post So how are you getting on with refunds for COVID-19 cancelled trips? appeared first on... Read More
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER powering up and reading for departure back... Read More
Another week, where the green shoots of recovery begin to appear – whilst one country’s leadership acts too late. Welcome to Last Week at Economy Class and... Read More
Time for another bench test and review – this time featuring the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. The subject of our discussion today. This is going to be a very much... Read More
Time for another bench test – this time featuring the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. The subject of our discussion today. This is going to be a very much... Read More
In a tit-for-tat move the French Government imposes matching restrictions on arrivals, to those imposed by the UK. This includes travellers on the Eurostar tunnel train... Read More
The UK's quarantine on arrival, starts 8 June with a host of exemptions. Most travellers will have to remain at a nominated address for 14 days and be checked on by... Read More
What should you do if you have a huge AVIOS balance but are concerned about the chances of failure of British Airways and Oneworld alliance members? What other options... Read More
Thanks to the coronavirus crisis, we are seeing more and more headlines stating that an airline has become “bankrupt” or is “insolvent”. We then... Read More
Earlier on today, The Home Secretary of the United Kingdom announced a plan to implement a 14 Day Quarantine from the 8th of June. And in your author’s humble... Read More
The United Kingdom has decided to implement a 14 Day quarantine on arrival into the country. Welcome to the United Kingdom. Please self-quarantine on arrival. The... Read More
Leisure Jet2.com has decided to extend its grounding through to the 1st July. Jet2 Boeing 737-800 – Image, Economy Class and Beyond In a statement, the airline... Read More
On 10 May, the UK Prime Minister used an address to the nation to announce that his government would be introducing a 14-day quarantine period for visitors entering the... Read More
Chase issues the Chase Sapphire Reserve and the Chase Sapphire Preferred credit cards and if you like to travel, if you enjoy playing the miles and points game and if... Read More
Too little and too late, a UK quarantine for arriving passengers is set to be announced this afternoon. The post UK’s soon to be announced quarantine is about... Read More
For several weeks there have been speculation about the future of Thai Airways. The Thai airline has been in the red for years – as a state-owned airline, the Thai... Read More
Air France hasn't shown its A380s much love for quite some time but it was still a big surprise to most when the airline took time out yesterday to announce that it was... Read More
Norwegian has confirmed that restructuring has been completed and that a state loan guarantee of NOK 3 billion has been approved. The company has now converted NOK 12.7... Read More
As of today, Delta is operating two more routes between the United States and Europe than it operated last week (it plans to offer nine transatlantic routes in June) and... Read More
If you were planning to do any shopping in the next couple of days it may be a good idea to hold off making any purchases for now and waiting to see what the weekend... Read More
On overnight flights, I like to board, settle down and get some rest as quickly as possible (especially on flights as short as the New York - London route) so I... Read More
easyJet is preparing for a small network restart, with the airline planning services from 21 European airports to 15th June 2020. EasyJet Airbus A319 climbing out of... Read More
Yesterday, I got an email from British Airways to let me know that my Finnair flight from Helsinki to Los Angeles (booked for a few months' time has been cancelled) so I... Read More
Air France continues to adjust it’s fleet size – with the end of Airbus A380 operations from the fleet Air France A380 peeking over the top at Paris Charles... Read More
Towards the end of March, Aer Lingus began offering passengers a 10% bonus if they chose to accept a voucher for future travel in place of the cash refund they were... Read More
On 19 March 2020, the Norwegian government announced that it was prepared to inject 6 billion Norwegian Krone (~$600m) to airlines under its jurisdiction with half of... Read More
Back in February, American Airlines backtracked on two key positions it had taken in recent years. First, the airline did a u-turn on its relationship with Alaska... Read More
Accor's Live Limitless loyalty program has announced a series of measures to keep its members happy and engaged while the travel world in at a standstill, and it has... Read More
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