In March this year, Lufthansa closed almost its entire lounge network worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated travel restrictions. Approximately three months later, selected lounges… Continue Reading

If you missed it this morning, it’s well worth spending a few minutes watching BBC Breakfast’s excellent coverage of the last two British Airways Boeing 747 aircraft completing their final… Continue Reading

Norwegian recently presented its traffic figures for September. They show that the company is still strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Just ~320,000 passengers flew with Norwegian in September,… Continue Reading

Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of three key destinations in South Africa: Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. The flights to South Africa will be operated using a mix of Airbus A350 and Boeing… Continue Reading

KLM is further expanding its meal service. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, catering was extremely limited. In July, a more extensive menu was introduced, with alcoholic drinks available again… Continue Reading

British Airways is running an extremely generous 50% discount on all long-haul redemptions (25% on Reward Flight Saver). This is a superb offer for Avios collectors, as it is supposed to apply to all… Continue Reading

Qatar Airways has announced an expansion of its winter flight schedule, in line with passenger and cargo demand. Having become the largest international air carrier during the COVID-19 crisis, the airline… Continue Reading

Airline alliance SkyTeam has joined industry body IATA to call for mandatory rapid COVID testing before every flight. It’s an interesting idea, but how would it work out in practice? SkyTeam: Mandatory… Continue Reading

Like the rest of the travel industry, Hilton has been offering increased flexibility on cancellations to help reassure travellers and encourage them to book. As of yesterday, that policy has changed… Continue Reading

British Airways’ ‘Book With Confidence’ commitment was due expire today (30th September 2020), but has now been extended to include bookings made by 13th October 2020.   “Our… Continue Reading