Many people haven’t yet flown in the post-lockdown era and are probably curious about what the experience is like. A fascinating new video by The Points Guy UK (TPG UK) travel advice site will go some way to lifting the veil of mystery around it. It documents three of its team flying from three different … Read more
Airlines BA, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and TUI plead with Boris Johnson to introduce airport Covid tests to allow arrivals from ‘high risk’ nations like the US to bypass quarantine – as Greece and Croatia ‘are on the brink of being added to the red list’ They urged the Government to adopt a system similar to … Read more
British ‘Jihadi’ bride and mother-of-nine is back in the UK living on a canal boat and claiming benefits after denying leading all-female Islamic State unit in Syria Natalie Bracht, 45, was alleged to have travelled to Syria at the end of 2014 It was also claimed that she had married IS fighter Celso Rodrigues da Costa … Read more
Thousands of British Airways cabin crew and ground staff will find out today if they will lose their jobs or face pay cuts after more than 6,000 employees accepted voluntary redundancy. Those who do not volunteer for redundancy and then refuse a new role under the new terms could be dismissed – with the possibility … Read more
British Airways permanently grounds its unique all-business-class service between London City Airport and New York The transatlantic service was operated on a specially adapted Airbus A318 The aircraft only had 32 seats – and they could all be converted into 6ft flat beds BA says the service has been scrapped as a result of the … Read more
British Airways pilots accept pay cuts of up to 20% and 270 job losses in deal with airline that also prevents controversial ‘fire and rehire’ scheme British Airline Pilots Association said its members voted by 85 per cent in favour There will be around 270 redundancies and temporary pay cuts starting at 20% Pay cuts … Read more
British Airways owner announces £3.8billion loss and warns passenger numbers will not recover until 2023 after plunging by 98% during lockdown IAG has announced a £3.8 billion pound loss for the first six months of the year It said that passenger demand will not return to pre Covid-19 levels until 2023 Currently half of British Airways … Read more
Mothballed! British Airways pulls staff out of its £200million headquarters for six months – as just half of City bankers return to offices BA joins the likes of Google, KPMG and RBS by keeping staff at home until 2021 Around 22,000 staff are on furlough, with 12,000 workers set for redundancy Large companies are facing … Read more
Millie Mackintosh shares sweet breastfeeding snap on baby Sienna’s first flight as she thanks staff for their help during their ‘smooth’ journey By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 12:47 BST, 28 July 2020 | Updated: 12:47 BST, 28 July 2020 Millie Mackintosh uploaded a sweet snap of herself breastfeeding her daughter Sienna during the two-month-old’s … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week many concerned travellers wrote in regarding refund issues involving the likes of British Airways and Tui. The Guru rolled up his sleeves. Q. We were due to fly to Canada with British Airways on July 1, but the trip was cancelled. We … Read more