BA’s Chief Pilot and cabin safety manager reveal how crews have been kept match fit during lockdown

With foreign holiday travel reopening for Britons from May 17, nervous fliers have just one question – are the flight crews rusty? I meet British Airways’ Chief Pilot, Captain Al Bridger, to seek reassurance for them – and get it in spades. The BA cabin safety manager, Matt Whipp, during a tour of the airline’s … Read more

Tui trips to Tunisia and British Airways vouchers: The Holiday Guru tackles hot travel issues

Should I cancel my May 24 trip to Tunisia with Tui? The Holiday Guru irons out troublesome travel issues By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 08:11 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 08:11 BST, 28 April 2021 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week issues tackled include British Airways vouchers … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Virgin Atlantic ‘will resume ALL flights by November’

Virgin Atlantic expects to resume all of its flights by November, its chief executive announced today after the beleaguered airline secured a £1.2billion rescue package and cut nearly half of its workforce.   Speaking at an online conference, Shai Weiss cautioned ‘we are by no means out of this situation’ and said the company ‘will only be satisfied’ … Read more

Prince Charles ‘walked and talked’ with Prince Harry before ‘family summit’ following funeral

Prince Charles ‘walked and talked’ with Prince Harry at Windsor Castle after Philip’s funeral before taking part in a ‘family summit’, a source said today.  The Duke of Sussex is now set to miss the Queen’s birthday by flying back to Los Angeles today, it is claimed. It is not clear what flight he may return … Read more

Prince Charles ‘walked and talked’ with Prince Harry before ‘family summit’ following funeral

Prince Charles ‘walked and talked’ with Prince Harry at Windsor Castle after Philip’s funeral before taking part in a ‘family summit’, a source said today.  The Duke of Sussex is now set to miss the Queen’s birthday by flying back to Los Angeles today, it is claimed. It is not clear what flight he may return … Read more

Only eight countries set to feature on green travel list when overseas holiday ban lifts on May 17

Only eight countries are set to feature on the Government’s green travel list when the ban on overseas holidays lifts on May 17. The British overseas territory of Gibraltar, along with Israel, Iceland and the US, will be among the nations and territories on the safe list, according to industry modelling reported by the Telegraph. … Read more

Only eight countries set to feature on green travel list when overseas holiday ban lifts on May 17

Only eight countries are set to feature on the Government’s green travel list when the ban on overseas holidays lifts on May 17. The British overseas territory of Gibraltar, along with Israel, Iceland and the US, will be among the nations and territories on the safe list, according to industry modelling reported by the Telegraph. … Read more

Prince Harry returns to Frogmore Cottage to quarantine before Philip’s funeral

Prince Harry has returned to Frogmore Cottage to quarantine before his grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday. The Duke of Sussex has returned to the home he shared with wife Meghan Markle and their son Archie after a £2.4m taxpayer-funded renovation to the property, which sits within the grounds of Windsor Castle.  Harry … Read more

Phillip Schofield celebrates his 59th birthday with cake and BA cabin treat on This Morning

Phillip Schofield was in for a treat on Thursday’s This Morning as he celebrated his 59th birthday in style. Despite him apparently ‘hating’ birthdays, the presenter happily received a cake made by co-star Holly Willoughby’s three children as she celebrated with him backstage before the show. Then during the programme, there were more surprises in … Read more

BA flight from LA to London declares mid-air emergency due to sick passenger

BA flight from LA to London gets ‘priority’ landing at Heathrow after sick passenger sparked mid-air emergency Flight number BA268 was flying from Los Angeles having left LAX last night But over Northern Ireland, the pilot alerted air traffic control to the passenger British Airways said the pilot request priority landing into Heathrow today The … Read more