On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. With the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak countries all over the world are taking precautions in order to minimize the risk. Just a few weeks later the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Following the news, many airlines were forced […]
Willie Walsh is stepping down as chief executive of British Airways owner International Airlines Group in June 2020. He will be replaced by the current CEO of Iberia Mr. Luis Gallego after 15 years on the job. IAG CEO Willie Walsh to Step Down in June Willie Walsh will leave the position of CEO in […]
International Airlines Group or IAG is the parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling, and Level. Now, IAG has signed an agreement to purchase Spanish carrier Air Europa. IAG to purchase Air Europa International Airlines Group has announced an agreement to buy Madrid-based airline Air Europa for $1.1 billion. After Iberia and Vueling that […]
This was my first time on Aer Lingus and also my first time on their Business Class – I was curious how seats, inflight service, and Wifi would stack up against the competition. Aer Lingus (as a non-aligned carrier especially) has a small footprint in Toronto a major Star Alliance hub. Gladly there were still […]
– Aer Lingus is BA’s newest expansion vehicle to the US and the IAG company is planning a new route to Seattle from Dublin and a partnership (incl. a frequent flyer partnership) with Alaska Airlines – rumors are abound that British Airways Executive Club is following Flying Blue and Miles & More to use revenue […]
– flyDubai’s new 737MAX are getting the cool JetBlue Mint seat configuration – yeah! – Emirates has started the Dubai Air show with a bang – showing off their new First Class Suites AND ordering Boeing 787 en mass (instead of the much expected A380 orders) – LATAM is planning to add Tel Aviv as […]
– S7 Priority is the latest program to offer a status match for topbonus account holders The status match comes with a twist as that you can re-credit any S7 flights that were previously credited to topbonus between Oct 1st 2016 and September 30th 2017 to S7. To activate the status match you will need […]
– Citi has upped the sign-up bonus for several AAdvantage cards to 50,000 As per last rules – you are eligible for a new sign-up bonus after 24 months after not having this card. – Avianca is in the lucky position to have three bidders for their minority stake that’s for sale Quoting sources familiar […]
– more details are emerging from yesterday’s crash in Colombia – there is a whole web of stories about the airline’s backers and it seems the plane was never equipped to fly that far and ran out of fuel – if true this would one of the most avoidable air disasters in recent history – […]
– if you have seen the power of hotel Best Rate Guarantees you may have realized how hard it can be to find rates that qualify – this new site bookbrg.com fills this void – Finding the best Miles & Points deals and comparing them against cash deals is a tough business since most travel […]