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ITA Airways to offer fully flat business class on Heathrow-Rome route – Business Traveller

30Nov

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ITA Airways to offer fully flat business class on Heathrow-Rome route – Business Traveller

ITA Airways has announced plans to temporarily serve its Rome Fiumicino-London Heathrow route with the carrier’s new A321neo. The aircraft will operate daily flights on the route between 1 December and the end of January, departing Rome at 1400 and arriving into Heathrow at 1630, before returning at 1700 and landing back into the Italian capital at 2100. ITA’s A321neo is configured in three classes, with 12 business class seats offering a fully flat bed, a further 12 premium economy seats, and 141 economy seats (12 of which are designated as Comfort Economy). In addition to Heathrow the aircraft will also operate thrice daily flights between Rome and Paris CDG during the busy festive period between 22 December and 9 January. The airline had originally intended to roster the A321neo on it...

Qatar Airways to increase flights to Bangkok and Amsterdam over peak winter period – Business Traveller

29Nov

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Qatar Airways to increase flights to Bangkok and Amsterdam over peak winter period – Business Traveller

Qatar Airways has announced plans to increase frequencies on five routes to Europe, the US and Asia during December and January. As previously noted on our forum the carrier’s Doha-Amsterdam service will move from ten flights per week to twice daily from 16 December, while Belgrade will increase from seven to ten flights per week from 23 December, and Barcelona from 18 to 21 flights per week from 1 January, 2024. In Asia, Qatar Airways will boost its Bangkok service from 35 to 38 weekly flights effective 15 December, and the airline’s Miami route will increase from seven to ten weekly flights from 13 January, 2024. Last month it was announced that Akbar Al Baker would be stepping down as CEO of Qatar Airways after 27 years at the helm. Qatar Airways Group gets new chief executive His re...

Thai Airways unveils new Royal Silk amenity kits – Business Traveller

26Nov

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Thai Airways unveils new Royal Silk amenity kits – Business Traveller

Thai Airways has partnered with silk brand Jim Thompson for its latest amenity kits for Royal Silk (business class) passengers. The bags have been created with biodegradable fabric and come in six different designs, each paired with a “velvety-soft” eye mask in a coordinating design. The six Jim Thompson prints draw inspiration from Thai culture and natural beauty. Bupha is inspired by the Dendrobium orchid; Mini Elephants pays homage to the Thai elephant; Porcelain nods to the historical connection between Portugal and China; Amphawa is inspired by canal homes and floating markets in Samut Songkhram; Royal Garland echoes the tradition of crafting garlands as symbols of good fortune in Thai culture; and Yatra showcases the grandeur of elephant processions. Contents include a biodegradabl...

British Airways launches Black Friday sale – Business Traveller

23Nov

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British Airways launches Black Friday sale – Business Traveller

British Airways has launched its Black Friday promotion, with savings on flights and holiday packages. The deals are available until 27 November, and include flights to European destinations such as Barcelona, Faro, Nice, Pisa and Valencia from £39 each way. Customers can also get three nights for the price of two on selected European city breaks when travelling in January 2024. Examples include economy flights and three nights at the four-star Plaza Hotel in Venice from £169 per person. Discounted holiday packages are also available to long-haul destinations including Dubai, St Kitts, Cancun and St Lucia, and customers can get up to £300 extra off selected holidays when they spend £10,000 or more on flight and hotel packages. This additional discount works on a sliding scale, starting f...

Earn tier points with everyday spend on British Airways Premium Plus Amex – Business Traveller

21Nov

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Earn tier points with everyday spend on British Airways Premium Plus Amex – Business Traveller

British Airways Executive Club members can now earn up to 200 tier points by spending £25,000 on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card. This is the first time British Airways Executive Club members have been able to earn tier points outside of flying. Previously, tier points could only be earned by flying with British Airways, its subsidiaries or its oneworld airline partners. Being able to earn tier points via card spend gives applicable members more opportunities to earn status and unlock travel perks such as lounge access, fast-track security, extra luggage allowances and priority boarding. As of today, British Airways American Express Premium Plus cardmembers will be eligible to earn up to 200 tier points as follows: 100 tier points if the cardmember spends £15,000 ...

British Airways launches new routes to Accra and Riga – Business Traveller

31Oct

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British Airways launches new routes to Accra and Riga – Business Traveller

British Airways has inaugurated new routes to the capitals of Ghana and Latvia. The carrier is now operating three flights per week between Gatwick and Accra, with a fourth weekly service set to be added from April 2024. The route – which BA last served in the early 2000s – complements the carrier’s existing daily Heathrow-Accra flights. Meanwhile BA has also returned to the Latvian capital of Riga, with a thrice weekly service from Heathrow. The airline last operated flights to the city between 1997 and 2007. This week BA is also set to resume service between Heathrow and Cologne for the first time since the pandemic, as well as launching flights between Heathrow and Belgrade. British Airways to launch flights from Heathrow to Belgrade, Cologne, Riga and Turin Commenting on the Gatwick...

British Airways launches double Avios offer – Business Traveller

28Oct

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British Airways launches double Avios offer – Business Traveller

Executive Club members can currently collect double Avios on up to ten flight and holiday bookings. The new offer is valid for bookings made by 21 November and travel completed by 14 January, 2024. The new Avios earning system for BA flights recently took effect, which sees members collect between 6 and 9 Avios per qualifying £1 spent, depending on elite status. British Airways to change ways of earning Avios from October Under the offer this will be doubled on new flight bookings made under the promotional period, meaning Blue members will earn 12 Avios per £1 spent, with Bronze members getting 14 Avios per £1 spent, Silver members collecting 16 Avios per £1 spent, and Gold members earning 18 Avios per £1 spent. Under the new earning system members earn Avios on the base fare and carri...

Thai Airways firms winter schedule – Business Traveller

24Oct

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Thai Airways firms winter schedule – Business Traveller

Star Alliance founding member Thai Airways has finalised its schedule for the upcoming winter season to 30 March 2024. The Bangkok-based flag carrier will operate to 51 destinations, including double daily flights to London’s Heathrow, Frankfurt and Melbourne. Thai Airways long-haul routes with daily flights comprise Copenhagen; Stockholm; Munich; Istanbul (from 1 December); Paris; Zurich; and Sydney. The airline will deploy its Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its services to Europe and Australia. Thai Airways currently operates just under 50 widebody aircraft, as well as 20 short-haul Airbus A320s. On the regional front, the airline will offer double daily frequencies to both Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita airports, as well as to Osaka’s Kansai. In the interim, Bangkok...

British Airways to restart Abu Dhabi service after four-year hiatus – Business Traveller

21Oct

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British Airways to restart Abu Dhabi service after four-year hiatus – Business Traveller

British Airways has announced plans to return to Abu Dhabi for the first time since early 2020. Daily year-round flights will restart on 20 April, 2024 operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft, complementing the carrier’s service to Dubai which operates up to three-times-daily. Flight BA73 will depart Heathrow at 2225, arriving into Abu Dhabi at 0830 the following day, with the return leg BA72 leaving the UAE capital at 1010 and landing back into London at 1520. British Airways will compete with the UAE’s national carrier Etihad on the route, and will operate from the new Terminal A at Abu Dhabi airport, which is set to open next month. Abu Dhabi’s Terminal A to open on November 1 To celebrate the relaunch BA is offering return fares starting from £449 in World Traveller and £1,999 in Club Wor...

British Airways’ New Avios Collection Model goes live

20Oct

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British Airways’ New Avios Collection Model goes live

British Airways Executive Club Members booking flights from October 18, 2023 will collect Avios based on the cost of their ticket. Members will receive up to nine Avios per £1 spent on flights, as well as collecting on additional purchases such as pre-paid seat selection and upgrades. This investment in the airline’s frequent flyer programme forecasts that 20 per cent more Avios will be issued to the airline’s customer base when compared to the current model British Airways customers can collect Avios on everyday shopping with more partners than ever before, including Uber and American Express. In a move to offer a more consistent and transparent system, the airline announced in July that the amount of Avios collected will be based on the cost of a ticket, instead of the distance of the ...