Hi all, quick question but is row one in Club Europe now reserved for golds only rather than at least one gold on the booking? In the past I have raised a seating request to seat friends next to me in row 1 who were not gold and it was never a problem. Yesterday they sat us together but said row 1 was for gold only and moved us to row 2. I... Read More

Looks like BA and Qatar are looking to coordinate pricing and schedules to Australia on a set of flights: https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/british-airways-qatar-pitch-joint-venture-for-australian-flights Nin... Read More

Hi all, Currently planning a trip trip to Vancouver and most economical way seems to be AMS to YVR via LHR in Club World. However because I live in England now it would be more beneficial on the return leg to “miss” the final flight LHR-AMS and just use national express for the remainder. Only concern is that my baggage gets ‘through-checked’ to... Read More

Hi Everyone, Tried the search - only threads on this topic seem to be in the AA forum... So since leaving BA (sorry I can’t answer many of your questions in ‘Ask the Staffer’ anymore...), I now work for a defence contractor that does a lot of business in the USA. Since it’s government work, we are bound by the ‘fly America act’, a bit of seem... Read More

Airports:[QUOTE] [list] [*]Wuhan, China (WUH) [/list] [/QUOTE] Refunds are allowed for unflown flights, even for nonrefundable tickets. Please visit [url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/customer/refund]united.com/refunds[/url] to submit a re... Read More

How often have you guys experienced this? Supposed to depart from BOI at 7:15 for SEA. But then we get told that there is too much traffic at the Seattle airport so they're delaying our departure from Boise by 45 minutes. As we're sitting out on the runway. Read More

Does anyone have any ideas why at Online Check-In 1A is still blocked please? I’m seeing on ExpertFlyer that it isn’t taken and have reloaded etc, so not a case that someone has selected it at the same time I was checking in online. My understanding was that it’s blocked for Gold (I’m now silver) until OLCI opens. Not a major issue and 2A on... Read More

Tired of Capers, and since we can't use our Priority Pass there anymore anyway, looking for something different. However, we'd have to go out of Security and come back in - have never done that on a layover - not a big deal? We have a 3 hour layover so plenty of time, I think. Any other place to eat that is a step up from faster food? Read More

I have a fairly good record of switching to the bassinet seat in WT+ in order to secure a bulkhead window seat and as recently as last October I have done this by calling up just after T-72, no problem, job done, sorted in minutes. This morning and now about T-60 away from the next flight, the lovely contact centre agent couldn't force the switc... Read More

Hello, I’m flying LAX-NRT-PEK end of February, then flying PEK-ORD-IAH-EZE after 2 nights in PEK on the same ticket I have a box of wine that I would like to bring to Argentina for work and I don’t want to lug it to PEK. I was hoping to get some advice.. I’m thinking I would send the box from Los Angeles to Chicago via UPS/FedEx in advance... Read More

Good article on just how horrible redemptions have become...cx ranks near the bottom https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-seats-airlines-hold-back-from-frequent-fliers-11579694401

I am planning a trip for March and the flight back is either B747 or A380. Normally this isn't even a discussion it would be the A380 every time ;) But as the B747 goes ~5 hrs earlier I was wondering if any of the people knew what state the interior would be (old/new/refurbed, etc). Unfortunately due to company travel it will be WTP Read More

My first post......just thought I would relay my experience on the A350. By way of background I travel frequently (probably 6-7 times per year) to Shanghai and Beijing. Usually, I am able to manage my schedule such that I am able to book far ahead and thus get a window seat. I just got back yesterday afternoon flying from PVG to DTW (final d... Read More

Does anyone know if there any plans afoot to replace or upgrade the clapped-out 777s that BA uses to Buenos Aires? (Dirty cabins, panelling hanging off the wall, TV monitor too scratched to actually watch - both ways. The flights I took last week were the last straw.) I’d rather not, but next time I’ll do Iberia on their new A350s. Read More

OK, It's a small amount, but I stayed for 3 nights last week on a reward stay, during which I selected daily breakfast in lieu of the 1000 points. So I was expecting just the 3 nights credit, with no points. And I had a 3 SGD mini-bar charge that I paid in cash. When I just checked my account, I see I was credited with 202 plus 101 elite points -... Read More

Hey everyone! I was wondering if a few of you could shed some light and/or help me with the understanding of the rules with specificity to my case. My partner and I had flights booked to Mumbai. YVR-AMS-BOM. On the day of travel I received an email around 6 hours prior to departure that I've been rebooked on alternate flights. This was due to a... Read More

Showing an on time departure in 45 mins but a 90 min late arrival. What’s the likely reason for this? Read More

Just had a notification of a CPH-YYZ-YYC schedule change in early May leaving me with a 5+ hour layover in YYZ with no faster options other than a second connection in YUL or YVR. It seems that the frequency of afternoon flights has been changed from near hourly to a long gap between 15:15 and 20:00. Does anybody know if this is likely to stick... Read More

JQ 29 returned to MEL due to some unspecified technical issue ( departed approx 1440, returned to MEL at 1708). Consequently rescheduled for 1930 departure ( same or different plane is unknown) and arrival at BKK at around 0200 local time. Eventual actual departure ex BKK was 0352 local , ie 6.5 hour delay and actual arrival in MEL at 1600 local (... Read More

So I got my HON PA assigned to me last year. And what I’ve realized is that I haven’t reached out to her at all, not even once. I find that pretty much all of my needs are taken care of by the HON line or in person in the FCT/FCLs, but I haven’t suffered much in terms of irrops. For my first time ever flying with LHG, they left my bag in Zuri... Read More

Hi. My daughter suffers from fibromyalgia and one thing that helps her is a heated gel pack from the chemist which she places around her neck and lower back. She has an 8 hour flight coming up is there any way she would be allowed to take this in her hand luggage. Thank you. Read More

My employer requires I use their authorised travel agency to book air tickets, however I believe you can now upgrade travel agency paid tickets with Avios by calling BA. However, can you force an upgrade by paying double Avios if there are no award seats in the next class up. Read More

Ok, so not strictly a BA question, but I well recall the epic thread from when the No.1 Lounge at Gatwick North was used for BA pax. It was not overwhelmingly positive, especially on the subject of champagne and crowding! Anyway, I'm flying TUI to Cancun on Good Friday, and apparently that's the lounge that 'premium' passengers get to use.... Read More

Hello This might not be completely in the realm of Flyertalk but I will try anyway. So we are planning a trip to Kitzbuhel (Mittersill is where we are staying) in March for 2 weeks (not school holidays). We are using reward flights (BA avios) to fly and will be paying the same amount for either Munich or Salzburg. Munich is about 2-2.5hrs to... Read More

Hi, I’ve booked and completed a number of stays via the rewards portal for Booking.com. They all show as pending despite going as far back as September last year. Anyone else found extra long delays in posting of these points. Or a way to speed them up?! apologies for the new thread but couldn’t find any other relevant one. Read More