Passengers flying into or out of London Gatwick next week could face delays to their journeys as work continues in order to upgrade the M23 to a “smart motorway”. During this period, there will be closures on the M23 as well as no access into Gatwick Airport from junction 9. Highways England have scheduled roadworks […]
British Airways and Marmite have teamed up to create a limited-edition jar to celebrate the airline’s centenary, launching today, 1 May. As Marmite is the most confiscated brand at airport security, the centenary jar is conveniently sized to fit within the liquid allowance.For Brits travelling abroad, it is clear they cannot go without the British […]
British Airways has opened its doors to the highly-anticipated new Club lounge at New York’s JFK airport. It completes a £50 million investment, following the unveiling of a plush new space for First customers in autumn last year. Customers at JFK Terminal 7 have also seen changes to the public areas and gate spaces to […]
More than 250,000 British Airways customers have experienced a glimpse of the journey of the future by using their face as their identity to board a flight from the US in the last 18 months. The introduction of new biometric facial recognition technology has transformed the airport experience for customers travelling from Orlando, Los Angeles […]
easyJet has announced a number of expansion developments at its Bristol base. The airline will position a 17th aircraft at its South West base and has added three brand new routes to the Bristol network. easyJet will also provide even more frequent flights to some of Bristol’s most in demand destinations, providing great value trips […]
JetBlue has announced it intends to launch multiple daily flights from New York and Boston to London in 2021. The new routes, which will be served by Airbus A321LR single-aisle aircraft, will mark the first-ever transatlantic service offered by the award-winning airline. Joanna Geraghty, president and chief operating officer of JetBlue, explained how the airline […]
Airline cabin design company AIM Altitude has unveiled its ULTRAFLEX interior and evolved concept galley. ULTRAFLEX is a “visionary lifestyle concept space”providing a social destination on board ultra-long-haul flights, with themes of wellness, fitness and stimulation, in an adaptable environment. ULTRAFLEX aims to make in-flight socialising, dining, working and even exercising possible. AIM Altitude claim […]
Scott Pawley, Managing Director of Global Travel Management, has received an award for his outstanding contribution to business travel innovation from Advantage Focus Partnership. The award came during the Advantage Focus twentieth anniversary celebrations, presentation ceremony and conference at a central London hotel. The presentation came as a complete surprise to Scott, who said afterwards: […]
A 13 metre skeleton of a 155 million year old diplodocus will be exhibited from the first week of April, before being sold by the French auction house Aguttes for an expected £2million. Heathrow will see over 4.5million passengers travelling through the airport over Easter and Terminal 5 passengers will have the chance to step back in time to experience this […]
Finnair has introduced a new range of amenities for business class passengers, designed by world-famous Finnish design house Marimekko. The amenities will be rolled out for all trans-continental flights on Airbus A350 and Airbus A330 aircraft. They are designed to complement the new sleep textiles in Finnair’s long-haul business class, which feature the classic Kaivo […]
