UPDATE: New pricing has gone into effect and as expected, British Airways Avios redemption rates have risen about 10%, with the cash portion of the redemption rising negligibly to up to 25%. This time, economy class awards were hit...
Black British Airways Passenger Claims He Was Skipped For Welcome Drink Because Flight Attendant Thought He “Didn’t Belong” In Business Class

A British Airways business class passenger says he was passed over for a welcome drink prior to departure, alleging he was passed over because he was black. But alleged comments by the flight attendant suggest something else may have...
Review: British Airways Club Lounge North – London (LHR – T5)

British Airways’ Club Lounge North in Heathrow Terminal 5 has at least one thing going for it: it’s certainly better than the gate area. But expect crowds and queues in an era of larger business class cabins, but an...
British Airways Eliminates Hot Breakfast In Business Class, Offers Cold Snack In Latest “Trial”

British Airways is back at it with cost-cutting in Club Europe, this time eliminating hot breakfast from the menu on domestic flights. Passengers traveling in business class on routes within the UK will now find a far less impressive...
Hey British Airways: Instead Of Banning Crew From Coffee, Serve Passengers Some…

British Airways has quickly backtracked on a controversial ban that prohibited cabin crew and pilots from drinking coffee or other beverages in public while in uniform. British Airways Backtracks On Employee Drink Ban Earlier this month, British Airways introduced...
Review: British Airways A320 Economy Class [2025]

We took our familiar evening flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Basel (BSL) on British Airways, this time on an Airbus A320 in economy class. While nothing remarkable, the experience was solid. British Airways A320 Economy Class Review [2025]...
The Latest Pathetic Cutbacks In British Airways Club Europe…

UPDATE: It appears, at least concerning the clotted cream, that the afternoon tea cutbacks on British Airways were just a supply-chain issue and not a deliberate cost-reduction measure. Even so, the reports are still mixed so we’ll have to...
British Airways Cuts Individual Water Bottles In Latest Cost-Cutting Trial

BA Trials Removing Water Bottles in Economy on Long-Hauls British Airways has quietly rolled out a trial on select Airbus A380 routes between London and Boston, Los Angeles, and Miami, where passengers in economy class, branded World Traveller, and...
Delicious Superfood On British Airways

I tried the “Pollen + Grace mezze houmous and rainbow veg grain bowl” on British Airways and thought it was fabulous…the sort of superfood that I go out of my way to eat at home…which is rare for an...
“He Was Dancing Naked In Business Class!” British Airways Flight Attendant Has Cocaine Meltdown

We’ve come to expect the occasional in-flight spectacle from an unruly passenger, especially when drugs or alcohol are involved. But on a recent British Airways flight, it wasn’t a traveler making headlines–it was a flight attendant. British Airways Flight...
No Five Star Service For You: American Airlines Snubs British Airways Flights At JFK

They may operate under one roof, share check-in facilities, lounges, and gates, but American Airlines’ Five Star Service (premium ground service) is not available on British Airways flights at New York JFK…which strikes me as yet another needless example...
Review: British Airways A319 Club Europe

Flying British Airways Club Europe (business class) is not glamorous, but still a treat. Here’s a review of my short Airbus A319 flight from London to Basel. British Airways A319 Club Europe Review (LHR-BSL) I’m thankful that British Airways...
Review: British Airways Galleries First Lounge (LHR – T5 South)

The British Airways Galleries First Lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 5 South is no Concorde Room, but a nice step up from the crowded business class lounge one floor above. British Airways Galleries First Lounge London (LHR T5 South)...
British Airways Backpedals On Meal Service Cutbacks

British Airways will complete its rollback of two unpopular meal service experiments in its business and first class cabins next month that left its premium passengers angry and upset. British Airways Ends Unpopular Meal Service Experiments In Business +...
The New British Airways Club: Fools Fighting Over Fool’s Gold

British Airways will shift to a revenue-based program for earning Tier Points in 2025, thereby tying elite status to spending. The status qualification changes to the British Airways Executive Club have certainly stoked a wide range of emotions, from...
Two American Woman Brawl On British Airways Flight Over MAGA Cap

Two female passengers, both US citizens, were tossed off a British Airways flight after engaging in a brawl, purportedly over a MAGA hat, as tensions over the upcoming US presidential election, now less than a week away, grow sky...
British Airways Slashes Catering, Tells Flight Attendants To Stop Saying “Sorry”

British Airways is telling its flight attendants to stop saying “sorry” for catering cuts as it attempts to slash catering onboard even as its competitors improve meals onboard. As British Airways Cuts Premium Cabin Catering, It Tells Its Flight...
British Airways Cockpit Video Captures Iranian Missile Attack Against Israel

Without warning–or closing its airspace ahead of the attack–Iran launched a barrage of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday. Video has emerged of the attack from the cockpit of a British Airways flight. The more concerning story, however, is that...
Review: Soho Lounge New York (JFK) – Oneworld Emerald Lounge

I’ve been back to the Soho Lounge several times now at New York JFK and wanted to provide a fresh review with some more recent pictures. Soho Lounge New York JFK Review Since opening in late 2022, the Soho...
Analysis: JetBlue-British Airways Partnership Is All About American Airlines

JetBlue wants a closer relationship with American Airlines. British Airways also wants a closer relationship with American Airlines, though on its terms. I see that as an essential common link in the new partnership between JetBlue and British Airways....

