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Award Bookings

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

Flighty's New Connection Assistant Could Save Your Award Booking Sanity

Gate predictions and step-by-step guidance for every connection - here's why self-transfer points travellers should care

Jack Culpan

British Airways

Jun 9, 2026

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5 min read

British Airways Pauses Its Starlink Rollout After Just 5 Planes - Virgin Atlantic Has Already Finished

BA got there first with a single aircraft, but Virgin has equipped its entire A350 fleet five months early. Here's who is actually winning the in-flight Wi-Fi race.

Jack Culpan

Airline News

Virgin Atlantic Names Josh Bayliss As New Chair: What It Means For Flying Club Members

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Atlantic Names Josh Bayliss As New Chair: What It Means For Flying Club Members

Peter Norris steps down after 14 years, handing the role to Virgin Group's long-time CEO from 1 June 2026

Seoul

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

Virgin Atlantic's Spring/Summer 2026 Menu Lands Tomorrow: Sticky Toffee Returns and Seoul Gets a Bespoke Menu

A refreshed Upper Class menu, a Best of British drinks lineup with two English wines headlining, and a route-specific menu for the new Seoul service.

Jack Culpan

Emirates Skywards

Emirates A380 Gets Starlink Wi-Fi: World-First Installation Now Live

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

Emirates A380 Gets Starlink Wi-Fi: World-First Installation Now Live

The first Starlink-equipped A380 has just landed in Dubai from Newquay, Cornwall, with more than 2 Gbps of free Wi-Fi across every cabin

New Flight Routes

British Airways Lands in St. Louis: The First UK Nonstop in 22 Years

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

British Airways Lands in St. Louis: The First UK Nonstop in 22 Years

BA's 27th US gateway took off yesterday. Here's what the new route means for Avios collectors, plus the quieter Guernsey launch that's arguably the better redemption.

Jack Culpan

Airline News

Virgin Atlantic Just Became the First Airline to Launch an App Inside ChatGPT

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

Virgin Atlantic Just Became the First Airline to Launch an App Inside ChatGPT

A world-first tech move from Virgin, but here is what points collectors actually need to know

Jack Culpan

Star Alliance

Lufthansa Group Goes All-In on Starlink: Free High-Speed WiFi Coming to All 850 Aircraft

Jan 14, 2026

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6 min read

Lufthansa Group Goes All-In on Starlink: Free High-Speed WiFi Coming to All 850 Aircraft

The last major European airline group joins the Starlink revolution – and they're doing it properly

Jack Culpan

Short-Haul Flights

BA Scraps Hot Breakfast on Eight Short-Haul Routes

Jan 2, 2026

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7 min read

BA Scraps Hot Breakfast on Eight Short-Haul Routes

British Airways replaces the Full English with yoghurt and pastry on Club Europe flights — because apparently the crew need "more time with customers"

Jack Culpan

IAG

British Airways Announces Starlink Wi-Fi: Game-Changing Free Internet Coming in 2026

Nov 6, 2025

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8 min read

British Airways Announces Starlink Wi-Fi: Game-Changing Free Internet Coming in 2026

Lightning-fast, reliable internet at 35,000 feet - finally, BA joins the satellite revolution

Jack Culpan

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