Tag: london heathrow
ROUTES May 21, 2026 Alaska Airlines Has Just Taken Off to London for the First Time, and a Boeing 737 to Iceland Is Only One Week Away Alaska Airlines officially entered the transatlantic market today, operating its first-ever nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and London Heathrow, marking a fundamental shift in the identity of a carrier that, until recently, had never flown passengers across the Atlantic. Read More →
NEWS May 05, 2026 A British Airways 787 Worth $355 Million Was Stabbed by Its Own Engineering Steps at Heathrow While Passengers Watched From Buses A British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been grounded at London Heathrow Airport following a ground handling incident that is as costly as it is avoidable, an engineering mishap driven by one of the most fundamental properties of a fully loaded commercial aircraft. Read More →
NEWS Apr 30, 2026 British Airways Just Made It a Contractual Offence to Film Cabin Crew Without Permission British Airways has quietly but consequentially updated the legal contract that every passenger enters when they buy a ticket with the airline, adding an explicit prohibition on photographing, filming, or live-streaming cabin crew without their express consent. Read More →
NEWS Apr 21, 2026 American Airlines Took Nearly Two Months to Fix Its London Catering Disaster After nearly two months of operational chaos, reputational damage, crew revolts, and formal union grievances, American Airlines has finally resolved the catering meltdown that paralysed its London Heathrow operation from late February 2026. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 20, 2026 British Airways Has Just Put St. Louis and Guernsey on the Map Two inaugural British Airways flights departed London Heathrow, opening routes that could not be more different in character yet are equally well-timed: a long-haul transatlantic service to St. Louis, Missouri, and a year-round short-haul link to Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Read More →
NEWS Apr 09, 2026 Alaska Airlines Is About to Make History With Its First-Ever Flights to Europe After nearly a century of operating almost exclusively within North America, Alaska Airlines is weeks away from one of the most significant milestones in its 93-year history. Read More →
NEWS Mar 06, 2026 American Airlines Transitions to Boxed Wine on Premier London Routes Transatlantic travelers are finding themselves at the center of a logistical storm as American Airlines maneuvers through a severe operational crisis at its primary European hub. Read More →
NEWS Jul 26, 2023 Catering Issue Prompts British Airways to Serve KFC Onboard On a recent long-haul flight, class divisions disappeared as flight attendants onboard a British Airways flight were forced to serve food from the fast-food chain "Kentucky Fried Chicken" (KFC) due to an apparent catering issue that occurred immediately before the flight. Read More →
ROUTES Jul 25, 2023 Lufthansa to Launch Special Flights From London Lufthansa is gearing up for a busy fall and winter season in the U.K., with the airline launching two seasonal winter routes as well as special charter flights for the German beer festival of Oktoberfest. With these flights, the airline hopes to further its way into the British market. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jan 26, 2023 From Baggage Allowance to Lounge Access: Your Flight Benefits with British Airways If you ever had questions regarding your flight benefits on an upcoming British Airways flight, here is a one-stop guide to your baggage allowance, lounge access, and Executive Club benefits all in preparation for your next BA trip. Read More →