BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope

News of a potential vaccine to stop dead the rampage of coronavirus sparked a huge FTSE 100 market boost today – but halted delivery firms’ rise in their tracks. The out-of-the-blue announcement by Pfizer and Biontech saw a surge in share price value in British firms left devastated by the ravages of the Covid-19 restrictions. Struggling … Read more

BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope

Up, up and away! BA, easyJet and Rolls Royce shares SOAR while Ocado and Just Eat’s drop as Pfizer vaccine gives hope of a return to normality by 2021 Struggling travel firms British Airways and easyJet’s values rose after the reveal Vaccine announcement also saw share price in Rolls Royce accelerate But delivery firms like … Read more

British Airways and Lufthansa become first airlines to gain a Covid-19 safety rating from Skytrax

British Airways and Lufthansa become first airlines to gain a Covid-19 safety rating from Skytrax, with both awarded a ‘commendable’ four stars The rating is based on a ‘detailed investigation’ of Covid-19 safety measures  It covers ‘customer risk and concern elements in the airport and onboard’  BA’s airport standards were based on its operations at Terminal … Read more

British Airways suspends Gatwick flights, will furlough more staff

British Airways suspends ALL flights from Gatwick airport and will furlough ‘many more’ staff as new Covid lockdown bites BA said it will be ‘moving many more colleagues’ onto Job Retention Scheme  Second shutdown of BA flights at Gatwick after one that followed first lockdown The airline said it will massively scale back all flights … Read more

Can we visit Sri Lanka? The Holiday Guru answers coronavirus-related traveller queries 

We’re due to pay £27,000 for a January Sri Lanka trip – but can we visit? The Holiday Guru answers coronavirus-related traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 09:08 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 09:08 GMT, 3 November 2020 The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week, he offers … Read more

British Airway’s steward films himself telling passengers to ‘f*** off’ as they left plane

British Airway’s steward films himself telling passengers to ‘f*** off’ as they left plane after flight from Heathrow to Tel Aviv Connor Scanlon, 28, posted footage taken at an airport in Israel a few weeks ago He can be heard muttering curses at families as they disembark the BA flight  Customer services manager had submitted … Read more

British Airways’ owner suffers £5.1BILLION loss this year due to coronavirus pandemic

British Airways’ owner suffers £5.1BILLION loss this year due to coronavirus pandemic as IAG boss blasts ‘constantly changing government restrictions’ The huge losses were accrued over the first nine months of the year IAG chief executive Luis Galleg said coronavirus was to blame for fall But he also laid the blame at constantly changing travel … Read more

British Airways’ owner suffers £5.1BILLION loss this year due to coronavirus pandemic

British Airways’ owner suffers £5.1BILLION loss this year due to coronavirus pandemic as IAG boss blasts ‘constantly changing government restrictions’ The huge losses were accrued over the first nine months of the year IAG chief executive Luis Galleg said coronavirus was to blame for fall But he also laid the blame at constantly changing travel … Read more

BA captain’s children’s books about Pilot Polly & Pilot Ollie has become a YouTube cartoon series

BA captain’s charming children’s books about the adventures of two pilots, written to reduce fear of flying, has now taken off as a YouTube cartoon series Long-haul pilot Rob Johnson penned kids books about pilots Ollie and Polly h He invented them to help his sons understand his job as a BA Captain  Rob says the … Read more

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse’s father tells how he watched his daughter die from Pret allergic reaction

Natasha Ednan-Laperouse’s father has described his despair as he helplessly watched his 15-year-old daughter die from an allergic reaction to a Pret sandwich.  Nadim Ednan-Laperouse was travelling home with his daughter, who had a deadly nut allergy, and her friend from a dream trip to Nice on July 17, 2016.  He shared an artichoke, olive … Read more