Nantes is a seasonal route for BA, who operate some flights over the Summer months. The city is situated on the Loire river, about 30 miles from the coast and is the sixth biggest city in France. I’d booked this…
Category: Club Europe
Helsinki, There and Back #4
This is going to be my fourth and probably final trip to Helsinki in 2019. With tier points earned so far, and future tier points from travel already booked, I should have enough now to exceed the 5000 I need…
Helsinki via Dublin, Part 1
Whilst some of the other tier point earning trips might come close, this trip is probably as close as I’m going to get this year to pointless flying. Over the weekend I’m going to fit in 6 flights, Dublin to…
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Phoenix Run Part 10, Trip Summary
BA Tier Points Earned LHR-OTP 80 OTP-LHR 80 LHR-PHL 140 PHL-PHX 140 PHX-PHL 140 PHL-JFK 20 JFK-LHR 140 LHR-OTP 80 OTP-LHR 80 Total: 900 Costs Accomodation £50.13 – One night, Vienna House Hotel, Bucharest £123.53 – Two nights, Comfort Suites,…
Phoenix Run Part 9, Bucharest Back to Back
Heathrow T5 Moff and I are back on the terrace in the First lounge at T5, contemplating the connection in Bucharest. Connecting back to back – arranging an itinerary where you get off a flight, and then immediately reboard the…
Vegas Part 2, Dublin to Heathrow, Concorde Lounge
Dublin to Heathrow (40 TP) It’s 05:00 and time to get up for the BA831, Dublin to London Heathrow, which departs at 07:10. The Maldron Hotel is only a few minutes walk from the terminal, I’m travelling hand baggage only,…
Vegas Part 1, Positioning Flight
This “Vegas Run” is worth 720 tier points in total, which should bring the total for the year up to 800. It’s a multi-legged “Ex-EU” trip, starting in Dublin and will see me take 8 flights over 4 days. Heathrow…
Rome
A Deserted Heathrow T5 An early start and 05:30 at the airport for the 07:15 departure on BA548 from London Heathrow (LHR) Terminal 5 to Rome Fiumicino sees an almost empty terminal building. I’ve been here many times before, but…