Convert Nectar Points into Avios and Vice Versa
(22 Jan 2021) British Airways has entered into a new partnership with Nectar, giving customers the opportunity to convert Nectar points into Avios, effective 25 January 2021.
Nectar is a popular loyalty card scheme in the UK which works with companies such as Sainsbury s, Esso and eBay, to name but a few.
The conversionof points works both ways, and customers who wish to receive more Nectar points can convert 250 Avios into 400 Nectar points.
To convert points, customers need to link their Nectar and British Airways Executive Club accounts, both of which are free to join.
Approximately 4,000 Avios points are needed to get
Negative COVID19 Test Required for Travel to UK
(18 Jan 2021) Most travellers to the UK now need to provide proof of a negative COVID19 test result taken up to 72 hours before departure.
Those travellers who are not exempt will also need to complete a Passenger Locator form and self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival in the UK.
The quarantine period can be shortened to as little as 5 days if a traveller pays for a test through the Test to Release scheme, and that test also returns a negative result. It is very important to note that travellers need to opt-in to the
What Was The Airbus A319LR?
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The Airbus A319 is well-known for its short to medium-haul capabilities on routes that do not demand the larger A320. However, Airbus also produced examples of the type which were specially configured for long-haul operations. Known as the A319LR, these aircraft generally featured low-density, premium-heavy seating configurations. But which airlines operated these enigmatic little twinjets?
A Qatar Airways Airbus A319LR landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport. Photo: Aldo Bidini via Wikimedia Commons
A brief history of the Airbus A319
The Airbus A319 is the second-smallest member of the European manufacturer’s A320 family. The A320 itself entered commercial service in the late 1980s, with a longer version, the A321, following in 1994. This gave the family a high-capacity option, but what about on routes where demand was lower? For such purposes, Airbus launched the A319.
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British Airways Completes Rollout Of ‘World Leading’ Inflight Internet
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The European Aviation Network (EAN) rollout has been completed on the British Airways short-haul fleet. This has seen its entire Airbus narrowbody fleet equipped with Inmarsat’s EAN technology. As well as this, Inmarsat has been named the ‘World’s Leading Inflight Internet Service Provider’ for the fourth year in a row at the World Travel Awards 2020.
British Airways has completed the installation of Inmarsat’s equipment on all its short-haul aircraft. Photo: Getty Images
British Airways rollout complete
Inmarsat’s unique inflight connectivity network for Europe, the European Aviation Network, has reached a new milestone this week. Launch customer British Airways has confirmed it has completed the rollout of the system on all its short-haul fleet.