Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Reports in Italy suggest that Lufthansa’s discussions to take a stake in Italy’s ITA Airways are more advanced than we thought. It is said that an announcement could come this week, with Lufthansa Group taking a 40% stake. If you matched your British Airways status to ITA’s Volare programme recently, you may end up with […]
Category: SkyTeam alliance partners
Virgin Atlantic boosted by new financial investment from Delta Air Lines
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Delta Air Lines has just anounced a new financial investment in Virgin Atlantic, in a move which should hopefully allow the UK airline to survive the omicron storm. In total, Delta has committed $1.2 billion across three airlines where it has a shareholding – Virgin Atlantic, Aeromexico and LATAM. It isn’t clear how much of […]
SkyTeam status match now extended to 25 airlines including British Airways
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Last week we covered how you can get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline for the bankrupt Alitalia, and its new frequent flyer programme Volare. If you are successfully matched, your new SkyTeam status will […]
NEW: Match your British Airways status to SkyTeam, including top tier
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
There is a great opportunity this month to get status in the SkyTeam airline alliance by matching your British Airways Executive Club status. This is due to the launch of ITA Airways, the replacement airline for the bankrupt Alitalia, and its new frequent flyer programme Volare. If you are successfully matched, your new SkyTeam status […]
Bits: £100 cashback from Amex Travel, BA opens lounges, BA and Kenya Airways codeshare
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get £100 cashback on £400 Amex Travel spend In late September, we covered a decent deal. Holders of American Express Business Platinum and Business Gold were being offered £100 cashback on a £400 spend with American Express Travel. This offer has now finally been offered to personal American Express cardholders too. Platinum […]
SkyTeam and Malaysia Airlines lounges in Terminal 4 will not re-open
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Pre-covid, we used to describe Heathrow Terminal 4 as having more high quality airport lounges than any other airport terminal in the world adjusted for passenger numbers. With only around 50 flights per day, there was no doubt that it had an impressive ‘great lounges to flights’ ratio. Whilst Terminal 4 may soon re-open to […]
Why the only thing better than transferable points is INSTANTLY transferable points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
One of the key ideas I push on Head for Points is that transferable, or convertible, points are better than non-transferable points. The best way to explain this is via American Express Membership Rewards points, earned from Amex Gold, Amex Platinum and the Amex Rewards Credit Card. You can transfer 1 American Express Membership Rewards […]
Should you credit SkyTeam and Etihad flights to Air Europa, hoping they become Avios?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Back in November 2019, IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced the acquisition of Air Europa for €1bn. Air Europa is the 3rd biggest airline in Spain. The acquisition, according to IAG, would turn Madrid into a genuine ‘5th European hub’ city alongside London, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam. Importantly, IAG will become the largest […]