Ofcom have given airlines the go ahead for them to allow mobile phones on board UK registered aircraft. I am personally against allowing mobile phones on planes especially if the cabin crew are not given the power to tell users to keep their voice ...

Not a good start for the opening of Heathrow’s terminal 5 today with the news of serious delays, cancellations and baggage issues due to technical glitches at the airport. Considering how much time they have had to prepare the terminal for the opening you ...

Initially, I was going to have a rant about the increase in price for flights to European destinations, especially since the UK government is so keen to blame airlines for the World’s environment issues due to carbon emissions. Then, on Monday I took a visit to ...

From March 18, the first regular flights from Europe of the new A380 aircraft start when Singapore Airlines use it on their Singapore to London Heathrow route. Singapore Airlines have been using the A380 aircraft on their route to Sydney since October last year, but ...

There’s a lot of press attention at the moment regarding the news that airline passengers face mandatory fingerprinting before being allowed to board flights when Heathrow Terminal 5 opens later this month. Apparently other airports will follow suit including Gatwick and Manchester. Personally, I’m not ...

Today I have received an email from my BA terminal 5 insider who sent links to a number 3D walkthrough videos that have been uploaded to You Tube of the new Terminal 5 lounges for those lucky premium customers. Terminal 5 3D views: Champagne Bar Wine gallery Tech Room Concorde ...

Travel Rants has today received a number of emails from a few consumers asking why they are not able to use the Ryanair website despite Ryanair’s early than expected website upgrade over the weekend. One consumer mentions that the site is slow even though ...

I’ve travelled around the World with a number of airlines, and have never come across any health or safety fears whilst on board, but the news of the death of a passenger whilst on board an American Airlines flight this weekend has caused massive debate ...