Frequent flyer reveals what it’s like to fly business from Heathrow to NYC during Covid-19 crisis

A frequent flyer live-blogged his business class trip from Heathrow Airport to New York via Amsterdam to ‘demystify what it’s actually like out there during Covid-19’ – and it makes for fascinating reading. The blogger, Gilbert Ott, published the account to his travel tips site, God Save The Points, revealing what it was like in … Read more

The greatest safari in the world where guests fly to African lodges in an Emirates A319 PRIVATE JET

It’s being billed as ‘the greatest safari in the world’ – though some might conclude that it’s the greatest holiday in the world. Full stop. Unsurprisingly, it’s not cheap. You’ll need to find $125,000 (£102,000) to book a place on the ‘Roar Africa Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari’, but for that whopping sum, you’ll go … Read more

Dying woman hugs her sister after she was granted exemption to fly to Australia during coronavirus

Heartwarming moment dying woman hugs her sister after she was granted coronavirus travel exemption so they could meet one last time before she dies Christine Archer was denied permission to fly to Australia on four occasions Ms Archer’s sister Gail Baker was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late March  Australian Government eventually allowed Ms Archer to travel … Read more

Donald Trump pulls out of ‘open skies’ treaty which lets Russia fly over U.S. military sites

The United States announced its intention to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over participating countries, saying Russia has repeatedly violated the pact’s terms. Senior administration officials said the pullout will formally take place in six months, based on the treaty’s withdrawal terms. It was the latest move … Read more

Restrictions are eased in Italy after three months of lockdown with people free to fly from June 3

Italy will reopen to European tourists from June 3 and scrap a 14-day mandatory quarantine period, the government said on Saturday, as it accelerated its exit from the coronavirus lockdown. The move will also apply to countries in the Schengen Area, and comes as the Italian government announced plans to also lift some travel restrictions … Read more

Virgin Atlantic announces recovery plan to fly to 24 destinations in 2021

Virgin Atlantic has said it will fly to 24 destinations in 2021 after Sir Richard Branson sold £405million of shares in Virgin Galactic to save the under-pressure airline. The aviation industry has suffered severe financial issues due to travel restrictions imposed by countries’ trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.  But many airlines … Read more

Asteroid set to fly by Earth next week appears to ‘wearing a face mask’

Asteroid half the size of Mount Everest is set to fly by Earth next week and an image shows the object ‘wearing a mask’ similar to the scientist observing it amid the coronavirus pandemic An asteroid is set to pass within 3.9 million miles of Earth April 29  It was first spotted in 1998 and … Read more

Moment Belgian F-16 fighters intercept Russian jets doing a low fly over a US destroyer in Baltic

Dramatic moment Belgian F-16 fighters intercept armed Russian jets buzzing a US destroyer in the Baltic Sea Belgian Air Force F-16s intercepted armed Russian Federation Air Force fighters maneuvering in international air space overflying the USS Donald Cook The US Navy 6th Fleet destroyer was operating in the Baltic Sea off the Lithuanian coast, according … Read more

MAFS’ star and air hostess Ashley Irvin says she misses her Virgin family and fly again soon 

Married At First Sight star left devastated as she loses her job as an air hostess for Virgin Australia… as airline edges closer to collapse By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:19 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 05:30 BST, 17 April 2020 Former Married At First Sight star and air hostess Ashley … Read more

Fly tipping DOUBLES during coronavirus lockdown in London

Fly tipping DOUBLES in parts of London during coronavirus lockdown as covidiots dump boxes, tyres and mattresses while tips are closed and bin collections have been slashed Local councils have closed recycling centres and scaled back on bin collections Some parts of London have reported  100 per cent increases in illegal dumping  A new website … Read more