To fly but NOT to serve. Is British Airways’ new M&S paid-for food service always this shambolic?

I want to like the UK institution that is British Airways but I fear its service is hitting turbulence, begging the question whether it’s worth paying its often higher prices over rivals such as Easyjet.  This is summed up by the seemingly chaotic implementation of its new, chargeable M&S food service on most short-haul flights, which in...

Airport parking warning: How being too precise can cost you £££s

Airport parking can be cheap if booked ahead. But you risk big charges if you overstay due to a delayed return flight – though there’s a trick to get round this. Update 4 July 2017: Although this was first published in October 2016, the principles in this blog still apply. The problem, as I found last week, comes when...