Welcome to our regular round-up of the best hotel promotions currently running. All of the information in this article can also be found on our ‘Hotel Offers’ page which contains details of all of the current offers, together with links to our major articles on each hotel scheme. However, a positive response from readers – especially […]
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The Bombardier CRJ200 is infamous for being an unpleasant plane to fly on. The jets are cramped with only one lavatory, and there’s no Wi-Fi or onboard entertainment. Furthermore, the CRJ200’s overhead bins are small, and there are only 50 economy seats with no first class. This is also true of the Embraer ERJ-145, but […]
The Boeing 737 is one of the most widely used commercial aircraft in the world, forming the backbone of short and medium-haul operations for Airlines across the globe. Its popularity stems from a balance of efficiency, reliability, and relatively low operating costs compared to larger aircraft. However, determining exactly how much it costs to operate […]
Readers of this article may have their own informed opinions about which airlines have the best in-flight entertainment. For this list, the top five winners of Skytrax’s World’s Best In-Flight Entertainment 2025 awards will be listed. As a travel tip, in-flight entertainment is much better when using high-quality headphones.
News in brief: First Starlink installation on Aer Lingus is now live Aer Lingus has become the second airline at IAG to launch Starlink wi-fi, just over a week after British Airways. This should come as no surprise given that the Starlink contract was signed at group level by IAG for all its constituent airlines […]
Many of the fastest fighter jets in service today are from the Cold War era and remain critical tools in modern air forces, where top speeds exceeding Mach 2 still shape interception doctrine, deterrence strategy, and rapid-response capability. Aircraft designed in the 1970s, such as the MiG-31 (Mach 2.83) and F-15 (Mach 2.5), continue to […]
As we’ve covered on HfP in the past, Lufthansa has spent many years trying to claim that its miles have no value. This isn’t because they are hard to redeem (although premium availability is tighter post covid) but because it has been hit by various legal claims under German law. Lufthansa had a problem. It […]
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New York-based JetBlue Airways has announced it will hike its checked bag fees, following the increase in operational costs as steeper fuel costs hit airlines and consumers. JetBlue’s additional bag fee increase starts at around $4, with the first checked bag for off-peak flights increasing from $35 to $39.