The new British Airways app has finally landed on my phone after what feels like two years of "coming soon". First impressions: it's genuinely good. But there's one change that's going to annoy points people. A thread 🧵

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Riyadh Air launched RUH-LHR yesterday! -> Started: Jun 10, 2026 -> Frequency: Daily -> Aircraft: 787-9 -> Cabins: Business Elite, Business, Premium Economy, Economy -> Notable: Inaugural revenue service of Saudi Arabia's new national carrier

BA quietly made China Southern a full Avios redemption partner and almost nobody's talking about it. The interesting bit isn't the long-haul. It's the cheap stuff 👇

✈️ BA and Amex have blocked off an entire plane for a zero-cash, zero-surcharge flight to New York. Economy return from just 25,000 Avios. No fuel surcharges. smartwithpoints.co.uk/p/ba-amex-2...

British Airways paused its Starlink rollout after just 5 planes. -> Suspension: now through late October 2026 -> Equipped: 5 of ~300 aircraft -> Why: summer schedule, no maintenance slots -> Restart: end of IATA summer season Check your flight: seatwifi.com/airlines/ba

Conductor just added browser previews!

Wizz Air just signed Starlink - the first European budget airline to commit. → Rollout from 2027 → Every next-gen A321neo equipped → Built for streaming, gaming & video calls → Starlink bars charging flyers, so expect it free smartwithpoints.co.uk/p/wizz-air-...

Genuinely one of the easier 30% Avios bonuses to act on this month if you've got Capital on Tap points sitting around. Qatar Privilege Club is running it 1-30 June, and CoT is a named partner. A few honest thoughts as someone with two CoT cards in the stack.

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BA has just launched new Avios-Only flights to Reykjavik and Tenerife for October half-term ✈️ Every seat, every cabin, bookable with Avios. From £5 + 33,500 Avios return. Really tempting for half-term - but I'd do the maths before you get carried away.

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Aer Lingus launching DUB-PIT. -> Start: May 25, 2026 -> Frequency: 4x weekly -> Aircraft: A321neo LR -> Cabins: 16 Business + 168 Economy -> Notable: First-ever Dublin-Pittsburgh nonstop Track availability: aerlingus.com

Aer Lingus launching DUB-PIT. -> Start: May 25, 2026 -> Frequency: 4x weekly (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun) -> Aircraft: A321LR -> Cabins: Business (16), Economy (168) -> Notable: First-ever Pittsburgh-Dublin nonstop; long-haul narrowbody

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⚠️ Amex is dropping Etihad Guest as an MR transfer partner on 22nd June. That's less than a month away. If you've been sitting on Membership Rewards points earmarked for Etihad, you need to act now.

Alaska Airlines launches SEA-LHR today! -> Start: May 21, 2026 -> Frequency: Daily, year-round -> Aircraft: 787-9 -> Cabins: Business (34 suites), Economy -> Notable: Alaska's first-ever transatlantic; bookable on oneworld miles Track availability: news.alaskaair.com/destination...

locking your best content behind a paywall on day one is leaving money on the table readers who convert to paid are the ones who already love you - they need free content to fall in love first we built this into beehiiv techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/...

Emirates activated Starlink across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Americas. -> 33 aircraft now live (up from 25 on May 4) -> Includes world-first A380 - 3 antennas, 2+ Gbps -> Target: 150 aircraft by end 2026 -> Free, all cabins Check your flight: seatwifi.com/airlines/ek

United Airlines launching EWR-SCQ. -> Start: May 27, 2026 -> Frequency: 3x weekly (seasonal) -> Aircraft: 737 MAX 8 -> Cabins: Economy Plus, Economy -> Notable: First-ever nonstop US to Santiago de Compostela; endpoint of the Camino de Santiago

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United Airlines resuming IAH-CCS. -> Start: Aug 11, 2026 -> Frequency: Daily -> Aircraft: 737 MAX 8 -> Cabins: First (intl), Economy -> Notable: First US nonstop to Caracas since 2017; subject to gov't approval

Miles & More just launched a buy-miles bundle. -> Bonus: 60% (targeted, max varies by account) -> Rate: 1.28 cpp (large bundle, 160k miles) -> Cap: 160,000 miles -> Through: May 31, 2026 -> Sweet spot: LH J to Europe or Star Alliance biz Buy here: miles-and-more.com

Royal Jordanian just launched AMM-DFW! -> Start: May 10, 2026 -> Frequency: 4x weekly (year-round) -> Aircraft: 787-8 -> Cabins: Business (2-2-2 flat-bed), Economy -> Notable: RJ's longest-ever route at 7,036 mi; first Middle East nonstop to DFW -> Bookable by Avios

GHA Discovery just opened a paid status match. -> Match from: hotel/airline/cruise status or Visa/Mastercard travel card -> Get: Platinum (net $50) or Titanium (net $75) -> Valid: through Dec 31, 2027, no stay required -> Apply by: Sep 1, 2026 Match it: ghadiscovery.statusmatch.com

🚨 The Marriott Bonvoy Amex just tripled its sign-up bonus to 60,000 points. That's £300 in hotel stays or 25,000 Avios transferred to BA. This is one of the best UK card offers we've seen this year.

💳 Quick win alert: you could grab 10,000 free Avios just by adding a supplementary card to your BA Amex. It costs nothing and takes minutes. This is exactly the kind of easy points boost worth knowing about.

✈️ BA and Amex are giving away 1,000,000 Avios to celebrate 25 years together - and entering takes about 90 seconds. This week's newsletter has everything you need to know.

ZIPAIR just completed Starlink on all 8 Boeing 787s, becoming Asia's first airline with a fully Starlink-equipped commercial fleet.

LOT Polish Airlines launched the first ever nonstop SFO–Warsaw route on Wednesday! LOT Polish Airlines launches SFO–WAW. → Start: May 6, 2026 → Frequency: 4x weekly (Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun) → Aircraft: 787-8 → Cabins: Business, Premium Economy, Economy

British Airways posted Q1 2026 operating profit of £186m, up £90m year-over-year. -> Best on-time performance since 2011 -> First UK airline with free Starlink WiFi (rolled out last month) -> BA Holidays Promise rolled out for booking confidence

United resumes EWR-GLA today! -> Start: May 8, 2026 -> Frequency: Daily (through Sep 23) -> Aircraft: 737 MAX-8 -> Cabins: Prem. Economy, Economy Plus, Economy -> Notable: First UA EWR-GLA since 2019; narrow-body transatlantic See the route: www.glasgowairport.com/media-centr...

Singapore Airlines is going hard on the UK and Europe. From 26 Oct 2026: - Madrid returns (first time since 2004) via Barcelona, 5x weekly - Manchester goes daily - Gatwick goes daily (6 daily SIN-LON total) - Milan goes daily - New 3x weekly Munich service

American Airlines resuming PHL→BUD! → Start: May 21, 2026 → End: Oct 5, 2026 (seasonal) → Frequency: Daily → Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 → Cabins: Business + Main Cabin → Notable: Only U.S. nonstop to Budapest; back after a 6-year gap Track availability: news.aa.com/news/news-d...

Etihad just launched AUH–CLT! → Start: May 4, 2026 → Frequency: 4x weekly (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun) → Aircraft: 787-9 → Cabins: Business, Economy → Notable: First direct Middle East service from Charlotte; CBP preclearance at AUH Track availability: www.etihad.com/en-us/news/...

Avelo just opened a status match for Spirit Saver$ Club members. → Match from: Spirit Saver$ Club (joined before May 1) → Get: Avelo PLUS — free for 12 months → Priority boarding + fares for up to 9 companions → Apply by: May 31, 2026 Match it: aveloair.com/avelo-plus-...

Virgin Atlantic just axed two routes for the 26/27 winter season! → LHR-SEA → LHR-DXB More award seats are now opening up on LHR→JNB and LHR→CPT as a result. Track new award availability: awardtravelfinder.com/airlines/vi...

JetBlue just opened a status match for former Spirit elites! → Match from: Free Spirit Silver or Gold → Get: Mosaic 1 (Silver) or Mosaic 2 (Gold) → Valid: 3 months → Apply by: Limited time, no deadline posted Match it: jetblue.com/trueblue/mo...

@Finnair returns to Canada for first time in 10+ years! → Start: Yesterday, May 4, 2026 → Route: HEL→YYZ → Frequency: 3x weekly → Aircraft: A330-300 → Notable: @oneworld - bookable with AA/BA/Alaska miles Track availability: finnair.com

Singapore Airlines just confirmed @Starlink as its next-gen in-flight WiFi provider. → Rollout begins Q1 2027 → A350-900s (long-haul + ULR) + A380s → Completes end 2029 → Up to 1 Gbps per Aero Terminal (vs. today's 5–9 Mbps) → Free for premium cabins + KrisFlyer/PPS in PE/Y

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beehiiv mcp is now available to everyone no more early access waitlist no more requesting access if you're on beehiiv, your AI can plug straight into your newsletter business

monday 5am est that's when the most newsletters go out everyone competing for the same inbox at the same time the data from beehiiv's state of newsletters 2026 report has some wild insights on send timing and what actually moves open rates read it www.linkedin.com/posts/royce...

added points purchase prices to the @awardtravelfind mcp! super easy to understand how much it is to buy x points

creator spotlight got two webby award nominations the newsletter we built in-house to reach 400k+ creators is now competing with the best editorial work on the internet voting takes 10 seconds if you want to help x.com/denk_tweets...