Articles Tagged: flying

10 holiday cash traps to avoid

By Sue Hayward, May 1, 2012

Blown your spending money before you're even on the plane? Easy enough with all those last minute buys and extra charges; so get savvy this summer and avoid the holiday cash traps.

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Complaints you hear when you fly with a baby (and what you wish you could reply)

By Farah Ishaq, Apr 5, 2012

What is it about the general sight of an infant on a flight that makes people's blood boil (especially when she hasn't even cried)? With the holiday season kicking off, here are my personal top five phrases other passengers have said in my general direction.

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Flying with children: What do you think?

By Liz Stansfield, Sep 15, 2011

Heathrow got together with a couple of mummy bloggers to find out how they could help make flying with children a little bit easier

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Week 30: Fit to fly

By Farah Ishaq, Jun 28, 2011

I have a confession to make. I'm currently typing this on an airplane flying back into London. I feel slightly self-conscious, almost awaiting a tap on the shoulder to say 'excuse me madam, we need you to leave this flight'.

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12-year-old refused a plane ticket - because she has Down's Syndrome

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jun 16, 2011

The mum of a 12-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome was refused a plane ticket by BA staff.

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The Newborn Diaries: Travelling with baby, part 2

By Jennifer Barton, May 10, 2011

I am - without fail - always the bedraggled airport traveller. You know the one - too many bags, a totally unkempt ...

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Adult only flights: Children banned?

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 2, 2011

PA Children may soon be banned from some flights, after an airline industry survey discovered noisy children were the ...

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School offering GCSE in trolley dolly studies

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 25, 2011

A school in Manchester is to offer a course in cabin crew studies for sixth formers. Manchester Enterprise Academy, in ...

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