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[Richardquest @richardquest]

@British_Airways I am trying to sort out a problem - the website is no help and I have been trying all day to get through on the phone. What am I supposed to do??

[Richardquest @richardquest]

@piersmorgan Piers piers piers. You know better than that old chestnut.

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Cashier has told me most shoppers (myself included) are falling for this. It’s wrong wrong wrong.

So choose LOCAL currency then REJECT conversion

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Warning! There is a new nasty trap in the foreign currency scam -We now know ALWAYS take the local currency option.

So now they’ve introduced a second screen - it is cunning and designed to trap! Read on….

[Richardquest @richardquest]

It asks you to confirm if you accept or reject conversion. You (narurally) assume it’s asking if you accept or reject your choice - so you push accept and BINGO you fall into trap - You have accepted the thing you wanted to reject.

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Kudos to @TAP_Portugal 35 min from LIS to OPP and managed to serve delicious snack (3rd Pastel de nata and only been on county 5 hours! It can be done!!

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Announcement made at @airbus. “Tyranny or distance finally over” says Vanessa Hudson CEO

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Sydney to London announced as first #projectsunrise route for #qantas on sale Feb 2027. First flight Oct 2027

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Efficacy and efficiency are not mutually exclusive. DXN, SIN even LHR all manage to do it securely and quickly. They’ve had years to get this in place. And the summer hasn’t even got started.

[Richardquest @richardquest]

The departure Passport lines @CPH averaging 45 seconds - not bad. BUT The arrival lines are long. How EU officials can be proud of this summer shambles is beyond understanding.

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Hmm watch and tell
Me why not….@MTA @Amtrak

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Taking off from #Heathrow there she sits. #concorde still the most beautiful metal bird that flew.

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Tonight I am in #Berlin. I realise it is 40 years since I first came here. The Wall was still up the city was split and I actually went through checkpoint Charlie

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Sitting on a train trying not to listen t the conversations around me (why do people speak so loud?). Today Can anyone get through a sentence without 2 ‘likes’ and 3 ‘you knows’

[Richardquest @richardquest]

Today my twin and I are 64. Gosh. It even sounds old

https://t.co/3XsoLBZuMH

[Richardquest @richardquest]

It all depends on how long this war lasts.

[Richardquest @richardquest]

U.S. sheds jobs last month. Now the feds dual mandate becomes really hard: do you focus on weaking jobs and cut rates? Or focus on rising inflation because of rising oil prices and hold the line (or think of tightening). Either way the situation is getting worse

[Richardquest @richardquest]

At least 5 Gulf heavies at SYD that won’t be flying back today! EK/EY/QR stranded here for the time being while gulf airspace closed.