Graeme R

Avgeek traveller. Destination irrelevant - it’s the getting there that counts.

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@janey_jane68 Love a pint of the Tennents from the copper tank in there.🍻

[Mike Graham 🇬🇧 @Iromg]

Who’s paying for your tickets?

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JSS779 @British_Airways Fabulous……Enjoy your well earned benefits.🥂.

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JSS779 Exactly how it looked when I unashamedly took my now wife there on our first date..✈️🤣

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@elefleighleigh @PastGlasgow Yes, definitely taken from Dalswinton Street.

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JSS779 @GlasgowCC It’s utterly heartbreaking watching the demise of Glasgow.

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JSS779 So jealous…✈️

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

A case study in how @British_Airways, by setting impossibly high tier point hurdles, is going to lose a lot of money/big paying customers.
Planning my next trip to NYC in Spring. Normally I’d do business Nice-London on BA, return first class London-NYC-London and business London-Nice, fitting in a few working days in London there and back. All up the fares would come to around £5,000 for flights in second half of April. A lot of money — especially since it comes out of my pocket. Nobody picks up my expenses. But at my age I like to travel in comfort.
And I like the BA crews.
However now that the tier point hurdle is too high for renewing guest list status for all but perpetual travellers, why bother planning a schedule round BA flights?
I’ve booked Nice-NYC-Nice first class return on Delta for just over €3,000. No brainer, really. Direct flight, almost half the price. And @British_Airways will lose £5,000. Plus much more if this now becomes my regular NYC schedule.
I can’t tell you the number of people I know now doing similar flight schedule planning which simply removes BA from the planning, when it used to be at the centre.
And, yes, I know it’s most definitely a first-world problem! But BA makes most of its money from passengers flying first/business. With fewer of us the fares of premium/economy passengers will rise.
Well done @British_Airways. How to stuff loyal, high-paying customers of longstanding for no good reason whatsoever.
Hi @Delta. Thanks for reserving me seat 1A both ways! Can’t wait.

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Some facts:

- There are 5.7 million small businesses in the UK.

- SMEs account for 99.9% of the business population.

- Total employment in SMEs is 16.7 million (61% of the total).

- Annual turnover from SMEs is estimated at £2.8 trillion.

- 60% of new businesses don’t survive beyond 5 years, often resulting in the founders losing their life savings.

- Small/medium businesses are the heart and soul of the British economy.

Starting and growing a business takes guts, resilience, and ambition – and needs to be supported for the economy to thrive.

Global corporations employ armies of accountants to minimise or eliminate their taxes.

Small businesses and startups don’t have the luxury or budget for that; frankly, most don’t want to.

They’re happy to pay their fair share – but draw the line when they believe they’re being taken advantage of.

A vibrant, flourishing economy that's supportive of business will generate far more tax revenue than one that crushes the British entrepreneurial spirit.

Why can’t she understand this?

[Ben Leo @Benleo]

To all the people smearing Charlie Kirk’s name with lies when they probably only learned of his name two days ago, watch this:

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 BEAUTIFUL: Phoenix Air Traffic Control sent a message to Charlie Kirk when he landed back in Arizona on Air Force Two

“Welcome home, Charlie. You didn’t deserve it… May God bless your family.” 🙏🏻

Americans of all walks of life are mourning the loss of Charlie 🇺🇸

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@MikeMedFly Aw man, that is so sad and like most other people, I don’t know what to say….However, I’m glad you’re able to share……Keep doing that - it really does help.💔✈️

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JSS779 Brilliant..✈️🥂

[Love Classical Music and Movies 🎺🎻💖🎥🎬 @AlexTran677026]

This scene melts my heart😍

[KLM @KLM]

🇳🇱✈️ An unforgettable moment on board!
We had the honour of flying Mr. Nick Janicki (101), a Canadian WWII veteran who helped liberate Deventer and took part in Operation Market Garden. Today, on 5 May, we celebrate Liberation Day and 80 years of freedom here in the Netherlands. At midnight, Mr. Janicki lit the Liberation Flame in Wageningen — a powerful symbol of freedom. During the war, Mr. Janicki met a Dutch woman, and years later, in 2002, they married — a beautiful story that reminds us how history can shape lives in unexpected ways. Our crew had the chance to hear some incredible stories and memories… and of course, we captured this special moment with him.
Thank you, Mr. Janicki, for your service and your warmth. 💙

#KLM #LiberationDay #Veteran #5mei

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JSS779 See you in the Spoons lounge.🤨

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@JAT74L @British_Airways I was there yesterday John for my final time too. Travel now is about price and my convenience over loyalty.

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@gla_fly At GLA early tomorrow (hopefully). Look forward to getting a glimpse of the not so frequent wide body visitors.✈️

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@gla_fly I was in the F lounge last Saturday and it was the quietest I’ve ever seen it.

[Graeme R @GraemeRobinso14]

@DaveWallsworth @HeathrowAirport @Airbus @PHXSkyHarbor On board it felt as smooth as it looks. Many thanks to you and the rest of the crew for a great flight home from PHX.✈️